“In This Presidential Election Season, One Thing Is Certain: Candidates Will Rarely — If Ever —

I find everything poetic, and it’s in the corners of my heart which are sometimes mysterious that I catch a glimpse of poetry… I feel a sensation that leads me       into a poetic state…

Paul Gauguin, “Letter to Vincent van Gogh,” 8 Sept. 1888 (via paulgauguin-art)

Introduction to the Body in Fairy Tales by Jeannine Hall Gailey

“Infinity is just an 8 that has gone to sleep.”

Real analysis professor (via mathprofessorquotes)

Subvisual Subway - Bacteria of the New York City subway- Craig Ward

websurfer1994:

me: *overestimates the length of a yellow light and completely 100% runs a red light* me while driving away: I AM A BEACON OF SIN I AM A BEACON OF SIN I AM A BEACON OF SIN I AM A BEACON OF SIN I AM A BEACON OF SIN I AM A BEACON OF SIN I AM A BEACON OF SIN I

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Cats for the 53 stations of the Tokaido, 1847 - 1850. Japan. Via Rijksmuseum

EIDOLON

[noun]

1. an ideal.

2. a wistful daydream.

3. a phantom; apparition.

Etymology: from Ancient Greek eídōlon, “figure, representation”, from eîdos, “sight”, from eídō, “I see”.

[Jana Heidersdorf - The Treasure of Abbot Thomas]

The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)

Shadow illusion

The human brain uses shadows to interpret how objects move. By faking the shadow, one can fake the perceived motion of an object. The red circle moves along a line.

Interactive version:

http://www.malinc.se/m/ModellingIllusions.php