So It Goes

therhumboogie:

By Kaarina Kaikkonen, the Finnish artist creates these huge installations using second hand children’s shirts. The larger pieces resemble the bones of a large ship, the tonal changes of colour that progress from the centre of the installation to the ends, give it an interesting aesthetic. 

theatlantic:

What 100 Years Look Like

Portraits of centenarians

See more. [Images: Karsten Thormaehlen via Flavorpill]

nprfreshair:

Tomorrow on the show David Sheff talks about his new book, Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy. It’s a follow up to his 2008 book Beautiful Boy, which chronicles his son Nic’s struggle with drug addiction. He wrote in the introduction to that book:

I stare into the dark, my anxiety mounting. It is a pathetically familiar state. I have been waiting for Nic for years. At night, past his curfew, I would wait for the car’s grinding engine, when it pulled into the driveway and then went silent. At last Nic. The shutting car door, footsteps, the front door opening with a click. Despite Nic’s attempt at stealth, Brutus, the chocolate Lab, usually yelped a half-hearted bark. Or I would wait for the telephone to ring, never certain if it would be him (“Hey, Pop, how’re ya doin’?”) or the police (“Mr. Sheff, we have your son”). Whenever he was late or failed to call, I assumed catastrophe. He was dead. Always dead. But then Nic would arrive home, creeping up the hallway stairs, his hand sliding along the banister. Or the telephone would ring. “Sorry, Pop, I’m at Richard’s house. I fell asleep. I think I’ll just crash here rather than drive at this hour. I’ll see you in the morning. I love you.” I would be furious and relieved, both, because I had already buried him.

Terry spoke with them both when that book came out.

(via wiigz)