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We’re in Chicago next week for the AWP writers conference and will be throwing a happy hour for Tumblr writers of all stripes. We’d love to see you there.

The venue, Uncharted Books, is a new bookstore funded on Kickstarter which had a Tumblr blog before it was born. It’s a dream spot for book-web-community nerds and we absolutely can’t wait to see it (and all of you.)

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Name Every Hall of Famer
Location Austin, TX

Summer Anne Burton is drawing a picture of every member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. That’s 295 drawings, each studded with annotations, stats, and quotes, in the order they were inducted. Starting last year with Ty Cobb, who was inducted in 1936, today she’s up to 1978 with Eddie Mathews. Summer got the idea after posting drawings of baseball players on her blog. As she told ESPN.com, “I had some old Astros programs that my grandmother found in her garage and gave to me, so I started drawing all these old Astros players I’d never heard of before, and I got really into it. And then it hit me as a fully formed idea: I’m just gonna draw every Hall of Famer.” Summer also enjoys bad TV, good books, and tacos.

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Roads & Kingdoms
Journalism, travel, food, murder, music. First stop: Burma.

Phone Arts
Collaborative project using only mobile phones as the medium to create unique compositions.

Creative Something
If you’re looking for creative inspiration, motivation, ideas, or insight, you’ve come to the right place.

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Mayor Bloomberg came by to launch the new citywide Facebook page, Foursquare badge, Twitter feed, and Tumblr blog!

Cool trick: Their blog changes style based on the NYC’s weather and time-of-day!

Dean Huttenlocher also brought some exciting updates on the upcoming NYC Cornell/Technion campus.

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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.