We are nothing. They own our lives.

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haroldlloyds: Happy Birthday Frederick Austerlitz Fred...

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:39:55 -0400

Happy Birthday Frederick Austerlitz Fred Astaire
10 May 1899 - 22 June 1987

“When you talk about Fred Astaire, you talk about heaven. What more can I say?” - Johnny Green, Hollywood Speaks! An Oral History, 1974

“He was not just the best ballroom dancer, or tap dancer, he was simply the greatest, most imaginative, dancer of our time.” - Rudolph Nureyev, 1987

Fred Astaire was simply one of the most influential performers in film history. Not only did he revolutionise the way dance was performed and captured on film, he also had a profound influence on music and hollywood in general. In a time when the world needed something joyous, they got Fred Astaire; a talented, charismatic performer whose charming smile was exactly what movie-goers wanted. Notorious for being a perfectionist and crippled with self-consciousness he floated across the screen with effortless grace that continues to amaze today. Though he was never convinced of it, there can be no doubt that he achieved perfection.

And at age seventy-eight, he broke his left wrist while riding his grandson’s skateboard.
You know, you so-and-so, you’ve a little of the hoodlum in you. - James Cagney on Fred Astaire in Top Hat, White Tie and Tails, from Top Hat (1935)

so much newfriend. too much newfriend to handle.

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:39:46 -0400

so much newfriend. too much newfriend to handle.

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jakewyattriot: rocketslime: aapstra: The Boy Wonder, comic...

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:52:32 -0400

jakewyattriot:

rocketslime:

aapstra:

The Boy Wonder, comic short by Jake Wyatt.

http://jakewyattriot.tumblr.com

can you say INSPIRING? Because wow what

I had forgotten ALL ABOUT this thing. Mr. Parker brought this post to my attention. Turns out I drew this thing like… four years ago? Three years ago?

I love the hell out of Robin, y’all. I have a soft spot for all teenaged vigilantes.

endthymes: jean pierre raynaud

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:51:05 -0400

endthymes:

jean pierre raynaud

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jamesdeandaily: Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean photographed by...

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:48:04 -0400

jamesdeandaily:

Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean photographed by Richard Miller, 1955.

thespacegoat: • Accidentally close a tab? Ctrl+Shift+T reopens...

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thespacegoat:

• Accidentally close a tab? Ctrl+Shift+T reopens it.
• Bananas release dopamine, eat them when you’re sad.
• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC is the one handed version of CTRL+ALT+DEL
• Don’t brush your teeth hard, it makes them sensitive and removes enamel.
• Don’t like spiders? Put citronella oil on your walls and they will not go there.
• Drink one glass of water for every alcoholic drink you have, you’ll get drunk without getting a hangover.
• Get clear ice cubes by boiling water before freezing it
• Heal paper cuts and immediately stop the pain with chapstick.
• If you accidentally write on your dry erase board with a permanent marker, scribble over it with a dry eraser marker to remove it.
• If your shoes smell, put them in the freezer overnight, it will kill the bacteria.
• Make bug bites stop itching with a banana peel.
• Make a paper longer with 12-point text, but 14-point periods and commas.
• Need to get around a blocked website at work? Try replacing the http:// with https://
• Never send your resume as a word file (unless asked) Instead, print it to a pdf file, it’s much cleaner and professional looking.
• Pick a flavor of gum you don’t normally chew, and chew it while studying during a test.
• Place a piece of bread in a container with your homemade cookies and they will stay soft.
• Put a dry towel into a dryer with wet clothes, they will dry faster.
• Put toothpaste on a pimple and it will dry out.
• Practise fake smiling in the mirror every day before going to work/school, you’ll genuinely start to feel happier.
• Rub canola/olive oil on knives before cutting onions, you won’t cry, alternatively chew gum and you won’t either.
• Short on time with a wrinkled dress shirt? Hang it up in the bathroom to steam it flat.
• The night before, place things you don’t want to forget the next morning on top of your shoes.
• Use hydrogen peroxide to remove blood stains from clothing.
• When cleaning windows use newspapers or coffee filters instead of paper towels, they will not leave streaks.
• When microwaving bread products/pizza put a glass of water in with it, it will keep your bread for going spongy.
• When you move into a new place you’re renting, take pictures of any and all damage, then post them on facebook (privately if preferred) so you can use the reference date as proof you didn’t do it.
• When searching plane tickets online delete your cookies prior, prices go up when you visit a site multiple times.

valscrapbook: up by doistrakh on Flickr.

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:46:15 -0400

valscrapbook:

up by doistrakh on Flickr.

razorshapes: Numen / For Use - Tape Vienna / Odeon...

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:45:49 -0400

razorshapes:

Numen / For Use - Tape Vienna / Odeon (2010)

Artist’s statement:

“The tape concept developed further towards a more sculptural architectonic form. It was practically “found” through the act of chaotic wrapping, where a one-dimensional line (“tape”), slowly turned into two-dimensional plane, which then finally curved into volume. The installation was envisaged as a site specific, parasitical structure invading an arbitrary location. The straight lines of main trajectories are stretched across a given area and these tendons are then wrapped diagonally with layers of elastic tape, giving shape to a complex organic form through a process similar to the emergence of such structures in nature. With the further layering of the tape, the figure becomes more and more corporeal as it picks up on the slow increase of the curvature. The interior of the structure is supple, elastic, and pliable while the form itself is statically perfect, as it ideally follows the trajectories of forces, being literally defined by them. In the moment when the audience enters the installation, what started off as a sculpture seamlessly morphs into architecture.”