I'll tumble 4 ya.

[..] they’re all dressed so anthropologically right for now in...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:11 -0500

[..] they’re all dressed so anthropologically right for now in New York City–one has a hat, one has a tie and sweater, one has a dress—but they all look like they’re in a Godard movie. (Noah Baumbach)

Austin Film Society is hosting an advance members-only screening of Frances Ha next week.

think-progress: The real reason Yahoo bought Tumblr: It’s about...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:14 -0500

think-progress:

The real reason Yahoo bought Tumblr: It’s about young women.

austinstatesman: Trifecta of drought, late freeze, hail...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:33:55 -0500

Photo by Ralph Barrera / Austin American-Statesman

Photo by Ralph Barrera / Austin American-Statesman

Photo by Ralph Barrera / Austin American-Statesman

Photo by Ralph Barrera / Austin American-Statesman

austinstatesman:

Trifecta of drought, late freeze, hail decimate Hill Country peach crop

Picking up Fredericksburg peaches at the grocery store or a roadside stand is a tradition of the warmer months in Austin, as much as finding a patch of bluebonnets in which to take a photo. But this year, finding Fredericksburg peaches in Austin isn’t likely:

“Ricky Priess, owner of Gold Orchards in Stonewall, whose family has been growing peaches since 1940, said that he has lost has entire crop for the year. … Over the past 10 years, he’s had five years with very small crops or no crops at all. He’s only had a bumper crop in 2010. In the past four years, he’s lost 20 acres of peach trees.”

About 40 percent of Texas’ peach crop comes from the Hill Country:

“Texas typically produces 23 million pounds of peaches a year, with an annual production value of about $33 million, according to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Gillespie County has about 1,400 acres of commercial peach orchards, and 40 percent of the state’s peaches come from the area, according to the Hill Country Fruit Council.”

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Feels just like having Holmes here, doesn’t it?

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:49:55 -0500

Feels just like having Holmes here, doesn’t it?

"Mutual desperation."

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:06 -0500

“Mutual desperation.”

- Sam Biddle of Valleywag’s reason for why Tumblr and Yahoo! are such a good fit. Listen to his take on this morning’s Brian Lehrer Show. (via wnyc)

mentalflossr: 5 Other Big Sites Bought by Yahoo!, and How That...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:57:34 -0500

mentalflossr:

5 Other Big Sites Bought by Yahoo!, and How That All Worked Out

"We would like to look at [Tumblr’s current advertising] and understand how we could introduce..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:50:50 -0500

“We would like to look at [Tumblr’s current advertising] and understand how we could introduce ads, in a very light ad load, where the impact is really created, because the ads really fit the users’ expectations and follow the form and function of the dashboard.”

- Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO in conference call this morning, via Tracking: Yahoo’s Acquisition Spree | Fast Company | Business Innovation

aesalazar: Um… what? The Atlantic is taking this Yahoo!/Tumblr...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:06:18 -0500

aesalazar:

Um… what? The Atlantic is taking this Yahoo!/Tumblr thing way too seriously.

Bwah hah hah

Yahoo promises not to 'screw it up' over $1.1bn Tumblr deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:04:52 -0500

Yahoo promises not to 'screw it up' over $1.1bn Tumblr deal:

guardian:

Web pioneer reveals details of acquisition of blogging platform, as site’s 26-year-old founder tells staff: ‘Fuck yeah’. By Charles Arthur and Josh Halliday

Latest story on Guardian just up

OY. So if Yahoo does mess up Tumblr (which I fully expect BTW given Flickr), what then? Do y’all have any ideas? Where do we go then with our gifs and links and such?

The woman in the scene» Natalie Dormer as Moriarty Well. She...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:21 -0500

The woman in the scene
» Natalie Dormer as Moriarty

Well. She is an excellent Moriarty, I must say. I missed the season finale last night because I was having dinner with a friend (and omg I think the wine we drank is the reason I had some BIZARRE dreams, but that’s another post), and watched part of the 2-hour-ep at my lunch break.

Can’t wait to see the last 30 minutes…

"Anyway, why does Olivia deserve better than Fitz? Because we all deserve better than Fitz. Did you..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:30:20 -0500

“

Anyway, why does Olivia deserve better than Fitz? Because we all deserve better than Fitz. Did you hear me, O Women Of The World? If you are reading these words, you deserve better than Fitz. Unless, that is, you are Mellie, Fitz’s wife, who exactly deserves Fitz, which is part of what makes the show’s central romantic mythology kind of hard to give a hoot about. If Olivia had a lick of sense, she would make the “that’s that” motion with her hands like she’s smacking the dust off, say “ptooey,” and go have sex with someone more worthwhile. Meaning: anyone.

And Fitz and Mellie would go off and have a whole bunch of evil babies and tour the world like the Von Trapp Family Singers, only they would be a troupe of lying, well-dressed hypocrites who would cry and complain instead of singing “So Long, Farewell.”

Because honestly, Fitz is the worst. He is the absolute worst. In case you don’t believe me, I am prepared to present my list of reasons.

”

- Notes On A ‘Scandal’: Fitz Is The Most Dumpable Man On Television : Monkey See

There are spoilers on the other side of this link. — tanya b.

(via npr)

Honestly, I stopped watching the show because I thought Olivia deserved better… (also I got really behind after missing a couple episodes.)

theweekmagazine: Can you buy cool? Yahoo is reportedly looking...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:50 -0500

theweekmagazine:

Can you buy cool?

Yahoo is reportedly looking to purchase Tumblr

Remember what Yahoo did with Flickr? Yeah.

halfwaycinema: WALLACE AND GROMIT IN A CLOSE SHAVE...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:49:48 -0500

halfwaycinema:

WALLACE AND GROMIT IN A CLOSE SHAVE (1995)

[0:15:42]

Shaun!!!

Being Biden | The White House

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:17:27 -0500

Being Biden | The White House:

This is so nifty.

"I didn’t realize how much I missed Chummy (Miranda Hart) until she came walking up to Nonnatus..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:50:45 -0500

“I didn’t realize how much I missed Chummy (Miranda Hart) until she came walking up to Nonnatus House in the latest episode and I burst into tears. Chummy’s back! CHUMMY’S BACK! SUCK IT, AFRICA!”

- The Heart Of Nonnatus House Returns - Call The Midwife - Previously.TV

All the awards!!! (P.S. I’ve been waiting all day for...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:38:16 -0500

All the awards!!!

(P.S. I’ve been waiting all day for someone to post these gifs, so thank you!)

powells: Lose yourself in a good book:...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:09:30 -0500

powells:

Lose yourself in a good book: http://powells.us/12e5y9k

I want to go to there.

awesometothe3rd: Nashville - Avery Barkley Avery has...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:56:29 -0500

awesometothe3rd:

Nashville - Avery Barkley

Avery has definitely grown on me. So, good job, Jonathan Jackson.

Something I never thought I'd ever say

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:58:28 -0500

But Hayden Panetierre seriously deserves an Emmy nomination for this season of Nashville, y’all.

life-is-boring-so-are-you: Decided to re-watch every Black...

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:46:24 -0500

life-is-boring-so-are-you:

Decided to re-watch every Black Books episode after having a laughing fit at this! Oh Bernard x

I watch Black Books every few years & it always cracks me up. And it’s on Netflix Instant!