ab·surd·ism (b-sûrdz-m, -zûr-)
n.
1. A philosophy, often translated into art forms, holding that humans exist in a meaningless, irrational universe and that any search for order by them will bring them into direct conflict with this universe
ab·surdist adj. & n.
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Sometimes tummy hurt and that means you should eat food to appease it. Other times tummy hurt and you should not eat food, lest the agonies increase tenfold. This is one of life’s many difficulties
There are so many places like this in London, shops where the aesthetic is so powerful you want to stay forever. There is a ribbon shop in Marylebone where I would happily live out the rest of my days. (photos @awildflowerinlondon IG, illustration @paijetarne.ai IG)
