austinkleon:

Peanuts, November 25, 1951

First appearance of the Beethoven bust.

sarahbelfort:

Sydney police mugshots, 1912-1930

Solaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. I like this one much more in hindsight than when I was actually watching it. But I have to say it’s given much more post-viewing food-for-thought than its cousin, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Now that it’s over, I kind of want to watch it again. It’s much more introspective than the Kubrick, and it’s beautifully shot with some truly “wow” moments. I give it a thumbs-up for when you’ve got some patience to let it linger. Roger Ebert on Solaris. Phillip Lopate on Solaris (“Watching this 169-minute work is like catching a fever, with night sweats and eventual cooling brow”).

“At least 1,500 years old, a 300-foot titan in California’s Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park has the most complex crown scientists have mapped. This photo, taken by Michael Nichols, is a mosaic composed of 84 images.”

4 Freehand Watermark Tracings, No. 1. I never knew that Steve Reich did some visual art stuff, too.

Japanese drum notation for “Dienst Mars” (Service March) by Inukai Kiyonobu, 1865. Western Military Drums in Japan.

Score for Clapping Music by Steve Reich. Video of Reich playing it with Russell Hartenberger, I think. See also the Rise and Fall of Steve Reich.

Throne of Blood is the first Kurosawa film I’ve seen. It’s very Macbeth-ian, but set in old Japan. That dude’s wife is super-creepy and awesome. I loved the minimal soundtrack and the patience with some of the scenes, especially during the first half. Seemed like the last half-hour dragged a bit.

wnbrgr:

i12bent:

Certified genius day, today:

Birthdays of Glenn Gould, William Faulkner and Mark Rothko!

Glenn Gould, a pianist like no other, and a personality whose talent exceeded the narrow arena of the performing artist: Sep. 25, 1932 - 1982

Photo by Gordon Parks, NYC, March 1956 - LIFE

Caption: Brilliant young Canadian pianist Glenn Gould laughing as engineers let him hear how his singing spoiled his recording of the Bach Goldberg Variations after which he offered to wear a gas mask to muffle his songs, at a Columbia recordling studio.

Flag of the former Benin Empire. (via torrez)

WOMEN NEVER LEAVE YOU. More of Austin Kleon’s de-signs. And more.