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Mood : leaving lipstick stains on cup while waiting for my lover in nearby café and reading book.

The worst decision is to decide to relax in the afternoon cause you'll "study at night" yeah right kiddo

The New Yorker

ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web

OpenAI’s chatbot offers paraphrases, whereas Google offers quotes. Which do we prefer?

You should read this article. Honestly. You’ll thank me later.

The Feynman Technique

Sketches by Bengali film director/artist, Satyajit Ray for his unproduced THE ALIEN. Late 1960s.

At one point Peter Sellers was more or less attached, Steve McQueen and Marlon Brando were interested, but Ray got scammed by his representative in Hollywood and the project unfortunately stranded. Ray later believed films such as CLOSE ENCOUNTERS and E.T. especially were directly inspired by his work, as mimeographed copies of his script were freely floating around in Hollywood.

I first came across this story in a biography on Peter Sellers that I read in the late 1990s. I remember thinking, I wish I could read Ray’s script, see his sketches. Well, long live the Internet. There’s a book on the episode now too (image 3).

A point of light appears as a reflection in the water, grows bigger and bigger until the pond itself is lit up. The chorus of frogs, crickets and jackals grows in volume, and is joined by a humming sound. In a blaze of light something descends on the pond, shattering its placidity.

Queen : Mama, i don't want to dieeee

MCR : Mama, we all gonna die

. Art is said to heal, but it does so in our spirit. For viruses, we need much more. . As we strongly believe that if everybody #stayshome helps, here comes our contribution to encourage you to do so: As many people ask us about what our influences are, we’ll share with you what and who inspire us: writers, designers, painters, books, cinematographers… We hope this triggers your curiosity to know more and do some extra research. . Please, #staysafe, #stayathome, reduce your stress and increase your curiosity. Let curiosity guide you in these difficult times. . Reality is merely an illusion. The “external world” and our “inner world” sometimes does not match. But this mismatch is not an obstacle, it is the tool to create new worlds and new narratives. As Lewis Carroll states: “Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” We are listing on this post the comic and animator artists who have deeply changed the way we interpret our reality. They have been able to create entire worlds which are totally different to the ones where we live but at the same time coherent and complete in themselves. If you have the opportunity do not miss them. After knowing their work you will not see your “real” world with the same eyes. . “To create is to live twice”. Albert Camus . Instagram limitation (10 images and 2000 characters does not let us to explain you much more about these creators. We will post here one of their movies or comic work, but do not miss any of them!)

1. Michaël Dudok de Wit, “The red Turtle” 2. Moebius. “Starwatcher” 3. Satoshi Kon. “パプリカ, Papurika” 4. Taiyou Matsumoto. “Sunny” 5. 鉄コン筋クリート, Tekkonkinkurīto. Based in the comic from Taiyou Matsumoto with the same title. 6. François Schuiten, “Les Cités Obscures, L'enfant penchée” 7. Inio Asano, “Oyasumi PunPun” (Goodnight PunPun) 8. Masaaki Yuasa 9. Hayao Miyazaki, “Princess Mononoke” 10. Katsuhiro Otomo, “Akira”

it’s so true that the greatest weapon against nihilism and existential despair is to find joy in the mundane and never stop chasing after love