Told from the perspective of Achilles’ concubine, Briseis, Pat Barker’s The Silence Of The Girls brings new life to the women of Homer’s Iliad.
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Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience’s attention.[1]
The arts represent an outlet of expression that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. As such, the arts are a physical manifestation of the internal creative impulse.
Told from the perspective of Achilles’ concubine, Briseis, Pat Barker’s The Silence Of The Girls brings new life to the women of Homer’s Iliad.
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Aminder Dhaliwal’s popular Instagram comic chronicles life in a world where men have gone extinct. It turns out, without men, life is pretty mellow — making for a sly critique of patriarchy.
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The SNL head writers have different attitudes toward co-hosting the Emmy awards Monday night. Jost admits to being nervous, but Che says, “there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
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Jose Antonio Vargas’ new book is a memoir about living in the U.S. as an “undocumented citizen” — a secret he himself didn’t discover until he was 16.
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How much does the star of the Pitch Perfect movies know about pitching perfectly? We’ve invited her to answer three questions about a no-hitter thrown by Pittsburgh Pirate Dock Ellis in June 1970.
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“The best fashion show is definitely on the street — always has been and always will be.” Bill Cunningham
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