Citizen Journalism Offers Significant Benefits - Highbrow Magazine
Sep 2, 2024 · On a sweltering summer day in 2013, a single tweet from Tahrir Square sparked a global conversation. Armed with nothing but smartphones, Egyptian protesters captured the raw energy of a movement that traditional media initially overlooked.
Jenn Segal and the Art of Food - Highbrow Magazine
Feb 3, 2019 · A classically trained chef from the Washington D.C. area, who also lived and cooked in France and once worked at the renowned L’Auberge Chez Francois, Segal’s philosophy centers around the easy access, culinary joy – and above all – diverse and delicious tastes of food. In her cookbook (also named Once Upon a Chef), published in April 2018 to much acclaim, foodies can discover 100 easy ...
‘Royalty Free’ Tells the Story of the Most Selfless Man in Music
Dec 16, 2020 · If you’re reading this, you’ve most likely heard some of Kevin MacLeod’s music without knowing who he is. In fact, chances are pretty high that you’ve heard a dozen of his songs without realizing they’re all by the same guy. That’s because MacLeod offers all his music for free or, at most, a small license fee. It’s his career and impact that …
How One Grieving Artist Turned Tragedy Into Art
Oct 23, 2020 · Before the September 11, 2001, attacks, before the current pandemic, grief of such cataclysmic proportions seemed unimaginable for many. But when sculptor Suse Lowenstein’s son Alex, along with his schoolmates, was lost in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, unimaginable grief became a tragic reality for her.
Great Power, Great Diversity Across the Spider-Verse
Nov 9, 2023 · I think Peter B.’s muted presence in the film is one reason fans are so receptive to these new Spider-People. The film pays homage to the history of the character but also directs us to pay attention to the new cast. It comes across as a film that is specifically tailored for everyone. It emphasizes Spider-Man as a symbol of hope.
Lee Polevoi - Highbrow Magazine
Klieg lights installed on the roof of the Foreign Ministry building—itself, a bleak ten-story monolith—beamed down on arriving guests. I fell in with a crowd of cigar-puffing apparatchiks and their brawny wives, all of us moving down a herringbone-parquet hallway into a stately ballroom.The mincing waiter led me to a table in the rear, far from the podium and head table, around which the ...
tsar nicholas 11 - Highbrow Magazine
March 15 marked the 100th anniversary of the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. The milestone has attracted little notice. It is the opinion of most historians that Nicholas was a failure: feckless, dimwitted, reactionary—and henpecked to boot. But as …
On Ageism: ‘Old Age Did Not Make Me Shoplift the Vaseline’
Feb 2, 2023 · I consider myself an honest person, almost to a fault. So the next morning, I went back to the store to pay for the jar, where I summoned the young associate manning customer service to explain what happened, probably ad nauseam, as his expression turned to bewilderment or stupefaction when I related how it was all a purely innocent mistake that I wanted to rectify. His face went blank when I ...
From Remote Australia to Nuclear War: These Are the Best Books …
Dec 23, 2024 · Amid a plethora of end-of-the-year best books lists, some noteworthy titles inevitably fall under the radar. The following is an attempt to broaden the range of 2024 highlights in the book world. The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts by Louis Bayard Louis Bayard’s enthralling novel, The Wildes, recasts ...
nina dobrev - Highbrow Magazine
In a new video for Highbrow Magazine, contributing writer and film critic Ben Friedman reviews the new dark comedy, Sick Girl.Nina Dobrev stars as Wren, who spreads an intentional, big lie in order to rally her friends around her -- but her lie inevitably …