The illustration <n>Escape</n> from the <n>Mindshots</n> series by <n>Sergio Ingravalle</n>.

<n>Marcel Duchamp</n> directs a life-size chess game in Connecticut, 1956. Photo by <n>Philippe Halsman</n>.

A concept of Yutori, or spaciousness, discussed by poet <n>Naomi Shihab Nye</n>. Photo by <n>Imdad Barbhuyan</n>.

A scene from <n>The Truman Show</n> (1998), directed by <n>Peter Weir</n>, starring <n>Jim Carrey</n> as <n>Truman Burbank</n>.

The <n>IBM 2250</n> display unit, first released in 1964.

A still of the character <n>Hotaru Tomoe</n> from the anime series <n>Sailor Moon</n>.

An edit of the character <n>Tinker Bell</n> by <n>Mak McRae</n>.

A <n>Jellyfish bloom</n> in the <n>Black Sea</n>, Russia, 2007.

Album art for <n>9am in Vixen - Single</n> by musician <n>fallen angel</n>.

A still from <n>Éric Rohmer</n>'s 1967 film <n>La Collectionneuse</n>.

Activist <n>Carole Roussopoulos</n> in a still from the documentary <n>DELPHINE AND CAROLE</n>.

<n>Cumulus</n> (2013) by artist <n>Toshio Ebine</n>.

<n>OUT FOR A WALK</n>. Visual by <n>iris wildros</n>.

You cannot negotiate friendship, barter for love, or buy a sense of purpose. Anything meaningful in life is done unconditionally—that is, it’s done for its own sake.

Artwork by <n>nino (☯︎ - ♓︎ - ♆)</n>.

<n>Cursor</n> by <n>Javier Jaén</n> for <n>The New York Times Magazine</n>.

A still from the music video for <n>Darkness</n> by <n>Darren Hayes</n>, 2007.

The planet <n>Neptune</n> seen in infrared from the <n>Keck Observatory</n>.

A still of actress <n>Meena Kumari</n> in the 1972 film <n>Pakeezah</n>.