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Our Fraught Relationship with Time, in Clever Minimalist Illustrations
Our Fraught Relationship with Time, in Clever Minimalist Illustrations

A witty visual meditation on our comical control strategies, the predictability of modern life, and our constant tussle with productivity and presence.

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Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark on Trust, Integrity, Human Nature, and Why a Steady Moral Compass Is the Best Investment
Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark on Trust, Integrity, Human Nature, and Why a Steady Moral Compass Is the Best Investment

“What surprises me, in a way, is how almost universally people are trustworthy and good.”

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Joni Mitchell on Freedom, the Source of Creativity, and the Dark Side of Success
Joni Mitchell on Freedom, the Source of Creativity, and the Dark Side of Success

“How does a person create a song? A lot of it is being open… to encounter and to… be in touch with the miraculous.”

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Jeff Buckley on Music and Life: A Rare Interview with a Rare Soul
Jeff Buckley on Music and Life: A Rare Interview with a Rare Soul

“Be awake enough to see where you are at any given time and how that is beautiful and has poetry inside.”

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How William Gibson Coined “Cyberspace”
How William Gibson Coined “Cyberspace”

The moment when fragments of reality were “mushed together” to describe a new realm.

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Artist Andrea Dezsö’s Enchanting Black-and-White Illustrations for the Little-Known Original Edition of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
Artist Andrea Dezsö’s Enchanting Black-and-White Illustrations for the Little-Known Original Edition of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“Tales are powerful instruments and should be wielded skillfully.”

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Joni Mitchell on Therapy and the Creative Mind
Joni Mitchell on Therapy and the Creative Mind

“An artist needs a certain amount of turmoil and confusion.”

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David Foster Wallace on the Redemptive Power of Reading and the Future of Writing in the Age of Information
David Foster Wallace on the Redemptive Power of Reading and the Future of Writing in the Age of Information

The fun of reading as “an exchange between consciousnesses, a way for human beings to talk to each other about stuff we can’t normally talk about.”

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Werner Herzog’s No-Nonsense Advice to Aspiring Filmmakers and Creative Entrepreneurs
Werner Herzog’s No-Nonsense Advice to Aspiring Filmmakers and Creative Entrepreneurs

Why all creative work is the product of “a furious inner excitement” and how to cultivate the best possible “climate of excitement of the mind.”

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Werner Herzog on Creativity, Self-Reliance, and How to Make a Living Doing What You Love
Werner Herzog on Creativity, Self-Reliance, and How to Make a Living Doing What You Love

“If your project has real substance, ultimately the money will follow you like a common cur in the street with its tail between its legs.”

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