We see some great things here at the White House every day, and sharing that stuff with you is one of the best parts of our jobs. That’s why we’re launching a Tumblr. We’ll post things like the best quotes from President Obama, or video of young scientists visiting the White House for the science…
I’m equal parts intrigued & grossed out, Sonic. (at SONIC Drive In)
SoulPancake has been awarded the 2013 Audience Choice award at the Life Tree Film Festival for the “My Last Days: Meet Joel” episode. Huge shout out to the hardworking and inspiring My Last Days production team. Without their hearts being poured into these stories, achievements like this wouldn’t happen.
How about instead we give a HUGE THANK YOU to Joel and his loved ones for letting Soulpancake document one of the most difficult, frightening, emotional, beautiful and holy periods of his existence?
I’d feel better about doing that.
“Even if he doesn’t get to change the world, he’s changed my world.”
His story changed my world too…in a beautiful, better way. Thanks, Joel!
In Focus: Winners of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
The winners of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards have just been announced. Norwegian photographer Andrea Gjestvang was announced as the Photographer of the Year, for her series of portraits of children and youths who survived the July 2011 massacre on the island of Utoeya, outside Oslo. This year’s contest attracted more than 122,000 entries from 170 countries. The photographs were judged in six different competition categories, including Professional, Open, and Student Focus. The organizers have been kind enough to share some of their winning images with In Focus, gathered below. See also the shortlist of winners, earlier on In Focus.
See more. [Image: 2013 Sony World Photography Awards]
Give the music to your children, for the day it dies, I suspect, so will we.
12 plays
He Stopped Loving Her Today
I Am What I Am
George Jones - “He Stopped Loving Her Today”
He said I’ll love you ‘til I die
She told him you’ll forget in time
As the years went slowly by
She still preyed upon his mind
I will never not think of that night or how in love we were on that dance floor all those years ago when I hear this song. Never.
Rest peaceful and easy, George.
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It’s Friday and the world seems a bit brighter because of it, no?
SALT PONDS OF SAN FRANCISCO - California - USA
From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brighten the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.
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“Don’t look to other people for validation. Your birth was your validation.”
Perhaps my very favorite HONY of all time.
And it’s near impossible to choose a favorite but this speak so much to my soul.
Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger are among 198 new members elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ class of 2013. Each year the Academy inducts the most accomplished individuals from a wide range of fields, including mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, philanthropy, the humanities, business, government, public affairs and the arts.
Well deserved!
You Are My Wild is a talented group of 14 photographers who publish a weekly portrait series of how they see their kids.
We talked with Meaghan Curry one of the founding members, and she gave us a little insight into how they started:
“Right after the new year, and in sort of a creative lull, we were brainstorming about starting a project to force ourselves to put down our phone cameras down and pick up our other cameras more regularly…
Ironically, Instagram is the common thread between us. It is where we found other people documenting their children in really loving, beautiful and respectful ways.”
You Are My Wild - Portrait Series Documenting Childhood
Photos by Meaghan Curry, Bina Brakken, Dera Frances White, Rebecca Zeller, Anje Marie
I really, really, really love this and SO wish I’d gotten into photography when Emma was younger.
A fourth grader’s poignant plea for gay marriage is making the blogosphere rounds, originally posted on Reddit.
Full story here.
(Credit: Reddit user rafa3l2)
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