April 23, 2013
“ More girls have been killed in the last FIFTY years, precisely because they were girls, than men were killed in ALL the battles of the 20th century.

More girls are killed in this routine gendercide in any ONE decade, than people were slaughtered in ALL the genocides of the 20th century.

Nicholas Kristof, Half the Sky

Read that AGAIN.

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April 23, 2013
neil-gaiman: Caddisfly larvae build protective cases using materials found in their environment. Artist Hubert Duprat supplied them with gold leaf and precious stones. This is what they created.http://www.utaot.com/ Mysteries, science, art and spirit. 

neil-gaiman:

Caddisfly larvae build protective cases using materials found in their environment. Artist Hubert Duprat supplied them with gold leaf and precious stones. This is what they created.

http://www.utaot.com/ Mysteries, science, art and spirit. 

April 17, 2013
motherjones: A number of families fed up with the Boy Scouts’ discriminatory policies have found Navigators USA—a small organization that “welcomes all people…no matter what gender, race, lifestyle, ability, religious or lack of religious belief” and has seen its chapters (comparable to Boy Scout troops) double in the last year.

motherjones:

A number of families fed up with the Boy Scouts’ discriminatory policies have found Navigators USA—a small organization that “welcomes all people…no matter what gender, race, lifestyle, ability, religious or lack of religious belief” and has seen its chapters (comparable to Boy Scout troops) double in the last year.

April 17, 2013

kateoplis:

Paris Streets

April 17, 2013
kateoplis: “Music moves people of all cultures, in a way that doesn’t seem to... →

kateoplis:

“Music moves people of all cultures, in a way that doesn’t seem to happen with other animals. Nobody really understands why listening to music — which, unlike sex or food, has no intrinsic value — can trigger such profoundly rewarding experiences. Salimpoor and other neuroscientists are trying…

April 17, 2013
fordmodels: Casey Legler for Vogue US May 2013. Photographed by Daniel Jackson.

fordmodels:

Casey Legler for Vogue US May 2013. Photographed by Daniel Jackson.

April 17, 2013
“ Don’t be afraid to be weird, don’t be afraid to be different, don’t worry too much about what other people think. Whatever it is that’s original in you and your work might sometimes make you feel uncomfortable. That probably means you’re on the right track, so just keep going.

Dare to be foolish.

Terri Windling, on her blog (via jaimecallahan)

You can also follow Terri Windling on Tumblr

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April 8, 2013
earthlynation: Fox by foxsvir

earthlynation:

Fox by foxsvir

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April 6, 2013

theanimalblog:

Steenbok. Photos by Arno

March 20, 2013

qbits:

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grace-heart-soul:

Lost in Motion

Source : http://un-gif-dans-ta-gueule.tumblr.com/page/11

Awesome.

Beautiful.

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