Reads tagged with “art”

Weight and Weightlessness: The Science of Life in Space, in Charming Vintage Illustrations

An impossibly lovely primer on how gravity works and why we don’t fall to the center of the earth daily.

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Edith Windsor on Love and the Truth about Equality, Illustrated

“If you really care about the quality of somebody’s life as much as you care about the quality of your own…”

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French Artist Benjamin Lacombe’s Haunting Illustrations for Poe’s Tales of the Macabre

“Either the memory of past bliss is the anguish of to-day, or the agonies which are, have their origin in the ecstasies which might have been.”

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On a Beam of Light: The Story of Albert Einstein, Illustrated by the Great Vladimir Radunsky

The charming visual tale of an introverted little boy who grew up to become the quintessential modern genius.

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The 13 Best Books of 2013: The Definitive Annual Reading List of Overall Favorites

Soul-stirring, brain-expanding reads on intuition, love, grief, attention, education, and the meaning of life.

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Alice in Wonderland Illustrated by Ralph Steadman: A 1973 Gem

Down the rabbit hole of creative magic, one truly mad hatter at a time.

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How Art Can Save Your Soul

“Art can be a source of help with our problems — our innermost problems — the problems of the soul.”

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J.R.R. Tolkien’s Little-Known, Gorgeous Art

An important side of the beloved writer, who was as much an artist of pictures as he was of words.

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Dream of Life: The Ultimate Documentary on the Iconic Artist Patti Smith

“Life isn’t some vertical or horizontal line — you have your own interior world, and it’s not neat.”

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Hans Christian Andersen’s Little-Known Sketches: The Beloved Storyteller’s Illustrated Travelogue of Europe

What made Andersen particularly enchanting was his singular gift for noticing and depicting not only the whimsical, but also the wistful.

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Reads tagged with “art”

An impossibly lovely primer on how gravity works and why we don’t fall to the center of the earth daily.

“If you really care about the quality of somebody’s life as much as you care about the quality of your own…”

“Either the memory of past bliss is the anguish of to-day, or the agonies which are, have their origin in the ecstasies which might have been.”

The charming visual tale of an introverted little boy who grew up to become the quintessential modern genius.

Soul-stirring, brain-expanding reads on intuition, love, grief, attention, education, and the meaning of life.

Down the rabbit hole of creative magic, one truly mad hatter at a time.

“Art can be a source of help with our problems — our innermost problems — the problems of the soul.”

An important side of the beloved writer, who was as much an artist of pictures as he was of words.

“Life isn’t some vertical or horizontal line — you have your own interior world, and it’s not neat.”

What made Andersen particularly enchanting was his singular gift for noticing and depicting not only the whimsical, but also the wistful.

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