Quote for Today: Neil Gaiman
It occurs to me that the peculiarity of most things we think of as fragile is how tough they truly are. There were tricks we did with eggs, as …
Quote for Today: Tennessee Williams
I suppose I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person. …
Quote for Today: Ta-Nehisi Coates
I found that people would tell me things, that the same softness that once made me a target now compelled people to trust me with their stories. This was …
Quote for Today: Theodore Roethke
My truths are all foreknown, This anguish self-revealed. I’m naked to the bone, With nakedness my shield. Myself is what I wear: I keep the spirit spare. ―Theodore Roethke, from …
Quote for Today: Ben Okri
Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as a dream. You dwell in your own enchantment. Life throws stones at you, but your love …
Quote for Today: Edward Whymper
Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; …
Quote for Today: Mark Lawrence
We’re built of contradictions, all of us. It’s those opposing forces that give us strength, like an arch, each block pressing the next. Give me a man whose parts are …
Icons of Irony: The Grinning Faces of Yue Minjun
What remains when our faith in the institutions around us is shattered? Chinese artist Yue Minjun’s work gives an answer. Yue Minjun was born in the town of Daqing, China in 1962. His …
Quote for Today: Frida Kahlo
Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing. —Frida Kahlo
Laughter and Light: Self Determination and Providence in the World of Wobbly Barstool
Have you ever wondered what novels Charles Dickens might have written if he possessed a sunnier disposition? Meet Wobbly Barstool. Jane Lowy‘s Wobbly Barstool puts a clever spin on the Victorian …