Music is a universal language that undoubtedly unites us all, under the various rhythms, beats, tempos, and instrumentals that are found to be appealing to our ears. One genre in particular under the title of “house music” has found its way into many college dorms, parties, gatherings, and cars. While house music is popular for its diversity in artists and song choices, it also provides benefits to the human body.
Read MoreThe Shakespeare classic, Romeo & Juliet, has long been heralded as a great love story. It spins a tale of star-crossed lovers, separated by the complicated politics of their families. As we all know, this angsty teen drama ends in the death of both lovers, showing an end to a youthful obsession with the idea of true love. Shakespeare often gave his protagonists a martyr like mentality, making his heroes the saviors of the stories, even when no one needed to be saved. Romeo & Juliet is a prime example of this narcissistic narrative, as both characters are crowned with an idea of selflessness, each willing to give their life for the other, and each willing to receive death with open arms. Despite this traditionally tragic tale of excessive commitment and complex hormones, Max Martin and Tim Headington brought reality to the classic story, accompanied by an iconic soundtrack, and embracing the diversity of “true love”.
Read MoreI’ve realized recently that I rely on my sense of sight too much.
I’m so fascinated by the image in front of me that I don’t notice my posture is craning my neck,
and I don’t feel how my body is knotting up from spending all day analyzing the feedback from my eyes,
and I don’t feel the emptiness in my stomach and the headache from my hunger,
and I couldn’t sense how my spirit was dead and dry because my fixation was futile,
and it all didn’t even occur to me until I felt every sensation hit me in one go.
Read MoreI’m sorry,
In my defensiveness,
I denied you your humanity.
Read MoreThere was a great storyteller
Who told tales of you and me
The sweet songbird of literature
Who relied on his ABC’s
Read MoreThe rain patters on the tin roof
Split, splatter, split, splatter
Continuous pounding of cool water
Onto old, rickety metal
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