IS THIS SUFJAN STEVENS SONG GAY OR JUST ABOUT GOD

Listen here or here. Suggestions can be made through ask or on facebook page of the same title as this playlist. 

book cover redesign: THE RAVEN CYCLE by maggie stiefvater

Emma Le Doyen

“Campus,” the sixth song on Vampire Weekend, was written by keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij before the band was ever formed. The version that appears on the album is very different from Batmanglij’s original version, presented here. Instead of an indie rock track with Afropop influence, “Campus” appears here with no guitars or keyboards, and minimal drums, all replaced by a luscious string ensemble. Batmanglij’s vocal delivery is softer than Koenig’s, and the song takes a completely different attitude from the final version that appears on Vampire Weekend. 

Sweet angels

Melbourne city council gave trees email addresses so citizens could report damage to them (via feministjewishblogger)

There is nothing about this I do not love

(via redshoesnblueskies)

Wait! I think that means that I’ve collected the full set, right? I think yes!

We have to find her; 

          find what she left behind.

                    Marie is waiting for us. [x]

Real life solarpunk.

I just read the links, and omg this is even better.

So I looked at it and knew it was using the open courtyard and the pools and fountains to do a lot of the work of cooling the house, but it’s also got drip irrigation for all of those plants (which adds more moisture to the air and also helps cool it in addition to being an effective and efficient way of watering the plants), it’s got a roof garden and other eco-conscious stuff. It combines modern construction techniques with classic Arabic art and architecture.

And his home is a cultural center.

He holds lectures, concerts and salons in his home, with guests and speakers from around the world. He’s founded multiple institutions to preserve Islamic history and architecture. He’s an activist against the extremist factions he says are trying to hijack Islam.

His home is going to be part of an international institute offering degrees in Islamic history and science, as his legacy, housing a collection of over one hundred thousands of his photos, drawings and writings about Islam and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

This is serious real-life Islamic solarpunk for real.

Tumblr likes the idea of solarpunk, even if there’s not a real body of work about it yet. Well, we’re missing that people are already doing this for real, and have been for a long time.

I am not generally an architecture fan. It’s nice and all, but it doesn’t do a lot for me, especially modern American stuff. But I am totally bowled over by this and must now go look at everything he’s ever designed.

This looks like a painting by Daniel Merriam. Wow.

guillotine girls aesthetics // jett murasaki