Canadian scientists identify two new species of dinosaurs that could help fill in evolutionary gaps
A team of five Canadian scientists has identified two new species of dinosaurs from the famous fossil beds of southern Alberta, including one that points to the pivotal North American evolution of a family of pint-sized, plant-eating creatures related to the triceratops. (Illustration: Julius Csotonyi)
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Name SciFiction.com
Location Los Angeles, CaliforniaOwen Cotter is known by his friends as “The Captain” and within the sci-fi community as “the Human Star Trek Encyclopedia.” As a recognized expert, he showcases his unique gift of memory for science fiction at conventions, events, and industry gatherings around the country. Inspired by SciFiction, a Hugo award-winning literary project formerly run by SyFy, Owen is redeveloping SciFiction.com into a global information portal for the sci-fi community. Owen loves William Shatner, technology, and Texas Hold’em poker charity tournaments.
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The Lively Morgue
If The New York Times posted 10 new archival pictures every weekday, they wouldn’t have the whole thing online until 3935. Better get started.Hank Green and John Green
Hank is a musician and John is an author, but together they’re better known as the Vlogbrothers. DFTBA!Tegan and Sara
Born in Calgary, Tegan and Sara began their musical path in 1995 and have released six albums.
Tumblr Tuesday Special Halloween Edition!
Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31. It commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o’-lanterns and… AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Aaarz amarah ragazzah grh! Harmanbargarh! TUMBLAA! Unggg gaäahgad glaraagh? BRAINZZZ! BRAAAAAAINZZZ!!
FY Halloween Costumes
Have a great costume that just needs to be seen? Make your submission now!Looking Good, Feeling Good
Ricky’s is a beauty shop based in NYC with lots of inspiration for all your undead and supernatural needs.Halloweenies
Anything and everything with a Halloween vibe! And more!Zombies Ate My Blog
A place where the weird, the creepy, and the bizarre meet. Also: Zombies!!Animals Dressed as Other Animals
Basically, animals dressed as other animals.Art by the supremely talented Mike Mitchell.
Name Richey Beckett
Location Wales, UKRichey Beckett is an illustrator from South Wales in the UK. He works in pen and ink, mostly on music-related design projects like album artwork, merchandise, and poster art. “For me, working with new bands, exciting new records treading fresh ground—that’s as rewarding as working for any established act because you never know where it’s going to take you and what the finished record is capable of achieving,” he says. Richey’s dark and mysterious works have been exhibited around the world, and he sells limited edition prints through his store.
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The Kennedy Center
Go behind the curtain of performances of the nation’s cultural center in Washington, D.C.Ballerina Project
Dance, fashion design, and photography played out against New York City’s landscape.Our Valued Customers
Conversations overheard at a comic book store, illustrated.
Design our next t-shirt!
Have an idea of what our t-shirts should look like? Cool! Because we don’t!
For this one, we’re teaming with BustedTees and handing the controls over to you. Send in your designs for a chance to win 25 of your own t-shirts and all the Tumblr glory when the winners are announced later this month.
- The submission deadline is Sunday, April 18th 11:59:59 EST.
- Follow along here and let us know your favorites.
- We’ll determine the winners and announce them all over the internet.
- We all make out.
Good luck!
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)
Name Ian Andersen
First post November 2009
Location Houston, TXIan Andersen always liked comics, but it wasn’t until he found James Kochalka’s American Elf that he started making his own. “The idea of just doing a strip a day about my own life really blew me away,” he says. Like many other cartoonists before him, he discovered that this daily routine pushed him to improve his ability in both drawing and writing. Ian has posted a daily comic for two years now, attends college, and drinks lots of coffee.
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Museums and Stuff
A PhD student living in Vienna shares her love of museums.Let My People Show
Robin Cembalest, executive editor of ARTnews, blogs about art and culture.Movies and Food
An exhibition of food and drink as portrayed in film.
