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Look who I ran into in the Houston airport! (at George Bush...

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:46:38 -0400

Look who I ran into in the Houston airport! (at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH))

St. Cyclops. (at Graphite Galleries)

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:00 -0400

St. Cyclops. (at Graphite Galleries)

Shrimp and Grits. (Yummy!) (at Café Fleur de Lis)

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:58 -0400

Shrimp and Grits. (Yummy!) (at Café Fleur de Lis)

Helmut Newton, “Study on Voyeurism 2,” 1989. (at A...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:27:20 -0400

Helmut Newton, “Study on Voyeurism 2,” 1989. (at A Gallery For Fine Photography)

Diane Arbus, Ten Photographs. (Price on Request.) (at A Gallery...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:42 -0400

Diane Arbus, Ten Photographs. (Price on Request.) (at A Gallery For Fine Photography)

Window shopping. (at Shoe Be Do)

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:09 -0400

Window shopping. (at Shoe Be Do)

Marcel Breuer, “Long Chair,” 1936. (at New Orleans...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:57 -0400

Marcel Breuer, “Long Chair,” 1936. (at New Orleans Museum of Art)

“Woman in an Armchair Jacqueline Roque Picasso)”

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:32:01 -0400

“Woman in an Armchair Jacqueline Roque Picasso)”

Wayne Gonzales, “Seated Crowd.” (at New Orleans...

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:24:06 -0400

Wayne Gonzales, “Seated Crowd.” (at New Orleans Museum of Art)

Stoya and Buck Angel (wearing his Infinite hoodie) share an...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:09 -0400

Stoya and Buck Angel (wearing his Infinite hoodie) share an intimate moment during a rooftop photo shoot.

Michael and #fantandi—and George Bush. (at George Bush...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:35:54 -0400

Michael and #fantandi—and George Bush. (at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH))

marissamayr: I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:46 -0400

marissamayr:

I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!

We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.

Tumblr has built an amazing place to follow the world’s creators. From art to architecture, fashion to food, Tumblr hosts 105 million different blogs. With more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 signups every day, Tumblr is one of thefastest-growing media networks in the world. Tumblr sees 900 posts per second (!) and 24 billion minutes spent onsite each month. On mobile, more than half of Tumblr’s users are using the mobile app, and those users do an average of 7 sessions per day. Tumblr’s tremendous popularity and engagement among creators, curators and audiences of all ages brings a significant new community of users to the Yahoo! network. The combination of Tumblr+Yahoo! could grow Yahoo!’s audience by 50% to more than a billion monthly visitors, and could grow traffic by approximately 20%.

In terms of working together, Tumblr can deploy Yahoo!’s personalization technology and search infrastructure to help its users discover creators, bloggers, and content they’ll love. In turn, Tumblr brings 50 billion blog posts (and 75 million more arriving each day) to Yahoo!’s media network and search experiences. The two companies will also work together to create advertising opportunities that are seamless and enhance user experience.

As I’ve said before, companies are all about people. Getting to know the Tumblr team has been really amazing. I’ve long held the view that in all things art and design, you can feel the spirit and demeanor of those who create them. That’s why it was no surprise to me that David Karp is one of the nicest, most empathetic people I’ve ever met. He’s also one of the most perceptive, capable entrepreneurs I’ve worked with. His respect for Tumblr’s community of creators is awesome, and I’m absolutely delighted to have him and his entire team join Yahoo!.

Both Tumblr and Yahoo! share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas by focusing on users, design — and building experiences that delight and inspire the world every day.

http://yahoo.tumblr.com/

techcrunch: “That’s what Tumblr will look like after a Yahoo...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:04:01 -0400

techcrunch:

“That’s what Tumblr will look like after a Yahoo acquisition.”

By Mike Andrew

Philly fountain-swimming season has officially started. (at...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:56:25 -0400

Philly fountain-swimming season has officially started. (at Washinton Monument)

Before sundown. (at Art Museum Steps)

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:50:08 -0400

Before sundown. (at Art Museum Steps)

archiemcphee: Col Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut and...

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:01:54 -0400

archiemcphee:

Col Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut and Commander of the International Space Station, is preparing to return home to Earth. For the past six months he’s provided us all with truly awesome glimpses of our world and countless fascinating insights into what life is like in outer space, aboard the ISS. (What ever will we do without him?) But before he goes, Commander Hadfield has gifted us with a song. It gave us goosebumps and is pretty much one of the best things ever:

With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here’s Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World.

Huge thanks in the making of the video to the talented trio of Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran and Andrew Tidby, plus Evan Hadfield and all at the CSA.

nevver: Peanuts

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:31:36 -0400

nevver:

Peanuts

Vintage tattooing. More here.

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:12:00 -0400

Vintage tattooing. More here.

beejutiful: Gestalta More from Gestalta on Beejutiful.

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:07:06 -0400

beejutiful:

Gestalta

More from Gestalta on Beejutiful.

Meat Without Feet. (at NYCSSC Kickball - Courts A & B)

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:56:38 -0400

Meat Without Feet. (at NYCSSC Kickball - Courts A & B)