The very first recording of Allen Ginsberg (who once mistook Patti Smith for “a very pretty boy”) reading his epic poem “Howl,” 1956.
Pair with the reading list for Ginsberg’s class “The History of the Beats” and more wonderful vintage literary recordings.
Photographer Imagines What World Cities Would Look Like Without Lights
French photographer Thierry Cohen wants to show you what the cities might look like if they went dark on a clear day, and if the photographer focused on bringing out the stars. His project Darkened Cities shows recognizable cityscapes in darkness under the night sky.
To create the images, Cohen first traveled to locations that are untainted by the light pollution of large urban areas, capturing beautiful night shots of the Milky Way floating overhead.
He then combined these photographs with manipulated photographs of various cities (e.g. San Francisco, New York City, Tokyo, Rio de Janerio) to complete the effect.
Bright lights, big city.
No lights, no city.
(via redpyrat)
(Source: lovely-moonchild)
(Source: atavus, via dawnawakened)
"Life may not simply be black and white, but it certainly looks increasingly sophisticated and aesthetically pleasing when it is photographed that way."
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