• Attention Racing Fans!

    Do you like fast cars? Do you like turning left? Then you’re in luck. This weekend, we’re going to see how just how bananas the Tumblr community gets when confronted with a real live sporting event, in real live time, in reality. We’re talking of course about the Indianapolis 500, a.k.a. the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. The main race begins Sunday at noon Indy time, and even if you didn’t make it to the 7:30am opening of the Snake Pit, we want to see your Indy posts on Tumblr.

    From now through the checkered flag and beyond, tag your Indy 500-related posts with #indy500. Don’t care about racing or prefer turning rightwards? Post your opinions anyway. We believe in democracy! Track the tag now to follow the buildup to race day!

    (Source: editorial)

    May 25, 2012

    Posted by topherchris

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  • Name Jennifer Hom BlogLocation San FranciscoFirst post 2008 Jennifer Hom began life as a Chinese American girl in suburban Long Island, New York. As a minority with few friends, she found happiness in drawing fairies, unicorns, magical flying unicorns, princesses, and flowers. With the help of a terribly optimistic mother, she used her countless drawings of magical beings to enroll at the Rhode Island School of Design. Now graduated with a BFA in illustration and a sweet gig at Google, she managed to find a home with climate control. She is still Chinese American, but wants to be a Broadway star. Also check out… Laci Green Host of Sex+, a weekly YouTube show which covers topics related to sexuality, relationships, body image, gender, and more. Microwhat Before and after pictures of the results of microwaving anything. Drawings On Pizza Drawings placed succulantly on delicious-looking pizza.

    Name Jennifer Hom Blog
    Location San Francisco
    First post 2008

    Jennifer Hom began life as a Chinese American girl in suburban Long Island, New York. As a minority with few friends, she found happiness in drawing fairies, unicorns, magical flying unicorns, princesses, and flowers. With the help of a terribly optimistic mother, she used her countless drawings of magical beings to enroll at the Rhode Island School of Design. Now graduated with a BFA in illustration and a sweet gig at Google, she managed to find a home with climate control. She is still Chinese American, but wants to be a Broadway star.

    Also check out…

    Laci Green
    Host of Sex+, a weekly YouTube show which covers topics related to sexuality, relationships, body image, gender, and more.

    Microwhat
    Before and after pictures of the results of microwaving anything.

    Drawings On Pizza
    Drawings placed succulantly on delicious-looking pizza.

    May 22, 2012

    Posted by topherchris

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  • editorial:

    meetups:

    Curitiba you were amazing. Thank you for making the tumblr meetup yesterday the biggest in tumblr history with 1,500 users coming out to meet. A very special thanks to Lauro and Phelipe for helping get the word out. You were amazing!

    TUMBLR ADORO CURITIBA. Highlights from Sunday’s meetup in Brasil:

    * A One Direction flash mob performance. Really.

    * This quote, from a 13-year-old girl: “I’m so excited I’m shaking!”

    * A wall-sized mural of the dashboard IRL.

    * Brazilian Tumblr trivia: tumblrers = tumbleros; dashboard = dashboard; LOL = euri.

    See more at our Brasil staff blog, our Tumblr hearts Brasil blog and at #tumblrcuritiba.

    May 22, 2012

    Posted by chrismohney

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  • It’s time to officially welcome Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese to Tumblr’s roster of supported languages! This now makes Tumblr accessible in a total of 11 different languages. To celebrate in Brazil, we’ll be holding official Tumblr meetups/events in Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. And in Portugal, we’re teaming up with Vice in Lisbon to celebrate the Portuguese launches. Join us! To turn on these new localized interfaces on Tumblr, head over to your Preferences page to switch your language settings. And be sure to follow Tumblr’s official Portuguese and Brazilian Staff Blogs, too.

    It’s time to officially welcome Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese to Tumblr’s roster of supported languages!

    This now makes Tumblr accessible in a total of 11 different languages. To celebrate in Brazil, we’ll be holding official Tumblr meetups/events in Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. And in Portugal, we’re teaming up with Vice in Lisbon to celebrate the Portuguese launches. Join us!

    To turn on these new localized interfaces on Tumblr, head over to your Preferences page to switch your language settings. And be sure to follow Tumblr’s official Portuguese and Brazilian Staff Blogs, too.

    May 18, 2012

    Posted by jenna

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  • TUMBLR LOVES BRAZIL!

    It’s true, we do. And to prove our affection, we’re hosting three big events in three different cities to commemorate the launch of our Brazilian Portuguese localization and the amazing creativity and diversity of the Tumblr community in Brazil. Come join us for a great time, and we’ll showcase all the cool stuff we have going on and still to come.

    See you soon / Nos vemos por lá!

    May 16, 2012

    Posted by chrismohney

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  • Name Hanging Rock ComicsLocation IndianaFirst post July 2011 Taylor-Ruth makes comics about her life, the world, and the people around her. “I’ve always had a hard time with people, with school, feelings of rejection, loneliness, not fitting in… you know, the struggles all teenagers go through,” she explains. One day, she posted a comic from her personal diary, and the Tumblr community noticed. “I expected everyone to ignore the comic because it was about my life or whatever, but to my surprise it rapidly got notes. Posting the comics about my life was empowering,” she said. (Among other things, Taylor-Ruth loves thunderstorms, horror movies, spooky things, pizza, and hanging out at cemeteries.) Also check out… Why Tuesday? A nonprofit dedicated to increasing America’s horrible voter turnout by asking a simple question: Why do we vote on Tuesday? The answer: Absolutely no good reason whatsoever. At Home on The Range A blog by McSweeney’s in celebration of Elizabeth Gilbert’s new-old cookbook, which benefits ScholarMatch. Submit your family recipes and help build an online folk recipe archive for the ages. Adam F Los Angeles based artist Adam Ferriss presents a sundry of photographic phantasmagoria.

    Name Hanging Rock Comics
    Location Indiana
    First post July 2011

    Taylor-Ruth makes comics about her life, the world, and the people around her. “I’ve always had a hard time with people, with school, feelings of rejection, loneliness, not fitting in… you know, the struggles all teenagers go through,” she explains. One day, she posted a comic from her personal diary, and the Tumblr community noticed. “I expected everyone to ignore the comic because it was about my life or whatever, but to my surprise it rapidly got notes. Posting the comics about my life was empowering,” she said. (Among other things, Taylor-Ruth loves thunderstorms, horror movies, spooky things, pizza, and hanging out at cemeteries.)

    Also check out…

    Why Tuesday?
    A nonprofit dedicated to increasing America’s horrible voter turnout by asking a simple question: Why do we vote on Tuesday? The answer: Absolutely no good reason whatsoever.

    At Home on The Range
    A blog by McSweeney’s in celebration of Elizabeth Gilbert’s new-old cookbook, which benefits ScholarMatch. Submit your family recipes and help build an online folk recipe archive for the ages.

    Adam F
    Los Angeles based artist Adam Ferriss presents a sundry of photographic phantasmagoria.

    May 15, 2012

    Posted by topherchris

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  • TUMBLR TUESDAY: STORYBOARD EDITION If you haven’t already checked out Storyboard, which just launched yesterday, now’s your chance. And here’s a convenient rundown of the stories already posted, as well as the Tumblrs that inspired those stories. Peter Vidani on the Evolution of the Tumblr DashboardTake a look at Peter’s personal blog as well as the home of Tumblr’s Ministry of Design. Confessions of a Michael StipeThe famous R.E.M. frontman visits the Tumblr office for a video interview about his new interest in bronze sculpture and his own art-focused Tumblr. The Morgue Lives!Voyage deep beneath the surface of the earth to the Morgue, a sub-sub-basement where the New York Times keeps all their secrets. Bonus video too. All courtesy of the Lively Morgue. Razistan: Afghanistan’s Land of SecretsA band of photographers publishing their work from the hot zones of Afghanistan, culled from the imagery at Razistan. Things We Saw from His CabTake a ride on an overnight shift with Max Cohen, proprietor of Things I See from My Cab. And of course, don’t forget about the official Storyboard launch meetup on Thursday if you’re in the NYC vicinity.

    TUMBLR TUESDAY: STORYBOARD EDITION

    If you haven’t already checked out Storyboard, which just launched yesterday, now’s your chance. And here’s a convenient rundown of the stories already posted, as well as the Tumblrs that inspired those stories.

    Peter Vidani on the Evolution of the Tumblr Dashboard
    Take a look at Peter’s personal blog as well as the home of Tumblr’s Ministry of Design.

    Confessions of a Michael Stipe
    The famous R.E.M. frontman visits the Tumblr office for a video interview about his new interest in bronze sculpture and his own art-focused Tumblr.

    The Morgue Lives!
    Voyage deep beneath the surface of the earth to the Morgue, a sub-sub-basement where the New York Times keeps all their secrets. Bonus video too. All courtesy of the Lively Morgue.

    Razistan: Afghanistan’s Land of Secrets
    A band of photographers publishing their work from the hot zones of Afghanistan, culled from the imagery at Razistan.

    Things We Saw from His Cab
    Take a ride on an overnight shift with Max Cohen, proprietor of Things I See from My Cab.

    And of course, don’t forget about the official Storyboard launch meetup on Thursday if you’re in the NYC vicinity.

    May 8, 2012

    Posted by chrismohney

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  • editorial: We’re excited to announce the official launch of Storyboard, our new hub for in-depth conversations with Tumblr’s creative community. We’ll be posting regular features on creators working in and around Tumblr’s massively diverse cosmos — writers, musicians, animators, scientists, artists, archivists, chefs, comedians, or anyone else with a great story to tell. Today we’re talking about Michael Stipe, the New York Times, Afghanistan, and the design mechanics of the Tumblr Dashboard. We want to hear your stories too. If you’re interested in submitting a story (or even a story idea) for us to publish, just post it on Tumblr tagged with #storyboard. Our editors will monitor the tag and the community’s interactions there, promoting stories that resonate. And if your story really works, we’ll ask to expand it for publication on Storyboard itself. Last but not least, if you find yourself in New York City on May 10, we’d love to hang out at the official Tumblr meetup celebrating Storyboard’s launch. It’s at Powerhouse Arena, 7-9pm, with drinks on us and several Tumblr celebrity mystery guests (cough Topherchris, Tommypom, cough).

    editorial:

    We’re excited to announce the official launch of Storyboard, our new hub for in-depth conversations with Tumblr’s creative community. We’ll be posting regular features on creators working in and around Tumblr’s massively diverse cosmos — writers, musicians, animators, scientists, artists, archivists, chefs, comedians, or anyone else with a great story to tell. Today we’re talking about Michael Stipe, the New York Times, Afghanistan, and the design mechanics of the Tumblr Dashboard.

    We want to hear your stories too. If you’re interested in submitting a story (or even a story idea) for us to publish, just post it on Tumblr tagged with #storyboard. Our editors will monitor the tag and the community’s interactions there, promoting stories that resonate. And if your story really works, we’ll ask to expand it for publication on Storyboard itself.

    Last but not least, if you find yourself in New York City on May 10, we’d love to hang out at the official Tumblr meetup celebrating Storyboard’s launch. It’s at Powerhouse Arena, 7-9pm, with drinks on us and several Tumblr celebrity mystery guests (cough Topherchris, Tommypom, cough).

    May 7, 2012

    Posted by chrismohney

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  • joey: The Ministry of Design has a flag now. Salute!

    joey:

    The Ministry of Design has a flag now.

    Salute!

    (via ministryofdesign)

    May 4, 2012

    Posted by chrismohney

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  • Exciting fashion news from Vogue and The Metropolitan Museum of Art! For the first time, Tumblr bloggers Jamie, Jillian, and Julia will cover the red carpet of the prestigious Costume Institute Gala on May 7 in New York. Check out the action on their Tumblrs as well as the museum’s live feed. (Photo: PMc)

    Exciting fashion news from Vogue and The Metropolitan Museum of Art! For the first time, Tumblr bloggers Jamie, Jillian, and Julia will cover the red carpet of the prestigious Costume Institute Gala on May 7 in New York. Check out the action on their Tumblrs as well as the museum’s live feed. (Photo: PMc)

    May 3, 2012

    Posted by chrismohney

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