The NYT article on Tumblr’s reaction to the Yahoo bid is fucking hilarious
oh my god you guys
“In typical Tumblr form, comedic animated GIFs were used to show people’s displeasure. Like this one of a man with a wide Cheshire-smile on his face walking into a room with boxes of pizza in his hand, only to discover that the floor is on fire.”
I want your to picture that
and then I want you to realize what they are actually referencing
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will never not post this when I stumble across it - tim walker for american vogue, ship made of ice, amazing
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i love mermaids. so here’s another quick doodle from tonight!
Christopher and Conrad
from Conrad’s Fate
by Diana Wynne Jones
if you ever think mythology is boring or serious business or whatever shit
just remember that cerberus, the hell-hound and guard dog of the underworld, comes from the root indo-european word ḱerberos, which evolved into the greek word kerberos, which got changed to cerberus when it went from greek to latin
ḱerberos means “spotted”
that’s right
hades, lord of the dead, literally fucking named his pet dog spot
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Crosswaters Ecolodge
Simón Vélez, architect and pioneer in the contemporary use of bamboo as an essential building component. He invented a new method to build foundations and roofs, which transformed one of the world’s oldest building materials, namely bamboo, into a modern resource.
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so there’s a series of castle-the-tv-show posts in the diana wynne jones tag for absolutely not apparent reason and I am finding that very funny right now.
