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Name The Political Notebook
Location New York

News, politics, and spunk! The Political Notebook is a mix of curation and global news commentary by journalist and blogger Torie Rose DeGhett. TPN covers international issues, with particular attention to South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Torie’s primary concerns and interests are conflict, international development, gender, and social movements. She also loves Arab rap.

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Galaxy Next Door
Celebrating a passionate love of video games and gaming culture.

PTRBKR
Photographer Peter Baker lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and likes everything that tastes like chicken.

Force Close
Tech thoughts by Cody Sherman on Android, Google, Linux, Macs, the web, and more.

Extra Extra!

Do you have a Tumblr story? Has Tumblr changed your life in any profound or personal ways? What’s your dashboard mean to you? We want to know — and if you’re game, your story could become part of STORYBOARD, a big secret project we’re working on. Post your story (or gif! photo! or video!) with the STORYBOARD tag, or if you’d like to submit privately, use this form.

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Attn: Android users. We’re incredibly excited to announce the launch of the new Tumblr app!

Apart from a totally new, beautiful interface, updates include:

• More responsive, faster-loading dashboard and blogs
• Better photo browsing and animated gif support when you tap an image
• Notifications for multiple blogs live in one place
• Tumblr Radar!

If your phone isn’t set to auto-update the app, be sure to download the update in the Google Play market.

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Tumblr Tuesday: Earth Week Edition

Join me in celebrating Earth’s natural environment with these fully compostable and biodegradable Tumblr blogs! Photo of Beaver Brook by Noah Kalina.

Climate Adaptation
Michael Cote is an environmental expert who wants to punch climate change in the face.

The Green Urbanist
Green urbanism and environmental public policy.

Local Food Lab
An incubator for sustainable food and agriculture startups.

Fuck Yeah Permaculture
Working with nature, rather than against it, for sustainable systems.

Cabin Porn
Inspiration for your quiet place somewhere.

Weather Boner of the Day
Photos of weather. Awesome weather.

Check out the Sustainability Spotlight for more!

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A gift for New York verse enthusiasts: Tumblr and Knopf Books are sponsoring “A Celebration of Poetry” at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe on Monday, April 23. Featured readers include Poet Laureate Philip Levine, 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith, and two poets from the Tumblr community, namely Saeed Jones and Karolina Manko. The event is open to the public and starts at 7pm. Meanwhile, check out more poetry on Tumblr.

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Attention West Coast: Check out our official Tumblr meetup in Los Angeles on Tuesday 5/1! RSVP here.