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  • A Superhero Who Looks Like My Son | NYTimes.com

    …Superheroes had taught me that anything was possible. There was nothing more American. I wished China had comic book stores. Because he was born in Ethiopia and came to us as a stumbling, almost walking baby, I was especially disappointed when my son lost interest in Superman and his cape;…

  • Darth Winnie, Dark Pooh of the Sith

    Darth Winnie, Dark Pooh of the Sith

    Thanks to my great brother Carl S. for sharing this with me on Facebook. Jim Cummings, voice of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh, was at Connecticon last weekend, where he performed the scene of Darth Vader boarding Princess Leia’s ship from the beginning of Star Wars… in the voice of a certain…

  • Intricacies of nature

    Originally posted on NikonGraham: After some research I have found that this is called a Granadilla flower. No two flowers are alike; they come in all colors, shapes, sizes, and with a variety of patterns!

  • Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East

    Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East

    Very much enjoying this anime. Five years previously everyone in Ōtsuka village died in a plague, but there were 3 survivors, Shino Inuzuka, Sosuke Inukawa and Hamaji. They took shelter in a church near another village, which happens to be near a dark and dangerous forest. The church, as well…

  • Colour My World | The Ptero Card

    Colour My World | The Ptero Card

    Originally posted on Theoria: One of my favorite James Hillman books is his, “Alchemical Psychology,” which I have just recently read. The book is a fascinating tour of the alchemical process and its correlative psychological journey as told to us by the Alchemists of old. Yes, they weren’t only interested…

  • Edvard Munch – On Screen

    Edvard Munch – On Screen

    Edvard Munch (Norwegian: [ˈɛdvɑʈ muŋk]  ( listen); 1863–1944) was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely evocative treatment of psychological themes built upon some of the main tenets of late 19th-century Symbolism and greatly influenced German Expressionism in the early 20th century. One of his most well-known works is The Scream…

  • Dead Christ with Angels | Manet

    This was the first of several paintings by Manet with a religious theme. The inscription indicates Manet’s source, but the passage he cited describes Mary Magdalen’s finding Christ’s tomb empty except for the two angels. After the painting was already on its way to the 1864 Salon, Manet realized that…

  • The Maybe-Logic of Reality Tunnels| R.A.W.

    The Maybe-Logic of Reality Tunnels| R.A.W.

     

  • St. Symeon

    St. Symeon

    Symeon the New Theologian (Greek: Συμεὼν ὁ Νέος Θεολόγος; 949–1022 AD) was a Byzantine Christian monk and poet who was the last of three saints canonized by the Eastern Orthodox church and given the title of “Theologian” (along withJohn the Apostle and Gregory of Nazianzus). “Theologian” was not applied to Symeon in the modern academic sense of theological study, but…

  • Daodejing 2

    Daodejing 2

    #2* Under-heaven all know the reason why the beautiful is beautiful: the existence of the ugly; All know the reason why the good is the good: the existence of the bad. Therefore, to-be and To-not-be beget One another, Difficulty and ease Complement one another, Long and short Measure one another,…

  • How to Spot a Sociopath | The Daily Beast

    Yesterday, while I was watching George Zimmerman’s interview from last year with Sean Hannity, I began asking myself, “How do you spot a sociopath?” M. E. Thomas describes herself as a cutthroat attorney who sailed through law school without much effort, landed a position at a prestigious law firm, and…

  • Celebrities Asking for $$$

    Celebrities Asking for $$$

    What do you think about big celebrities using Kickstarter to fund their projects? What do you think about this topic, brother and sisters of the Ether? Here is funny man Jon Lajoie poking fun at his celebrity comrades… And here are some folks imitating the big stars seeking money from…

  • Article: Prismatic Layers of Air in Tuscany

    Though not much is known about photographer Adnan Bubalo, his stunning nature and landscape photos speak for themselves. His most captivating works feature the hills of Tuscany in central Italy. With its spectacular rolling hills and surrounding scenery, Tuscany is one of Italy’s top vacation destinations and a dream for…

  • McDonalds to Workers: Your Best Budget Includes A Second Job

    McDonalds to Workers: Your Best Budget Includes A Second Job

    McDonalds has partnered with Visa to launch a website to help its low-wage workers making an average $8.25 an hour to budget. But while the site is clearly meant to illustrate that McDonalds workers should be able to live on their meager wages, it actually underscores exactly how hard it…

  • Dad Treats Kids to Daily Sandwich Bag Drawings

  • The Dragonfly: A Giant Winged Vertical Farm for New York City

    The Dragonfly: A Giant Winged Vertical Farm for New York City

    Modeled after the wings of a dragonfly, this incredible urban farm concept for New York Citys Roosevelt Island intends to ease the problems of food mileage and shortage, and reconnect consumers with producers. Urban farming is a growing trend amongst savvy city dwellers today, but in a densely packed borough…

  • Techno-Conspiracy and Control

    Techno-Conspiracy and Control

    A link here to a Big Think blog where Teddy Goff considers the power of technology in the Society of Control. Okay… you caught me! He does not call it the Society of Control. I mean, maybe he knows the concept from Gilles Deleuze who was cutting-up and splicing together…

  • The Blue Sky Cafe.