Just put this together because the visual crossed my my mind.
When I was a child I thought Napoleon was known for the creation of Neapolitan ice cream.
Fact: He was not.
I am comforted to know that I am not the only one who thought this. I at least hope not…
Tags: french, ice cream, napoleon bonaparte, neapolitan
In recent years, graffiti street artists have become international names. I am intrigued, and admittedly unfamiliar with the graffiti / street art scene. I am familiar with names like Shephard Fairey and Banksy, who have had international success. I find the dichotomy between “street cred” versus mainstream success very interesting, especially in a culture such [...]
Tags: art, Banksy, graffiti, Robbo, Shephard Fairey, street art
I think the fates must grin
as we denounce them and insist,
The only reason we can’t win
is the fates themselves have missed.
Yet, there lives on the ancient claim-
We win or lose within ourselves,
The shining trophies on our shelves can
Never win tomorrow’s game.
So you and I know deeper down
There is a chance to win the crown,
But when [...]
Tags: baseball, basketball, george joseph moriarty, inspire, john wooden, poem, sports
Besides writing this blog, I keep a personal journal at my bedside which contains the more intimate writings of my life. It’s also my dream journal. I want to share a dream I had a while back and I am reminded of this dream because I ran into some Japanese architecture, a Tokyo apartment designed [...]
Tags: architecture, Dreams, japan, journal, sketches, sou fujimoto, tokyo, writing
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
-Albert Einstein
A great poster design by Alex Koplin, in collaboration with David Meiklejohn. Please do check out the great work and blog he has going at http://www.h34dup.com/.
That diagram is so easy to understand but so difficult to embrace. I’m sitting here [...]