Bardic nameA bardic name (Welsh: enw barddol, Cornish: hanow bardhek, Breton: anv ur barzh) is a pseudonym used by poets and other artists in the Brythonic cultures of Wales, Cornwall and…View analysis →
Mod revivalThe mod revival is a subculture that started emulating the aesthetic of the sixties Mod culture in the late 1970s. Beginning in the United Kingdom, it later spread to other…View analysis →
Motorola 88000The 88000 (m88k for short) is a RISC instruction set architecture developed by Mitch Alsup at Motorola during the 1980s. The MC88100 arrived on the market in 1988, some two years…View analysis →
Consecutive fifthsIn music, consecutive fifths or parallel fifths are progressions in which the interval of a perfect fifth is followed by a different perfect fifth between the same two musical…View analysis →
KitschKitsch (/kɪtʃ/ KITCH; loanword from German) is a term applied to art and design that is perceived as naïve imitation, overly eccentric, gratuitous, or of banal taste.View analysis →
Colonial mentalityA colonial mentality is the internalized attitude of ethnic or cultural inferiority felt by people as a result of colonization, i.e.: being colonized by another group. It…View analysis →
R5000The R5000 is a 64-bit, bi-endian, superscalar, in-order execution 2-issue design microprocessor that implements the MIPS IV instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by…View analysis →
ArenaAn arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It comprises a large open space…View analysis →
GorchakovThe House of Gorchakov, or Gortchakoff (Russian: Горчако́в), is a Russian noble family claiming descent from Michael of Chernigov, although it did not gain prominence until the…View analysis →
Mischa ElmanMischa Elman (Russian: Мойше Шевель-Шлёмович Эльман; January 20, 1891 – April 5, 1967) was a Russian-American violinist famed for his passionate style, beautiful tone, and…View analysis →
Richard HoggartHerbert Richard Hoggart (24 September 1918 – 10 April 2014) was an English academic whose career covered the fields of sociology, English literature and cultural studies, with…View analysis →
DrummerA drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including…View analysis →
GannatGannat (French pronunciation: ; Auvergnat: Gatnat) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.View analysis →
Story structureStory structure or narrative structure is the recognizable or comprehensible way in which a narrative's different elements are unified, including in a particularly chosen order…View analysis →
Stroke orderStroke order is the order in which the strokes of a Chinese character are written. A stroke is a movement of a writing instrument on a writing surface.View analysis →
Cultural diffusionIn cultural anthropology and cultural geography, cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural items—such as ideas, styles, art, religions, technologies, languages—between…View analysis →
Electronic tunerIn music, an electronic tuner is a device that detects and displays the pitch of musical notes played on a musical instrument. "Pitch" is the perceived fundamental frequency of a…View analysis →
JumpstyleJumpstyle is a subgenre of electronic dance music that emerged in Western Europe in the late 1990s, particularly in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is associated with a…View analysis →
Trajan's BridgeTrajan's Bridge (Romanian: Podul lui Traian; Serbian: Трајанов мост, romanized: Trajanov most), also called Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube, was a Roman segmental arch…View analysis →
ÉtudeAn étude (/ˈeɪtjuːd/; French: ) or study is an instrumental, usually short musical composition designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill…View analysis →
PatayanPatayan refers to a group of precontact and historical Native American cultures residing in parts of modern-day Arizona, extending west to Lake Cahuilla in California, and in…View analysis →
Pier HeadThe Pier Head (properly, George's Pier Head) is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It was part of the former Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO…View analysis →
BatiarBatiar (Polish: batiar, baciar; Ukrainian: батяр, romanized: batiar), plural form batiary (baciary, батяри) is a popular name for a certain class of inhabitants of the city of…View analysis →
RMJMRMJM (Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall) is one of the largest architecture and design networks in the world. Services include architecture, development management, engineering…View analysis →
Percussion ensembleA percussion ensemble is a musical ensemble consisting of only percussion instruments. Although the term can be used to describe any such group, it commonly refers to groups of…View analysis →
Sound moduleA sound module is an electronic musical instrument without a human-playable interface such as a piano-style musical keyboard. Sound modules have to be operated using an…View analysis →
FotoformFotoform was an avant-garde photography group founded in 1949 by six young German photographers, Siegfried Lauterwasser, Peter Keetman, Wolfgang Reisewitz, Toni Schneiders, Otto…View analysis →
MorsingThe morsing (also mukharshanku, mourching, morching or morchang; Sanskrit: दंत वाद्यन्तरात्मसत्रस्य, Telugu: మోర్సింగ్, Kannada: ಮೋರ್ಸಿಂಗ್, Rajasthani: मोरचंग, Tamil: நாமுழவு…View analysis →
Oral literatureOral literature, orature, or folk literature is a genre of literature that is spoken or sung in contrast to that which is written, though much oral literature has been…View analysis →
SeicentoThe Seicento (/seɪˈtʃɛntoʊ/ say-CHEN-toh, Italian: ) is Italian history and culture during the 17th century. The Seicento saw the end of the Renaissance movement in Italy and the…View analysis →
InterculturalismInterculturalism is a political movement that supports cross-cultural dialogue and challenging self-segregation tendencies within cultures. Interculturalism involves moving…View analysis →
Dogtrot houseThe dogtrot, also known as a breezeway house, dog-run, or possum-trot, is a style of house that was common throughout the Southeastern United States during the 19th and early…View analysis →
PerlaggenPerlaggen (regionally also Perlåggen), formerly Perlagg-Spiel ("game of Perlagg"), is a traditional card game which is mainly played in the regions of South Tyrol in Italy, the…View analysis →
KitharaThe kithara (Greek: κιθάρα, romanized: kithára), Latinized as cithara, was an ancient Greek musical instrument in the yoke lutes family. It was a seven-stringed professional…View analysis →
LithophoneA lithophone is a musical instrument consisting of a rock or pieces of rock which are struck to produce musical notes. Notes may be sounded in combination (producing harmony) or…View analysis →
Environmental designEnvironmental design is the process of addressing surrounding environmental parameters when devising plans, programs, policies, buildings, or products. It seeks to create spaces…View analysis →
