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  • Nowhere to Go but Up

    What Angela Lansbury Can Teach Us about Living a Big Life

    A lively celebration and feminist reevaluation of Angela Lansbury's career, personal life, and myriad achievements in film, Broadway, and television-and how this icon can inspire us to live bigger and better.Pop culture writer Lily E. Hirsch weaves the history of the star's most memorable roles within each chapter while exploring her approach to life, including helping other people, trying new ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • Weird Al

    Seriously

    From his love of accordions and Hawaiian print shirts to his popular puns and trademark dance moves, "Weird Al" Yankovic has made a career out of making us laugh.Funny music is often dismissed as light and irrelevant, but Yankovic’s fourteen successful studio albums prove there is more going on than comedic music's reputation suggests. In this book, for the first time, the parodies, original ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Weird Al

    Seriously

    From his love of accordions and Hawaiian print shirts to his popular puns and trademark dance moves, "Weird Al" Yankovic has made a career out of making us laugh.Funny music is often dismissed as light and irrelevant, but Yankovic’s fourteen successful studio albums prove there is more going on than comedic music's reputation suggests. In this book, for the first time, the parodies, original ... Leer más

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  • Insulting Music

    A Lexicon of Insult in Music

    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Insulting Music explores insult in and around music and demonstrates that insult is a key dimension of Western musical experience and practice. There is insult in the music we hear, how we express our musical preferences, as well as our reactions to settings and sites of music and music making. More than that, when music and insult overlap, the effects can both promote social justice or undermine ... Leer más

    $116.99 USD

  • Music in American Crime Prevention and Punishment

    Although the use of music for extramusical purposes has been a part of American culture for some time, the phenomenon remained largely unknown to the general public until revelations became widespread of startling military practices during the second Iraq War. In Music in American Crime Prevention and Punishment, Lily E. Hirsch explores the related terrain at the intersection of music and law, ... Leer más

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  • Can't Stop the Grrrls

    Confronting Sexist Labels in Music from Ariana Grande to Yoko Ono

    "This is a convincing call to action." Publishers WeeklyWords and labels can hurt us all. And for many female musicians, the wounds are everywhere.From stars like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey to classic icons like Yoko Ono, female musicians have long been the target of double standards and toxic labels in the media and pop culture: liar, crazy, snake, diva, slut, b*tch.These words hurt-the ... Leer más

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  • Anneliese Landau's Life in Music

    Nazi Germany to Émigré California

    de Lily Hirsch ...
    This book introduces readers to a woman who truly persisted. Anneliese Landau pushed past bias to earn a PhD in musicology in 1930. She then lectured on early German radio, breaking new ground in a developing medium. After the Nazis forced the firing of all Jews in broadcasting in early 1933, Landau worked for a time in the Berlin Jewish Culture League (Jüdischer Kulturbund), a closed cultural ... Leer más

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  • Heartlines Spec, Issue 4 (Spring 2024)

    The fourth issue of Heartlines Spec provides glimpses into how characters relate within a few moments in time. These stories, poems, and essays focus on long-term relationships—be they between friends, lovers, family or someone else entirely—and examine how connections can change or grow against a much longer timeline.Editorial by Jess ChoShort FictionBlue Sunset by lae astraStarlight by R.H. ... Leer más

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  • Taking Funny Music Seriously

    Series series Comedy & Culture
    Take funny music seriously! Though often dismissed as silly or derivative, funny music, Lily E. Hirsch argues, is incredibly creative and dynamic, serving multiple aims from the celebratory to the rebellious, the entertaining to the mentally uplifting.Music can be a rich site for humor, with so many opportunities that are ripe for a comedic left turn. Taking Funny Music Seriously includes original ... Leer más

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  • Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

    A Low Culture Manifesto

    From the author of the highly acclaimed heavy metal memoir, Fargo Rock City, comes another hilarious and discerning take on massively popular culture—set in Chuck Klosterman’s den and your own—covering everything from the effect of John Cusack flicks to the crucial role of breakfast cereal to the awesome power of the Dixie Chicks.Countless writers and artists have spoken for a generation, but no ... Leer más

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  • Children of Nazis

    The Sons and Daughters of Himmler, Göring, Höss, Mengele, and Others— Living with a Father's Monstrous Legacy

    Traducido por Molly Grogan ...
    The Fascinating Story of Eight Children of Third Reich Leaders and their Journey from Descendants of Heroes to Descendants of CriminalsIn 1940, the German sons and daughters of great Nazi dignitaries Himmler, Göring, Hess, Frank, Bormann, Höss, Speer, and Mengele were children of privilege at four, five, or ten years old, surrounded by affectionate, all-powerful parents. Although innocent and ... Leer más

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