my new life calling

pop ladies

you've probably listened to the ri ri album by now and learned that its just ok. i was reading this article discussing the transitions that several female pop artists have undertaken as of late, and they mentioned an interview with sia (who also had an album come out today). it's a really interesting look into how she crafts songs for artists. READ IT.

THE RACE TO A MILLION!!!!!!!!!1111111111

yesterday we hit 800,000 hits hits hits!!!!! ----------------------->

when we get to a million we're going to have a party!!!!!!!111111111

friday mornings with Joel

cracker barrel gets with the nytimes

I wrote about my personal utopia (Cracker Barrel) for @NYTmag https://t.co/55NUTE1rl4

— Jia Tolentino (@jiatolentino) January 28, 2016

daily ri ri

if you want to give Tidal your email address you can download Rihanna's new album for free with the gift code she gives out below.

Gift to my navy!!! #ANTI Download with code: ANTI https://t.co/Pa0juya50t @samsungmobileus pic.twitter.com/5ffWm48v39

— Rihanna (@rihanna) January 28, 2016

Ellen's new little puppy

different in a good way.

The Senate is normally a divisive place, full of shouting matches, endless filibusters, and the occasional violent caning. But yesterday, in the aftermath of the D.C. blizzard, everyone who showed up in the chamber had at least one thing in common—they were all women.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, pointed this out in her closing statement. "As we convene this morning," she said, "you look around the chamber, and the presiding officer [Senator Susan Collins, R-ME] is female. All of our parliamentarians are female. Our floor managers are female. All of our pages are female."

"This was not orchestrated in any way shape or form," she added. "We came in this morning and looked around and thought 'something is different this morning'—different in a good way, I might add." (via)

baby bears float too

Baby polar bear bums a ride on its mother's bare bum https://t.co/DaVF8cyUlk pic.twitter.com/s1Pi1KZWXG

— Mashable (@mashable) January 27, 2016

of course baby hedgehogs float!

baby hedgehogs can float 😁 pic.twitter.com/D6YcA7eZVs

— Animal Gifs (@BabyAnimalGifs) January 27, 2016

invisible cities, illustrated.

Lima-based architect Karina Puente has a personal project: to illustrate each and every "invisible" city from Italo Calvino's 1972 novel. The book, which imagines imaginary conversations between the (real-life) Venetian explorer Marco Polo and the aged Mongol ruler Kublai Khan has been instrumental in framing approaches to urban discourse and the form of the city. (via)

DAILY RI RI!!!!!!!!!11111111

new rihanna song with drake if you care to listen and you do.

i wish everyone would stop trying to make tidal happen tho.

happy 21st bearthday to josh dobbs!

off-season birthday blessings.

rescued in ecuador

this scared lil' sloth baby.

KING - the greatest

new fave video.