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Borderless Lullabies: Musicians and Authors in Defense of Refugee Children

A reading from “Figuring” with original music by Yo-Yo Ma, a stunning rendition of the 19-century parlor song “Beautiful Dreamer” by Esperanza Spalding, and a family of friends speaking out against injustice in the universal language of sympathy. …

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How to Get Back Up and Keep Running: Amanda Palmer on Making Art When Life Unmakes You

“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. And for an artist, art is what happens when you let your bizarre, unbidden, unpredictable life steer you into creating things that you weren’t expecting to make.” …

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Langston Hughes’s Ardent Public Fan Letter to the Young Nina Simone

“She is strange. So are the plays of Brendan Behan, Jean Genet, LeRoi Jones, and Bertholt Brecht. She is far-out, and at the same time common. So are raw eggs in Worcestershire and The Connection.” …

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The Everlasting Self: U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith’s Soulful Meditation on the Looping, Haunting Mystery of Being

“A collaborative condition: / Gathered, shed, spread, then / Forgotten, reabsorbed. Like love…” …

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A New Podcast for Creative People, From Tiny Buddha Productions

Hi friends! Lori here. As you may know if you read my blog post from this Monday—How to Keep Going When You’re Not Good at Something New—I recently helped launch a new podcast called Next Creator Up.…
The post A New Podcast for Creative People, From Tiny Buddha Productions appeared first on Tiny Buddha. …

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The Power Of Sound: Using Music to Transform Your Meditation and Your Life

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and…
The post The Power Of Sound: Using Music to Transform Your Meditation and Your Life appeared first on FinerMinds. …

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Laura Marano on Her New EP, Disney & ‘Reintroducing’ Herself to the World

“This is the most empowered and in charge of my destiny I’ve ever been in my life.” …

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The Jazz of Physics: Cosmologist and Saxophonist Stephon Alexander on Decoding the Song of the Universe

“It is less about music being scientific and more about the universe being musical.” …

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How the Jonas Brothers’ ‘Sucker’ Breaks the Boy Band Mold

After a career of capitalizing off their single status, here’s what it means for the Jonas Brothers to make a song for their wives and fiancé. …

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The Jonas Brothers Might Go on Tour with Demi Lovato & It’s the 2008 All Over Again

Plus, their thoughts on a ‘Camp Rock 3.’ …

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Here’s Why Fans Think Taylor Swift & Katy Perry Are Releasing a Song Together

Is their “bad blood” really over? …

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What Each Member of Fifth Harmony Is Up to Now

Get ready for their solo takeovers. …

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Rachel Carson’s Birdsong Notation, Set to Music

A melodic homage to the patron saint of the modern environmental conscience. …

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Music, Feeling, and Transcendence: Nick Cave on AI, Awe, and the Splendor of Our Human Limitations

“What a great song makes us feel is a sense of awe… A sense of awe is almost exclusively predicated on our limitations as human beings. It is entirely to do with our audacity as humans to reach beyond our potential.” …

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13 Can’t-Miss Moments from Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Tour to Rewatch Before her Netflix Special

TBT to when a bird almost hit her. …

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Why Miley Cyrus’s Newest Era Might Be Her Most Authentic Yet

“Was the person the world grew to love the real Miley or just the Miley we wanted her to be?” …

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Beyoncé’s New Albums Leaked & Then Disappeared—What Happened?

SZA was also a target. …

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Beyoncé Gave Ed Sheeran the Scariest Look When He Messed Up During Their Duet

We. Can’t. Stop. Watching. …

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Patti Smith Sings “The Tyger” and Reflects on William Blake’s Transcendent Legacy as a Guiding Sun in the Cosmos of Creativity

“The eternal loom spins the immaculate word. The word forms the pulp and sinew of innocence… William Blake never let go of the loom’s golden skein… He was the loom’s loom, spinning the fiber of revelation.” …

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Incubation, Ideation, and the Art of Editing: Beethoven on Creativity

“I carry my thoughts about with me for a long time, sometimes a very long time, before I set them down.” …

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Fifth Harmony’s Ally Brooke on Her Last Name & Why She Wasn’t Raised Speaking Spanish

“You can’t erase what’s in your DNA.” …

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13 Emotional Stages of Dating in Your 20s, as Told Through Spotify Playlists

It’s a mood. (Or 13.) …

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Kylie Jenner & Travis Scott Under Fire for ‘Copying’ Ariana Grande’s Music Video

We call this one: “Stop Trying to Be ‘God is a Woman.'” …

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All of Taylor Swift’s Albums Ranked

Relive some of her most-loved classics. …

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3 Strange and Surprising Ways Music Affects Your Well-Being

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Ask any busy student prepping for finals week or a stressed executive taking a breather at the local spa – music can change your mood.
You don’t need to be told so, of course. You’ve experienced the incredible mood-altering powers of music first-hand.
But beyond amplifying your existing emotions, are there any scientifically proven benefits of music? Can it leave a lasting effect on how you think, feel, and even learn?
To answer these questions, I looked at the latest scientific studies on the effects of music.
What I discovered will surprise you.
Music reduces stress in high-risk professions
Are you a busy entrepreneur, stressed out Wall Street trader, or an overworked doctor?
Then consider listening to music.
A study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing evaluated the effects…

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