We spoke with Julio Awad about the craft of the musical director, the power of silence, and how lived experience shapes interpretation. Music is like a poison that stings you and leaves you no alternative. Once it gets you, your life never leaves it....
Revisiting the authority of the “original,” the diversity of media in contemporary adaptation, and how we position ourselves toward its multiple representations. The Instability of the “Original” The relationship between cinema and literature — and therefore...
Romanticism, musicals, and pop culture in the construction of a dangerous emotional myth. Every February 14th, we don’t just exchange flowers or promises; we also unconsciously renew a very specific emotional pedagogy. Valentine’s Day exists, in part, to remind...
How A$AP Rocky turns Tim Burton’s aesthetic into an urban, provocative and contemporary language. The time has definitively come to dismantle the stigmas surrounding rap and look beyond its clichés. With Don’t Be Dumb, A$AP Rocky does not simply return: he...