Why Do So Many Musicians End Up Being One-Hit Wonders?
Summary: “So what is it about pop stardom that makes it so difficult to sustain? Actually, to call a one-hit wonder a “pop star” is highly denigrating to proper pop stars like David Bowie or Prince, who built long careers from consistently gauging the sonic desires of the masses. ”
Read and watch at: https://goo.gl/TQVjQs
Digitally mined from: www.highsnobiety.com
Urban Photography
Summary: “Roman Robroek takes photos of abandoned buildings. While all of these places will speak to the heart of viewer, the religious sites are especially interesting.”
Read more at: https://goo.gl/j9cFjo
Digitally mined from: www.romanrobroek.nl
Storytelling as a Survival Mechanism and How Art Transforms Mere Existence into Meaningful Being
Summary: ““Art is not a plaything, but a necessity, and its essence, form, is not a decorative adjustment, but a cup into which life can be poured and lifted to the lips and be tasted.””
Read more a https://goo.gl/NwBtl4
Digitally mined from www.brainpickings.org
Churches Struggling to Find Organists
Summary: “At a time when fewer Americans describe themselves as affiliated with any religious denomination, the ranks of those who play the instrument long considered a mainstay of Christian worship — the organ, and most specifically, the pipe organ — are thinning.”
Read more at: https://goo.gl/nOLjhc
Digitally mined from www.balitimoresun.com
Where has all the meaning gone?
Most of us miss the point of religious holidays’ significance
Summary: “With spring having arrived, the warmer weather is bringing the season’s main family-oriented, romance-affirming, vaguely religious holidays to an end. To some people, this might be a sad thought, but to others it will likely be a relief. However, it doesn’t need to be that way.”
Read more at: https://goo.gl/VrAUGu
Digitally mined from www.winnipegfreepress.com