A list of beautiful things #16

The unseen moon

Faith Ringgold, Matisse’s Model: The French Collection Part I, #5 (1991). Saw this recently in a book of her works, American People, at the Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle.

• I’d love to get a note like this.

• I hope they never know the fate of our climate.

• The moon is not in this painting, but you can tell how bright it is in the night sky by looking at its reflection in the river.

• “When [happiness] wants to leave, let it leave. You can’t force it to stay.”

• I do not regret following this account on Twitter.

• This is exactly what it feels like to stand beneath the trees on an early spring day.

• What a profound way to honor your partner’s life.

• Stop squabbling over the right solutions. They’re all important.

• “I mean, just look at this thing. I can’t imagine a more beautiful thing.”

• I’ve never seen this before. Korean stained glass … cloth.

• Do something wonderful for yourself and make this at home.

• I scored an 8.5 on this quiz. What did you get?

• The final meeting of two lovers.

And some little things from me …

• On persistence.

• I interviewed a philosopher who weighs the ethics of caring about humans living in the very far future…

• … And a heavy metal rocker from Botswana who shares why metalheads in his country wear cowboy hats.

• Another way to ask someone about their ethnicity.

• My book tour schedule! See if you’re in one of these cities and come out and say hi.

• And lastly: If you preorder my new book, I will personally send you a little zine and a handmade drawing. Please consider buying it today. It comes out (and ships out!) on September 20.