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September 10, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. “Fools”, said I, “You do not know/ Silence like a cancer grows/ Hear my words that I might teach you/ Take my arms that I might reach you”/ But my words, like silent raindrops fell/ And echoed/ In the wells of silence/ And …
Modern Day Chorus: Lord of the Rings and Ceremony Read More »
July 17, 2020 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. I would like to go back to July 11, 1804 and tell Hamilton not to engage, that Burr is not worth it. Of course, the famous duel between Burr and Hamilton is now a piece of America’s folklore. It is a story that …
April 3, 2020 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Most of us had plans that have been interrupted by COVID-19. Medical complications aside, healthy humans still have to deal with time in isolating atmospheres, which can be very difficult. In fact, humans are so social that they will sometimes avoid those restrictions, …
September 13, 2019 “Nothing surpasses the joy of creation.” – Clara Schumann Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. I am indebted to Jade Simmons (pianist and storyteller) for most of this information. Check out her podcast Decomposed for a more detailed history of Clara Schumann. How is it that Clara Schumann became …
July 26, 2019 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Forms have recognizable shapes. Typically we speak of visible forms, such as the difference between smoke and a cloud. These two share commonalities, but also have some very recognizable differences. Sound also has a shape of its own, though it is rarer to …
April 5, 2019 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Whiplash is a film from 2014 both written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It follows the life of Andrew (played by Miles Teller), a young, brilliant and ambitious drummer, through the trials and errors of college life. Fletcher (played by J.K. Simmons) is …
February 15, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. “Beyoncé doesn’t release albums; she creates cultural events.” – Daphne A. Brooks According to Wikipedia, Beyoncé is the most nominated female singer in the history of the Grammy Awards (and she has also won 22 of them). Furthermore, Wikipedia cites: “In 2014, she …
August 24, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. How do algorithms know which options are right for you? They are purportedly a mathematical calculation based on personal tastes, previous preferences and your own interaction. I will use examples from Pandora and Netflix to express my meaning, but really, I could broaden …
July 6, 2018 Thanks to Matt Phillips, a 2018 Harrison Middleton University Fellow in Ideas, for today’s post. This April, HBO premiered a new, two-part documentary about Elvis Presley. Directed by Thom Zimny and produced by John Landau and Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley: The Searcher offers an intimate portrait of the man behind the universal …
When Tomorrow Never Comes: Brief Thoughts on Elvis Presley Read More »
June 22, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. “Man wishes to be happy, and only wishes to be happy, and cannot wish not to be so.” – Blaise Pascal Listening to Beethoven’s 9th Symphony recently got me thinking about the difference between joy and happiness. Why does Beethoven end the 9th …
