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Mind-Bending Visuals
What do you think of modern, cutting-edge, sci-fi artwork? Of how contemporary artists push the human form into almost mechanistic representations? Like this, for example: Bizzarie di Varie Figure – 1624 Braccelli, Giovanni Battista – author Yes, that’s the year 1624; the publication date of the book at Rare Book Room: The "Rare Book Room"… Continue reading
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Pelicans feeding in the Slave River…
Pelicans feeding in the Slave River… Originally uploaded by The MediaMentor. This is one of a marvelous Pelican Set, by Georges Lessard — be sure to go see the rest. I live in a building that was built in 1948, to provide low-cost, post-war housing. There are two buildings, which face each other across a… Continue reading
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The Smile
the smiling stingray Originally uploaded by neb. We are warned to not impute human feelings and motivations onto other animals, and I think there is sense in this. Better to step back far enough to watch and learn from them who they are, on their own terms. Surely it is also sensible to not fear… Continue reading
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When Words Fail
From Wilson Hsu; Culture Kitchen; and The Memory Hole. Continue reading
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Already Broken
Via Whiskey River: “You see this goblet?” asks Achaan Chaa, the Thai meditation master. “For me this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it. It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it.… Continue reading
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