And, indeed, I will ask on my own account here, an idle question: which is better—cheap happiness or exalted sufferings? Well, which is better?---Fyodor Dostoevsky ---Notes from Underground There are certain people of whom it is difficult to say anything which will at once throw them into relief—in other words, describe them graphically in their typical characteristics. These are they who are generally known as “commonplace people,” and this class comprises, of course, the immense majority of mankind. Authors, as a rule, attempt to select and portray types rarely met with in their entirety, but these types are nevertheless more real than real life itself. For instance, when the whole essence of an ordinary person’s nature lies in his perpetual and unchangeable commonplaceness; and when in spite of all his endeavours to do something out of the common, this person ends, eventually, by remaining in his unbroken line of routine—. I think such an individual really does become a type o...
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KEXP-FM is a non-commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington, United States, specializing in indie music programmed by its disc jockeys. KEXP's studios are located at the Seattle Center, and the transmitter is in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood Wikipedia
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Hania Rani is an award-winning Polish composer, pianist, and vocalist who splits her time between Warsaw and Berlin. A leading figure in neoclassical music, Rani is known for her critically acclaimed albums, including her 2019 debut Esja, which won four Fryderyk Awards. Her music is often described as calm, but Rani herself says her compositions aim for emotional depth and intensity. She views music as a borderless art form and a way to communicate.
Thievery Corporation is an American electronic music duo consisting of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton. Their track Lebanese Blonde has been featured in numerous movie soundtracks, including that of Garden State. Wikipedia
London Grammar are an English indie pop band formed in Nottingham in 2009. The band consists of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman, and Dominic "Dot" Major. Wikipedia
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