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toelle: Anne of Green Gables illustration by Hanuol

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:16:06 -0500

Anne of Green Gables illustration by Hanuol

explore-blog: Quite possibly the best author portrait ever:...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:54:21 -0500

Quite possibly the best author portrait ever: Edith Wharton with her two pups, and other portraits of writers with their pets. For more literary-canine love, complement with The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs, then switch pet gears with Hemingway and his cat.

astratos: * | Mikko Lagerstedt

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:17:11 -0500

astratos:

* | Mikko Lagerstedt

dduane: It was only a matter of time.

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:07:59 -0500

dduane:

It was only a matter of time.

WHEN I FEEL LIKE THE WORLD IS AGAINST ME

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:52:55 -0400

hollywoodassistants:

Props to this smart cookie who got herself a deal: http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681758/meet-the-creator-the-former-assistant-behind-tumblr-turned-tv-show-hollywood-assistants

archiemcphee: Meet Motala, a 50 year old elephant from Thailand...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:02:34 -0400

archiemcphee:

Meet Motala,

a 50 year old elephant from Thailand who lost her front left leg in 1999 after stepping on a land mine left over from ongoing conflicts along the Thai-Myanmar border. When the accident occurred Motala was a working elephant who moved trees for a living. She was simply foraging for food in the forest when she stepped on the mine.

Although her owners tried to save poor Motala’s leg, the limb was so badly damaged that it eventually had to be amputated below the knee. It wasn’t until 2006 that she was able to receive her first artificial leg. It was only a temporary solution, but she successfully learned to walk on it. In 2009 Motala received her first permanent prosthesis, made for her at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) elephant hospital in the Mae Yao National Reserve in Thailand. Because prosthetic legs must be changed according to weight, Motala has been given other legs accordingly and received a new one last year, her third.

A documentary entitled The Eyes of Thailand shows the amazing moment when Motala took her first few steps on her first prosthetic leg. Check out incredibly moving video of that awesome moment here.

For more information on this topic check out the documentary The Eyes of Thailand. (watch a trailer here)

[via The Huffington Post and enpundit]

hydrogeneportfolio: Minimal Posters - Six Women Who Changed...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:58:00 -0400

hydrogeneportfolio:

Minimal Posters - Six Women Who Changed Science. And The World.

daniel sinker: The single worst, most mind-bendingly awful, moment in tonight’s VP...

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:20:55 -0400

daniel sinker: The single worst, most mind-bendingly awful, moment in tonight’s VP...:

sinker:

The single worst, most mind-bendingly awful, moment in tonight’s VP debate goes to Paul Ryan:

Mitt Romney’s a car guy. They keep misquoting him, but let me tell you about the Mitt Romney I know. This is a guy who — I was talking to a family in Northborough, Massachusetts the other day, Cheryl…

perfect: Virginia Woolf’s suicide note to her husband...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:35:36 -0400

perfect:

Virginia Woolf’s suicide note to her husband Leonard before drowning herself.

On 28 March 1941, Virginia Woolf put on her overcoat, filled its pockets with stones, and walked into the River Ouse near her home and drowned herself. Her body was not found until 18 April 1941.Her husband buried her cremated remains under an elm in the garden of Monk’s House.

There’s also 33 Ways to Stay Creative, but this is the...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:55:50 -0400

There’s also 33 Ways to Stay Creative, but this is the original.

thesmithian: barackobama: Well, if this isn’t the best thing...

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:31:53 -0400

thesmithian:

barackobama:

Well, if this isn’t the best thing we’ve ever seen. (via esus4)

[look of the hour]

rorevans: David shared his “Life Changing Bread,” and bread...

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:03:43 -0400

rorevans:

David shared his “Life Changing Bread,” and bread recipe, with us. We think of him every time we bake it.— Hugh Kepets and Jackob Hofmann.

[David Rakoff]

epilepticfridgeboy: How to cope with reality.

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:45:40 -0400

epilepticfridgeboy:

How to cope with reality.

alexsegura: Theatre Converted To Bookstore (via @buzzfeed)

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:54:55 -0400

alexsegura:

Theatre Converted To Bookstore (via @buzzfeed)

washingtonpoststyle: “Peepton Abbey.” View the results of our...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:11:15 -0400

washingtonpoststyle:

“Peepton Abbey.”

View the results of our annual Peeps Diorama Contest.

weaksignal: (via Behind the Cover: Diana Walker on...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:07:54 -0400

weaksignal:

(via Behind the Cover: Diana Walker on Photographing Hillary Clinton : Media Group)

FIRST NERD! dduane: archiemcphee: “As writer John Hodgman once...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:02:59 -0400

FIRST NERD!

dduane:

archiemcphee:

“As writer John Hodgman once said, President Obama is America’s first modern nerd President. He’s a huge Trekkie and loves Superman. A certified nerd.

So when Nichelle Nichols, perhaps best known for her groundbreaking role as Uhura in Star Trek, visited the White House for Black History Month last February, the President and her didn’t just get a photo op together in the Oval Office. Oh no, they got a photo op in which they gave Vulcan salutes.

While flashing a Vulcan salute in public is neither a first for President Obama nor Mrs. Nichols, flashing one in the Oval Office has to be a first for both a sitting U.S. president and a Star Trek star. Perhaps?

The photo was taken back on Feb. 29, but Nichelle Nichols uploaded it to her Twitter earlier this evening, adding, “A photo came to me in the mail that I’ve kept for myself for over a week, but now it’s time to share it with Trekkers everywhere.” Live long and prosper.”

[via Kotaku]

I’ve hugged one of them, and I wish to everything I could have a chance to hug the other.

Everything is gonna be ok.

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:23:18 -0400

Everything is gonna be ok.

specialtrax: Look at this little swimmer bastard! ♥ Click for...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:12:05 -0400

specialtrax:

Look at this little swimmer bastard! ♥

Click for the slideshow.

explore-blog: Mister, Billie Holiday’s dog, found in William...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:18:33 -0400

explore-blog:

Mister, Billie Holiday’s dog, found in William Gottlieb’s iconic photos of jazz greats, 1938-1948.