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Name SciFiction.com
Location Los Angeles, California

Owen Cotter is known by his friends as “The Captain” and within the sci-fi community as “the Human Star Trek Encyclopedia.” As a recognized expert, he showcases his unique gift of memory for science fiction at conventions, events, and industry gatherings around the country. Inspired by SciFiction, a Hugo award-winning literary project formerly run by SyFy, Owen is redeveloping SciFiction.com into a global information portal for the sci-fi community. Owen loves William Shatner, technology, and Texas Hold’em poker charity tournaments.

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The Lively Morgue
If The New York Times posted 10 new archival pictures every weekday, they wouldn’t have the whole thing online until 3935. Better get started.

Hank Green and John Green
Hank is a musician and John is an author, but together they’re better known as the Vlogbrothers. DFTBA!

Tegan and Sara
Born in Calgary, Tegan and Sara began their musical path in 1995 and have released six albums.

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We are honored to be the punchline of today’s xkcd!

Make sure to click through and read the alt tag. :)

my wank drawing

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Name Richey Beckett
Location Wales, UK

Richey Beckett is an illustrator from South Wales in the UK. He works in pen and ink, mostly on music-related design projects like album artwork, merchandise, and poster art. “For me, working with new bands, exciting new records treading fresh ground—that’s as rewarding as working for any established act because you never know where it’s going to take you and what the finished record is capable of achieving,” he says. Richey’s dark and mysterious works have been exhibited around the world, and he sells limited edition prints through his store.

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The Kennedy Center
Go behind the curtain of performances of the nation’s cultural center in Washington, D.C.

Ballerina Project
Dance, fashion design, and photography played out against New York City’s landscape.

Our Valued Customers
Conversations overheard at a comic book store, illustrated.

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Name PBS Parents
Location Arlington, VA

Even the most amazing parents can use a little help sometimes. That’s where PBS Parents comes in. Their main site focuses on children’s development including social and emotional, physical and educational. The PBS Parents Tumblr blog, in contrast, celebrates the fun of parenthood. For example: Check out this incredible Mr. Rogers Cake, these pun-tastic vintage Valentine’s Day cards, and this helpful infographic on Types of Diaper Loads. Also, there are cute baby pics.

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Animals Doing People Things
Because cute!

This Is What A Scientist Looks Like
The stereotypical perception of a scientist ends here.

Notes To My Future Husband
An irreverent guide to a happily ever after.

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Tumblr At Night

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Keep your blog safe!

Never type in your password unless you see the green “Tumblr, Inc.” emblem in your browser.

Spammers and other bad guys use fake forms to steal passwords.

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Look Back at 2011: Biggest Tumblr Meetup

Self-organized Tumblr Meetups both big and small are happening around the world on any given day, but the largest of last year took place on June 5, 2011 in Curitiba, Brazil with nearly 500 RSVP’s.

Above: Attendees at the Curitiba Tumblr Meetup singing Happy Birthday to Tumblr! More video here!

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What do those numbers add up to? Mobile updates. We have a bunch coming over the next few weeks.

If you have any requests, please make sure to send them to support@tumblr.com!

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For your convenience, clicking any thumbnail in a text post will now expand them all.

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