What We Love This Week, Volume LXXXIII

Published September 19, 2014

Wildfires Take Hold Of California’s Forests

A recent spate of wildfires has seized control over the state of California, laying waste to thousands of acres–and homes–in the process. At present around 12 wildfires are burning across the state, as far south as Los Angeles and all the way up to Yosemite National Park. California is currently in the throes of a historic drought, which only exacerbates the risk of wildfires. The Roosevelts have compiled an impressive–if not devastating–gallery of the fires, and we highly encourage you to check them out.

The Loveliest Photos Ever Taken Of Salvador DalĂ­

Salvador Dali embraced the irrational and bizarre as his truths, digging deep into our unconscious selves only to splash his findings onto the canvas. Such a movement was not unforeseen: in the eyes of surrealists, it was cold, rational calculation that led to conflict, war and alienation seen in the 20th century. If we were to survive as a people, we needed to reject this artificial and harmful way of thinking about the world; we had to look inward as opposed to outward. In other words, you guessed it, we needed to ditch realism for surrealism. And as our photos show, Dali did that in all facets of his life.

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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.
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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.