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Like it or not, three things are certain: we are born, we will die, and Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream is a perfect album. These are Continue Reading
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In just under ten years, music producer L’Orange has managed to make a much sought-after name for himself amongst hip-hop circles. His creative prowess, coupled Continue Reading
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Concomitant with the explosive global popularity of manga and its permeating global markets and languages, have been efforts to plumb the genre’s archives for forgotten Continue Reading
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A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
It can be easy to ignore the many ways in which nature and culture are ultimately inextricable, humans, animals, and other aspects of the environment Continue Reading
The Deep and Distant Roots of the Ska-Punk Hybrid
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