Underground New York Public Library is an awesome new Tumblr featuring photos of people reading while they wait for the subway. The arresting photos speak for themselves.
Long train commutes make New York one of the most literary cities in the U.S. And because New York as one of the fashion capitals of the world, you have all the ingredients you need for one very stylish documentary project.
H/T: In Other News
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This is a photo of President Barack Obama volunteering as an assistant coach at his daughter’s basketball game.
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In which the Tumblr community team advises the world of Tumblr: please, somebody, start a blog called “DAD SNEAKERS.” (It’s available!) Here is your first entry.
Brought to you by Murray’s at Grand Central, Mongers With Attitude.
and… commence internet explosion.
artwork by Figbar!
“love in progress” by anatol knotek
(…and this is what love looks like, when you can’t keep the fire burning: http://visual-poetry.tumblr.com/post/495722300)
Matteo Pugliese. Figurative Sculptures embeded in Gallery Walls.
These are just a few of many wonderful pieces by Italian sculptor Matteo Pugliese who lives and works in Milan. His bronze sculptures of men, often made from multiple components, appear to be trapped in the vertical space of gallery walls. My Star Wars-addled brain is reminded of Hans Solo encased in carbonite, though I find these aesthetically much more pleasing. (via job’s wife) (by Christopher)
SFMOMA staffer Morgan just wrote a love letter to Lew Thomas’s “Light on the Floor.” What work of art will you write a love letter to? Explore.
