"I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense."
~ David Lynch
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"I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense."
~ David Lynch
SUMMER EVENING by Edward Hopper
09.02.2026 19:30 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โThe more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.โ
โVoltaire
Emil van Hauth (German, 1899-1974) Mรคdchenbildnis vor Landschaft II (Portrait of a Girl in Landscape), 1923. Oil/wood, 45.5x32.7 cm.
@Sold
at auction Feb. 10, 2024.
Very nice
07.02.2026 12:13 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Many people have no mental imagery. Whatโs going on in their brains? www.nature.com/articles/d41... how the strength of your โmindโs eyeโ might influence your emotions, memory and creativity.
04.02.2026 00:54 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Miss America contestants in 1925. (Miss Lancaster Estella Wittell, Miss San Francisco Edyth Flynn, Miss Pottsville Elsie Gallagher, Miss Scranton Beula Keator, Miss Bronx Edith Higgins)
02.02.2026 05:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In Churchill,Canada,1of the few towns where polar bears roam freely,it is common for residents to leave their car doors unlocked.This is not due to negligence but is instead a crucial safety measure:in the event of an unexpected encounter w a bear any1 can escape in a nrby auto.
02.02.2026 05:45 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The brainโs response to a heart attack may worsen recovery www.sciencenews.org/article/hear...
31.01.2026 00:25 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Shemp Howard, age 25, and Moe Howard, age 22, in 1919, performing on stage as Howard and Howard in vaudeville.
31.01.2026 03:36 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Longevity is in the genes: half of lifespan is heritable www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Earlier this year a sci article claimed the opposite.This angle seems more likely.
"What an incredible shot! ๐ท๐ท Costa Rican snail eater (Sibon lamari) portrait by Diego Ugalde Photography. TRR is made possible by rodentpro.com".
28.01.2026 23:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Finding the Light of America
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Both tipping points may be true: Weโre tipping toward Trumpโs fascist police state at the same time weโre tipping toward a new era of community and solidarity. The latter is the consequence of the former.
"Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort."
-- Jean Cocteau
On White II - Wassily Kandinsky - 1923
For the kid's room
Edward Gorey (1925-2000) "unfathomable mysteries"
24.01.2026 05:15 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Summer landscape Murnau, W. Kandinsky, 1909.
24.01.2026 05:22 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Karl Hubbuch ( 1891-1979), German painter- Twice Hilde II - 1929
22.01.2026 02:17 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1'The Gallery of HMS Calcutta (Portsmouth),' by James Tissot, 1876
21.01.2026 18:51 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0"This painting is a masterpiece of Henri Matisseโs mature decorative style.Matisse depicts his model& companion of many yrs,Lydia Delectorskaya,reclining in an exotic Moroccan costume.The pulsating color and ingenious variety of lines energize the painting.
19.01.2026 21:03 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1On Forgiveness
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I can now see that very few people have a clear concept of forgiveness, and fewer still know how to apologize.
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