October 2009
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early...
– Robert Frost, New Hampshire, 1923
isn’t that what you do? i’m like, it’s okay… i can do...
– marlon
Timewarp: How your brain creates the fourth... →
psychotherapy:
THE MAN dangles on a cable hanging from an eight-storey-high tower. Suspended in a harness with his back to the ground, he sees only the face of the man above, who controls the winch that is lifting him to the top of the tower like a bundle of cargo. And then it happens. The cable suddenly unclips and he plummets towards the concrete below.
Panic sets in, but he’s been given an...
today so far.
woke up cuddling my laptop, went to school with my underwear inside out, and got caught in rain walking to class. fantastic.
I like the idea of taking people outside their element to photograph them. They...
– Ryan McGinley (via fuckyeahryanmcginley)
Dying to Sleep (Science News) →
fuckyeahpsychology:
psychotherapy:
For many people, days just don’t seem long enough. In order to cram everything into one 24-hour period, something has to give. Judging by many surveys of Americans, it’s sleep.
Sleep is regarded by some as unproductive, wasteful downtime. People who would rather hit the hay than the dance floor are told that only losers snooze and that they can sleep when...
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POLAROID RETURNS
so they’ve restored some of the very first polaroid cameras, which are now for sale on the website along with all kinds of polaroid film. of course everything is insanely priced but i know i’ll probably end up buyin somethin, even if it is a $22 pack of film (gah)…
READ UP!
i have a super old polaroid i bought in a thrift store for $2 once, but the colors are really funky and...
The diagnostic madness of DSM-V. (Slate Magazine) →
fuckyeahpsychology:
psychotherapy:
The American Psychiatric Association risks losing sight of that distinction by grimly—and rather inexpertly—debating whether avid shopping should be considered a sign of mental illness. The fifth edition of the association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is expected in 2012. The APA isn’t just deciding the fate of shopaholics; it’s also...