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Marilyn Monroe’s Unpublished Poems: The Complex Private Person Behind the Public Persona. By Maria Popova “Only parts of us will ever touch only parts of others.”

Marilyn Monroe’s Unpublished Poems: The Complex Private Person Behind the Public Persona

Did you ever begin Ulysses? Did you ever finish it? Marilyn Monroe did both. 50 Classy People From The Past Who Remind Us What "Cool" Really Means! Our society has come a long way in the past few decades but we've completely forgotten what it's like to be classy.

50 Classy People From The Past Who Remind Us What "Cool" Really Means!

Let's take a lesson from these masters of "old school cool. " Share21393People Sharing The people we aspired to be decades ago are much different than the celebrities we look up to today. The values of our past have nearly vanished, but I'm hoping that if everyone sees this, they might be convinced to get back to our roots. Please share and remind everyone what "cool" used to be like! 30 Abandoned Places that Look Truly Beautiful. Take a tour of the world’s apparently robust supply of statues, buildings, and temples–and witness the surprising grandeur of dilapidation. 1.

30 Abandoned Places that Look Truly Beautiful

Christ of the Abyss, San Fruttuoso, Italy (Italian: “Il Cristo degli Abissi”) is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus, of which the original is located in the Mediterranean Sea off San Fruttuoso between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. It was placed in the water on 22 August 1954 at approximately 17 metres depth, and stands c. 2.5 metres tall. Various other casts of the statue are located in other places worldwide, both underwater and in churches and museums. Via: en.www.lensart.ru 2. (Afrikaans for Coleman’s hill, German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port town of Lüderitz.

Via: photography.nationalgeographic.com 3. Built in Naples in 1981, the futuristic igloos seen above may not be around much longer. Via: reddit.com 4. Hallucinogenic Honey Hunters of Nepal ~ Psychedelic Adventure. If you've ever been to Nepal, it isn't that rare to see someone smoking some Ganja, the good old herb or perhaps booming some Charas from the mountains.

Hallucinogenic Honey Hunters of Nepal ~ Psychedelic Adventure

But to see someone tripping on Hallucinogenic Honey is a rarity. Mother nature has so many gifts for us hidden in plain sight, we would be amazed ... ! 28 Magical Moments Of Children Playing From Across The World. Children, regardless of where they are living, the economic situation they are in, or their cultural background, always find time and creative ways to enjoy themselves.

28 Magical Moments Of Children Playing From Across The World

To them, play is sacred and the most important thing in life, that is why they involve themselves totally in it. Those magical moments of childhood play, when captured by talented photographers, turn into amazingly beautiful photos, which inspire awe and wonder. Here is collection of 28 magical moments of kids playing from across the world that reminds us of those beautiful moments we’ve all experienced as children. Indonesia Image credits: Ipoenk Graphic Image credits: Agoes Antara Image credits: I Gede Lila Kantiana Image credits: Gede Lila Kantiana. 30 Death-Defying Photos That Will Make Your Heart Skip A Beat. 200+ Consciousness Raising Documentaries. Do you feel like having a ‘Movie Night’ without having to go anywhere?

200+ Consciousness Raising Documentaries

The Mystical Universe of Magic: The Gathering. Since the trading card game debuted in 1993, Magic: The Gathering has gone from being a niche hobby to an international phenomenon.

The Mystical Universe of Magic: The Gathering

Today some of its 10 million–plus disciples are so besotted with MTG that they've nicknamed it "cardboard crack. " In this episode of American Obsessions, we follow a professional Magic player who dropped out of college to join the pro circuit, and we talk ... Since the trading card game debuted in 1993, Magic: The Gathering has gone from being a niche hobby to an international phenomenon. Today some of its 10 million–plus disciples are so besotted with MTG that they've nicknamed it "cardboard crack. " Karen J Lloyd's Storyboard Blog.

And we’re back!

Karen J Lloyd's Storyboard Blog

Here’s Part 2 of the interview I did with Pixar Story Artist Matthew Luhn. You can find Part 1 of Matthew’s interview here. Enjoy. So I animated a couple of the army men shots on Toy Story and it was very difficult. But the great thing about the experience was that in the room right next door was the story department. That was the very first time I saw people actually drawing and creating story at a studio. Even at The Simpsons, they have a script first and then the storyboard artists (like most TV shows) just go directly from the script to drawing the storyboards. But what I was seeing at PIXAR was that there was no script. Animation blogs. ThoughtAudio.com - an audio book publisher providing audio book downloads of philosophy and classic literature titles.

CE List: Movies With Truth or Consciousness. One the most widely appreciated forms of entertainment is undoubtedly the realm of film and television.

CE List: Movies With Truth or Consciousness

Pretty well all of us have seen a number of films and TV shows that have made us either laugh, cry, cheer or even at times leave us contemplating why it was ever made. If Hermione Were The Main Character In "Harry Potter"