Day 1,622: blush, paragon, decorum, goofiness
At first blush Azuha and Seiko, two geishas in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighbourhood, are paragons of Japanese decorum.
But then they slip into relaxed goofiness.
Artwork of the day
The Kabuki Blushes
James RosenquistDate:1986Style:Pop ArtGenre:figurative
Word of the day
blush: a substance, often a powder, put on the face to add a slightly red color
paragon: a person or thing that is perfect or has an extremely large amount of a particular good characteristic
decorum: behaviour that is controlled, calm, and polite:
goofiness: silliness. in an amusing way:
Quote of the day
“Humans are the only animal that blushes, laughs, has religion, wages war, and kisses with lips. So in a way, the more you kiss with lips, the more human you are. And the more you wage war.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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