Riding the Pyramid
Climbing up the Great Pyramids of Giza is punishable by imprisonment up to 3 years, but pretty pictures don’t take themselves, so sometimes risks have to be taken. A small, intrepid band of russians visited Cairo and entered the Pyramid grounds as tourists, hiding from guards as visiting hours ended and then making the long, arduous trek to the top of some of humanity’s most ancient structures. Once atop the Egyptian skyline, they took some magnificent photos while evading detection from the guards, but also found engravings in many different languages: the rest of the world’s contribution to Egypt’s towering history.
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I can’t help but think: they used to be the only things shining, now they’re the only things not.
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Apparently tired of hurricanes getting all the fun, the Weather Channel enacted a new standard of naming winter storms, beginning with Athena in November 2012. The new naming convention didn’t real catch on until February this year with the appearance of Nemo.
They are up to 21 winter storms. Ukko is the latest and it’s only March.
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Presidio of San Francisco — February 2013
Cycling around the World with @roblutter
In 2011, Rob Lutter (@roblutter) said goodbye to his family, friends and life in London and set off on a 30,000 km cycling tour around the world. He took only a tent, bike, SLR camera and iPhone with him.
Four months later while hiding from a cold winter in a Turkish hostel, Rob discovered Instagram. “Until that point I’d been shooting only on my Canon. I’d missed so many shots because I was too slow to grab the SLR or because the subject was gone before I could get it out,” he says. “As I waited for spring in that hostel, with thousands of photos to go through, I realised that it was going to take a seriously long time to get these pictures out to people. Then I came across Instagram.”
When spring came and Rob hit the road again, he began using Instagram to share scenes from his travels. He biked out of Europe, across the Middle East, up and over the Himalayas, and through the deserts of Western China. During the hardest parts of his journey, Rob says the Instagram community helped him make it through. “The support from people around the world was incredible. Messages of encouragement would arrive every other day and there were times when I’d cycle longer and further just to reach a town in an attempt to get some Wi-Fi, to connect to Instagram! It became a positive obsession of mine.”
Two years into his journey, Rob has cycled over 15,000 km, crossed 21 borders, and raised £2000 for Water Aid. He’s now in Hong Kong preparing to head to Australia for the next leg of the trip. To tune into the rest of his journey, be sure to follow him on Instagram @roblutter and visit his website.
I watch Robin Hood for the plot
Drawing by macbethoff
Fili: Look, Uncle! My hand is almost as big as yours! I’m like you!
Thorin smiles: Yes, Fili, just like me.
Kili: Uncle…?
Thorin: Yes?
Kili: I’m sleepy.
Thorin: Do you want me to take you to your room?
Kili: No! Just let me sleep right here, with you.
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omfg this is one badass mother fuckin hedgehog. look how chill he is
#brohog
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So I might be a month late, but I’ve decided I’m going to do the January Cure from Apartment Therapy. It’s a great way to get your home clean, organized and looking like the place where you reside for most of your time outside of work. It’s worth making your personal space just that - personal.
I might live in a rental, but I’m going to do everything I can to make my home as personal and comfortable as possible. The first stop was a list of to-dos. And I have a very, very big list.
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I love this performance. Chris Rock is classic when it comes to explaining the OJ Simpson drama back in the 90s.
