Ernstin'

"The lesson here is very simple. But it is striking how often it is overlooked. We are so caught in the myths of the best and the brightest and the self-made that we think outliers spring naturally from the earth. We look at the young Bill Gates and marvel that our world allowed that thirteen-year-old to become a fabulously successful entrepreneur. But that’s the wrong lesson. Our world only allowed one thirteen-yar-old unlimited access to a time sharing terminal in 1968. If a million teenagers had been given the same opportunity, how many more Microsofts would we have today? To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages that today determine success - the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history - with a society that provides opportunites for all."

— Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers (via randomglory)

"The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible"

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quinn’s fascination with our attitudes towards female beauty has repeatedly led him to ancient Greek art. His new sculpture,Siren, is of the model Kate Moss and is made entirely out of gold. Quinn presents Moss as a modern-day Aphrodite reminding us that Moss’s likeness has become as iconic as the goddesses of the ancient world.

Named after the deadly marine seductresses of Greek mythology,Siren transfixes the viewer with her intense gaze. She is positioned next to the Nereid Monument – a temple-like tomb adorned with sea-nymphs. Her contorted body parallels the crouching pose of the nearby statue of Aphrodite (‘Lely’s Venus’).

Statuephilia: Siren by Marc Quinn

shouldadanished:

First SDP teaser!

A sneak peek of The Agnes Movie that is dropping this summer. Following the lives of a couple #vanlyfers cruising around the continent in search for snow and the friends that they encountered along the way. Featuring Dylan Vachon, Dale Bailey, Craig Mcmorris, Will Fraser, Ben Giesbrecht and many more!

Reblog this if you like snowboarding!

busyynothinggs:

“Go to sleep you little babe
Go to sleep you little babe
You and me and the Devil makes three
Don’t need no other lovin’ baby.”

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

sirenusian:

Sirens of Greek Mythology.

The beauty and insite of their song drive men to death.

Purpose

A gift that Gods would die for—mortality—too be shown it is the greatest gift of all. Without it, you are purposeless.

Photo of a photo. This photo was taken on a beach in Kelowna.

This whole picture is out of focus and the subjects can only see through one eye. Perseption is the unfocused one eyed self..?

A photo of photos. A month in Whistler expressed through four photos.