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Amandla Stenberg at the Met Gala shot for Tumblr

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Researchers studying the cause of addiction found that rats kept in solitary confinement were more likely to drink morphine-laced water than those that lived in the Rat Park. The lonely rats became addicted to the point of fatal overdose, while the social rats made use of running wheels and nesting areas, sought out positive life experiences, and preferred drinking regular water.

“Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong… the opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.”

Johann Hari ~ TED Talk

the final shots of the ultimate films of Mizoguchi, Ozu and Naruse, which are also arguably their masterpieces

Street of Shame (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1956)

An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujirō Ozu, 1962)