Life is not a snapshot

beautilation: “I’ll never forget the day Marilyn and I were...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:41:13 +0800

“I’ll never forget the day Marilyn and I were walking around New York City, just having a stroll on a nice day. She loved New York because no one bothered her there like they did in Hollywood, she could put on her plain-jane clothes and no one would notice her. She loved that. So as we we’re walking down Broadway, she turns to me and says ‘Do you want to see me become her?’ I didn’t know what she meant but I just said ‘Yes’- and then I saw it. I don’t know how to explain what she did because it was so very subtle, but she turned something on within herself that was almost like magic. And suddenly cars were slowing and people were turning their heads and stopping to stare. They were recognizing that this was Marilyn Monroe as if she pulled off a mask or something, even though a second ago nobody noticed her. I had never seen anything like it before.” - Amy Greene, wife of Marilyn’s personal photographer Milton Greene

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Tue, 14 May 2013 22:30:16 +0800

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Tue, 14 May 2013 22:19:58 +0800

ssweet-dispositionn: We read and write poetry because we are...

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:30:30 +0800

ssweet-dispositionn:

We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

I love this movie so much..

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Tue, 14 May 2013 00:18:39 +0800

skeletales: This series, entitled Imaginary Towns, features a...

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:13:36 +0800

skeletales:

This series, entitled Imaginary Towns, features a single, lonely person set next to dimly lit streets and flat, cardboard buildings. Francesco Romoli’s various city streets are collages of his own photographs, blended into incredibly inventive locations with distinct lighting and dramatic shadows. His subjects seem to be lost in sadness, wandering alone and in search of something. But, viewers only see a small glimpse into the story, left lingering with the mystery of what brought each person to such despair, and left to fill in the pieces of the puzzle as to how the story might end.

free-parking: The Louvre is evacuated before German invasion in...

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:19:51 +0800

free-parking:

The Louvre is evacuated before German invasion in 1939, its works returning in 1945

:D

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:59:58 +0800

catlover261: today I wrote up the ghost of a poem !

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:25:49 +0800

catlover261:

today I wrote up the ghost of a poem !

photojojo: In Le Petit Prince, Matej Peljhan captures the...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:30:59 +0800

photojojo:

In Le Petit Prince, Matej Peljhan captures the imagination of a 12 year old boy with muscular dystrophy though the magic of photography. Instead of using Photoshop, Matej created the illusion of flying by angling his shots from above while using a simple white sheet as a backdrop.

Boy With Muscular Dystrophy Learns to Fly Through Photography

via Daily Mail

originaldisneygirl: dr3amingofdisn3y: no-one-sees: disney-girl...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:22:22 +0800

originaldisneygirl:

dr3amingofdisn3y:

no-one-sees:

disney-girl-4-liife:

mrdisneylandman:

How impressive is this Gif Set??

WHO MADE THIS?? I LOVE IT!

THIS IS PERFECT

WOW

This made me get goosebumps.

thenotebookdoodles: grew.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:19:43 +0800

thenotebookdoodles:

grew.

infinitenap: for the love of fresh-baked goodness HAHAHA...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:09:00 +0800

infinitenap:

for the love of fresh-baked goodness

HAHAHA but

yes

sometimes the things you love in life are the things that hurt you the most

worth the wait, worth the weight

oncealoyallover: The Placeless Space The installation reflects...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:38:38 +0800

oncealoyallover:

The Placeless Space

The installation reflects my romance with my past and how nostalgia is but a lie- a marriage of dream and everyday life.

how nostalgia is but a lie

words and dance

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:30:40 +0800

words and dance

migayla: Sometimes being in the US & seeing things like...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:33:51 +0800

migayla:

Sometimes being in the US & seeing things like this make me want to disappear completely.

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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:23:50 +0800

not easy but achievable

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:20:55 +0800

not easy but achievable

"Things to worry about: Worry about courage Worry about Cleanliness Worry about efficiency Worry..."

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:27:12 +0800

“

Things to worry about:

Worry about courage
Worry about Cleanliness
Worry about efficiency
Worry about horsemanship
Worry about…

Things not to worry about:

Don’t worry about popular opinion
Don’t worry about dolls
Don’t worry about the past
Don’t worry about the future
Don’t worry about growing up
Don’t worry about anybody getting ahead of you
Don’t worry about triumph
Don’t worry about failure unless it comes through your own fault
Don’t worry about mosquitoes
Don’t worry about flies
Don’t worry about insects in general
Don’t worry about parents
Don’t worry about boys
Don’t worry about disappointments
Don’t worry about pleasures
Don’t worry about satisfactions

Things to think about:

What am I really aiming at?
How good am I really in comparison to my contemporaries in regard to:

(a) Scholarship
(b) Do I really understand about people and am I able to get along with them?
(c) Am I trying to make my body a useful instrument or am I neglecting it?

”

- In a 1933 letter to his 11-year-old daughter Scottie, F. Scott Fitzgerald produced this poignant and wise list of things to worry, not worry, and think about – the best father’s advice since John Steinbeck’s letter to his son on falling in love and this beautiful letter to 16-year-old Jackson Pollock by his dad.

From F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters.

(via explore-blog)

explore-blog: Maira Kalman — the remarkable artist, prolific...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:25:09 +0800

explore-blog:

Maira Kalman — the remarkable artist, prolific author, and unmatched storyteller — shares some wisdom on identity, happiness, and existence.