Cooper Griggs

thingstolovefor:

Jon Stewart had a few words for the people who cry about wanting their country back

I’ve missed Jon Stewart so dang much. The daily Show just isn’t the same without him.

I’m glad he once again called out Fox News for their BS and those “I’m from Real America” people who act like they are the only “real” Americans. #Love it!

micdotcom:

Watch: George Takei sends a message in Spanish about how we can defeat Trump

George is doing such important work right now. I’m so grateful he’s speaking out.

If you're a Spotify user, your friends and family aren't the only ones who are able to check out your playlists. The popular streaming service is now the latest platform that is opening its data to targeted advertising. Everything from your age and g...

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archatlas:

Olympic Rings INspired Bridged in China

Penda has designed a prestressed double-helix bridge spanning China’s Gui River that will become an integral part of the infrastructure system for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The San Shan Bridge, which translates to 3 Mountains Bridge, draws inspiration from the interlacing of five rings in the Olympic Symbol to create a form evocative of the area’s mountainous landscape.

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sandandglass:

The Late Show, July 20, 2016

Ellen Berryman used her gymnastics background to give her a competitive edge, 1976. (Photo: Warren Bolster)


Vicki Vickers in the 1970s.


Peggy Turner hand-plant in the 1970s.


Robin Logan displaying a high jump in La Costa in the 1970s.


Denise Fleming. Lakewood Skatepark halfpipe, October 1978. (Photo: Bob Ballou) IMAGE MANIPULATED


Cindy Whitehead board grab in the pool, ca. 1970s.


Judi Oyama during a session with Steve Caballero at the Winchester skatepark, 1979. (Photo: Mike Smiley Goldman)


Robin Alaway at the Carlsbad skatepark in the 1970s. (Photo: Warren Bolster)

Skatergrrrls

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

- Emma Lazarus, poet and playwright (22 Jul 1849-1887) [from a poem written to raise funds for building the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty] 

Final sound mix on #joshuamovie
#shortfilm #hollywood #losangeles #california (at Ugosound Studios)

A video posted by Cooper Griggs (@coopergriggs) on Jul 23, 2016 at 10:45am PDT

Excellent concert with Sting and Peter Gabriel - Rock Paper Scissors Tour
#hollywoodbowl #sting #petergabriel #solsburyhill #music #concert #losangeles #hollywood #california (at Hollywood Bowl)

After building out its next Mars rover in mixed-reality simulations, NASA is ready to announce the near-final design that will depart for the red planet in the summer of 2020. Unlike Curiosity, which is still on its extended tour, the Mars 2020 rover...

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Netflix has announced that it'll be the exclusive home of the brand-new Star Trek TV series, and will broadcast the show globally next year. When it was announced, CBS revealed that only the first episode would air on TV, with the rest of the episode...

Self-driving cars in Germany might end up having "black boxes" that can record details of accidents, similar to planes, Reuters reports. Sources say that the proposal from Germany's Transport Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, will also require that rider...

DJI has added real-time wildfire alerts to its geofencing system to prevent drones from wandering into affected areas and hampering firefighting efforts. The company already upgraded its Geospatial Environment Online software earlier this month with...

With all of the horrible things happening in this country and around the world, this is a nice reminder that we still live in an amazing time. Yay for good news!

Les tableaux de Vincent Van Gogh traversent les époques et émerveillent toujours autant. Les utilisateurs de Reddit se regroupant sous le nom de melonshade, ont transféré les toiles sur photoshop et les ont retravaillées en y ajoutant du flou pour renforcer certains détails ou encore donner l’impression qu’elles avait été saisies avec un objectif disposant de l’effet « tilt shift ».

The New York City subway system is gearing up for a major overhaul meant to bring a "modernized look and feel" to lighting, wayfinding and subway cars by the year 2020. At a press conference on Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the Metropolitan...

on the unquestioned given

@ohfivefifteen posted recently about what a drag it is to prefer short nails because the maintenance is so constant. i concur, but my short nails are a bit of a recent personal revelation for me, so i still enjoy the chore of keeping them clipped.

you see, i’d never stopped to ask myself if i wanted to wear my nails long or short. because for some reason i had it that “women have long nails” - end of story. having to have long nails was sort of just a given.

a given? by whom?

i’m going to assume this sounds dumb to anyone outside my head, but it really did surprise me a few months ago when i decided to file down my nails, and i realized… i had always hated having long nails. and my brain very loudly asked, “then why the hell have you spent decades doing this?”

why? because a very young notentirely got it into her head that that’s what women do. and there the thought remained, unquestioned.

and now that i see how casually the unquestioned was such a part of my routine, i’ve started to actively question a lot of mundane things, a lot of “givens”, and i’m starting to make different decisions about really basic stuff.

and it’s sort of really great.

… actually, really fucking awesome.

because it turns out there’s a bunch of stuff i’ve been doing, ways i’ve been being, things i’ve been thinking, that when questioned, i can just… let go of.

so yeah… the weekly nail maintenance is a drag… or at least i’m sure it will be, when it stops being so fulfilling to stomp on this simple now-questioned given.

hobolunchbox:

Booooiiiing.

“So, what if, instead of thinking about solving your whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”

- Rainbow Rowell, Attachments

“Balloon Dog (Blue)” by Jeff Koons
#thebroadmuseum @thebroadmuseum #jeffkoons #balloondog #blue #art #modernart #dtla (at The Broad Museum At Downtown Los Angeles)

Ups & Downs
#staircase #thebroadmuseum @thebroadmuseum #art (at The Broad Museum At Downtown Los Angeles)

Too many toes?
#hollywoodandhighland #hollywoodblvd #elephant #statue (at Hollywood & Highland)

“Red Block” by El Anatsui (at The Broad Museum At Downtown Los Angeles)

Tulips by Jeff Koons
#thebroadmuseum #losangeles #california #modernart #dtla #art (at The Broad Museum At Downtown Los Angeles)

Prism Patina
#rainbows #concrete #alisoviejo #orangecounty #california #prism #2007 (at Aliso Viejo, California)

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