Reads tagged with “culture”
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, Explained in a Pioneering 1923 Silent Film
“This theory has opened an unlimited field for speculations, dreams, and fantasies… And now, with the eyes of the world turned upon him, there sits in a quiet little study in Europe, a genius delving ever-deeper into the mysteries of the Universe.”
Nature and the Serious Work of Joy
“There can be occasions when we suddenly and involuntarily find ourselves loving the natural world with a startling intensity, in a burst of emotion which we may not fully understand…”
How to Eat an Apricot: Diane Ackerman on Art, Science, and Wonder
“First warm its continuous curve in cupped hands, holding it as you might a brandy snifter, then caress the velvety sheen with one thumb, and run your fingertips over its nap…”
William James on Consciousness and the Four Features of Transcendent Experiences
“Our normal waking consciousness… is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different… No account of the universe in its totality can be final which leaves these other forms of consciousness quite disregarded.”
Egon Schiele on What It Means to Be an Artist and Why Visionaries Always Come from the Minority
“Envy those who see beauty in everything in the world.”
Theodore Roosevelt on the Two Pillars of Good Citizenship and the Most Dangerous Enemy of Democracy
“In a republic, to be successful we must learn to combine intensity of conviction with a broad tolerance of difference of conviction.”
Julián Is a Mermaid: A Tenderhearted Story of Identity, Belonging, and the Courage to Be Yourself
A watercolor serenade to the transformative power of unconditional love.
How to Exercise Like a Poet: The Walt Whitman Workout
Tree-wrestling for resistance training, vigorous recitation for cardio.
Be Still, Life: A Songlike Illustrated Invitation to Living with Presence
“Be still, life, be still at the break of dawn, and you’ll feel the sun’s light when you hear the morning’s song.”
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