“Carl Jung thought that deep within us all are powerful inner patterns, which he called archetypes, that shape our thoughts, emotions, and relationships. And one of the most profound is the Lover. “ www.thecollector.com/lover-archet...

“Tight, light-colored cotton breeches gave rise to new military-inspired fashion, with visible leg muscles serving as a sign of martial strength. They were also adopted by dandies who played with extremely eye-catching male styles.” daily.jstor.org/a-brief-hist...

“ICE appears to be reveling in the hypocrisy and double standards that the Trump administration’s unqualified defense of their sickeningly violent and occasionally murderous behavior, against Renee Good and innumerable others, has given them license to indulge in.” jacobin.com/2026/01/ice-...

“The resignations reportedly had multiple causes, but the central one was the sidelining of the Criminal Section from the investigation of the January 7 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross. “ newrepublic.com/article/2052...

“The jury is still out, therefore, as to whether psychoanalysis is a cure, never mind the only cure. At best one can conclude it is as effective as other psychological treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy, which are, however, less labour intensive. “ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

“It’s worth noting that Olivier’s was suppressed by Picasso during her lifetime, and after Gilot succeeded in publishing hers, Picasso refused to see their two children for the rest of his life. But none of this should come as a surprise. “ hyperallergic.com/the-women-wh...

“the French writer lamented that, as people grow older, they inevitably abandon their imaginations in favor of pragmatism. He did, however, present a solution to this conundrum: leaning into, rather than eschewing, a childlike sense of creativity. “ mymodernmet.com/dreamworld-s...

“In “gonzo” writing, the author’s sensory reactions, impressions and literary style rode roughshod over the facts of the story. The idea was that a disregard for conventional “truth” would illumine deeper truths otherwise hidden from the orthodox gaze; “ www.newstatesman.com/world/americ...

“And since they address the sources of political evil, and the compromises individuals allow themselves to make when their government does wrong, watching them today can’t help but generate a shudder of recognition”. www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-g...

“It’s perhaps tempting to write Blake’s visions off as mere flights of fancy – the vivid, but insubstantial, by-products of a peculiarly mystical imagination. But for Blake, they were the key to everything. They inspired his art and poetry “ engelsbergideas.com/reviews/seei...

“The killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, and Donald Trump’s and Kristi Noem’s despicable lies about it, show that we’re all living at the whim of the administration’s masked, trigger-happy goons.” newrepublic.com/article/2050...

“because joy is a part of protest. Joy is a part of pain. We don’t live in these siloed lives where we pick either or… Joy is how we are able to engage and strengthen and support each other… That’s why joy and happiness is infused into revolutionary work.” lithub.com/how-humor-ca...

“Through these works, he documented his journey—his youthful vigor, his love, and early success, as well as the heartbreaking loneliness that marked his later years. These self-portraits not only reflect his personal struggles but also his artistic development “ www.thecollector.com/rembrandt-se...

“Carl Jung believed that within our collective unconscious are deep psychological patterns he called “archetypes.” These archetypes crop up in art and fairy tales. They drift into our dreams. They also surface in how we view ourselves.” www.thecollector.com/how-archetyp...

“Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas were never in any sense collaborators “roped together like mountain climbers.They were comparable, rather, to Picasso and Henri Matisse: rivals who could hardly take their wary yet admiring eyes off each other.” hyperallergic.com/the-dance-be...

“Beneath a surface of political volatility and technological acceleration lie two quietly deteriorating foundations: truth and trust. Their erosion is reshaping the global landscape more profoundly than the events that dominate headlines.” time.com/7343078/frag...

“the contrast between the two utterly polarized styles demonstrates why Sargent is such a superlative pan-generational and pan-geographical talent “ hyperallergic.com/john-singer-...

“attaching himself to everyone from Lee Harvey Oswald to Marilyn Monroe to Charles Manson to Patty Hearst to Norman Mailer, with whom he had—“enjoyed” wouldn’t be quite right—the most bizarre and productive literary collaboration ever” airmail.news/issues/2026-...

“Through a forceful combination of intellect and style, her books found a way into suburban dens where young rebels were in hiding, longing for an artistic culture that might somehow match the political upheaval of the time “ thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/susan-sontag...

“Over the past two decades, the Roberts court has pioneered and perfected the practice. Sanewashing—defined as “attempting to minimize or downplay a person or idea’s radicality to make it more palatable to the general public” newrepublic.com/article/2047...

“Maltese Falcon may be regarded in terms of the narrative purpose it serves in the story; that is, to use a term popularized by Alfred Hitchcock to stand for any object that entices characters and drives plot, a “MacGuffin.” crimereads.com/why-writers-...

“He would quickly move on to portraying single figures dwarfed by richly foliated backgrounds, a genre he called ‘portrait-landscapes’ and claimed to have invented.” engelsbergideas.com/reviews/henr...

“Bardot was more than a film star; she was a cultural icon who appeared at just the right time – as a forerunner and a surprise – to channel, like a conductor, the electric power of French femininity and also, by extension, of Frenchness. “ engelsbergideas.com/notebook/bri...

“The quality and content of our dreams and our sleep could reveal an immense amount of information about our worries,memories, the things we learn, and the condition of our bodies.Dreams should never be washed away with the morning splash of water to the face.” theamericanscholar.org/scientists-i...

“the “blood of all those who loved him,” adding later that he “submitted them to his animal sexuality, tamed them, bewitched them, ingested them, then crushed them onto his canvas.” theamericanscholar.org/the-minotaur...

“in the decade after Scopes, biologists reconciled natural selection with Mendel’s genetics, an achievement known as the modern synthesis. And with biology in harmony at last, foes of evolution beat a retreat” theamericanscholar.org/god-on-the-s...

“The young woman who’d spent her whole life following others became fiercely self-directed. Confidence replaced caution. Courage replaced uncertainty. Her personal grammar dropped question marks and now everything Decca did or said ended with a period.” theamericanscholar.org/making-troub...

“humor seems the best response to a thinker who concludes that life—an unrelenting experience of disappointment and despair, which “swings like a pendulum back and forth between pain and boredom”—is a business “that does not cover its costs.” theamericanscholar.org/compassionat...

“Khrushchev let the US broadcast its tale until May 7, when he revealed that Powers was in custody. The American government was caught with its pants down and Cold War egg on its face. “ daily.jstor.org/unforgettabl...

“Most of the donated art – which includes paintings, drawings, etchings, lithographs and a sculpture – features the painter’s daughter Marguerite. “ www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

“Mann began the war a staunch conservative. Yet by the early 1920s he was making speeches in defence of the maligned Weimar Republic. (In time, and in exile, Mann became the most prominent German opponent of the Third Reich.) “ www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

“They are the antithesis of the half-baked hot take and nothing like the machine-made flattery that’s now permeating so many informational environments. A platitude is a placebo for the mind; an aphorism is a wake-up call.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

“It was her combination of lucidity and ambition that made Sontag so attractive; hers was a “style of radical will,” and we didn’t understand then that her emphasis on style might also be her limitation.” thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/susan-sontag...

“That’s why some experts prefer a different approach: adopting a “nudge word” meant to guide your mindset and actions over the coming year. It’s a touchstone you can return to to remind yourself of your values and vision, nudging you toward positive change.” time.com/7339382/nudg...

“The consequences of Kennedy’s appointment atop the Department of Health and Human Services have been tangible and severe: Historically eradicated diseases have reemerged, killing children; “ newrepublic.com/article/2044...

“It was her combination of lucidity and ambition that made Sontag so attractive; hers was a “style of radical will,” and we didn’t understand then that her emphasis on style might also be her limitation.” thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/susan-sontag...

“He was a skilled and innovative artist who took a step away from strict religious dogma towards a more subjective and expressive artistic vision. “ www.thecollector.com/titian-most-...

“For Heidegger, time is absolutely fundamental to our way of existing in the world. In fact, a better way to think about it is that we simply are time. I do not merely observe the seconds ticking away; I am the seconds ticking away.” philosophybreak.com/articles/hei...

“One of show business's most glamorous – and notorious – images, there's more to this 1957 snapshot of Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield than might first appear.” www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

“The August 2025 ruling is in keeping with legal precedent around censorship. Over the years, U.S. courts have established that obscenity can be a legitimate cause for removing a book from the public sphere, but only under limited circumstances. “ theconversation.com/federal-judg...

“Art and fashion run hand in hand, as artists reflect trends of their era, and designers take inspiration from works of art.Yet some dresses and accessories sometimes become so beloved and influential they create trends even centuries after their creation.” www.thecollector.com/art-most-sty...

“Blurting out some curse words could give you a quick performance boost. It might provide a surge in physical strength and endurance by reducing your inhibitions “ www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/n...

“tribal nationalism always insists that its own people is surrounded by ‘a world of enemies,’ ‘one against all,’ that a fundamental difference exists between this people and all others.” philosophybreak.com/articles/han...

“doubling down on America’s alleged constitutional virtues at this moment will only entrench the dysfunction that got us here. If our aim is to safeguard democracy, these dangerous times call for a long-overdue reckoning with the system’s deep vices” www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-de...

“The Department of Homeland Security has been grotesque and incompetent from the start. In Noem, the department finally has a leader cruel and campy enough to match its stated mission. “ Kristi Noem Is the Villain DHS Was Made For newrepublic.com/article/2044... via @newrepublic.com

“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.” ( The Second Coming - W.B. Yeats)

“The next administration must commit itself in addition to purging the aesthetic rot of Trump’s second term from our national life. Detrumpification must be celebrated as an act of victory and an exercise in joy.” newrepublic.com/article/2046...

“Botticelli’s compsoition conveys the central paradox of God being created by a human, and implications of taking that belief seriously.In all its artistic iterations across millennia,the nativity —the birth of Jesus in a humble manger—remains inherently political.” hyperallergic.com/the-egalitar...

“For this coterie of fraudsters and tax evaders, the past year has been a cresting wave of successes: the abandonment of seeming slam-dunk prosecutions, presidential pardons for even the most egregious crimes” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

“Everyone is selling out or trying their best to. Craven commercialism has replaced creativity. Culture has become “a vehicle for entertainment, politics, and profiteering — but at the expense of pure artistic innovation.” asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...