Holocaust Survivor: Without Music, “I Wouldn’t Be Alive”
Source: NBC News
In this video clip from the nightly news, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor takes the stage to share the music he played for fellow concentration camp prisoners.
Arts & Entertainment
Welcome to the Matrix: Are Humans Just a Computer Simulation?
Source: U.S.News and World Report
Stories, novels, and movies allow us to consider possibilities beyond our everyday experiences. Some philosophers and nuclear physicists have begun to question whether the science-fiction movie The Matrix might have touched on a scientific reality.
With Utah’s concerns about youth suicide, should students study ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
Mental health advocates argue that Shakepeare’s play could help start important conversations with teenagers.
Pharrell Williams on How Taking Risks Can Lead to the Biggest Successes of Your Career
Source: Inc.
Hip hop artist and producer Pharrell talks about creating his biggest hit song, “Happy.”
Classic protest film ‘The War at Home’ back in theaters
Source: The Detroit News
Inspired by current political protestors, documentary filmmaker Glenn Silber restored and redistributed his 1976 film about Vietnam War protests at the University of Wisconsin.
Freedom Writer
Source: New Mexico Magazine
This article profiles poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, author of “Cloudy Day,” and describes a documentary film about his discovery of poetry while he was imprisoned as a young man.
Artists Who Lose Their Vision, Then See Clearly
Source: The New York Times
Read this article to learn about several visual artists who continue to create works of art after suffering vision loss.
Who Gets to Claim Kafka?
Source: The Atlantic
The national archives of both Germany and Israel have laid claim to the writings of Franz Kafka, author of The Metamorphosis. Read to learn more about the influential author and the legal battle over his manuscripts.
Why ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ Is Still the Scariest Story of All Time
Source: Coming Soon
On the occasion of a new film adaptation of W.W. Jacobs’s classic tale, a reviewer digs into what makes this “be careful what you wish for” lesson so memorable.
How Jhumpa Lahiri Learned to Write Again
Source: Wall Street Journal
Pulitzer-prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, know for writing about themes of nationality and belonging, discusses how learning the Italian language helped her re-discover herself.