But that remarkable personality, which filled his work with so much energy, could also verge on some startling egoism.

Here's a self-portrait by Dürer in a pose usually reserved for paintings of Jesus Christ — this was a man of supreme self-confidence.

How did he manage that?

Dürer was obviously an artist with extraordinary natural gifts, one who could render seemingly anything with the utmost precision and detail.

Even something as simple as a hare:

553 years ago today one of the greatest artists in history was born: Albrecht Dürer.

He could turn something as simple as a pair of hands into a masterpiece.

But Dürer was also shockingly arrogant, and he even painted a portrait of himself as Jesus...

'David Thewlis’s performance in Mike Leigh's 'Naked' (1993) is my favorite male performance ever. There’s nothing like it. It’s a bleak film, but it’s so filled with life and passion and it’s so funny.'

--- Ari Aster

Creature from outer space.

The manatee in the picture came close to look at the photographer and was suddenly perfectly positioned in front of the sun's rays.

Winner of the Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year.

[📸 Sylvie Ayer, Florida, 2023]

There was a magic with her for sure!

Excuse me but you need to see this Red Lobster commercial featuring Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector. They had chemistry even then. Forget the Gilded Age. This was their Crustacean Age.

“Old computer pioneers never die, they just lose their physical bits.”

C Gordon Bell, May 2024 😔

Every word out of Rodney Dangerfield's mouth had the audience roaring with laughter (1983)

Understanding Key Aspect Ratios for Stunning Photos and Videos by Ab Sesay via Adorama #CreateNoMatterWhat | iso1200.com/2024/05/unders…

To all the people complaining about Tom Cruise being in The Last Samurai, did you guys even watch the movie?

Tom Cruise is not “The Last Samurai.”

Cruise’s character is essentially a foreign witness to the samurai being abolished as a class during the Meiji Restoration.

The

Absolute unit of a Rhino awakens a pair of Lions

#LunchAgenda : BBQ Sandwich of the Gods

Tucker goes full Russian state propaganda. What a putz.

Machines at the Bottom of the Ocean Witnessed the Recent Solar Storm dlvr.it/T7CCPB

And yet, everyone lives here.

THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T ('53) was the first feature length film to be conceived, written and designed by the illustrator Theodor Geisel – better known as Dr. Seuss.

Despite its initial poor reception, the film has since amassed a cult audience.

See it tonight at 8pm ET.

Oh this is very, VERY good. 🖖🏻😀

Every week should start like this.