Reads tagged with “history”
Why the Sky Enchants Us: Our Longing for Transcendence and How Myths Elevate Human Life
“Human beings have always been mythmakers… We are meaning-seeking creatures.”
Declaration of the Independence of the Mind: An Extraordinary 1919 Manifesto Signed by Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Jane Addams, and Other Luminaries
“We commit ourselves never to serve anything but the free Truth that has no frontiers and no limits and is without prejudice against races or castes.”
The Art of Constructive Criticism: Trailblazing Feminist Margaret Fuller Rejects Young Thoreau and Helps Him Improve His Writing
“I can have no advice or criticism for a person so sincere; but, if I give my impression of him, I will say, ‘He says too constantly of Nature, she is mine.’ She is not yours till you have been more hers.”
The John Lennon Sketchbook: A Weird and Wonderful Vintage Animated Film About the Beloved Beatle’s Life, Music, and Philosophy
Quips and prophecies in vibrant color.
Legendary Designer Charles Eames on Creativity, the Value of the Arts in Education, and His Advice to Students
“There is always a need for anyone that can do a simple job thoroughly.”
How the Clouds Got Their Names and How Goethe Popularized Them with His Science-Inspired Poems
“Most pioneers are at the mercy of doubt at the beginning, whether of their worth, of their theories, or of the whole enigmatic field in which they labour.”
An Experiment in Love: Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Six Pillars of Nonviolent Resistance and the Ancient Greek Notion of ‘Agape’
“Along the way of life, someone must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate. This can only be done by projecting the ethic of love to the center of our lives.”
The One That Got Away: The Bittersweet Story of George Orwell and His Childhood Sweetheart
“It took me literally years to realise that we are all imperfect creatures but that Eric was less imperfect than anyone else I ever met.”
MoMA Acquires the Rainbow Flag as a Design Icon: A Conversation with the Artist Who Made It
“Flags are soaring symbols of pride and community, as well as emotional, incendiary sparks for those on the other side of the barricade. They are among the most immediate, primal, and communicative forms of design.”
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