
Character Crush (courtesy Reel Infatuation)

Character Crush (courtesy Reel Infatuation)
“There’s no “correct path” to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to art school, getting published, getting signed to a record label. But it’s all bullshit, and it’s all in your head. You’re an artist when you say you are. And you’re a good artist when you make somebody else experience or feel something deep or unexpected.”-Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

Portrait of Otto Gildemeister by Gottfried Joseph Hofer, 1898
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The “Dot” Blogathon
Humans of New York isn’t just my favourite website, it’s one of my favourite things in the world. Period.
Don’t take my word for it, though. Only it can do itself justice.
The companion book, Humans of New York Stories, came out a couple of months ago. I cannot recommend it enough. Brandon, his subjects, and the entire HoNY community are immensely open and giving. It’s beautiful.

Humans of New York Stories

Bookmark? Courtesy of Grammarly.

Garten im Louveciennes im Schnee by Alfred Sisley, 1874
“Don’t you love the Oxford Dictionary? When I first read it, I thought it was a really really long poem about everything.”-David Bowie
Yep!

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