genres
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The box-office failure of “Digger” over the weekend shows how hard it remains for movie studios to pack theaters with original films in genres other than horror, Ben Fritz notes for the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
He and former Public Enemy rapper Chuck D just fused music genres on an album called “No Country for Old Men.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The book explores figures including Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Jimi Hendrix before moving through later genres, from heavy rock to pioneering punk acts such as Bad Brains and Pure Hell.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
"They're also essential to the creation and continuation of so many different genres that came off of that."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
But in many genres, numbered headings are not an option, and as we saw in chapter 2, excessive signposting can bore and confuse a reader.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
