As important as sight is–it’s the most relied upon of the senses–it’s what we can’t see that truly holds power over us. Whether it’s a present wrapped for Christmas, a darkened corridor, or the future yet unwritten, we are constantly held in thrall by the invisible. I think it’s probably because our imagination is always …
They found a shop where everything was dipped in sugar. Candied fruit. Candied hot dogs. Candied broccoli. Even the candy was candied. They melted the sugar and did the candying in the back room. It was there they came up with all sorts of ideas about what might be candied. The faces of the babies …
As the guitarist launches into his solo, the world stops to pay attention. They crane their heads, they remove their headphones, they stop what they are doing and listen. The music reaches a crescendo and tears form in every eye of every living human. He is Muka Famous. This work by @thebeautythatstillremains is licensed under …
Tom Stoppard knew that what went on between scenes was infinitely more interesting than what happened on stage. She is an object of beauty, something to behold, something to cherish. She is allowed no will of her own. But in the changing room, with the eyes removed from her, she sings her true song. This …
Whether you think of this T-rex as something out of your dreams or your nightmares goes a long way to determining what type of person you are. This work by @thebeautythatstillremains is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 China Mainland License.
What do you think about when you see this photo? The amazing blue of the sky reflected in the glass? The architectural wizardry that went into the building’s design? The hypnotic pattern of the windows? I think about what a hell it must be for the window washer. It’s like Sisyphus forever pushing the rock …
The Great Wall is magnificent, but it’s easy to overlook the high cost of constructing it. Laborers and slaves hauled up every brick of the wall on their backs. Just one of those stones weighs an average of 70 kilos. So when you are standing on the Great Wall, looking out at the fantastic landscape, …
There is more than one Great Wall of China. There’s the one everyone knows about, the one that astronauts can see from outer space and was built to keep out the Mongols. Then there’s another Great Wall. This one is not quite as grand, but it has the advantage of being mobile. Basically, as this …
We walk through darkness, day and night. We struggle, step by step. We climb, we fall. And when the light shines down on us, whether it lasts for seconds or for years, let us be dancing. This work by @thebeautythatstillremains is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 China Mainland License.
The fish seemed innocent enough, until the child fell into the water and was devoured by them. That was when the townspeople finally connected the dots and realized all the disappearances in the last year weren’t the result of a crazy serial killer. It was obvious they had executed the wrong man. In the end, …
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