During World War II, classical music faced varying degrees of censorship, or lack thereof. For the most part, widespread recording technologies and commercial radio made it easy to promote classical music,...
For a significant portion of the late 2000s and early 2010s, the commercial charts were dominated by a unique strain of modern pop music retroactively coined “recession pop.” Characterized by uptempo...
Ironically, while the American economy floundered during the Great Depression, jazz was reaching new heights of popularity and innovation. Only a decade earlier, the genre had characterized the economic...
Capturing the human experience, poetry has existed in myriads of structures, rhyme schemes and meters. From fourth century C.E. Rome to 13th century Japan, each form of poetry has history hidden within...
Throughout history, classical music has acted in response to many wars and battles. For instance, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” was about Russia’s defense against a French invasion;...
An unexpected force penetrated the Iron Curtain that separated the Soviet Union from the West: rock and roll. In the 1950s, the genre originated in the U.S. as the rebellious voice of youth culture, combining...
Collapsing onto their bed after a stressful school day at Lynbrook, a student absentmindedly opens their phone. From one Instagram reel to another, the clock suddenly strikes 3 a.m., but all they can remember...
In 2024, Oxford University Press named “brain rot” its word of the year, marking a new level of social relevance for the term — though it has existed in popular culture for decades, appearing in...
With a diverse sundry of internet memes ranging from “Chopped Chin” to “the Costco Guys,” it’s nearly impossible to avoid meme culture. While “Ninja getting a low taper fade” is still a massive...
Sporting a “Brat” shirt, a vibrant green owl strikes a pose outside Charli XCX’s concert venue, while 20 flashy owl heads bop to pop music under strobe lights inside. This surreal scene wasn’t...
