Reports say that a site full of bachelor policemen has become the most popular Weibo microblog in China. More than 2000 fans follow the online initiative started by Wuhou public security bureau in the province of Chengdu of Sichuan. The goal is to help single officers that work long hours that prevent a normal social life, find dates. Who wants a handsome, employed, gun-toting Valentine?
American lawyer, Mickey H. Osterreicher, wants the public to know that ever since 9/11 besides, terror, there has been an ever-increasing "War On Photography." According to the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) attorney, U.S. authorities on federal and local fronts have been clamping down on the First Amendment rights of photo journalists and civilians alike by interfering with, detaining, and even arresting them on the basis of anti-terrorism. Mr. Osterreicher wants to bring light to the injustice by writing about it--particularly issues concerning photography and the law. Interested readers can check out more information via his column on JPG Mag, his Twitter account, or the NPPA blog. Get informed!
Meet Jenna Marbles, an internet sensation that whips up weekly comedic videos about her random thoughts and happenings. Her latest feat, however, isn't some self-made web cam video, it's a full-on music video production dedicated to male genitalia. "Bounce That D*ck" is Ms. Marbles' comedic response to years of sexist pop music videos that only glorify scantily clad women. She's decided to turn the tables and it's hilarious!
l
Funny what a little bit of Photoshop and some free time can do for your creative juices. Take photographer, Max Wright, for example. His clever little Tumblr blog is about as tongue-in-cheek as design gets! What he does is re-purpose well-known company slogans as condoms wrappers. We don't care how NSFW this is, it's genius!
While planking may have been yesterday's fad, it appears that a few folks (apparently with enough free time on their hands) are introducing the latest--stocking! The past-time involves grabbing your favorite Istockphoto shots and reproducing them. Not convinced? Well, check the Stocking Is The New Planking Tumblr and get back to us. Ha!
PSFK presents what may very well be the new era of blogging according to the creators of Percolate--a social media platform that works by filtering and "bubbling up" content that makes its way around your friends and their networks. The platform then encourages users to react to that information, thus creating relevant content that is much easier to contextualize and share rather than generating something from scratch. Take a look at what creators, Noah Brier and James Gross, had to say about the start-up and the future of curating content online:
R2 Studios producer and photographer, Rafael Jimenez, is now on Tumblr. Follow the Chief Rock's candids, mixed media, and thoughts here.
Music mogul and business capitalist, Jay-Z, has just added another item to his long list of ventures. Life + Times is the famed rappers new lifestyle and culture website, complete with news and updates about fashion, sports, technology, leisure and music. Aside from covering interesting news, the site's design is grid-based and very nice on the eyes--did we expect any less from the self-proclaimed taste-maker?
Designer and tastemaker, Jeff Staple, has an interesting series on his Hypebeast blog called Tweet Of The Week (TOTW), where he pays homage to inspirational tweets that really capture his attention. One of these was a prolific idea about immigration and native rights by Ted Bawno, founder of Ego Trip. And here it is! See, here at República, we love truth. We bask in it! So bravo Mr. Bawno, as truer words have never been tweeted!
Photographer, Gabriela Herman, presents her bloggers portrait series, where she captures the famous subjects behind Crushable, Fimoculous, and The Gloss, to name a few. All of them, in their natural environment--behind the computer screen! Enjoy.
