Tumblr (3.0; @hgwrites)http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/“My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’ Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.”<br/><br/> - <em>Pablo Picasso (via <a href="http://sfmoma.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog">sfmoma</a>)</em>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/50298786024http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/50298786024Sun, 12 May 2013 19:33:43 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7f9O2omYaIo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thenotes.tumblr.com/post/35891005564/the-countours-do-you-love-me-now-that-i-can" class="tumblr_blog">thenotes</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>The Countours /// “Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)”</strong></p> <p>Have long dreamed of singing this in earnest; unfortunately, that would require learning how to dance.</p></blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/35898131070http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/35898131070Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:52:28 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5fafAQm51qzn6mso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://typewriterblues.tumblr.com/post/35536537953/weak-in-the-knees-on-flickr-my-book" class="tumblr_blog">typewriterblues</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/prescience/4873785654/" title="Weak in the knees.">Weak in the knees.</a> on Flickr.              <a href="http://typewriterblues.tumblr.com/freckles">My book for sale.</a></p></blockquote> <p>Exactly.</p>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/35541461002http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/35541461002Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:04:27 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9iqbblnwf1qdl86po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/30469061046/heres-to-you-charlie-parker-in-honor-of-his">nprfreshair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Here’s to you, Charlie Parker!  In honor of his birthday, <a href="http://www.npr.org/2007/08/29/13999003/charlie-parker-bird-lives-part-1">check out this documentary about the jazz legend.</a></p> <p>(Source:<a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprmusic.tumblr.com/post/30455479332/happy-birthday-charlie-parker-hear-the-story">nprmusic</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/30483863945http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/30483863945Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:43:34 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5gqjppJVH1qatsq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://iconoclassic.tumblr.com/post/24922314134/lucille-ball-taking-in-the-breathtaking-view-of">iconoclassic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Lucille Ball, taking in the breathtaking view of the city from her terrace at the New York Hilton in 1965. (via <a href="http://www.fortuny.com/blog/category/history/">History | fortuny.com</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/24927298188http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/24927298188Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:12:19 -0400<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/22206649442/15-spectacular-libraries-in-europe">mentalflossr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/124742"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cz9z9Obb1qeaqak.jpg"/></a></p> <p>In no particular order, here are <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/124742">15 of the most beautiful libraries throughout Europe.</a></p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/22241314799http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/22241314799Wed, 02 May 2012 00:04:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35hno7ChF1rrofwlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://">art-yearly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="/kandinsky">Wallisy Kandinsky</a></p> <p><em>Improvisations 19</em></p> <p>1911</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/22029379945http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/22029379945Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:35:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m344qfYv4Y1qbiu5fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://modcloth.tumblr.com/post/21927806465/coveting-this-1940s-remington-via-etsy-seller">modcloth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Coveting this 1940s Remington! (via etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65576581/vintage-1940s-remington-noiseless-model">TheFancyLamb</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21955598850http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21955598850Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:18:12 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30zn7DM6e1rs5m7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://electriccharge.tumblr.com/post/21773802984/jackson-pollock-paintings-at-the-museum-of-modern">electriccharge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Jackson Pollock paintings at the Museum of Modern Art, New York</span></p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21801989315http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21801989315Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:11:40 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30vgbBAgM1qbiu5fo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://modcloth.tumblr.com/post/21796437076/shop-the-library-atrium-dress">modcloth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Shop the <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/library-atrium-dress">Library Atrium Dress</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21801915410http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21801915410Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:10:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2v720681B1qai3sgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.acehotel.com/post/21552245030/caught-on-a-sidewalk-in-portland-oregon-by-hope">acehotel</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Caught on a sidewalk in Portland, Oregon by Hope Reynolds of <a href="http://www.folkstudiosportland.com/">Folk Studios</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774991484http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774991484Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:07:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2lc7wwd8c1qatl5fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://chiquitaviolenta.tumblr.com/post/21227319608/duh">chiquitaviolenta</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>duh!</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774969048http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774969048Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:05:58 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_21774929835" src="http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774929835/audio_player_iframe/hgwrites/tumblr_m173bqg5cF1qd7mss?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fhgwrites%2F21774929835%2Ftumblr_m173bqg5cF1qd7mss" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dontouchthatdial.tumblr.com/post/21609027522/bbr">dontouchthatdial</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://dontouchthatdial.tumblr.com/bigbr" title="Big Band Remotes">Big Band Remotes</a></strong><span> - Duke Ellington At The Blue Note</span></p> <p><span>original airdate : Aug. 06, 1952</span></p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774929835http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774929835Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:03:39 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2kvr60q0k1rrhceco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://two-color.tumblr.com/post/21212180598/the-public-library-of-cincinnati-and-hamilton">two-color</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=public%20library%20of%20cincinnati%20and%20hamilton%20county&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cincinnatilibrary.org%2F&ei=tDeMT7_BJ6H00gGoi7X3CQ&usg=AFQjCNFHXGu2J6Y3lZrEYwhy9POjWdu-9w&sig2=ylYgLj-duuEHLP9iEFFRjg">The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County</a></p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774839487http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774839487Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:58:34 -0400“Begin with that most terrifying of all things, a clean slate. Then look, every day, at the choices you are making, and when you ask yourself why you are making them, find this answer: for me, for me.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><strong>Anna Quindlen</strong>, 1999 Mount Holyoke Commencement Speech  (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://le-toit.tumblr.com/">le-toit</a>)</p> <p>Tomorrow: <strong>Anna Quindlen</strong></p> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/">nprfreshair</a>)</p></em>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774829014http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774829014Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:57:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2oxsegHlK1qbiu5fo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2oxsegHlK1qbiu5fo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://modcloth.tumblr.com/post/21666238482/there-are-many-things-i-love-about-this-look">modcloth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>There are many things I love about this look, first being that she made this dress or rather recycled it. I think it’s really awesome when you take something so simple and create from it, something so unique! I am also really digging how she paired this with bright tights and that adorable little bow tie. Plus, her hair is perfection! (via <a href="http://www.skunkboyblog.com/2012/04/soda-pop-shop.html">Skunkboy Creatures</a>)</p> <p><3 Chelsey, ModStylist</p> <p><em><span>Need styling suggestions, trend tips, or dress details? </span></em><a href="http://modcloth.tumblr.com/ask"><em><span>Ask a ModStylist</span></em></a><em><span> and your question might be featured on our feed!</span></em></p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774798226http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774798226Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:56:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqlxn9w4t1r02subo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://designsbyfranklloydwright.tumblr.com/post/21712058108/taliesin-west-1937-scottsdale-arizona">designsbyfranklloydwright</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Taliesin West (1937), Scottsdale, Arizona </p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774730268http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774730268Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:52:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m26zs7TdYM1qhz1iho1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sesamestreet.tumblr.com/post/21718898910/happiness-cookie-monster-style">sesamestreet</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Happiness, Cookie Monster style.</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774653181http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774653181Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:48:04 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vkjaKsKY1qbdh3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sfmoma.tumblr.com/post/21725565734/love-the-patterns-textures-in-this-photo-of">sfmoma</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Love the patterns / textures in this photo of Picasso!</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774603098http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774603098Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:45:12 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zkpxOzec1qbo39mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zkpxOzec1qbo39mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zkpxOzec1qbo39mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zkpxOzec1qbo39mo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fckyeaharthistory.tumblr.com/post/21713577190/happy-birthday-to-willem-de-kooning-who-turns-108">fckyeaharthistory</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Happy birthday to <strong>Willem de Kooning</strong> who turns 108 today. In honour of the amazing artist, here are some of his iconic artworks.</p> </blockquote>http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774558864http://hgwrites.tumblr.com/post/21774558864Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:42:53 -0400