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Love letters sent by the wind

Every day, priests minutely examine the Law And endlessly chant complicated sutras. Before doing that, though, they should learn How to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon. ~ Ikkyu (1394–1481, Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, saint and poet)

Every Picture Tells A Story: When Depeche Mode met Derrick May in Detroit in 1989

In 1989, Depeche Mode came to Detroit to hang out with Derrick May and Juan Atkins. The two early techno pioneers had been mixing the band’s songs into their sets at clubs in Detroit like the Music Institute. So Depeche Mode’s David Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher ventured from Essex in the UK toContinue reading “Every Picture Tells A Story: When Depeche Mode met Derrick May in Detroit in 1989”

Gemma Correll’s spirit animal is a pug and her cartoons are all kinds of charming wonderful

Gemma Correll is the high priestess of wry, cute and amusing cartoons that are compassionate to women’s bodily woes and emotional complexities. Her cartoons are sweet, sassy and charming and I’m totally in love with them. Also she’s an aquarius, an INFJ and pretty much loves all the same things I do, so I have aContinue reading “Gemma Correll’s spirit animal is a pug and her cartoons are all kinds of charming wonderful”

Microscopic treasures: Abstract art discovered under the microscope

Sometimes the most unimaginable beauty comes from the world cannot be seen with the human eye, but yet still exists in the invisible netherworld of the microscope. Here are some artistic treasures, spied on the Reddit Microporn page, have a look and you will become hooked. Crystalline acetylsalicylic acid viewed under polarised light at 10XContinue reading “Microscopic treasures: Abstract art discovered under the microscope”

Matchbloc: Czechoslovakian matchbox art from the mid 20th century

The design and aesthetic of Eastern Europe was really beautiful. Product  labels and film posters of the mid-20th Century, like these fruit box labels of Australia are optimistic, bright and speak volumes about the artistry of the people who made them. The modernist and colourful aesthetic is incredibly timeless. Subject matter for posters and product labelsContinue reading “Matchbloc: Czechoslovakian matchbox art from the mid 20th century”

Windy Wellington shows her pretty side on Guy Fawkes Night

It’s a bit of a mystery why a far-flung Capital City like Wellington in New Zealand would actively celebrate a rebellious plot against King James I of England/ King James VI of Scotland in 1605. Nevertheless the appeal seems to be because of the emission of huge amounts of pyrotechnics and fireworks. Who doesn’t enjoyContinue reading “Windy Wellington shows her pretty side on Guy Fawkes Night”

Every Picture Tells A Story: The Dopest Nuns in the World

Californian Nuns, Sister Kate and Sister Darcy grow, cultivate and harvest medicinal marijuana. This heavenly dope strain is called ‘The Sisters of the Valley’. The Sisters prepare their remedies observing the cycles of the moon and in a spiritual environment. You can find them here. Courtesy of Shaughn Crawford and John DuBois

Say hello to the slimy end of cute: the Californian Sea Hare

The California sea hare is also known as the California sea slug. It’s a gigantic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk and is cute in a slimey, sluggish way.   Found around the Gulf of California and Mexico these adorable slime-balls chomp on algae and live in intertidial zones usually not deeper than 18–20 m.[ Creepy and adorable sea hares  TheyContinue reading “Say hello to the slimy end of cute: the Californian Sea Hare”