Dear book nerds, you who drink ink, you who smell pages, you who love books as physical objects: I don’t know how it took me so long to find this TED talk. You will love this.
Look Closely
“I love how things appear different when you get close. The foreground of rolling hills in this landscape is less than 4 inches across, being the moss atop a fencepost. I used a macro lens on my Nikon D300s near Hunterston Castle in Ayrshire. I had trouble getting it all in, so I took one…
Associations between colors and emotions (Psychology Today)
Recent research revealed high similarities in color-emotion associations. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/color-psychology/202202/associations-between-colors-and-emotions-are-universal
NYT: The Artists and Designers Making Tarot Decks for Today
“Dior’s spring 2021 haute couture collection debuted last January with a lush short film created by Matteo Garrone that opens with a tarot reading that transports its querent to a mysterious chateau populated by sumptuously dressed figures from the card deck…”
A Darwinian Theory of Beauty: Denis Dutton
“This landscape shows up today on calendars, on postcards, in the design of golf courses and public parks, and in gold framed pictures that hang in living rooms from New York to New Zealand. A landscape that just happens to be similar to the Pleistocene savannas where we evolved. It’s a kind of Hudson River…
River of Light in Waterbury
A lantern parade running through downtown Waterbury, leading to a celebration with bonfires, fire dancers, and hot beverages. https://www.ariveroflightinwaterbury.org/
Why I Love Valentine’s Day
“Offering to Venus,” by J. W. Godward I’m not sure if I know anyone else who really loves Valentine’s Day. Those without a significant other feel left out of all the hoopla, and those who are attached are either nonplussed or stressed about the holiday. For me, it’s a stepping stone that helps me through…