It was his grandfather who, on one of his random gifting sprees, came up with the genius idea of a baseball-themed chess set.
Hitler apparently hoped that the writer would inspire him, cheer him up, and perhaps talk about genius, a theme that always interested him.
Gaudier-Brzeska died in action in the first world war, and Savage Messiah is arguably Russell's keynote assessment of temptestuous genius – a theme he returned to again and again.
Several of J. S. Bach's fugues in The Well-Tempered Clavier, often regarded as the epitome of his genius, use themes taken from earlier works.
The consistency with which West returns to familiar terms ("creative genius") and themes (the media, critics, West's mother's passing) are more than enough to counter internet commenters who assume the 36-year-old is just haphazardly bigging himself up and tearing down others.
Even for bookaholics like me (Hi, I'm Karielle Stephanie, and it has been exactly 4.9 seconds since my last book), having to read hundreds of pages of stiff, incomprehensible prose per night -- no matter how timeless or genius the themes and motifs -- gets dull.
The genius behind the theme song is Rachel Sweet, but again, it's a lot like Lisa Lederer and the clothes.
An egoist of ebullient nature, pungent wit, and strong opinions, Lucilius used the satiric form for self-expression, fearlessly criticizing public as well as private conduct and displaying the originality of his genius by using themes of daily life: politics, social life, luxury, marriage, business, and travel.
Not having breakfast is a surefire downward spiral to abject misery, hence the genius of this week's theme.
