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Name Kyoko Has a Blog
Location Maryland
First post March 2009

Kyoko Escamilla is a photographer, crafter, and apple farmer born and raised in Nagasaki, Japan. From an early age, she’s been passionate about comics and superheroes. Thanks to them, she learned english, heroism, and the fact that not everyone can pull off the cape look. “Superheroes were my first set of friends,” she says. Every weekend, she sells her knitted hats, original photos, and apples at the local farmer’s market. Kyoko has dogs named Bo, Rufio, Tink, Lux, Mowgli, and Theodore Bear. She can juggle, enjoys magic, and is better at Call of Duty: Black Ops than you are.

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92nd Street Y
This world-renowned community and cultural center is focused on its mission of enriching the lives of all who pass through its doors.

What’s the Daily?
World of Warcraft news from a class 80 geek. (That’s a compliment!)

boston.tumblr
News and photos of the world we live in, from The Boston Globe.

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Name Paul Octavious
Location Chicago
First post June 2010

Designer and photographer Paul Octavious is passionate about creating things for himself and the internet. He taught himself how to use a digital SLR while in school for graphic design, and today does work for clients like Nike and The Wall Street Journal. For his Number Stacks project, Paul photographs books stacked by color into numbers and sometimes cheeseburgers. He enjoys making experimental videos and taking photos of blizzards. Paul credits the feedback he’s received from putting his work on the internet for all to see for much of his success. He only has two arms.

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An Illustrated Guide
Short reviews of notable picture books. Beautiful design!

Jesus Year Project
33 is the new 30. A year of self-discovery, adventure, and palindromes.

The Frenemy
A network for fashionable, confident, slightly alcoholic girls.

Photo by Steph Gorlanick.

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Celebrating International Women’s Day!

Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a global celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women and a time to recognize the achievements made by women around the world.

The Tumblr community is bursting with amazing, talented, inspirational women who we love and admire. Check out these blogs run by five of them…

Awesome Shit Women Did
Celebrates the impact women have had on our world by highlighting their incredible accomplishments and contributions to all areas of life.

Britticisms
Britt is a music, arts, and culture writer and researcher, and she writes about avant-garde and independent music and culture here.

Agent 3Z
Zahira’s collection of whatnots, eyebrow raising shenanigans, and the occasional rant.

Thresca
Tere is a web developer, writer, and artist who blogs about her creations and inspirations.

Owsome
Chelsea writes about space exploration, science, and other awesome things with an infectious sense of wonderment.

(photo via nevver)

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Name Rebecca Ladds
Location Toronto, Canada

Rebecca Ladds is a printmaking major at Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto, and her blog is a living portfolio of works from conception to completion. Her primary tools are ink and a ball pointed calligraphy nib, and she plans to study the art of jewelry-making through her upcoming minor in material art and design. Outside of class, Rebecca stays busy with commissioned work, creating art for her Etsy store, and tattooing oranges for practice. She also likes birds.

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Barrett Garese
Barrett works with social, online, and future technologies and he writes about everything from politics to the future of mass media.

The Marshmallow Chronicles
Zachary and Sachi decided to quit their jobs in journalism and become itinerant surf bums for a year. And blog about it.

Peace Corps
Life is calling. How far will you go?

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Name Unified Theater
First post October 2009

Unified Theater is a student-driven initiative that facilitates inclusion of young people with and without disabilities through the performing arts. They partner with middle and high schools, train student leaders, and help coordinate a final production which includes students of all abilities. Founded in 2002 by Micaela Connery when she was only 15, Unified Theater has programs running in 27 schools throughout five states and has let thousands of young people step into the spotlight.

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Private Noise
Pictures of people listening to music. And the music they’re listening to.

Springwise
Your daily fix of new business ideas.

Animals Being Dicks
Exactly that.

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Clark went on a harrowing bulldog walk last weekend that lasted nearly 30 minutes and spanned fifteen blocks!

Some moments deserve more than one angle. That’s why we’re ecstatic to give Photosets a huge upgrade today, giving you new levels of control to tell your stories the way you want to.

1) Photoset photos now open in all their high-res glory on the Dashboard and on your blog.

2) You can now pick a layout for your photos to tell the right story.

3) Tumblr Themes can now make Photosets look and work any way you please with a host of new theme variables:

{block:Photoset}
    <!-- Number of photos -->
    {PhotoCount}
    
    <!-- Integer representation of the layout -->
    {PhotosetLayout}
    
    <!-- JS array of the Photoset column counts -->
    {JSPhotosetLayout}
    
    <!-- Each of the Photoset photos -->
    {block:Photos}
        {PhotoURL-500}
        
        {block:HighRes}
            {PhotoURL-HighRes}
        {/block:HighRes}
        
        {Caption}
        
        {block:Exif} ... {/block:Exif}
    {/block:Photos}
{/block:Photoset}

Enjoy!

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Name The Burning House
Location New York

If your house was burning, what would you take with you? The answer says a lot about your values and background, according to photographer Foster R. Huntington. The Burning House is a living gallery of photographs of the items chosen by people from all backgrounds, from all around the world. “It’s a philosophical conflict between what’s practical, valuable, and sentimental. You’re forced to prioritize and boil down a life of accrued possessions into what you can carry out with you,” Foster says.

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The Changelog
A weekly podcast and blog that covers what’s fresh and new in Open Source.

Sounds of My City
A collaborative, community-oriented audio ethnography of Toronto. This is what Toronto sounds like.

Officials Say the Darndest Things
Cataloging what officials in business and government (and any other centers of power) let slip.

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Name Piano Across America
Location Denver (next up: Chicago)

In April, Dotan Negrin started a journey to develop himself as a pianist. He left New York with his dog, Brando, his upright piano, and a plan to cross the country and perform in improbable public places along the way. Today, Dotan finds a deeper meaning in his experiences. “My mission is to inspire people to create unique projects like this, to pursue their passions. I believe anyone can do anything if they have enough passion,” he says.

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Breaking News
Breaking news alerts from hundreds of sources 24 hours a day. See also: Inside Breaking News.

SCANDYBARS
Like a blog in a candy store!

Fauxgo
A fauxgo (fake logo) is a symbol or other small design created to represent a fictional company or organization that exists only on film.

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Tumblr Android 2.0: Now available on the Android Market

Android users, say hello to the new Tumblr app, rebuilt from the ground up! We hope you’ll enjoy the updated features, including:  

• New interface: A total redesign centered around Android’s hardware and software.
• Manage multiple blogs: It’s now a simple swipe to access your different blogs and manage your drafts, queue and followers on-the-go.
• Create a post:  We’ve highlighted posting to Tumblr so you can share text, images, links, chats, quotes and videos whenever you want.  
• Messages: View and reply to messages for each of your blogs.
• Address book: Find people to follow from your phone’s address book.
• New users: Sign up right from the app.
• Bonus: For quick sharing, you can post anything from your home screen via the Tumblr widget.

Go ahead and grab it on the Android Market!