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words to live by

Though having encountered the concept of ikigai previously, these other select Japanese principles were quite new to us—as presented in this review of the upcoming reflection by linguist Mari Fujimoto, which mediates on some of the language’s unique terms and phrases that allows one to gain a purchase cross-culturally as well as examining the deficit in one’s own outlook. All seven of these calming, cardinal notions (plus the thirty odd others covered in Fujimoto’s book) but were especially taken with the aesthetic quality of shibui (渋い) as a corollary to wabi-sabi (侘寂, finding beauty in imperfection) refers to the beauty in things revealed over the passage of time.

6x6

grapheme: the evolution of the alphabet

beamish: the British Antarctic survey have bored over two kilometres into the ice sheet

gingivitis: research suggests that Alzheimer’s and gum disease may share a common cause

magical mystery tour: mapping all the places mentioned in the lyrics of Beatles’ songs

ink trap: an assortment of puzzle and maths inspired typefaces, via Coudal Partners’ Fresh Signals

кино-аппаратом: a look at the pantheon of early Soviet filmmakers (previously) through the seminal work of director Dziga Vertov

paintception

Not only did this “slow meme” phenomenon remind us of the Droste effect (mise en abyme) in Annie Wang’s photography, this recursive challenge strikes us as rather uncharacteristically uplifting and positive, devoting oneself to an undertaking that’s bears our vulnerabilities while at the same time being an enriching exercise—honing goodwill and empathy as well as our painterly skill-set.