This is how I want to spend my retirement: Work on projects of my choosing, without having to consider financial constraints or whether others approve. Tim Jenison has the same attitude in the 2013 documentary Tim’s Vermeer. In this case, the project is the reproduction of a 17th century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer using a camera obscura. While recreating the painting over the course of several months, Jenison observes several oddities in Vermeer’s painting, such as chromatic aberrations, that suggest that the master himself may have used a similar device. The documentary is produced by Las Vegas magicians Penn and Teller.
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[…] My kids met Santa in front of the supermarket recently. It was big deal for them. In a few years, they’re going to realize that he doesn’t exist, but I don’t think they’re going to be disillusioned. I wasn’t when I found out. Knowing that my parents had stayed up late and quietly slipped presents under the tree now feels more beautiful and important than the idea of Santa. I’m not the first to observe this: Las Vegas magician Teller makes the point eloquently in the 2013 documentary Tim’s Vermeer. […]
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