The Importance of Scaring Children
Source: The Atlantic
Most of the stories we remember hearing as young children avoid content that is gruesome or unsettling. But some writers feel that it’s healthier to share stories with a more frightening side.
Arts & Entertainment
Art + Technology = New Art Forms, Not Just New Art
Source: Make: Magazine
Maybe you’ve always wanted to express yourself through art but didn’t feel talented enough. No problem! Technology isn’t just a shortcut to creating art; it’s the basis of whole new forms of art that you can explore.
What makes a hero? – Matthew Winkler
Source: TED-Ed
What do you have in common with heroes in literature, movies, and television? It may be more than you think. Watch this short video to learn about the the hero’s journey myth.
This Is Your Brain on Shakespeare
Source: Big Think
Shakespeare’s writing style can be challenging to read. Not only did he write four centuries ago, but he also played with language, coining new words, rearranging syntax, and using words as different parts of speech. Now, researchers have discovered that this last feature—using a noun like child as a verb instead, for example—excites the human brain because it is so unexpected.
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.
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.