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[Photograph of New York City subway rider by Walker Evans.] He once told me that the creation of a character “starts with looking at all the people on the subway, figuring out how they… Jackie Gleason on creating a character

Exercise, avoid man-made foods, and smile, fercryinoutloud. Lalanne is 93, btb. h/t Boing Boing QotD: Jack Lalanne’s recipe for happiness

A number of Puffin Classics have been redesigned. There’s no way these looked as good when I was a kid. See more of them here. Puffin Classics, redesigned

Self control, bravery and generosity – the three marks of a “Great Heart” according to the Sioux. Self control, bravery and generosity — the three marks of a

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“People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as unimportant, are unlikely to think carefully about anything else.” B. R. Myers The Atlantic April… QotD: How your writing reflects the quality of your thinking

I have seen the future of food. It is spherical; it is puffy; it is delicious.Diversion Wednesday #14: I Have Seen the Future of Food, and It Is Round

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879) was an influential…Knight Attire

Designer credit to come Gigantic literary aspirations are the crosses that some people bear. This is wonderful. Buy this book from Amazon.comAll the Sad Young Literary Men

House of Mystery #251House of Mystery #251