Other Things I Like
Life beyond research time
Art and Art History
These are some of my favorite artists and artistic currents:
Gustave Moreau and the symbolysts
Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka and the painters of the Vienna Secession
Rene Magritte, the Surrealists, and the Belgian Surrealist Group
Francis Bacon, James Ensor, and a few more Expressionists
Gerhard Richter (the New European Painting group)
MANY, many more (some are in the slideshow - pictures are all taken by me)
Some instructional resources:
Smartify: an app that lets you point to a painting with your camera, and tells you facts about the painting. Also has a nice database of works of art to consult freely.
DailyArt: an app that sends you "art of the day", and has also nice facts and figures.
The free online courses in art history and criticism by MoMA
WikiArt.org, a self-explanatory resource
Some quotes and articles:
"In the world today there are so many questions that can’t be answered but that can be addressed." - Sean Anderson, The Museum of Modern Art
"If you want to create new things for this world, never listen to anybody. [...] Always remember that you have something to tell, and you will make a masterpiece." - Stanisław Szukalski
"Written poetry is invisible, painted poetry has a physical appearance" - Rene Magritte
Memes
Including the evolution of memes, the formation of subcultures, layered memes, and the ever-changing definition of cringe
Pizza (also food in general)
TV Series
All time favourites: The Office, New Girl, Bojack Horseman
Music and concerts
My favourite music genres are rock 'n' roll, electronic, alternative and new-prog rock, and industrial music (Nine Inch Nails, Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson, early Elton John, the Mars Volta, Interpol, & more)
Running and Bouldering