by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 6, 2018 | Arts, Culture, Fall 2018
Memphis, Tennessee, is, without a doubt, home to the legacy of a royal. Not a crown-wearer, but a blue-suede-shoes-wearer. Elvis Aaron Presley passed away on August 16,1977, but has continued to leave his mark on the greater Memphis area in the 40 years since. His...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 3, 2016 | Arts, Fall 2016, Insider
At the center of the small town of Chartres, a ninety-minute train ride away from Paris, sits a towering cathedral. This edifice, completed in the thirteenth century, has been the center of controversy because of a decision made in 2009 to renovate it. This is not the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 2, 2016 | 2016, Archive, Arts, Culture, Spring 2016
One of the easiest ways to absorb rich Hispanic culture is by observing Latin dancing. Latin dances have developed over hundreds of years. Many began as folk dances and social dances. Others began as competition dances. Some of these dances were even meant to tell a...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Arts, Culture, Winter 2016
The movie reaches its emotional climax. Almost effortlessly, the actors begin singing. Large groups of dancers join in, and suddenly, a bright, colorful dance number transitions the scene from one location to the next, sweeping across the screen in grandeur and...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Arts, Culture, Winter 2016
The Holocaust claimed the lives of over 11 million people, including Jews, Jehovah’s Witnesses, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), Poles, and the disabled. While it was the deadliest period of genocide in recent history, it is far from the most recent. Artists...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 27, 2015 | Arts, Culture, Spring 2015
Enormous, intricately detailed Buddhist temples. Flavorful kimchi and ramen. Sweeping mountain ranges and quiet beaches. Deception and murder. You’ll experience it all through Korean dramas (K-dramas). These emotionally charged television shows contain not only...
