Maria Popova
@brainpicker
Interestingness hunter-gatherer obsessed with combinatorial creativit1
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“Your 185-millionth great-grandfather was a fish.”Richard Dawkins on why there was no such thing as a first human being http://t.co/IKfm7wn4
Why lists appeal to us http://t.co/hp0Qjuju1s
The science of crying http://t.co/RW5ebVwypM
Meta in the best possible way: A dictionary entry for the letter A http://t.co/s6l7W0Parw
A living history of books http://t.co/1o39nPwSlO
"Because it is possible to create… one has anxiety. One would have no anxiety if there were no possibility whatever.” http://t.co/WwgVarWmBI
Study finds reading literary fiction makes us more comfortable with ambiguity http://t.co/aiRe7HxR4X
7 playful activity books for grown-ups to catalyze creativity http://t.co/N2PkwE7vFR
"Primarily, my work was an act of exorcisim ... so I could have peace of mind as an artist." Maurice Sendak, quoted by @dailyheller
"Children's books are a literature of taboos, a literature of hope." Historian Leonard S. Marcus at @SOI128 Maurice Sendak celebration
"We have entered a new age of fulfillment, in which the great dream is to trade up from money to meaning." http://t.co/epyiJ0IzPN
If you missed this little-known vintage gem: Maurice Sendak illustrates Tolstoy http://t.co/FjmlEjqj4H
A surprisingly fascinating animated history of the tulip http://t.co/enexx6QqjI
.@longreads has put together a reading list of great articles by the late Michael Hastings http://t.co/X1A1JPUv3U #RIP
"It is not power that corrupts but fear." Timelessly excellent read by Aung San Suu Kyi, born on this day in 1945 http://t.co/OnNTrxi4uU
Women writers debunk allegations that motherhood thwarts creativity http://t.co/lPn6c40cDy
Love this by @joycecaroloates: To Marlon Brando In Hell http://t.co/hMqAo7t5FB
If you read one thing today, make it Kierkegaard on the relationship between anxiety and creativity http://t.co/4Ul2ZdT0N1
RIP Michael Hastings… Remember him with his 10 timeless tips for aspiring journalists http://t.co/UxWYS5SWXm
Presenting the letter A http://t.co/Xn9zlpKrNx
What makes great children's picture-book illustration http://t.co/sp66dIoVst
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