overpronator

On Censorship
Posted by Salman Rushdie, newyorker.com

No writer ever real­ly wants to talk about cen­sor­ship. Writ­ers want to talk about cre­ation, and cen­sor­ship is anti-creation, neg­a­tive ener­gy, uncre­ation, the bring­ing into being of non-being, or, to use Tom Stop­pard’s descrip­tion of…

The assumption of guilt replaces the assumption of innocence. Why did that Indian Muslim artist have to paint that Hindu goddess in the nude? Couldn’t he have respected her modesty? Why did that Russian writer have his hero fall in love with a nymphet? Couldn’t he have chosen a legally acceptable age? Why did that British playwright depict a sexual assault in a Sikh temple, a gurdwara? Couldn’t the same assault have been removed from holy ground? Why are artists so troublesome? Can’t they just offer us beauty, morality, and a damn good story? — Salman Rushdie on censorship

dat-sick:

toile

Painting

koga one

Creepy!

dat-sick:

CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD

埃德溫

And the gods of street photography made mirth

meganmcisaac:

Ive joined the dark side. You can now find me on instagram…

On the contrary, let there be light: Megan McIsaac on Instagram!

quitecontinental:

Rare straight-haired sighting! Love! Cut and style by @angelamsoto of @WhittemoreHouse (Taken with instagram)

This lady is as beautiful as the beauty that she curates.

I pick up my book / I read Bukowski

(via witanddelight)

Conscientious Extended | Meditations on Photographs: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA June 24 1992 by Rineke Dijkstra

Sign o’ the times: Venus as a reluctant young girl

平凡

Is it apparent that the focus of this photo is the workmen on the bridge? If I have to ask this question, then probably not.

giinnyk:

Singapore; Botanic Gardens

Fine example of how a photo that’s not sharp - in fact this is rather blurred - can look beautiful.