What Characterizes An Epoch Need Not Therefore Necessarily Be 'new' In The Sense Of Appearing For The

¡Buena noticia!

After nearly two years behind bars and much international outcry on their behalf, the two imprisoned members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot were released from Russian jail this morning.

The Diffusion of Useful Ignorance – Thoreau on the hubris of our knowledge, and the transcendent humility of not-knowing. 

Complement with astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser on living with mystery in the age of knowledge. 

¡David Byrne + Cine + Bicicletas!

#libro #Carl Sagan

George Ferrandi

it felt like i knew you…, 2012 - ongoing

I ride the NYC subway trains, usually in the evening when the seats are full. I focus on the shape of the space between the person sitting next to me and myself. I attempt to mentally and emotionally re-sculpt that space. In my mind, I reshape it- from the stiff and guarded space between strangers to the soft and yielding space between friends. I direct all my energy to this space between us. When the space palpably changes, and I completely feel like the stranger sitting next to me is my friend, I rest my head on that person’s shoulder…

Why, I briefly wondered as I took seat on the sofa [with Roger Penrose], did everyone but me seem to find caffeinated beverages more conducive than alcohol to pondering the mystery of existence?

Jim Holt Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

Yakka Fob Mog!

[calvinandhobbes]

http://player.vimeo.com/video/57685359

I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try

D for dancing!

Surreal Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan

The spectacular views of the wisteria flowers at Kawachi Fuji Gardens, in Kitakyushu, Japan is another shining example of Japanese perception of beauty and architecture. The private garden hosts around 150 wisteria flowering plants of 20 different species. The crown jewel of the garden, ...