Part of Creation
Arts, Music & Media
Visual arts, music, film, television, performance and the media that carry them.
Concepts
- The ShiningThe Shining is a classic film directed by Stanley Kubrick. In Issue.23, the edition cites a line from its script to illustrate the idea that all work and no play makes…
- The Sideways EffectThe Sideways effect is a cultural phenomenon where characters, dialogues, and preferences portrayed in fictional stories trigger measurable behavioral changes in…
- The SopranosThe Sopranos is an HBO series that premiered on January 10, 1999. Issue.16 is dedicated to praising James Gandolfini, and The Sopranos is the work through which the…
- The Turin HorseThe Turin Horse is a 2011 film. In Issue.6, the author describes it as a movie about Nietzsche's mental breakdown and says it is the saddest thing he ever watched, taking…
- The WhaleThe Whale is a 2022 film directed by Darren Aronofsky and performed by Brendan Fraser. In Issue.0, the author recently watched it and uses it to illustrate why people…
- The WireThe Wire is a TV series. In Issue.16, it is named alongside The Sopranos, Mad Men and Breaking Bad as one of the critically acclaimed drama series that pushed boundaries…
- Therapeutic TattooingTherapeutic tattooing is the intentional application of skin ink as an emotional ritual for healing trauma, reclaiming bodily agency, and celebrating personal milestones…
- Through the Looking-GlassThrough the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There is a book by Lewis Carroll. In Issue.14, the edition says the lyric 'The answer's in the looking glass' can very…
- Tony SopranoTony Soprano is the mob boss at the centre of the TV series The Sopranos, created by David Chase and played by James Gandolfini. Issue.16 of the Agency editorial…
- Tragic RomanceTragic romance is a dramatic narrative archetype in which mutual love conflicts irreconcilably with social laws, moral duties, or adverse destiny, leading inevitably to…
- Transmedia StorytellingTransmedia storytelling is a narrative technique where a single cohesive fictional universe unfolds systematically across multiple media platforms, with each medium…
- Tyler DurdenTyler Durden is a character of Fight Club, the novel by Chuck Palahniuk that became a film in 1999. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.25, which says he…
- Uncle BenUncle Ben is a character of Spider-Man, the uncle who raises Peter Parker. In the Agency editorial his line about great power and great responsibility appears twice…
- Vegan TattooingVegan tattooing is the practice of body modification utilizing entirely animal-free inks, balms, transfer stencils, and biodegradable disposables. It seeks to minimize…
- Vocal DesignVocal design is the deliberate acoustic and dramatic construction of a character's speech patterns, phonetic mannerisms, and sonic attributes for interactive games and…
- Voiceover ActingVoiceover acting is the specialized dramatic performance art of interpreting scripts and embodying characters exclusively through vocal expression without visual…
- WarriorsWarriors is a song by Imagine Dragons listed in the Chords music recommendation section of Issue.9. The edition presents the song with its title and band name, with no…
- Wes AndersonWes Anderson is an American filmmaker known for a visually distinctive style combining symmetry, pastel palettes and deadpan humour. In Creative.2, interviewee Carolina…
- Why Not ZeroWhy Not Zero is a song by Phonte recommended in Issue.20, written in the edition as Why Not Zero? It closes the part Dose #2 - Questioning Truth, right after the author…
- Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was a composer born in Salzburg, author of operas such as Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute. Issue.10 names him once, in the author's…
- YodaYoda is a character of the Star Wars films, an old Jedi master who trains others in the Force. In the Agency editorial, Writing.2 offers one of his sentences as an…
