David Bowie's advice to creatives in 1997 is even more relevant during these times

The Library of Celsus, Ephesus 🇹🇷 Ephesus, the fourth largest city of the Roman Empire has magnificent Roman structures that still preserve their glory after two thousand years. One of these spectacular buildings is the Library of Celsus which is counted as one of the biggest

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” - A. Einstein (1879 - 1955)

This image illustrates five classical orders of ancient architecture, each represented by a sketch of a column’s capital (the topmost part of a column). These orders are the fundamental styles of classical architecture, each with distinct features. Here is a brief explanation of

When you accidentally find your doppelganger on a painting made over 100 years old.... 😀 🎨 : ''The broken Pitcher'' (1891 AD), by William - Adolphe Bouguereau. Legion of Honor Art Museum, San Francisco 🇺🇸 #archaeohistories

For the first time in 200 years, the Parthenon’s exterior is entirely free of scaffolding on every side. It’s also the first time in two decades that the western facade is fully visible. At least six generations have never seen the monument unobstructed.

JUSTINIAN AND THE SILKWORM HEIST Justinian was determined to increase the economic potential of his empire, and one of the ways he did this was through perhaps history's first act of corporate espionage; that's the theft of the secret of silk from China. For centuries silk had

In a discovery that upends assumptions about prehistoric mobility in Americas, researchers have identified drag marks, dating to about 22,000 years ago, alongside human footprints at White Sands National Park (New Mexico 🇺🇸). These linear traces may be the oldest known evidence

This arrow by mathematician and sculptor Kokichi Sugihara can't point left. Here's how it works: It's 3D-printed with a bunch of curves our brains don't register. https://t.co/Xa32GrI7ii

Stunning shot of a rare snow leopard in the mountains of Ladakh, probably reacting to the shutter sound of the DSLR. Photo by Sascha Fonseca https://t.co/Rd2VGbuJkW

Pablo Picasso 1962 📷Arnold Newman

Incredible explosion of gold from a 1,400-year-old Ginkgo tree. Photo by Han Fei

"Building technology means you don’t have to choose between practicing science, commerce, and art." - @naval

Steve Jobs brought together a lot of different skill sets to create beautiful products. One of my hobby horses in art is that it always builds on itself. Originality is a misnomer if it means ‘totally new.’ It’s really more about using extant ideas with some of your own. Look

Crowd work at an elite level 😂 😂

This is genius. Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsensical lyrics meant to sound like American English—to prove that Italians would just love any American song. And it was a hit.

Aly Raisman asks Simone Biles and the team what their nickname is. "F.A.A.F.O." F**k around and find out

Sorry about the rain, mate, just make sure you go for the full beaver pelt stovepipe hat and you'll be fine!

Arigato!!!

"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." — Hannah Arendt

my friend is 6'5" and told me something thrilling and disturbing once. he said whenever he takes the train during rush hour, he sees the same few other 6'5" guys' heads poking out of the morass of people, like treetops. they have a special 6'5" guys nod and everything