These days, firecrackers are best appreciated in art –not in real life. Wishing all of you a happy, smoke-free Diwali! The above is a Mughal painting from the mid-1700s by an anonymous artist that depicts royal women celebrating Diwali. It is currently on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
SANITY BREAK OCTOBER 31 2023
How about the winners of a global photography contest titled ‘Our world is beautiful’? Our pick is this photo of Warung kopi—“a place where people meet and hang out” in Bogor, Indonesia.
SANITY BREAK NOVEMBER 1 2023
Here’s the trailer for ‘Ola Ka Honua’—a documentary short that uses gorgeous 3D and rotoscope animation. It is the most unusual and beautiful environmental film we have ever seen. You can see the entire documentary over at Aeon.