No wonder music has become an essential part of our lives — its unifying power bridges the gap between people of divergent generations and backgrounds and the therapeutic nature of music helps people to stand up to any challenges. Thanks to the accessibility of this art form and its relevant…

Some say that jazz, though having been born in the United States, is owned by the world. This statement is partly true since this music genre quickly won intense and sustained appeal not only with American citizens, but with people from all parts of the world, and it has been…

Lately, it’s getting harder and harder to find something new and original to watch in a movie theater since the majority of the motion pictures are actually remakes. The tendency of remaking old films can be justified by a number of factors: They already have an audience. Even though the…

I notice that I’m checking my phone, again. And again. It’s a bad habit of mine that I just can’t get rid of for the life of me. I can’t help but perpetually get distracted when watching movies, even if it’s the greatest hit of all time, and, frankly, I’m…

I go over the small passage for the hundredth time in a row, holding the wrinkled sheet of paper in my trembling hands, and I can’t stop thinking about how much my stomach hurts and how I went weak at the knees in a matter of seconds as soon as…

I love the theater. I truly do. But I can’t say that I’m a devotee of it. It brings me certain pleasure whenever I get to see famous plays that everybody talks about or watch the famous actors in action. I can’t say that often go to the theater. I…

The situation with drug addiction gradually worsens each year, and we must own it to the fact that dangerous substances have become very accessible to teenagers. The authorities declared that the situation in the Nizhny Novgorod region is tense but stable — the drug industry keeps expanding despite the taken…

“When you feel discontented, think about your blessings, and be grateful.” (“Little Women” Louisa May Alcott) This quote immediately caught my eye among all the other quotes and made me think a lot. …

I’ve taken a test to find out what kind of American accent I have (2 times). I’ve always wondered what it might be, but at first the results surprised me A LOT! Take a look: They told me that I had a Boston accent, which I think is hilarious! I…