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U.K. based Sami Yusuf has gradually reinvented himself as a solely Islamic pop musician (once named “the king of Islamic pop”) to a singer-songwriter who…

Morcheeba is one of those bands that does not have to be introduced, but here you go: this British band, founded in a distant 1995…

Carbon Based Lifeforms is one of those bands that can amaze you if you allow them to. You don’t hear them on the radio much,…

“Ocean Songs,” first released by the Australian trio Dirty Three in distant 1997, is the fourth major album of this band, and in many ways…

Review of “Cool Kids” by Echosmith, from the album Talking Dreams. Released in 2013, it was a serious chart topper the following year, ultimately being…

Kabir, a 15th century saint and poet from India, wrote poems that rallied against organized religion and called for divine experience rather than dogma. His…

If I was asked about my favorite film, I would think for a rather long time about the answer. There are many well-rounded films that…

In anticipation of the second part of the story about the 300 Spartans, I could not forget to mention the first movie dedicated to this…

Science fiction is to some extent a rather conservative genre, as it is based mostly on long-established canons. Each science-fiction sub-genre, be it space opera,…

Most animated family comedies use variations of the same scenario: the main characters have to overcome obstacles in pursuit of their goal or solving their…

Comedy is a film genre where serious directors need to be extra careful, as they have to balance between ease of perception and quality humor…

I decided to watch “Gravity” after I heard claims that it is the best film about outer space that has ever been released on screen. I have…

Considering the amounts of entertaining movies Hollywood releases annually, sometimes I doubt that in a decade it will be possible to amaze cinema audiences; discerning…

Brooks, Chad. Customer Satisfaction Still at 1970s Levels. Business News Daily, 2013. The article draws attention to the problem of relationships between American companies and…

“The Lord of the Rings” is a book trilogy that is in many senses precious to me. I tried reading the trilogy several times, but…

In my opinion, horror movies require their directors to possess great filming skills. Alfred Hitchcock is known as a legendary genius of this genre; his method…

My girlfriend often says the main problem with Hollywood (among many) is that it seems to have a skill to bury interesting thoughts. Screenplay writers,…

The recent novels written by Steven King are more and more reminiscent of social experiments. Perhaps it is just my personal impression and experience, but…

A topic consistently exploited in cinema is science fiction. Interstellar journeys, distant galaxies, discoveries and dangers, along with technological progress, unusual characters and situations—all these,…

Among recently published books, little has provoked such interest in their audiences as “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. A dystopia about post-apocalyptic North American…