TED speakers can teach you a lot. They’re experts in their subject areas, of course, so the content of their talks are almost invariably valuable, but they’re also great examples of how to wow an audience. And as some of the top minds in the country, they’re also good for one more thing — recommending books.
Recently the TED blog did fans of their events a favor, rounding up a massive list of 58 books recommended by some of TED’s top speakers over the years. If you’re looking to fill up your own bookshelves or e-reader with everything from graphic novels to history to poetry, then it’s worth checking out in full.
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Sharing the viewfinder
"The “gaze” is a term that describes how viewers engage with visual media. Originating in film theory and criticism in the 1970s, the gaze refers to how we look at visual representations. These include advertisements, [...]
Werner Herzog – Lo And Behold: Reveries of the Connected World – Official Trailer
Legendary master filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) examines the past, present and constantly evolving future of the Internet in Lo and Behold: Reveries of the [...]
18 Photos Of Celebrities Before And After Photoshop
Celebrities already have an arsenal of image improvement tricks, like make-up, the best personal trainers, plastic surgery, and the list goes on. That list also includes tweaks and touch-ups using Photoshop software. Read more [...]
The 45 most seductive women of all time
From the article at buro24/7.com.au: "What makes a woman seductive? If you ask Leonardo da Vinci, it's the mysterious, beguiling smile of a certain Mona Lisa. For Botticelli, it was tendrils of golden locks swirling [...]
The great art cover-up: Renaissance nudity still has power to shock
From the article by Jonathon Jones in The Guardian: Sistine Chapel buttocks are veiled, while Leonardo’s Leda was so saucy she was destroyed. But prudish censorship only confirms the pulling power of art. You never [...]
Article: If famous works of romantic fiction were written while dating in 2016
From the article from The Daily Life by Clem Bastow: "Last week, after another no-show Tinder date, I poured my heart out in a Facebook status (diaries are for chumps): despite my enduring optimism about meeting [...]
Quotes of the Day
Quote of the Day – February 4 2021
“The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life.” Sigmund Freud, Sexuality and the Psychology of Love [...]
Quote of the Day – February 3 2021
“In this land some of us fuck more than we die but most of us die better than we fuck” Charles Bukowski, Love Is a Dog from Hell An evolutionary arms race? Biology fascinates me [...]
Quote of the Day – February 2 2021
Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye traffics in feelings, not in thoughts. Walker Evans Quotes for Lovers who talk [...]
What I’m Reading
What I’m reading – ‘The Greatest Wisdom – A Philosopher, Poet and Athlete’ by Zac Scy
Excerpt from her post: "This morning I woke up to the news that the greatest of all time, Muhammad Ali, had passed away. I’d like to share some of his quotes and thoughts with you [...]
What I’m reading – Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
“This extraordinary, wildly entertaining book sheds new light on the Age of Disruption. What does it take to make a meaningful difference? And how can you apply this insight to your own life? By debunking [...]
What I’m reading… Joy St James aka ‘The Scholarly Slut’
Her latest post: Trumpschmerz She describes herself as a postmodern Moll Flanders. Adventuress, transgressor, verbal ecdysiast, and yogini. Recovering prude, former nerd, brainy bimbo. Her essays and erotica have appeared in various print anthologies and [...]
What I’m reading… Sexuality in Western Art
The book covers art from the so-called "prehistoric Venuses," cave paintings and carvings and takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the whole of western art (with a few diversions to eastern art such [...]
What I’m reading: Two Decades Naked by Leigh Hopkinson
From the article in The Guardian Is working as a stripper honestly empowering? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself since I quit stripping 18 months ago, after spending two decades naked. It’s also a [...]
What I’m reading… ‘David Bailey’s Democracy’
From An Introduction by Desmond Morris... When viewing these portraits it is important to make a distinction between nudity and nakedness. To me, these are naked bodies but they are not nudes. Traditionally the nude [...]
