Reads from 2013

Can Money Buy Us Happiness? The Psychology of Materialism, Animated

Experiences vs. things, or why the emotional rewards of pro-social spending outshine those of self-interest.

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How to Read Faster: Bill Cosby’s Three Proven Strategies

“Nobody gets something for nothing in the reading game.”

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Beautiful 1921 Woodcuts by Virginia Woolf’s Sister

Black-and-white beauty from a rare vintage edition.

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A charming and unexpected adventure story by one of today’s most extraordinary young comic artists.

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How to Write with Style: Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Keys to the Power of the Written Word

“The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not.”

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Benjamin Franklin on True Happiness and the Two Ways of Attaining It

“There are two ways of being happy: We may either diminish our wants or augment our means — either will do — the result in the same; and it is for each man to decide for himself, and do that which happens to be the easiest.”

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Gorgeous Vintage British Road Safety Ads, 1939-1946

“Lookout in the blackout — think before you cross the road.”

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The Edge: Hunter S. Thompson on Life and Death, Animated

“The only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.”

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“A principal fruit of friendship, is the ease and discharge of the fulness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce.”

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Head Garden: A Lyrical Animated Film by Lilli Carré

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Reads from 2013

Can Money Buy Us Happiness? The Psychology of Materialism, Animated

Experiences vs. things, or why the emotional rewards of pro-social spending outshine those of self-interest.

How to Read Faster: Bill Cosby’s Three Proven Strategies

“Nobody gets something for nothing in the reading game.”

Beautiful 1921 Woodcuts by Virginia Woolf’s Sister

Black-and-white beauty from a rare vintage edition.

The Night Riders

A charming and unexpected adventure story by one of today’s most extraordinary young comic artists.

How to Write with Style: Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Keys to the Power of the Written Word

“The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not.”

Benjamin Franklin on True Happiness and the Two Ways of Attaining It

“There are two ways of being happy: We may either diminish our wants or augment our means — either will do — the result in the same; and it is for each man to decide for himself, and do that which happens to be the easiest.”

Gorgeous Vintage British Road Safety Ads, 1939-1946

“Lookout in the blackout — think before you cross the road.”

The Edge: Hunter S. Thompson on Life and Death, Animated

“The only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.”

Francis Bacon on Friendship

“A principal fruit of friendship, is the ease and discharge of the fulness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce.”

Head Garden: A Lyrical Animated Film by Lilli Carré

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Reads from 2013

Experiences vs. things, or why the emotional rewards of pro-social spending outshine those of self-interest.

“Nobody gets something for nothing in the reading game.”

Black-and-white beauty from a rare vintage edition.

A charming and unexpected adventure story by one of today’s most extraordinary young comic artists.

“The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not.”

“There are two ways of being happy: We may either diminish our wants or augment our means — either will do — the result in the same; and it is for each man to decide for himself, and do that which happens to be the easiest.”

“Lookout in the blackout — think before you cross the road.”

“The only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.”

“A principal fruit of friendship, is the ease and discharge of the fulness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce.”

View Full Site