At Times Poetry Is The Vertigo Of Bodies And The Vertigo Of Speech And The Vertigo Of Death;

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Approaching serious jaguar (by Tambako the Jaguar)

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Who is that cheerful man with the adorably double-braided beard and why is he dressed up as a Japanese schoolgirl? Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft has the scoop: This is Hideaki Kobayashi and he’s known (and rightfully so) as “Sailor Suit Old Man.”

Recently, Japanese sites and Twitter users in Tokyo have spotted an old guy dressed in a sailor style school uniform—a truly unusual sight to behold. People were amused. People were baffled. What the hell was going on?!

Japanese site IT Media met Kobayashi and asked him the question on everyone’s mind: Why do you dress like a Japanese schoolgirl?

“That’s a difficult question,” said Kobayashi. “It’s not really something I’ve thought too deeply about. Hrm. I guess it’s because sailor suits look good on me?”

We hope Mr. Kobayashi has some inkling of just how awesome he is. We can’t stop smiling as we look at these photos. Head over to Kotaku to learn more about “Sailor Suit Old Man,” our new hero of Japanese weirdness.

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams." ~ Ashley Smith

"Infinite players do not oppose the actions of others, but initiate actions of their own in such a way that others will play by initiating their own."--"Finite & Infinite Games"  

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"I think the Earth & everything around it is connected- the sky & the planets & stars & everything we see as a mystery." ~ Marion Cotillard

Tikal-ish by Stinkersmell on Flickr.

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” - W.B. Yeats

GIF IT UP 2015 entry from Juan Ibanez in Sevilla, Spain. Source material courtesy the National Library of France via Europeana. Juan writes:

I was inspired by the bathers of Deauville.

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"In nature there's no blemish but the mind. None can be called deformed but the unkind." ~ Shakespeare

"Dear Future Generations: Please accept our apologies. We were roaring drunk on petroleum." ~Kurt Vonnegut

"America loves vampires, zombies, partisanship, fatty foods, silly cop dramas, @JustinBieber, & sitting on the couch. In that order." #USA

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Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus)

Alessia Iannetti was born in 1985 in Carrara (Italy), where she still lives and works. She enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara, majoring in Painting conducted by Omar Galliani and Fabio Sciortino. Her work, characterized by an illustrative style, is nourished by poetic elements, the artist prefers the classical drawing technique, creating an encounter of hyperrealism of subjects, details and a surreal dimension where female characters, evanescent as spirits, reign in a space between infancy and adulthood.

Florida-based fantasy cat artist Carrie Hawks and her family recently adopted Anakin (“Ani”), an absolutely adorable male kitten born without a pelvis or back legs, describing him as a “miracle”. Hawks has created a comprehensive FAQ about Anakin and his life and runs his Facebook page (link) and Twitter feed (link) so that his new fans can watch his progress as he grows up. Of course, there’s lots of cute videos of Anakin playing.

Anakin The Two Legged Miracle Kitten

llbwwb: Albino Grey Squirrel by Peter Trimming

"I am a little world made cunningly/ Of elements & an angelic sprite/ New spheres & of new lands can write/ New seas in my eyes, So I might"

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I don’t know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should I have done?

Why whale poo could be the secret to reversing the effects of climate change

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Hi by Victor