May 2013
36 posts
upgraders:
It’s weird that pirates would go from shore to shore looking for buried treasure when the real treasure was in the friendships they were making
“It happened that a fire broke out backstage at a theater. The clown came out to...”
– Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or (via sunrec)
“Find meaning. Distinguish melancholy from sadness. Go out for a walk. It doesn’t...”
– Albert Camus, from Notebooks, 1951-1959 (via violentwavesofemotion)
William Caxton Fan Club: NOTES ON IMAGINARY... →
johndarnielle:
1. A Warrior of Jarella (3:16)
John Darnielle (“Dar-NYEEELehhhh”)* was born in Bloomington, Indiana (“Bloomington: The Other Bloomington”). This son of the Midwest moved around much as a child before settling in California (“The Golden State,” “Fucking California”). This record is…
“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to...”
– Claude Monet (via artistsuffer)
The Hymnal of Alternative Music: Dear music... →
casadelcage:
I said it previously tonight, but I feel it needs its own post:
A first listen shouldn’t be your final say on how good an album is.
A good album takes some time and many listens to fall for. A good album is something you can listen to for the first time and fall in love with. A good album is something you’ll forget on the first listen and then come back to years later and go,...
“The best use of money as a motivator is to pay people enough to take the issue...”
– Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation. (via explore-blog)
April 2013
22 posts
It's Okay To Be Smart: This GIF might break your... →
jtotheizzoe:
Take a look at the sequence of images below (I recommend clicking through to enlarge, Tumblr Dashboard folks). Stare at the flowers or the sky:
Color? Or black and white?
The rods and cones of your retina respond to the illumination (black-white) and color of a scene, respectively. But…
Tom Waits: Tom Waits and Anton Corbijn to Release... →
tomwaits:
WAITS/CORBIJN ‘77-‘11, a collector’s edition linen slipcase book limited to 6,600 copies, is scheduled for a May 8th release in US and Europe by renowned German publisher <a href= “http://www.schirmer-mosel.com” target=_BLANK>Schirmer-Mosel</a>. The coffee table art book not only features over 200…
Moldy Cheese
badkidsjokes:
Q. what did the cheese say to the moldy cheese?
A.you look unwell i will take you to Dr cheese
hamburgerjack:
corgay:
the-blog-of-anne-frank:
I just realized that “pun intended” is a pun on “unintended” and I’m literally about to gouge my eyes out I’m so angry
oh my fucking god
