Getting to the Roots of “Plant Horror”
Source: Smithsonian
Check out this article to find out more about the quirky subgenre of “plant horror.”
Arts & Entertainment
Why not everyone feels the same emotions from the same music
Source: Big Think
Music may bring people together, but how they experience it is individual. Watch the video for an explanation of how our cultural backgrounds influence the emotions music makes us feel.
Beowulf Is Back!
Source: The Atlantic
Writer James Parker contemplates the connection contemporary society has with the epic poem and reviews some of the film and comic book adapations of the past two decades.
Is Music the Key to Success?
Source: The New York Times
High-achievers from a variety of industries explain how learning to play music helped make them successful.
How smart cities can create their own poetry – tech podcast
Source: The Guardian
In this podcast, the creator of an art installation in Manchester, England, discusses how she used real-time data that informed poems written by A.I. and were displayed around the city.
The Marvel of Marfa
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Unlike Andy Goldsworthy, artist Donald Judd created some of his best-known works with unmistakably man-made forms and materials. But changes in nature play a key role in his art as well, in the form of the ever-changing light of West Texas.
Social Lessons from Our Favorite Horror Movies
Source: Scientific American
Click this link for a list of valuable social lessons that are reflected in some well-known horror films.
Women Writing About the Wild: 25 Essential Authors
Source: Outside
This list describes how 25 women were inspired by nature and used it heavily in their writing.
Why You Should Be Reading Wislawa Szymborska
Source: Vogue
Writer Megan O’Grady describes how she is inspired by the work of Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska.
