Little Things

inothernews: Photographer Steve Lindon captured this stunning...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:47:25 -0400

Photographer Steve Lindon captured this stunning image of a rainbow — or rainstripe? — seemingly piercing through cloud cover in Herefordshire, England. (via the Telegraph)

"Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don’t..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:45:38 -0400

“Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don’t have to make speeches. Just believing is usually enough.”

-
Stephen King, On Writing (via nickmiller)

want. now.

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:45:02 -0400

want. now.

humansofnewyork: “What’s your greatest struggle right now?”...

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:56:51 -0400

humansofnewyork:

“What’s your greatest struggle right now?”
“Building a fence in my back yard.”
“Oh c’mon.”
“I’m serious. I married my best friend, I live on the Atlantic Ocean, I’ve played music my entire life. But this fence is giving me trouble!”

yohjihatesfashion: girlsgotafacelikemurder: HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH...

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:56:13 -0400

yohjihatesfashion:

girlsgotafacelikemurder:

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAIUWHEIAUWHEIAUHIUAHIUHWIEUHWE

I cant. I cant.

Photo

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:49:06 -0400

Photo

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:36:38 -0400

"18) As you cross the street with your bag of new books, remember the first time your mother took you..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:25:24 -0400

“18) As you cross the street with your bag of new books, remember the first time your mother took you to a bookstore and told you to pick something out. To keep, not borrow. You were overwhelmed by choice and wonder. Remember how you pulled things off the shelf at random because every book was equally unknown and fresh and promising.”

- Rebecca Makkai, How to Shop at a Bookstore: An Easy 20-Step Guide for Authors | Ploughshares (via housingworksbookstore)

theparisreview: “When the tears stopped she daydreamed. She lay...

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:10:03 -0400

theparisreview:

“When the tears stopped she daydreamed. She lay on her back on the now rumpled bed and daydreamed of stealing the Pearly Thomas and flying to another country. Of becoming famous and rich and receiving an apology from Weedy Revenall. She daydreamed until all that remained of the day itself was night.”

—Patricia Griffiths, from “Dust”
Photography Credit Sandra Gonzalez

grayflannelsuit: New York City of the 1940s and 1950s, as seen...

Tue, 07 May 2013 01:49:51 -0400

grayflannelsuit:

New York City of the 1940s and 1950s, as seen in a vintage View-Master reel dated 1950. Shown here are the Brooklyn Bridge, Washington Square, Coney Island, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, lower Manhattan, and Park Avenue.

hitrecord: “Royally Forked” Tiny Story REmix by 2 in...

Tue, 07 May 2013 01:46:32 -0400

hitrecord:

“Royally Forked”

Tiny Story REmix by 2 in Spire

==

She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth…

Now she was royally forked.

==

RegularJOE (Director) writes:

Love this image with this text. Beautiful! I’d love to see other options for a font. Or perhaps some hand done writing or calligraphy?

==

Contribute your Tiny Stories HERE!

awesome-pictures-awesome: The pendulum in the Physics...

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:59:01 -0400

awesome-pictures-awesome:

The pendulum in the Physics Department stopped working…

imthattypeofnigga: Talib Kweli || Come Here Feat. Miguel

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:12:02 -0400

imthattypeofnigga:

Talib Kweli || Come Here Feat. Miguel

comedycentral: This was magical. If you ever needed a reason to...

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:55:24 -0400

comedycentral:

This was magical.

If you ever needed a reason to follow @TheDailyShow, this is it.

Here’s the original segment, in case you missed it.

scottbergeyart: Fred Williams

Fri, 03 May 2013 04:04:42 -0400

scottbergeyart:

Fred Williams

Photo

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:03:43 -0400

micdel: Month of May - Arcade Fire

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:44:16 -0400

micdel:

Month of May - Arcade Fire

humansofnewyork: “What happened?” “It has to do with alcohol. I...

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:34:49 -0400

humansofnewyork:

“What happened?”

“It has to do with alcohol. I haven’t really told the story to anyone.”

“Will you tell me?”

“…well, I’d been drinking everyday for several years. In 2009 I tried to quit. So I stopped drinking for two days, and I got so sick that I couldn’t eat or sleep. But I still decided to try to go to work. I got so weak that I passed out in the BART station while I was waiting for the train. When I woke up, I was paralyzed from the waist down.”

“Oh man.”

“You want to know the sad part?”

“What’s that?”

“I’m still drinking. Because of the loneliness.”

(San Francisco, CA)

The Psychedelic Films of James and John Whitney, 1950-72Yantra...

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:15:51 -0400

The Psychedelic Films of James and John Whitney, 1950-72

Yantra looks like computer animation but is, in fact, the result of almost ten years of meticulous drawing and painting. To achieve a look that seemed computer generated, James Whitney used various complex methods, including solarisation, colour filters, mask techniques, optical printers, single hand drawings, multiple exposure and mirror effects. For the first time in film history, Whitney created synthesizer music for the soundtrack.

James Whitney constructed this astonishing masterpiece Yantra by punching grid patterns in 5”x7” cards with a pin, and then painting through these pinholes onto other 5”x7” cards images of rich complexity and dynamism. Yantra is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘implement’ or ‘machine’. But you do not need to know anything about esoteric philosophies to see directly, and appreciate, the majestic visual transformations that happen in the film - from gentle flickers between frames of pure white and black with no image at all, to seething masses of hundreds of points of light, each seeming to revolve in its own circuit.

Text

You can watch Yantra here and Matrix here.

theparisreview: Today’s Tom Gauld cartoon. You can buy his new...

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:15:07 -0400

theparisreview:

Today’s Tom Gauld cartoon.

You can buy his new book of cartoons, You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack, today!