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1 day ago · These two poems—so intimately caught up with the ideas of memory, family, the passage of time, and mortality—might easily have become heavy with the burden of existential considerations. After all, it is no easy thing to say memento mori and mean it, even in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection.
5 days ago · There's something about nonlinear storytelling that just feels magical. It really showcases the power of the movies. Of course, my favorite example of this is Memento and its reverse chronology.But this is a movie that needs an explanation. It's told backward, forward, and with some big reveals that...
1 day ago · Critics have debated the full meaning of the phrase, but we know from Heaney’s own explanation that “ the end of art is peace ” refers to the capacity of art to hold together—at least for a moment—the disparate and often conflicting aspects of existence. Art doesn’t necessary create more peace in the real world (although it can), but it does show how forces of destruction can be confronted and rendered into something new.
2 days ago · Film noir ( / nwɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
3 days ago · 6 Minute English Intermediate level Our long-running series of topical discussion and new vocabulary, brought to you by your favourite BBC Learning English presenters.
3 days ago · The meaning of AMOR FATI is love of fate : the welcoming of all life's experiences as good.
1 day ago · In 10 years, 1.4 billion Indians have gone from skepticism to optimism, from barriers to boundless possibilities, from being on the sidelines to the forefront of conversations. India has transitioned from longing for change to actively driving it, from importing dreams to making them locally. It's a revolution within, and we're shaping a New ...
