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Music, Congreve told us, has charms to soothe the savage breast.(The Week)(Brief article)
Music, Congreve told us, has charms to soothe the savage breast. The municipal authorities in Sydney, Australia, are betting on the truth of this as a way to solve some of their problems with hooliganism. Gathering in streets and parking lots, revving up their hot rods, the oafs have been discouraging patrons of local stores and restaurants. In hopes of driving them away, or at least soothing their savage breasts, officials in ...
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