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laughingsquid: Modern Freaks

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:24:11 +0100

Modern Freaks

life: So, apparently, this is what a genius looks like. As LIFE...

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:57:16 +0100

So, apparently, this is what a genius looks like.

As LIFE noted in a March 1948 feature on the so called “genius school”:

The school they go to is P.S. 600, part of New York’s public-school system and the only institution in the U.S. devoted entirely to the teaching and study of gifted children. It is held in a wing of the college’s main building, in whose long corridors the bright little kids from 3 to 11 years old like to stop off for between-class chats.

Offhand, young geniuses would seem to present no immediate problems because they are usually bigger, healthier and even happier than average children. However, an educational problem exists simply because they are too bright for their age. If they are promoted rapidly through school on the basis of their studies they will end up as social misfits, unable to enjoy the society of children their own age. On the other hand, if they are held back with their own age group, their quick minds are apt to stagnate.

Hunter children know they are smart, but they are more humble than cocky about their intelligence…. [A]lthough their interest are advanced, their plans for the future have a refreshing normality. There is a 9-year-old who wants to be a fur trapper, an 8-year-old who wants to be a babysitter and a 7-year-old who wants to be president of the Coca-Cola Company.

Here, LIFE.com presents photos from the feature in the magazine, as well as pictures that never ran in LIFE.

oneofthepaths: OMG, this is so, so real! (via PHD Comics: Not...

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:20:21 +0100

oneofthepaths:

OMG, this is so, so real! (via PHD Comics: Not bad)

I’m not usually one for these cat posts but these ones are...

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:38:26 +0100

I’m not usually one for these cat posts but these ones are pretty cute.

thesmallobject:

We adopted Charlie and Oscar at the same time and it makes us so happy that they love each other so much. (Same pose, different day.)

thillythenny: The Mirror. Swiss directors Ramon And Pedro...

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:09:28 +0100

thillythenny:

The Mirror.

Swiss directors Ramon And Pedro created the heavily awarded short film Le Miroir (The Mirror) that takes us on an amazing transition from a man’s childhood to elderly state all while he is getting freshened up in front of the mirror in the bathroom. Here’s a behind the scenes video showing the making of The Mirror:

THIS IS PERFECT! collegehumor: Magic Transforming Table What...

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:33:03 +0100

THIS IS PERFECT!

collegehumor:

Magic Transforming Table

What once sat 3 now sits close to 5….so 4 - Absolutely brilliant!

Uh. Because this is so cool! sirmitchell: “Audio of the new...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:36:15 +0100

Uh. Because this is so cool!

sirmitchell:

“Audio of the new Dark Knight Rises full trailer with the visuals of The Lion King.”

This is awesome.

thillythenny: Lol

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:53:02 +0100

thillythenny:

Lol

Didn’t know that I would want something like this till I...

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:05:00 +0100

Didn’t know that I would want something like this till I saw it.

life: beautifulcatastophe: My favorite photograph, and a cute...

Tue, 08 May 2012 04:47:12 +0100

life:

beautifulcatastophe:

My favorite photograph, and a cute new twist?
I’m in love.

Hm, now that you say that…

My body has memorized your body.

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:00 +0100

My body has memorized your body,Hands, touch, lips, kiss,My body is suffering from withdrawal,My...

paxmachina: Mobstr - London

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:13:56 +0100

paxmachina:

Mobstr - London

Shit just got intense! littleleaguecomic: Little League #34 by...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:22:56 +0100

Shit just got intense!

littleleaguecomic:

Little League #34 by Yale Stewart

Characters © DC Comics. Creative content © Yale Stewart.

Reblogs are always appreciated!

Also, like Little League on Facebook!

Backyard Scrabble. Love it.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:41:48 +0100

Backyard Scrabble.

Love it.

darksilenceinsuburbia: Haris Purnomo. Acclaimed Indonesian...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:55:40 +0100

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Haris Purnomo.

Acclaimed Indonesian artist Haris Purnomo created a series of life size babies suspended in mid-air like cocoons called ‘Visitation’. (by Honey)

Photo

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:57:13 +0100

tastefullyoffensive: Lawyer Dog

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:12:26 +0100

tastefullyoffensive:

Lawyer Dog

Photo

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:27:05 +0100

Video

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:24:02 +0100

Photo

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:11:13 +0100