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The Best Single-Serving Animated GIF Tumblrs

By Victoria McNally on

Remember how we all thought animated GIFs were going to go away once we got tired of Hampster Dance and the dancing baby and… all those other dancing things? Well, they didn’t — after fading from pop culture for a few years, they eventually became bigger than ever on platforms like Tumblr, replacing the actual words of internet users who would rather use a clip from Glee to convey their emotions. Even though they may be suffering hitting a saturation point, we love GIFs — and we especially love hilarious GIFs that have nothing to do with anything. And what’s more irrelevant than a single-serving Tumblr, we ask you? Nothing! Here are some of our current favorites; let us know yours in the comments. … Read More

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Essential Tumblrs for Film Fans

By Alison Nastasi on

Evolving from a small, experimental community into a widely used network with some of the best content on the web, Tumblr has quickly proven its worth. For the film lover, there is a vast array of high quality content ranging from behind the scenes thoughts on the moviemaking process, to cinematic art and gorgeous film stills, and creatively curated takes on favorite celluloid moments. We’ve compiled a list of a few essential Tumblrs that cineastes should thoroughly enjoy. See what insightful, inspiring, and fun blogs we’ve shared after the jump, and tell us about your favorite Tumblrs below. … Read More

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Classic Albums Covers Remade with Clip Art

By Judy Berman on

Tumblr is apparently the best thing that’s happened to album covers since Andy Warhol. Last week, we were fascinated and depressed by a blog that Photoshops dead musicians out of classic record sleeves; today, we’re giggling through Clipart Covers, a Tumblr that recreates album covers using clip art and Comic Sans. Enjoy amusingly remixed art for everyone from Neutral Milk Hotel to NWA after the jump, and follow Clipart Covers to see more wonderful remakes and request some of your own. … Read More

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Classic Album Covers with Dead Musicians Photoshopped Out

By Judy Berman on

The Tumblrsphere may have offered us an endless supply of time-wasting entertainment last year, but what has it done for us lately? Well, allow us to introduce you to the first Tumblr to win our undying love in 2012: LIVE! Created by Jean-Marie Delbes and Hatim El Hihi, it features classic album covers that have been Photoshopped to remove any musicians who have died. The result is surprisingly unsettling — lonely Tommy Ramone with his back against a brick wall, David Johansen and Syl Sylvain’s downcast gazes on the New York Dolls’ self-titled debut taking on a new, mournful meaning. Page through a few of our favorite edits after the jump, and visit LIVE! to see more. … Read More

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Hilariously ‘Ugly Renaissance Babies’

By Alison Nastasi on

Ah, the Renaissance: a rebirth of the classics, major developments in the arts and sciences, and an era of some very ugly babies. Paintings of the Holy Family and other Christian notables populated the time period, producing some strange and nearly disfigured representations of the infant Jesus — and one couple has devoted an entire Tumblr to them. Madonna and Child iconography takes a twisted turn when the little one looks more like a creepy, old man or a misshapen sack of flesh with a curly wig. Click past the break for a peek at some ugly Renaissance babies, see which ones we added to the list, and share yours below. … Read More

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Awesome Tumblr Alert: The Books They Gave Me

By Judy Berman on

“I was 19. He was 30. I’m not sure he thought this gift through,” writes a recipient of Lolita. “By the end, I was so in love with him and so desperate to have any excuse to talk to him that I slipped a photo of myself and my mom in between the pages when… Read More

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A Quick Guide to Celebrities on Tumblr: From President Obama to Lady Gaga

By Alison Nastasi on

Barack Obama has a Tumblr. It’s not too unusual since the President already maintains a Twitter and Facebook account, but his acceptance of social media — in this instance, for his 2012 re-election campaign — continues to be impressive regardless. “We’d like this Tumblr to be a huge collaborative storytelling effort,” the welcome message on his Tumblr reads. Readers are being encouraged to re-blog and submit their own content through the website’s submission feature, allowing a more interactive experience on the popular blogging platform. Obama isn’t the first famous face to create a Tumblr, however. Hit the break to find 15 more well-known names on Tumblr. Some you might care about, while others have spectacle appeal. Who do you tumble for? Let us know below. … Read More

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Check Out One Dad’s Adorable Lunch Bag Art

By Tanja M. Laden on

A San Diego-based dad has been sending his kids off to school every day with a packed lunch — and a piece of lunch bag art. Not only do the kids get something to tide them over until dinner, they also get a drawing to amaze their fellow students. From Calvin and Hobbes, Ghostbusters, and My Little Pony to the Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger, this father vets the biggest and best in pop culture, all in the name of decorating a little brown bag. Since many others send him works to publish, it looks like he’s inspired fellow parents to do the same. Check out the dad’s paper bag art after the jump. … Read More

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What's On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we enjoyed the fact that Lady Gaga’s yoga mat was perfectly coordinated with her totally-inappropriate-for-yoga ensemble. We liked the idea of Tumblr as a bottle of red, but were less convinced that Gmail is the equivalent of caffeine pills. We watched nine minutes of the new… Read More

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The Morning's Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. Fellow comedians Russell Brand and Kristen Wiig have been named PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2011. [via PopEater]

2. A decade after originally taking a stab at the project, Jeff Bridges has reacquired the rights to the Lois Lowry children’s classic The Giver. His plan was originally to give his dad the… Read More