Edward Gorey, The Sea
from his tarot card set
pen and ink
“Optimism is radical. It is the hard choice, the brave choice. And it is, it seems to me, most needed now, in the face of despair—just as a car is most useful when you have a distance to close. Otherwise it is a large, unmovable object parked in the garage. These days, the safest way for someone to appear intelligent is being skeptical by default. We seem sophisticated when we say “we don’t believe” and disingenuous when we say “we do.” History and fable have both proven that nothing is ever entirely lost. David can take Goliath. A beach in Normandy can turn the tide of war. Bravery can topple the powerful. These facts are often seen as exceptional, but they are not. Every day, we all become the balance of our choices—choices between love and fear, belief or despair. No hope is ever too small.”
— Guillermo Del Toro (via simplybookdrunk)
also not to be a lesbian but hubris is only sexy when women do it, the only exception being prometheus,
I.D. Sarrieri | Wonderland Delights - Embroidered tulle set in Copper Haze | FW2018-19 Collection
When Cole Porter wrote the classic line “fighting vainly the old ennui” this is the exact image he wanted to evoke.
Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek / “Better Living With Alpacas”
Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946)
Hedgehog Model
Model of a hedgehog from Tomb 416 at Abydos (Egyptian faience). New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC. Now in the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.
the best couple
Les Miserables, it has got it all: Drama, action, amazing songs, and – not many people know this – it is very progressive.
Nature Study v.2 (1901-1902) from the chapter entitled “Odd Members of the Fish Family.”
Full text here.
Day Dreams
Cover art for Edwin H Morris and co Music
1930’s