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1. Week(s) Of Women: December 21, 2018-January 3, 2019: (Entertainment); ... the '90s vibes with this music video, which she also directed. Out now. BOOKS A Velocity of Being: Letters to A Young Reader, edited by Maria Popova and Claudia Bedrick Brain Pickings founder ...; Created on 20 December 2018
2. 7 New Books By Women To Add To Your To-Read List For December 2018: (Books); ... hijab in this graphic memoir. Out Tuesday, December 11. A Velocity of Being: Letters to A Young Reader edited by Maria Popova and Claudia Bedrick Brain Pickings founder Maria Popova compiles letters ...; Created on 04 December 2018
3. 7 Ways to Celebrate Tonight's Blue Moo: (General); ... beginnings.” Couldn’t have said it better myself. How will you celebrate the Blue Moon tonight? Images via Kay Nielsen (Brain Pickings), Xeon24, Deepglade, & Blue Moon Read more at Bust.com: How ...; Created on 31 July 2015
4. Bring Out Your Own Genius With Frida Kahlo's DIY Paint Recip: (Arts); ... An Intimate Self-Portrait also included her own personal recipe for a damar gum-based paint. Luckily, for only-English-speaking Kahlo fans out there, Maria Popova of Brain Pickings posted a translated ...; Created on 07 July 2015
5. Why Do You Stay in New York? Creative Types, Weigh In!: (Arts); ... Everything is immediate and fresh, here. And because I'm young and a little feather-brained, I care more for symbols. I like bodegas and subways that stay open all night, and bridges and pizza and beaches, ...; Created on 27 February 2014
6. Maurice Sendak's Little-Known "Let's Be Enemies" Will Teach You How To Deal With Bossy Peo: (General); You know Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen, but how about Let’s Be Enemies? The charming title is a work by author Janice May Udry, and its 1961 publication marked the beginnings ...; Created on 30 January 2014
7. Andy Warhol Created The Most Magical Cookbook And Children's Books (And No One Knew!: (Arts); ... childlike in the best way: magical and without a hint of condescension. Free and joyous, his pen and watercolors effortlessly skip about the page. As Brain Pickings’s Maria Popova notes, the vivid colors ...; Created on 22 November 2013
8. Dog, Woman's Best Friend: Mary Oliver's Dog Poems Are The Most Moving Ev: (Feminism); ... are some of our greatest inspirations for love, hope, and wisdom. Find more of her love poems for dogs here, and let us know what you think in the comments! Thanks to Brain Pickings and Illinois/Modern ...; Created on 13 November 2013
9. E E Cummings Wrote Magical Fairy Tales For The Daughter He Almost Left Behind: (General); ... I,” “The House That Ate Mosquito Pie,” “The Old Man Who Said, ‘Why?’” and “The Elephant & The Butterfly.” This one's my favorite. Thanks to Brain Pickings Images via Brain Pickings ...; Created on 07 November 2013
10. Mark Twain's Adorable Advice Book For Little Girls Is Super Empowerin: (Arts); In 1865, Mark Twain wrote a picture book entitled “Advice To Little Girls.” The book is delightfully illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky, who whimsically juxtaposes doodles that you might expect in a ...; Created on 30 October 2013
11. Feminist Kids Inspire Second Wave Parents: (Feminism); ... explained that women (and men) just needed to feel the ideas “click” into place. And the best way to help someone have a “click” moment was through a relatable anecdote. As Brain Pickings’s Maria Popova ...; Created on 14 October 2013
12. The Rules of Nonconforming #youredoingitright: (General); ... this little gem of satire from 1968 with the help of Maria Popova’s article on Brain Pickings. Karg’s book uses adorable drawings to sardonically comment on the counterculture of the 1960s, addressing ...; Created on 30 September 2013
13. Dr. Seuss Wrote a Book About Naked Ladies and Peeping Toms (and it's genius: (General); ... this work of genius when it came out, but I disagree with the lovely Brain Pickings article that introduced me to these women in its assertion that the book is “so-bad-it’s-good” or an “enduring reassurance ...; Created on 25 September 2013
14. 5 Awe-Inspiring Things You Didn’t Know About Amelia Earhart: (General); ... are the first woman to feel an urge in that direction, what does it matter? Feel it and act on it just the same. It may turn out to be fun. And to me fun is the indispensable part of work.” Source: Brain ...; Created on 02 August 2013
15. Virginia Woolf Made Zines, Too!: (Arts); Who knew our favorite feminist author was so into DIY culture? Woolf collab'd with her newphews, Julian and Quentin Bell, to create a self-published family newspaper. What started as charming words and ...; Created on 25 June 2013
16. Book Titles As Poetry: (Arts); Since 1993, artist Nina Katchadourian has been reworking books and their titles in her own ongoing visual and literary art project entitled Sorted Books. Katchadourian combs through books, pulling particular ...; Created on 18 March 2013
17. Never Wear Dresses That Are Too Short: Check Out This 1943 Code of Conduct for Women: (Feminism); ... with Romney’s idea that women are simply stored in paper documents, Brainpickings has posted a list of twelve rules dated 1943 (possibly found in a binder somewhere) that any decent woman should follow. ...; Created on 17 October 2012
18. Check Out These First Ads For Famous Books: (General); Damn, Brainpickings always has the coolest book stuff! If you missed last week’s vintage library ads, go look at them now. And then come back. Right back. Because you need to look at these, too. Brainpickings ...; Created on 20 September 2012
19. How About A DATE With A GOOD BOOK? Check Out These Vintage Library Ads!: (General); ... of libraries and reading from brainpickings.org: Reading isn't just a form of entertainment or a way to open your mind--apparently it can also solve problems like being thrown off a cruise ...; Created on 13 September 2012
20. Need Inspiration? Step Into a Fairy Tale with These Vintage Illustrations: (Arts); ... (check out those headpieces!). There’s also a selection of black and white drawings that are equally stunning. You can check out the rest of the drawings here. Images via brainpickings.org ...; Created on 05 September 2012

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