Tag: influenced

I discovered Wong Kar Wai by accident, randomly selecting Days of Being Wild on Netflix when I was bored. I had no prior knowledge of his work, but after finishing the film, my attitude towards cinema had changed. Before I had avoided anything I considered art-house, believing that people ...

There are certain moments in music and culture when everything changes. The Beatles were responsible for one such moment between 1963 and 1970 and are arguably, the most significant musical artists of the 20th century and possibly ever. Even though they were artistically talented and highly intel...

Around 1563, Brazil’s first epidemic impact happened in Bahia, exotic and paradisiac land that already had natives and inhabitants communities. As we know, the first Portuguese embarkations reached the Brazilian east coast in 1500, bringing not only jewelry to be exchange but smallpox. Smal...

Dress that responds as others breathe — Ying Gao, 2011 Ying Gao is a Montreal based, Chinese designer, and I listed a lot of her work in this entry. She explored and produced a lot of work which expanded the potential in the use of technology in interactive fashion. Walking City&n...

Contrary to common assumption, Latin does not underpin the structure of the English language or its grammar. Essentially a Germanic language, English is built on Anglo Saxon foundations. Its core character was established long before the Romans arrived. Where Latin has played a crucial role is in...