A daily dose of inspiration revolving around the arts and sciences.
In a world focused on everything we can't do, be inspired by just a few of the things we've already done.

by The Confused Idealist
A daily dose of inspiration revolving around the arts and sciences. In a world focused on everything we can't do, be inspired by just a few of the things we've already done.
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October 31, 2025
<p>These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.</p><p>Today's <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118749/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">film</a> came out in 1997, and was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It stars Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Heather Graham, and Mark Wahlberg.</p><p><br></p><p>We mark the anniversaries of the births of John Keats and Peter Jackson, and talk about Martin Luther and Halloween.</p><p><br></p><p>Today's image comes courtesy of Dr. Peck's office in Kennett, Missouri, circa 1981.</p><p><br></p><p>Today's poem is by Robert Herrick.</p><p><br></p><p>Help support us on <a href="https://patreon.com/TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. </p><p>You can also support us directly by visiting <a href="https://www.confusedidealist.com/giving-place" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on:</p><ul><li><a href="https://youtube.com/@TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconfusedidealist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://facebook.com/theconfusedidealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/ConfusdIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a></li></ul><br/>

October 30, 2025
<p>These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.</p><p>Today's <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105265/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">film</a> came out in 1992, and was directed by Robert Redford. It stars Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Lloyd, and Tom Skerritt.</p><p><br></p><p>We mark the anniversaries of the births of Ezra Pound, Zoë Akins, Ruth Gordon Jones, and the anniversary of one of the worst days of pollution in American history.</p><p><br></p><p>Today's image is a painting by Angelica Kauffman, and is titled, "Diana and nymphs".</p><p><br></p><p>Today's poem is by Ezra Pound.</p><p><br></p><p>Please help support us on <a href="https://patreon.com/TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.</p><p>You can also support us directly by visiting <a href="https://www.confusedidealist.com/giving-place" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on:</p><ul><li><a href="https://youtube.com/@TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconfusedidealist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://facebook.com/theconfusedidealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/ConfusdIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a></li></ul><br/>

October 29, 2025
<p>These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.</p><p>Today's <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120601/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">film</a> came out in 1999, directed by Spike Jonze. It stars Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place, John Malkovich, and John Cusak.</p><p><br></p><p>We mark the anniversaries of the births of Bob Ross, James Boswell, Fanny Brice, Bill Mauldin, and Henry Ossawa Tanner’s painting becoming the first from a black person to be hung in the White House, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X being published just 60 years ago today.</p><p><br></p><p>Today's image comes courtesy of Worthpoint, and is a photo of Malcolm X taken by The Associated Press.</p><p><br></p><p>Today's poem is by William Ernest Henley.</p><p><br></p><p>Please help support us on <a href="https://patreon.com/TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.</p><p>You can also support us directly by visiting <a href="https://www.confusedidealist.com/giving-place" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on:</p><ul><li><a href="https://youtube.com/@TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconfusedidealist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://facebook.com/theconfusedidealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/ConfusdIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a></li></ul><br/>
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A daily dose of inspiration revolving around the arts and sciences.
In a world focused on everything we can't do, be inspired by just a few of the things we've already done.
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