8 Tiger - Thursday, December 15, 2011 page by jennifer kim
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tigernewspaper.com The famous microblogging website Tumblr has become the template for many quickly growing blogging hosts, as people of all ages join to create personal domains for expression. Whether it’s frenzied reblogging, posting original art and photography, discussing topics of interest, or talking about personal lives, these bloggers are quickly expanding our online world. Featured below are a few of SPHS’s notable bloggers.
yolitical.com
shine cho
It’s not often you find a political activist in high school, but freshman Shine Cho takes raising awareness to the next level on Yolitical, her blog for the “Young and Political.” Cho created the website a year ago with the intention of informing others of her age group with political commentary. “People are often uninterested because the information is ‘too long’. I started off just breaking it down, but now I also write my own opinion pieces,” said Cho. Currently, her most popular post is one on Occupy Wall Street. Although Cho does not open up email subscriptions, fans of Yolitical can “like” its Facebook page and follow the site on Twitter to be informed of the latest updates.
Evelyn Ashleigh reblogged your photo
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sunshineparticles.tumblr.com illustration --- by daniel willardson text --- by rhian moore & madison amido photos --- by rachael garner
wen zeng
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cakescakescakes.tumblr.com
wenzengphotography.com Junior Wen Zeng’s passion for photography can be seen on her artistic website, which features photos she has taken herself. Zeng carries her camera around her neck at all times, snapping photos for pure fun. “I enjoy taking photos because it has made me more observant. Sometimes we get so caught up in our own minds that we forget to appreciate the little things. I’ve learned to recognize the subtle beauty of seemingly ordinary objects and situations,” Zeng said.
Rachael Garner
rachaelgarnerphotography.tumblr.com Siria Medina
siriamedina.tumblr.com
welikemeowcatz.tumblr.com kimi low & janelle li
Matt Winkel
The URL says it all for the collaborative Tumblr created by seniors Janelle Li and Kimi Low, fellow cat lovers who have been blogging since last year and started their cat blog in October. Both Li and Low happen to be allergic to cats (Li owns one anyway), but that doesn’t stop the duo from reblogging them, whether it’s a house cat, cheetah, or tiger. We Like Meow Catz was created as a Tumblr for the two to archive the cat pictures they frequently send each other. While most posts are reblogs, at times Li and Low post their own photography.
mattwinkelphotography.tumblr.com Katie Whitworth
itskatesphotography.tumblr.com Sofi Goode
piecesofprongs.tumblr.com Theo Mandin-Lee
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reachingthealtar.tumblr.com
theoml.tumblr.com Jessica Moog
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5mediocreteenagers.tumblr.com
littlebluelookbook.tumblr.com Heather Vaughan
eliteinflorescence.tumblr.com
musicbear.tumblr.com aritra bhattacharya
Senior Aritra Bhattacharya shares his favorite music on his Tumblr. Bhattacharya said, “I wanted a place to share all of the music that I like. I do that on Facebook sometimes, but on Tumblr, I have a gathering of followers that love the same music that I do.” Bhattacharya’s Tumblr has developed over the course of the year and currently has 251 followers. “My blog started off as solely a music blog where I posted new music that I found and some of my favorite tunes,” he said.
Rhian Moore
nonsensicalparanoia.tumblr.com Alexander Prescott
pay-dirt.tumblr.com Jennifer Kim
artinscience.tumblr.com
yee-lum mak
Halcyon Tartle Frission Petrichor Scintilla
other-wordly.tumblr.com Senior Yee-Lum Mak’s new Tumblr defines unusual words that go beyond everyday vocabulary. Mak said, “The name ‘other-wordly’ comes from ‘otherworldly,’ something strange and lovely. The blog is about strange and lovely words. Sometimes these are words from other languages that can’t be translated.” Among these words is “cafuné,” which is currently Mak’s favorite post. “It’s a Portuguese word that’s basically impossible to translate into English, and it means, ‘to run your fingers through your lover’s hair,’” she said. Consider Mak’s blog a quirky dictionary for when you’re looking to sound particularly smart.