Japanese pop culture

Blink 182 has been playing tongue-in-cheek pop punk since 1994. To date, the band has released six full-length albums, each album more mature than the last. Though they had moderate success with their first and second album, the band really took off after the 1999 release of Enema of the State. The trio of Mark Hoppus (bass, vocals), Tom DeLonge (guitar, vocals) and Travis Barker (drums) went on to sell millions of records, and play to millions of fans live across the globe. Though they have…

Prologue “Could you please tell me where you are from again?” “The Island of Udatnosst, your highness,” King Eli Pound repeated, growing agitated at the King of Roch’s inability to neither recognize nor pronounce the name of his kingdom. “Unclench your jaw.” “Cannot you read, sir? I would be willing to spell it. It has a silent D and a guttural O. You have to say it with gruff! Use that large throat of yours and try it with me. Yew at N oooo st.” “Do not insult me, Eli.” “I, as well, am a…

Darkness befell upon the sky as I was getting closer to my destination. I was meeting up with my girlfriend for a date, our first since we became a couple. When I arrived, there she was standing so elegantly as the gust of night gently blew her hair in way so mystically. If I didn’t know who she was, I might have mistaken her for an angel. However, I knew all too well that she could not possibly be an angel. Much rather, she was a fallen angel. One born of a disturbed heart in which god would…

Chapter Three The final roster for the Power Cheer team would be posted on the bulletin board by the gym at lunch tomorrow. Frankie had high expectations, and she knew it. She may have not been the best tumbler at the tryouts, but she definitely made sure to have a smile plastered across her face. A cheerleader needed to show spirit and energy, and spread optimism to the entire crowd. At the end of the day, that’s what the co-ordinator was looking for. It was all a part of the plan. Keisha knew…

“It was terrible, but it leads me to this question: How can you willingly leave someone you love so much? Or do you not really love Carina?” Not love Carina? What kind of madness was that? A frustrated Ulrich explained, “I love her! More than anything.” He reached down and fumbled in his belt pouch for the betrothal ring and held it out to Merlin. “I was planning to ask for her hand a few days ago,” he said, brandishing the piece of jewelry. “I’m leaving because I love her. Because I don’t want…

Jayna had hardly slept in two days, she had intended on resting only until noon, then she, the unicorn and 23 would began the journey to Minos. The sun was low in the sky when Jayna was awakened by a shout, the neighing of the unicorn and the sound of a sword being drawn from its scabbard. She leapt to her feet and drew her own sword. A big human male with a sword squared off against 23, while a short man with his back to her, with broad shoulders and long arms faced off against Corny with a…

It is the year 2002, my great grandpa was still alive and I frequently visited his farm with my father. This is a story about the events leading up to one visit that was very much like most visits. I was a young quick witted five-year-old bursting with energy. The summer was bright and filled with the joy of youth. I awoke in the morning and did my usual routine of showering getting dressed and brushing my teeth before venturing my way upstairs past the green walls of the corridor, the red…

and unique outlook as well as the ability to express his creativity. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6th, 1928. Warhol began his art career as a successful magazine and ad illustrator. He then went on to become the leading artist in the Pop Art movement. Prior to his success, Andy Warhol had experienced art at approximately eight years old. He was sick with a rare disease called Chorea. This left him stuck in bed for several months. It was then that his mother, who was a skill-full…

The article is a critical synopgterop30is to the painter Peter Paul Ruben from author Lisa Rosenthal. She mentions few main art pieces which done by Ruben such as The Hero Crowned by Victory and Drunken Hercules. The author generally talks about Ruben’s art in the first few paragraphs and it shows that his works are popular among his many sponsors. And also, the author uses some examples from Ruben’s art works to show the abstract characteristic male and female figures in particular causes.…

Made in 1964, “Plastic Tree Plus City Hall” by David Hockney is an acrylic painting in which a vibrant palm tree towers against a streaky skyline whilst white ellipses trail off to a miniscule skyscraper. Through his depiction of a palm tree and a skyscraper, Hockney is able to juxtapose organic and synthetic forms, but it is through his color choice, scale, and arrangement that the organic nature of the palm tree is questioned. One way in which Hockey propels the concept of artificiality is by…