Tag: Singing
Why some of the best-known tunes, like ‘Happy Birthday,’ are the...
Bryan Nichols, Pennsylvania State University
Some friends and I recently went to karaoke. You can likely picture the scene: a restaurant adjacent to a bowling...
Ella Fitzgerald’s flirtation with reefer songs
Adam Gustafson, Pennsylvania State University
“The First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on April...
The most American pop culture phenomenon of them all
Katherine Meizel, Bowling Green State University
“American Idol” was “born” exactly nine months after 9/11. The timing was significant, because since its premiere on June...
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WTF? Slurs offend young adults more than swearing
Benjamin Bergen, University of California San Diego
In 1972, the comedian George Carlin performed a comedy routine in which he listed the seven words you...
