by Mackenzie Patel Classical music is no longer limp background of funerals and study sessions: it’s turning people on. Roman Coppola’s Mozart In the Jungle is getting audiences hot and bothered with the operatic sex of middle-aged divas and angsty composers. Yuja Wang is reinventing what it means to be a classical musician one skin-tight… Read More
by Mackenzie Patel Hello World Travelers! Obsessions with novels by Tolstoy, tempestuous compositions by Tchaikovsky, and jars of Peter Pan peanut butter define my existence, at least at this point in time. However, for quite a few years my radar of pop culture erased any signals involving mainstream television, movies, or sappy Nicolas Sparks’ books.… Read More