“It is a good day to study lichens.”
Henry David Thoreau
Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives… and to the “good life”, whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.” HST
I just finished watching the third episode of The Newsroom, “The 112th Congress,” and I was surprised to see Gideon Yago’s name in the credits. He had apparently co-written it with Aaron Sorkin!
Some of my earliest pop culture memories were of him hosting TRL and the VMAs in the 00s. Glad to know he’s still around.
All experience is great providing you live through it.If it kills you, you’ve gone too far. - Alice Neel
There’s always a lot of love for literature around here and we thought these lovely vintage library posters were the perfect follow-up to the envy-inducing story of a converted WalMart turned library. View the full collection here!
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There was a kind of arrogance there that you’re not out there to want to be loved so desperately that you will do anything. It’s about maintaining you’re own integrity and your own view of the world and try to be truthful about it.
Terry Gilliam on The Beatles (via ellensurrey)
Terry Gilliam gives a fantastic tutorial on how to do his signature Monty Python cut-out animations. This goes really well with Imprint’s article on Jack “King” Kirby’s love of collaging.
Maybe it’s time to try some new things artistically … at the very least it’s the basis for some next-level GIF making.
This is the receipt for your husband… and this is my receipt for your receipt.
Brazil (via askewglasses)
