Caravaggio - The Martyrdom of St Matthew (detail),  1599-1600. Oil on canvas

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Leonardo da Vinci anatomy sketches

Poem by Yamabe no Akahito, from One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse, by Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-1836

Herakles slays Geryon and feasts beside Athena and Dionysos

Se7en (1995) dir. David Fincher

Grief. Painted by Oskar Zwintscher (1870–1916)

They played Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar soundtrack in Cologne Cathedral. Surreal.

Researchers used structural brain imaging to explore how psychopathy is linked to externalizing behaviors. The study found that variations in brain connectivity—especially in emotion and attention networks—may help explain why some individuals with… dlvr.it/TM1cR9

This whole creation is essentially subjective, and the dream is the theater where the dreamer is at once scene, actor, prompter, stage manager, author, audience, and critic.

People under the influence of psilocybin perform more slowly on tasks measuring attention and executive function. But a new study suggests the problem might not be the drug—it might be the traditional lab tests used to assess cognition. dlvr.it/TM2178

Petulance is not power, it is a sign of helplessness. People may temporarily be cowed by your tantrums, but in the end they lose respect for you. They also realize they can easily undermine a person with so little self-control.

Watched Lawrence of Arabia last night. If you tried to shoot a movie like this today, they’d kill you

Only delusions and lies require artificial support. Truth can stand alone. Therefore the true word has no need of superficial, solemn ceremonies. Only lies need such devices.

Eric Clapton & Sheryl Crow performing Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing". What a performance. You know you are good if you can make Eric Clapton smile…