folhinha:

demorou já

(Source: rodawfoe, via 51vc)

animalstalkinginallcaps:

OH, HEY. DIDN’T MEAN TO STARTLE YOU. WE HEARD YOU PLAYING THAT FLORENCE + THE MACHINE RECORD IN YOUR TENT.

CAN WE JUST HANG OUT AND LISTEN TO IT? WE’LL BE SUPER QUIET. WE’RE JUST REALLY BIG FANS OF HER WORK. 

life:

Photographer Wayne Lawrence made portraits of people on Orchard Beach in the Bronx.

‘When I started photographing at Orchard Beach, it was at a time when I was getting to know New York, having moved here from California, and I needed a place where I could grow as a photographer and where I knew that I wouldn’t mind spending a lot of time. So going to the water felt natural. I was drawn to Orchard Beach in particular because it’s man-made and has a reputation for being one of the worst beaches in New York. But to most of the people who go there, it’s the best thing happening during the summer’.

(see more here on Feature Shoot)

a-l-ancien-regime:

Jeune Fille délivrant un oiseau de sa cage  After Fragonard (by Kate O’Brien Creative)

[young lady liberating a bird from its cage, imitation of Fragonard at Flickr]

life:

Learn somethin’ new everyday! Did you know today is the National Day of the Horse?

via Today’s Document

National Day of the Horse

Senate Resolution 452 designated December 13, 2004 as National Day of the Horse and encouraging the people of the United States to be mindful of the contribution of horses to economy, history and character of the United States.

So, let’s be mindful of the contribution of horses to the economy and take a look at photographer Fabio Petroni’s beautiful portraits of horses.

allthegirlsarebummers:

Picture: George Takei of Star Trek at the time his family was incarcerated in Rohwer Camp in Arkansas.

Nearly 70 years ago, Executive Order 9066 authorized the U.S. military to remove any person from designated “military zones” without charge, trial or any kind of due process. This Order led to the forced evacuation and internment over over 120,000 Japanese Americans, two thirds of whom, including myself, my siblings, and my mother, were U.S. citizens. I spent over four years in two of America’s internment camps, in Rohwer, Arkansas and Tule Lake, California, simply because I and my family happen to look like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.

Now a bill proposed in the U.S. Senate, S. 1253 (McCain/Levin) would authorize a similar sweeping authority, granted to the President, to order the detention—without charge or trial—of any person even suspected of being associated with a “terrorist organization.” I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw that we hadn’t learned from the terrible lessons of the past.

We are a nation of laws, and we have a Constitution that guarantees certain inalienable rights, including the right to liberty, the right to a jury trial, and the right against unlawful search and seizure. And yet, in times of trouble, how quickly these cornerstones of our freedom are abandoned. We must be constantly vigilant against tyranny and injustice of all forms, especially when it isn’t politically expedient.

Please share this article and write to your senator, telling her or him to vote against S.1253, and to say loudly and clearly: “Never Again.” —George Takei

(Source: apolloadama, via kimyadawson)

uglyrenaissancebabies:

Madonna and Child by Andrea Previtali, c.1515 or, ” Madonna of the Costanzas”

WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH ALL THIS PAELLA?!

(submitted by Emmy Waz)

goddamnhooligan:

my delightful friend seeyounexttweet and i were chit chatting and i got the idea to come up with some mascots for minnesota

(via stuffaboutminneapolis)

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n8yager:

A flashmob in St. Petersburg launches paper lanterns into the night sky.

(via khrushchev-is-my-homeboy)