Tumblr (3.0; @kesslern)http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/““The novel is the one bright book of life. Books are not life. They are only tremulations on the ether. But the novel as a tremulation can make the whole man alive tremble.””<br/><br/> - <em>D.H. Lawrence - great quote, whatever you may think of his work.</em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/9cdKYwwpLhg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/9cdKYwwpLhg/23138290388http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/23138290388Tue, 15 May 2012 21:10:00 -0400D.H. LawrenceEnglishliteratureenglish literatureThe Novelnovelsbookstremulationtrembleman alivelifehttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/23138290388<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9OkN1m4AgIY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Paradis - Hémisphère</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/-LBU6oENj8E" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/-LBU6oENj8E/23008791370http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/23008791370Sun, 13 May 2012 20:48:58 -0400musicelectronelectronicfrenchfrancaisparadisHémisphèreParadis - Hémisphère2012urbanmind-bendvideohttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/23008791370<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3z7vnL9171qlx1sho1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Stow Wengenroth (1907–1978), </span><em>Bird of Freedom</em><span>, 1942. Lithograph, 21 9/16 × 15 1/16 in. (54.8 × 38.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, purchase 42.13</span></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/bBBcspn7EPA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/bBBcspn7EPA/22988369035http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/22988369035Sun, 13 May 2012 15:38:11 -0400apple pieamericanamericabird of freedomWhitneyWhitney Museum of American Artartbald eaglestar spangled bannerflaghttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/22988369035<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ptwmVwlN1qlx1sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Anthony Goicolea <br/><em>Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing II</em></strong><br/><span>2011</span><br/><span>graphite and ink on mylar</span><br/><span>58 x 42 inches</span></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/yt3m8bCVIpM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/yt3m8bCVIpM/22660069324http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/22660069324Tue, 08 May 2012 13:57:58 -0400Anthony GoicoleaWolf in Sheeps Clothingdrawinggraphite2011wolfsheepbeesfine artarthttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/22660069324<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ph5lOVJ31qlx1sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>“Rotating Snakes” by </span><span>Akiyoshi Kitaoka</span><span> </span></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/J1by_Iegyco" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/J1by_Iegyco/22650457678http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/22650457678Tue, 08 May 2012 09:22:33 -0400Op ArtArtJapaneseAkiyoshi KitaokaRotating SnakesRitsumeikan UniversityOptical IllusionsInvoluntary eye movementsIllusionsTricksMind playing tricks on meJapanhttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/22650457678<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pgycK1rG1qlx1sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Blue Marble</p> <p>(The Earth seen from Apollo 17 as it travels to the Moon, December 7, 1972)</p> <p>Probably one of the most widely disseminated photographs of all time</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/p2iSvAaR5-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/p2iSvAaR5-c/22650342851http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/22650342851Tue, 08 May 2012 09:18:00 -0400The Blue MarbleEarthspaceApollo 17photographyhttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/22650342851<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2nht1i6BN1qlx1sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><span>The spin axis of the Moon is tilted by only 1.54 degrees (compared to Earth’s 23.5 degrees), leaving some areas near the poles in permanent shadow while other nearby regions remain sunlit for the majority of the year. One of the primary objectives of LROC is to unambiguously identify these regions. In a six month (six lunar days) period, the LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC) collected 1,700 images of the South Pole covering the same area. Each image was map projected and converted to a binary image (if the ground was illuminated that pixel was set to one, and if shadowed zero) to differentiate between sunlit and shadowed regions. All the binary images were then stacked, and then for each pixel it was determined what percentage of the time during six months that spot was illuminated. Presto - an illumination map! </span></em></p> <p><em><span>- NASA</span></em></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/ZM82aL1lLwg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/ZM82aL1lLwg/21299333896http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/21299333896Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:07:49 -0400NASAMOONSOUTH POLElunardarknessspacecelestial bodiesrocket shipshttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/21299333896<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oTK7DZDKaDY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Cool C - Glamorous Life</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/lqiR_Mjw8zs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/lqiR_Mjw8zs/21296629396http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/21296629396Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:29:22 -0400cool cglamorous lifeglamorousraphip-hop1980sthrowbackchainsglamorous girlsblinghoneyshttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/21296629396<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ry-woy32nfA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Knight Rider PSA</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/CXz8Wvd2Vxg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/CXz8Wvd2Vxg/20558397854http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/20558397854Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:46:01 -0400Knight Rider1980sPSAMarijuanaweedpotsmokepublic service announcementDEAdrug enforcement agency'80sbad actingDavid HassHasselhoffDavid HasselhoffKITTCPUcomputercoppolicehttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/20558397854<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/corY-FZAZog?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lil B - The Age of Information</p> <p><em>“My desktop is made to sedate me</em></p> <p><em>thinking logically</em></p> <p><em> on my laptop for hours</em></p> <p><em>like I’m in college</em></p> <p><em>be honest</em></p> <p><em>asking Google about things</em></p> <p><em>that I should learn about”</em></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/Hvk5jJ25aJI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/Hvk5jJ25aJI/20318865644http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/20318865644Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:04:48 -0400Lil BBased GodBasedraprapperbay areaSan FranciscoOaklandThe Age of informationInformationAgeWest Coast2010PositivePositivityCaliforniaCAhttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/20318865644<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rsnwH6fk1qlx1sho1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>George Hendrik Breitner, </span><em>View of the Singel in Amsterdam, 1889 – 1915</em></p> <p><em><br/></em>Currently <a href="http://www.phillipscollection.org/exhibitions/snapshot/index.aspx" title="The Phillips Collection - Snapshot" target="_blank">on view at the Phillips Collection</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/NWOZMOMHvlA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/NWOZMOMHvlA/20249556564http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/20249556564Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:19:08 -0400Breitnerphotographyb&amp;wBlack and Whitephotoold1800s18891915The Phillips CollectionPhillips CollectionFrenchfrancaiseGeorge Hendrik BreitnerAmsterdamSingelhttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/20249556564<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rsh1dyAN1qlx1sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Henri Riviere, The Eiffel Tower: Five men at work on part of the otp floor at the foot of the “bell tower,” 1889. Gelatin silver print, 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. Musée d’Orsay, Paris.</span></p> <p>Currently <a href="http://www.phillipscollection.org/exhibitions/snapshot/index.aspx" title="Phillips Collection - Snapshot" target="_blank">on view at the Phillips Collection</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/eNd4K6EqPhY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/eNd4K6EqPhY/20249336514http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/20249336514Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:15:01 -0400Henri RivierephotographyphotosmallThe Eiffel ToweroldBlack and Whiteb&amp;w18891800sparisMusée d’OrsayThe Phillips Collectionhttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/20249336514<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1id4wBmsy1qlx1sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gerridavis.net/" target="_blank">Gerri Davis</a>, “Self Portrait w/ Architecture Almost Behind” OOB, 2008</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/lL57TpSGDzE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/lL57TpSGDzE/19965908138http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19965908138Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:05:20 -0400Gerri DavispaintingGerriDavisfemale artistsartartistartistsoil paintingoilself-portrait20082000smodern artcontemporary artcontemporaryhttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19965908138<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ic8mgLQl1qlx1sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DC’s Fat Trel released “Nightmare on E St.” today</p> <p><a href="http://www.livemixtapes.com/download/16533/fat_trel_nightmare_on_e_street.html" target="_blank">Download </a></p> <p>Read <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/fat-trel-releases-nightmare-on-e-street-mixtape/2012/03/26/gIQANcJMcS_blog.html" target="_blank">the WashPo article</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/rOeBI6H-lYM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/rOeBI6H-lYM/19964892993http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19964892993Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:45:58 -0400FatFat Trelraphip-hoprapperDMVDCNightmare on E StE St.Mixtapegreen eyesnightmarewashingtonwashington postWashingtonDCDistrict of ColumbiaDChttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19964892993<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E7t8eoA_1jQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full</p> <p>This is a journey into sound</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/6Hbc2u661hg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/6Hbc2u661hg/19848622081http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19848622081Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:33:07 -0400Eric B. &amp; Rakim - Paid in FullEric B. &amp; RakimEric B.Rakimrap1990s90sold schoolold-schoolthrowbackawesomespectaclepost-modernjourneysoundhttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19848622081<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/95gP3m-uBHA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Eric B. & Rakim  - Follow The Leader</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/h4ds6dRHeDs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/h4ds6dRHeDs/19848511075http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19848511075Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:30:58 -0400Eric B. &amp; Rakim - Follow The LeaderEric B. &amp; RakimRakimEric B.Rap1990s90sGangster1920sridiculoushttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19848511075<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fPGszmU1egQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Cronenberg’s <em>VideoDrome</em></p> <p>“First it controls your mind… then it controls your body.”</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/_j4hwn5mdZY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/_j4hwn5mdZY/19459604711http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19459604711Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:20:00 -0400VideoVCR1980S19831980sVideoDromedavid cronenbergCronenbergCanadaBetamaxVHSRentalhttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19459604711<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/19329735300/tumblr_m0wqxth2Ze1qlx1sh&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>The French know what they’re doing when it comes to this nu-disco house whatever you want to call it</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/ljA5GynPI2I" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/ljA5GynPI2I/19329735300http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19329735300Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:56:00 -0400ilo de pancratefrenchfrancaisnu discohousemusicdancecoolhttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19329735300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0wgp2fBMZ1qlx1sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NWA</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/2kLL1pXStMw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/2kLL1pXStMw/19316716402http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19316716402Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:15:02 -0400NWADr. DreEasy EMC RenComptonComptonComptonCACalifornia90sRetrocool clotheshttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19316716402<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0wgm72Sxr1qlx1sho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NickKess/~4/UnGW0CJTHX8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickKess/~3/UnGW0CJTHX8/19316611045http://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19316611045Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:13:18 -0400Plate TectonicsPlatesTectonicsgeographygeologythe worldhow things arecolorshttp://aesthete.nicholaskessler.com/post/19316611045