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climbdraws

inhale, exhale

archaeologs

An artist’s impression of the ancient olympic games.

warriormale

The ancient Greeks, who were experts in Manliness, trained and fought nude.

The Greeks were the first to see male nudity as, literally, a heroic state.

‘Greek nudity is a sign not of humiliation, but of moral virtue among the social elite of male citizens,’ says Neil MacGregor, a former director of the British Museum.

‘When a youth removes his clothes to compete in the ancient Olympic Games, he does not merely stand naked before his peers, rather he has put on the uniform of righteousness.’

A fighter’s nudity pointed to his Manly Virtues that all fighters embody.

Then and today.

WarriorMale

charlesreeza

Game of the Telegraph Boy, ca. 1888-1910, by McLoughlin Bros.

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, Kansas City

Players start out as messenger boys then work their way up through hard work and virtue, and become President at game end. Just like the real world ;)

sovietpostcards

Antique Russian board game “Home Race Track” (pre-1917)

thatshowthingstarted

“Senet” gaming board inscribed for Amenhotep III with separate sliding drawer,

Egypt, Ca. 1390-1353 BCE.

Faience, Glazed, 2 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 8 ¼ in. (5.5 x 7.7 x 21 cm).

Brooklyn Museum,

darkelfdice

The newest Planar Infusion dice: Antique Gold with alternating layers of blue and green prismatic glitter.

thewindowofthesummerhouse

Joshua Middleton

incidentalcomics

Creativity

I made this comic in collaboration with the OECD Center for Educational Research and Innovation.

creativespacetime

philosophybits

I am always trying to convey something that can’t be conveyed, to explain something which is inexplicable, to tell about something I have in my bones, something which can be expressed only in the bones.

Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena (via philosophybits)

beyondfabric

Etnia Barcelona SS18 Lookbook

The Spanish eyewear label delivers yet again an outstanding lookbook inspired by famous works of art. This season they recreated some of the most renowned pieces from Italian masters such as Rafael, Da Vinci and Caravaggio, featuring their SS18 frames.