Early rock and roll from artists like Elvis, Chuck Berry, and Buddy Holly certainly influenced The Beatles. But they also took some cues from pre-rock music, such as standards associated with the ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Professors have read countless papers that begin with an opening sentence like this: "The Civil War was one of the most important events in American history." True, but boring. Why not start with a ...

TUDUM! It’s the unmistakable sound you associate with Netflix’s library of 4,000+ movies and series. Still, the intro has evolved tremendously over the years, and some Netflix Originals have even been ...

There are tunes that kick off with such unforgettable lyrics, they hook you in at the very first syllable. So catchy, they have listeners belting them out before the first verse even hits! Writing ...