When a natural disaster happens, the most common response is to rescue survivors, determine the damage, and then try to rebuild. Those directly affected often feel overwhelmed, disoriented, and scared. Those far away watch helplessly as terrible scenes unfold on their TV screens and across social media platforms. But then there are the conspiracists. People … Read more10 Wild Conspiracy Theories about Natural Phenomena
The impacts of climate change are growing, but so are the world’s attempts to stop them. Hosted by Manoush Zomorodi of the TED Radio Hour, this special TED documentary examines the rapid technological revolution underway — and the real possibility of a better future for all. Featuring urban planner Anika Goss, scientist and carbon expert … Read moreTED Explores: A New Climate Vision | TED Countdown
Miranda Sex Garden | Photo by Stefan De Batselier “Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes are also available to subscribers to stream via the Sirius XM app. … Read morePlaylist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/17/23)
“High stakes are something you can’t fake,” said Carrie Brownstein to this reviewer in an early interview for this eleventh full-length from Sleater-Kinney. “And when the stakes are high, music and art take on a different form entirely.” Emotionally speaking, there couldn’t have been much more riding on these ten songs for Brownstein and long-time … Read moreSleater-Kinney – Little Rope
Dama Bëgga Ñibi (I Want To Go Home) by Aron And The Jeri Jeri BandDama Bëgga Ñibi (I Want To Go Home) by Aron And The Jeri Jeri Band Aron and the Jeri Jeri Band’s debut album Dama Bëgga Ñibi (I Want To Go Home) is a simultaneously genre-bending and -binding offering that combines the … Read moreAron and the Jeri Jeri Band – <i>Dama Bëgga Ñibi (I Want To Go Home)</i>
Daudi Matsiko knows how to conjure emotion out of silence. The British-Ugandan singer-songwriter can fingerpick with the folk deftness of Nick Drake but he rarely places it centre stage. His words, which frequently address his mental health struggles, are instead the main focus on his debut album. Tracks usually start and end with his whispered … Read moreDaudi Matsiko – The King of Misery
At a minimum, Creed is the nostalgic soundtrack to childhood car rides when you still listened to the radio or the background noise to an awkward family dinner at Applebee’s. When you were young, if you had any thoughts about Creed at all, it was likely that they were corny. They were overly earnest, vaguely … Read moreHear Me Out: Creed Are Finally Cool
The concept of propaganda has a great deal of power to fascinate. So does the very word propaganda, which to most of us today sounds faintly exotic, as if it referred mainly to phenomena from distant places and times. But in truth, can any one of us here in the twenty-first century go a day … Read more51 Propaganda Techniques Explained in 11 Minutes: From Cognitive Dissonance to Appeal to Fear
“Einstein is a classic example of a highly creative and highly gifted individual that did not do well in traditional school environments.” That is a quote in a research paper by Kyung Hee Kim, PhD, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at The College of William and Mary. KH Kim thinks “the cause of the underachievement of … Read moreAre Gifted Underachievers More Creative?
With a growing fan base, critical acclaim, and a strong body of work behind her, Miriam Love is poised to continue making waves in the music industry for years to come.