A Silence, Serving It Up
The scene: an elegant restaurant. A waiter crosses the floor, headed your way. His dress is formal, his manner both imperious and humble. As he approaches, you can’t help admiring the grace with which...
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From whiskey river: Learn how to meditate on paper. Drawing and writing are forms of meditation. Learn how to contemplate works of art. Learn how to pray in the streets or in the country. Know how to...
View ArticleSitting, Silent, Open-Minded
[Caption: Vicar’s wife (sympathisingly): “Now that you can’t get about, and are not able to read, how do you manage to occupy the time?” Old Man: “Well, Mum, sometimes I sits and thinks; and then...
View ArticleQuiet on the Set
[Image: “Cuando las calles á solas (When the streets are alone),” by Oiluj Samall Zeid. (Found it on Flickr, and used here under a Creative Commons license — thank you!)] From whiskey river: Nobody...
View ArticleLife Goes On (As Long As You’ve Got a Window)
Accra, GhanaChongqing, ChinaAnn Arbor, MI, USAKigali, RwandaCopenhagen, DenmarkAlmaty, KazakhstanKolkata, IndiaIstanbul, TurkeyParis, FranceSantiago, ChileBritish Columbia, CanadaLe Lioran,...
View ArticleAn Image in a Ball of Glass
[Image: “Disembodied Legs,” by Miguel Tejada-Flores; spotted this on Flickr, of course, and use it here under a Creative Commons license (thank you!). The photographer explains, “Disembodied legs...
View ArticleVisualizing the Soul of the Night
[Image: “Termination Shock: The Ends of Everythings,” by artist Andy Gracie. Found it on Flickr, where it was posted in the Ars Electronica photostream, and use it here under a Creative Commons...
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