Sitting in My Living Room

[classicpenguin]

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes. It is rather hard work: there is no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble around the obstacles. We’ve go to live, not matter how many skies have fallen.

D. H. Lawrence - Lady Chatterley’s Lover

In honor of Banned Books Week.

Monday First Sentences | Every Monday, we offer the opening sentences of a Penguin Classic to start the week.

(via classicpenguin)

[howstuffworks]

Hollywood’s a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss, and fifty cents for your soul.

Marilyn Monroe (via howstuffworks)

[howstuffworks]

What Does the Future of Music Sound Like?

New instruments are the birthplace of music revolutions. Just imagine what the last sixty years would have sounded like without the electric guitar! But how will music sound in the future? From the Silent Drum, to the Quotidian Record, music makers are embracing digital technology and creating unbelievable new instruments. And as we continue researching the neurophysiology of music, these sounds could play a huge part in the future of medicine.