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Abandoned Towers of Books Appear in New York City
Caught up in a strange whim, Shaheryar Malik disposes his collection of books in teetering piles in public spaces. Scattered across Manhattan, his book collection has been abandoned and left to fend for itself at the hands of city dwellers to decide their fates. He doesn’t wish to know what will become of his books, or what may likely happen to them in this unconventional experiment.
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Roman Amethyst Intaglio of a Girl Riding a Sea Monster, 1st Century BC/AD
This was possibly made by the master carver Dioscurides, who was the favorite gem carver of the Emperor Augustus.
It is possible that this intaglio portrays one of two possible subjects, the nymph Aura or a Nereid riding on a sea-bull, sea-goat or some other type of horned sea monster. A small seal swims in the ocean behind them.
Hellenistic Greek Gold and Glass Floral Wreath, 3rd-2nd Century BC
Bling: Art Nouveau Style
It’s Five Days of…VMFA Bling, and these objects from our Art Nouveau collection do not disappoint. (Seriously, can you image showing up to a party with The Sorcerers necklace draped around your neck?)
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Deep within the rainforests of Mexico, seven hours outside of Mexico City, lies a magical hidden gem that very few have had the pleasure of stumbling across. It’s called Las Pozas and it is a sculpture garden, tucked away from prying eyes and at one with nature. It was created by a man named Edward James, an eccentric man who spent millions to create this magical wonderland that’s comprised of 20 acres of natural waterfalls and mountain springs.
I will visit this place and it will be majestic.
I’m pretty sure I fought some giants here in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA. At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job. At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school. At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare.
At age 28, Wayne Coyne ( from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook. At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter. At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker. At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs. Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51. Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40. Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40. Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting at age 42. Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first movie role until he was 46.
Morgan Freeman landed his first movie role at age 52. Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57. Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76. Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78. Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21. Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow. Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it.
Never tell yourself you missed your chance.
Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough.
You can do it. Whatever it is.
This is what it’s like to have dyslexia. Web developer Victor Widell is hoping to shine a light on the learning disorder with this creative coding simulation.
There is no discovery without risk and what you risk reveals what you value.
Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body (via bookmania)
Happy World Book Day!
Step-wells in India by Victoria Lautman
I love these things. Such an incredible example of the blend of form and function in technology.
2015 READS [ THE QUEEN OF ATTOLIA ]
“I love you,” he said. “You could believe me.”
So this book just ruined my life. Review on my blog (full of capslocked sobbing)
Pick a Queen: Eddis or Attolia?
I think I speak for the entire fandom when I say
“Some potential bookmarks.”
Belchite Night by Carlos Santero - http://ift.tt/1HM1tzF
During the Middle Ages the term ’pleasure gardens’ appeared. These are gardens made, not for practical purposes, but for the joy of the beauty and smell of the flowers. A few written sources have survived. For example, in 1260 Albertus Magnus wrote ‘De Vegetabilis et Plantis’. It contains a description of plants used in pleasure gardens. He was a monk and wrote much about botany, philosophy and Theology.
image 1: Garden of Five Senses in a medieval French village of Yvoire. The castle in the background, overlooking the sea is from the XIV century. (x)
image 2: Emelye in the garden. From a manuscript of Boccaccio’s Il Teseide by the Master of the Hours of the Duke of Burgundy, c. 1465.
The Dragon. An incredible Aurora Borealis display in Arctic Sweden
