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November 9, 2023
thoughts…
But what is she really feeling inside?
have a look at a tiny excerpt from her diary…where she records her every thought…she happened to stumble upon a quote from Anais Nin and that touched her, inspired her….
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Proust.
Marcel Proust wrote Remembrance of Things Past (À la recherche du temps perdu) over many years. The first volume, Swann’s Way (Du côté de chez Swann), came out in 1913, and the last volume, Time Regained (Le Temps retrouvé), was published posthumously in 1927. A monumental exploration of memory, time, and human experience, the seven-volume novel consists of 1,267,069 words. That doubles those in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, making it one of the longest novels ever written.
Above, you can hear Alain de Botton (author of How Proust Can Change Your Life) read the opening lines of Swann’s Way, with the goal of … well… putting you to sleep. His YouTube channel writes: Proust’s novel “is very beautiful – and in a way a little boring too. This is for all those among us who suffer from insomnia – to send you into the best kind of sleep.”
Alain de Botton Presents an ASMR Reading of Proust’s Swann’s Way
November 8, 2023
an unusual woman. an extravagant story. mysteries uncovered.
“On a bright day early in 1885, Zelia Nuttall was strolling around the ancient ruins of Teotihuacán, the enormous ceremonial site north of Mexico City. Not yet 30, Zelia had a deep interest in the history of Mexico, and now, with her marriage in ruins and her future uncertain, she was on a trip with her mother, Magdalena; her brother George; and her 3-year-old daughter, Nadine, to distract her from her worries.” …
“…concrete observations allowed Zelia to challenge popular ideas about the supposed African, Asian, European or Egyptian origins of the “races” in the Americas.”….
…”Impressed by her knowledge of the country’s past, public officials and foreign visitors came to see her and listened carefully as she led them around her home and garden, explaining the collection she was busy assembling. Her garden, patio and verandas were home to an increasingly large number of stone artifacts, a beautiful carving of the serpent god Quetzalcóatl, revered for his wisdom, among them.“…
The Globe-Trotting Scholar Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aztecs
Anthropologist Zelia Nuttall transformed the way we think of ancient Mesoamerica
The writer D.H. Lawrence used Zelia as a model for a fictional character—“an elderly woman, rather like a Conquistador herself in her black silk dress and her little black shoulder-shawl.” Antropo Wikiimage from “The Globe-Trotting Scholar Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aztecs.”
November 7, 2023
a few things Matisse…
This is a photo of Henri Matisse from 1909.
"I started with the secular and now in the evening of my life, I naturally end with the divine."
— Marysia (@marysia_cc) November 3, 2023
Henri Matisse in the Rosaire Chapel at Vence. 1950Dmitri Kessel pic.twitter.com/yNE9GMPYcs
“Matisse and Picasso Were Friends—and Rivals
excerpt from 10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Matisse
On the surface, it may seem Pablo Picasso and Matisse had a lot in common. Both were inspired by the works of Paul Cézanne, both played with unconventional forms and colors in their work, and both were friends of Gertrude Stein, but the men did not take an immediate liking to one another when Stein introduced them in 1906 in her Paris salon.
After several years of rivalry, Matisse and Picasso did begin to enjoy each other’s company. Matisse later said of Picasso, “We’ve got to see each other often, because when one of us goes, there are things the other will no longer be able to say to anyone.”
Yet the competitive nature of their relationship never diminished. They fiercely debated aesthetics and the merits of commissions and many of their works were painted in response to something they’d seen painted by the other. Matisse famously called their relationship a “boxing match.”
November 6, 2023
Stunning. a wunderpus octopus.
Photographer Wu Yung-sen has been deep sea diving and photographing marine life for four years.
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 4, 2023
On a blackwater dive—unable to see the bottom and surrounded by impenetrable space—he chanced upon a rare larval Wunderpus octopus, totally transparent. pic.twitter.com/EuMomBx9Yc
Today’s Culinary Indulgence
from Food Porn on pinterest
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