And I listen to immortal technique, WHO IS SIMPLY AMAZING, and that's music but I won't say its haram as all his songs are life changing and he made me a better muslim that I am, he was agnostic now converted to islam.
Then it's haram! @wanj - daff is only permissible under certain conditions.....http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/20406 Salam!
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.