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Name Jennifer Hom Blog
Location San Francisco
First post 2008

Jennifer Hom began life as a Chinese American girl in suburban Long Island, New York. As a minority with few friends, she found happiness in drawing fairies, unicorns, magical flying unicorns, princesses, and flowers. With the help of a terribly optimistic mother, she used her countless drawings of magical beings to enroll at the Rhode Island School of Design. Now graduated with a BFA in illustration and a sweet gig at Google, she managed to find a home with climate control. She is still Chinese American, but wants to be a Broadway star.

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Laci Green
Host of Sex+, a weekly YouTube show which covers topics related to sexuality, relationships, body image, gender, and more.

Microwhat
Before and after pictures of the results of microwaving anything.

Drawings On Pizza
Drawings placed succulantly on delicious-looking pizza.

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Name Pen & Ink
Location San Francisco

Wendy MacNaughton is an artist who likes to draw library denizens, farmer’s market vegetables, and life philosophy charts. Isaac Fitzgerald is a writer who likes to talk about love and heartbreak and booze. Both have questionable tattoos. They’re collaborating on the new Tumblr project Pen & Ink to tell the stories of other people’s body art in words and pictures. You can also submit your own.

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Bess Rogers
1% musician and 99% bitch. She said it.

Recommended Reading
The Minds behind Electric Literature bring you a top-notch fiction magazine publishing directly to Tumblr.

The Clean Beauty Blog
Trends to try, looks to get, reviews to read and news to know of the latest & greatest in clean and green beauty.

staff:

Hoi!

Today we’re thrilled to announce the addition of our 12th supported language on Tumblr: Dutch!

You can change your language settings on your Preferences page and keep up with the latest Tumblr news on the Dutch Staff Blog.

And if you’re in Amsterdam on Thursday, May 31st, be sure to join us for Tumblr’s official Dutch Launch Party!

rachelfershleiser:

In early June, the publishing industry takes Manhattan for Book Expo America. We’re taking the opportunity to celebrate the millions of amazing readers and writers who call the Tumblr community home.

Join us at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe for free drinks, fun swag, mixing, mingling, and readings by Edan Lepucki, Alexander Chee, and Baratunde Thurston.

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Tumblr Tuesday: Brasil Edition!

Name Arte na Cidade
Location São Paulo

Art in the City is a living gallery of public art of all kinds found throughout São Paulo and its outskirts. Kat Draugelis, a part-time English teacher and artist, explores the city every weekend to document new finds.

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As TRAUMÁTICAS Aventuras do Filho do Freud
The TRAUMATIC Adventures of Freud’s Son is an original cartoon by Pacha Urbano, and is translated into Spanish and English.

Maldito HD
Life was easier for famous people before high definition.

Meu CV em Anexo
Horrible resumé fails, because good ones are boring.

Monique Maion
Jazz and blues singer/songwriter from Brazil.

editorial:

ASK AMY POEHLER!

Next week, on Friday June 15, noted comedian, actress, writer, and Dakota Fanning impersonator Amy Poehler will be speaking at New York’s 92nd Street Y in conversation with Indiewire’s Caryn James. Got a burning question you’ve always longed to ask Amy? Just submit your question to our ask box! We’ll compile the best Amy Poehler interrogations from the Tumblr audience, and she’ll be asked those questions onstage and on video. Then we’ll post her answers in animated form for your viewing pleasure. If you want to attend the event in the flesh, get your tickets now. As an added bonus, one lucky and eligible question-asker will get two free tickets to the event. Ask away!

international:

Your International team is proud to collaborate with São Paulo Fashion Week to send six amazing Brazilian bloggers from Tumblr to cover the sights, sounds, and inspirations of the most important fashion event of the season in South America. Big thanks to our partners at FFW, Vogue Brasil, WGSN, Chic, and many other awesome pals for this opportunity. You can follow all the action from our bloggers and friends by tracking the official SPFW tag.

meetups:

Come play ping pong with Tumblr and the Governor’s Ball.

RSVP Here

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Tumblr Tuesday: Portugal Edition!

Name Kalaf Ângelo
Location Lisbon

Kalaf Ângelo is one of the biggest music stars and trendsetters in Portugal. His blog is a stream of his life, his band (Buraka Som Sistema), and the art, music, and people that inspire him.

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Livreira Anarquista
“Anarchist Bookseller” in English, this blog chronicles the daily life of a bookstore worker.

From Portugal with Love
Vintage postcards get the sarcastic treatment to comment on Portugal culture and stereotypes.

Numa paragem do 28
If you want reviews of movies, albums, books, or tv shows, take a look here.