State Street

Dispatches, Michael Herr.

vintageanchor:

“She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.”
― Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

Norton Anthology of Poetry, 3rd edition

I found the damned thing.  It was on the bookshelf in the poetry section in plain sight.

mediumaevum:

A woman teaching geometry, from a 14th century illustration attributed to Abelard of Bath

In this 14th century illustration from a copy of Euclid’s Elements, a woman is shown holding a compass and square, teaching geometry to a group of monks.

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life:

Not originally published in LIFE magazine. Lauren Bacall at Gotham Hotel, New York, 1945.

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quixoticquestor:

A Logical Fallacy…

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vintageanchor:

“I’d like to go out in the front yard and shout something. “None of this is worth it!” That’s what I’d like people to hear.”
― Raymond Carver, Elephant And Other Stories

Short-story writer and poet Raymond Carver was born today in 1938. He died 1988, and would have been 74 this year.

I shall read some of his poetry today.

wwnorton:

19 Sweet and Savory Oatmeal Toppings courtesy of soon-to-be Norton cookbook author J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (@TheFoodLab) on Serious Eats. 

Why didn’t I think of this?

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