![]() ![]() Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic. Seidlinger tracks the resonance of the scream across media and literature and in his own voice. Investigating popular and alternative cultures, art, and science, Michael J. A scream has many meanings, but it is an instinctive and reflexive action that, at its core, reveals raw emotion. And then there’s the bloodcurdling screams we know from horror films. The drill instructor screams out commands to their soldiers. The metal vocalist cupping the microphone blares out a deafeningly harsh scream. ![]() ![]() Be it a response to fear, anger, sadness, or happiness, the scream is a declaration of being alive. When you are born, the first thing you do is scream. Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. ![]()
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