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[election]

TUMBLING THE INAUGURATION

To top off this election season, Tumblr has dispatched journalist Ari Melber to file a series of interviews, pictures, and stories from people celebrating the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Click below to read the first of the series, in which the leading expert on Presidential Inauguration history explains the significance of having both Beyonce and James Taylor perform, why Obama’s first inaugural address was disappointing, and other traditions to look out for on Monday.

In addition to following our coverage here, you can get in on the action from afar by submitting to NPR’s “Dear Mr. President” (your message to Obama could be featured on the air!) and taking your very own photo with POTUS on GoldRun’s special Inauguration Tumblr. 

And, if you happen to be participating in the festivities on the ground in DC, please submit your photos/commentary here and be part of Tumblr’s community coverage!

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Welcome to Moving the Still: A GIF Festival! We are looking for the best of the best in original animated GIFs, and we want you to submit your original creations. Enter for the chance to have your GIFs exhibited during Miami Art Week in December 2012 and participate in this awesome celebration of the GIF medium, curated by Paddle8 and powered by Tumblr, presented by smartwater.

Submissions will begin October 17th and remain open until November 7th on the Moving The Still blog, where we’ll be publishing submissions on a rolling basis.  

Paddle8 and Chief Council Member Johnny Misheff have gathered a Selection Council from across creative industries who will curate the GIFS for the Miami Art Week exhibition, including MIchael Stipe, Ryan Trecartin, RoseLee Goldberg, Rodarte, Nicola Formichetti, Richard Phillips, James Frey and Vindoodh Matadin & Inez van Lamsweerde. Check out GIFs from the Selection Council on Paddle8’s Exhibition Page. 

Submit for the chance to be included in this groundbreaking exhibition alongside works by the Selection Council and other GIF Contributors such as Nick Knight, Nicolas Fernandez, Adam Dugas, among others. We’re excited to see all the amazing GIF artwork out there. Join the fun!

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TUMBLR TUESDAY: STORYBOARD EDITION

Line Art GIFfiti with Gregory Siff
Siff stopped by Tumblr HQ to bring our favorite memes to life on our office wall.

Inside the Gleefully Obsessed World of One Direction Superfandom
The story that launched a million Directioner love letters and/or death threats.

How Recappers Re-Invented TV Culture
The renaissance of summarizing elevates cultural discourse while making fun of somebody’s haircut.

Capturing Libya: Through a Hipstamatic Lens
Pro photog Ben Lowy spent time in post-election Libya taking iPhone photos and sending us selections of his amazing work.

The Art of the Profile with David Remnick of ‘The New Yorker’
“If you’re really self-satisfied, you’re probably a lousy writer.”

Summer Art Fridays: Photographer Cheyne Gallarde
From poppy fashion to the elegantly retro.

In addition to Storyboard, be sure to follow the official New & Notable blog for quick hits on other new Tumblrs.