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Interestingness curator & semi-secret geek obsessed with design, storytelling & TED. Editor of Brain Pickings. I write for @WiredUK, @GOOD & @HuffingtonPost.
65K Posts by brainpicker
65K Posts by brainpicker
How to Write with Style: Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Keys to the Power of the Written Word
brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/01/14/how-to-write-with-style-kurt-vonnegut/
"Simplicity of language is not only reputable, but perhaps even sacred." Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing with style http://t.co/7oWakBlQvW
The grand scheme of a life, maybe (just maybe), is not about knowing or not knowing, choosing or not choosing."
literaryjukebox.brainpickings.org/post/50656962244
"Start with a big, fat lump in your throat...a deep homesickness, or a crazy lovesickness, and run with it." http://t.co/Wrvye5kHax #LitJuke
The Reconstructionists
thereconstructionists.org/post/50347902539/for-more-than-half-a-century-poet-and-essayist
“No one’s fated or doomed to love anyone… The accidents happen.” http://t.co/f1MzUwTaFF
Vintage Ads for Libraries and Reading
brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/11/vintage-ads-for-libraries-and-reading/
Oh what lovely vintage ads for libraries and reading http://t.co/Yohx3yKfKb
Stop thinking about art works as objects ..."
exp.lore.com/post/50494870981/brian-eno-born-on-may-15-1948-on-art
“Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences.” http://t.co/h8DTsL0ihv
In short, unlike me, they didn’t determine what was impossible before it was even possible."
exp.lore.com/post/50494146072/every-once-in-a-while-often-when-we-least-expect
Why the key to success is not to "determine what was impossible before it was even possible" http://t.co/4ElW3eL11U
The 11 Best Psychology and Philosophy Books of 2011
brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/12/22/best-psychology-and-philosophy-books-of-2011/
The best psychology and philosophy books of the past year http://t.co/2w1O8KBuA2
Leaving your kids a world without wild animals feels like a special tragedy. Wild Ones – absolutely fantastic …
exp.lore.com/post/50598677829/leaving-your-kids-a-world-without-wild-animals
"Leaving your kids a world without wild animals feels like a special tragedy." http://t.co/Jo6zdn2ony
This is lovely: plays ukulele anthem at book signing The ace book
exp.lore.com/post/50590929199/this-is-lovely-amanda-palmer-plays-a-ukulele
Weekend treat: Amanda Palmer plays a ukulele anthem http://t.co/2E9JBUXejN
Gorgeous Black-and-White Photos of Vintage NASA Facilities
brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/17/vintage-nasa-facilities/
Gorgeous vintage black-and-white photos of NASA facilities http://t.co/LNJpSffcU4
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