newyorker:

“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”

Picasso giving a drawing lesson to his children Paloma and Claude, and two friends. Photograph by Rene Burri/Magnum.

Happy Birthday, Pablo Picasso! See a slideshow of portraits of the artist.

itsjamesyall:

Happy 6th Birthday, Tumblr!

How many are animated gifs?

Happy 50th Birthday Interrobang!

New interrobang tattoo (by Emily Lewis)

Happy Birthday Terry Gross, Dave Davies, and Marty Moss-Coane!!!!

Groomsmen Cake (by RainieAnne)

Happy Birthday Public Radio Broadcasting: On January 13, 1910, the first public radio broadcast aired, transmitting a live performance from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

1966 Metropolitan Opera House New York City (by RetroSnapshots)

Science fiction writer Jack Finney would have turned 100 this month. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Finney had a knack for tapping into our shallowly buried psychological anxieties. At its core, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is about how our loved ones inevitably change — and it is as sad as it is scary.

This Tumblr turned one last week and I completely forgot.

In that time, we’ve had over 300,000 visitors, 430,000 pageviews, almost 30,000 followers and almost 2,000 posts. Thanks y’all. Here’s to year two.

-Mel

lookhigh:

When the winds of changes shift

May your heart always be joyful

May your song always be sung

May you stay forever young

Forever young, forever young

May you stay forever young

LISTEN: Bob Dylan music mix