These are some of the coolest I have ever seen!
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June 19th, 2013
Love his singing conversations.
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June 17th, 2013
#songsInvolvingWhiskey
- Alexis Reid
Follow us on A Certain Type
I love this song.
(via bourbonandpearls)
June 15th, 2013
This is for Natalie, so shut up & listen!
Awesome! Awesome! Today we are going to discuss princess mia’s positive opinion of the save the sea otters movement!
(Source: bymiathermopolis)
June 14th, 2013
Without their chloroplasts plants would be left like the rest of us, to eat what they find. Instead they hold out their green palms and catch light. If there is magic in the world, surely this is it: the descendants of tiny creatures in leaves, capable of ingesting the sun.
Rob Dunn (via sad-dress)
(Source: National Geographic, via petitesurrealiste)
La Carreta Literaria ¡Leamos! de Cartagena (Cartagena’s Literary Wagon, Let’s read!).
Martín Murillo Gómez has been traveling with his wagon through Cartagena, Colombia. His is the only wagon that transports books.
He lends the books to readers and he also reads to the people who gather around him in parks, plazas, schools and universities.
Sometimes you’ll find him reading from a book with blank pages, stories that he has created for years to invite children to the world of literature.
His journey has led him to meet personalities such as Gabriel García Márquez, who found a copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude and sign it for him.
Thanks to Murillo’s effort and the support of others, the wagon that started with 120 books (some of which he bought with the money he made by selling water on the streets and some which were donated by people who believed in his project) now has 3,500 books.
With the support of sponsors, Murillo has been able to continue with his passion for reading and his commitment to spread the love for literature.
Badass.
(via wordpainting)
Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes
For 75 years, Finland’s expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It’s like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world’s lowest infant mortality rates.
It’s a tradition that dates back to the 1930s and it’s designed to give all children in Finland, no matter what background they’re from, an equal start in life.
The maternity package - a gift from the government - is available to all expectant mothers.
It contains bodysuits, a sleeping bag, outdoor gear, bathing products for the baby, as well as nappies, bedding and a small mattress.
With the mattress in the bottom, the box becomes a baby’s first bed. Many children, from all social backgrounds, have their first naps within the safety of the box’s four cardboard walls.
Mothers have a choice between taking the box, or a cash grant, currently set at 140 euros, but 95% opt for the box as it’s worth much more.
The tradition dates back to 1938. To begin with, the scheme was only available to families on low incomes, but that changed in 1949.
(From BBC)
Socialism at work.
I would rather my tax money pay for this than drone missiles.
yes finland
This is really amazing.
Sorry I am still so busy working this summer but promise to be back soon!
One of my colleagues Bex Bourne is an awesome illustrator.
Check out her prints and stuff on Society6 :)
I like these a lot!
June 13th, 2013
I have wanted to yell this sooo many times in my life. GARAGE VOICE KAYLA?? A M I RIGHT?!
(Source: watchingthangs, via j0jen-reed)
