Hayley! Flores

yelyahwilliams:

rookiemag:

Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences. That is obvious. But what is just as obvious — and what is too often overlooked — is the fact that from their earliest years children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions, fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives, they continually cope with frustrations as best they can. And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming Wild Things.

Thank you for your stories and thoughts, for being one of the first creators-of-things-for-a-child-audience to recognize the inherently human darker emotions that exist for children, and for turning them into something that could be comforting, and sometimes even magical. R.I.P.

Rest In Peace Maurice Sendak

Space Dinos!

Hooray for mad science for creating this mind-blowing conclusion!

I’m SUCH a good cook!

Piano Across America tumblr: "Alot of music now sounds like it was made on a computer. No one sweat it. No one loved it enough. Its like corporate...

optionother:

destinationdetour:

cranniesinmybrain:

pianoacrossamerica:

Henry Rollins on the State of music today. I like the way he puts it. Its very concise and spot on!

Oh! So true!

Preach on, Rollins. Preach on!

Then again, some music that is made on the…

I don’t think there is such a thing as bad music. But for something to be great, the Creator must have pit their heart, soul, love, blood, and mind into it. But what makes it the best is when someone can connect to it and give meaning to it.

(via pianoxamerica)

teamcoco:

For some reason, Guys Who Nailed Your Mom Before Your Dad Came Along was NOT a very popular coffee table book. [more photos]

glamour:

Illesteva “Claire” cat eye sunglasses, $220, illesteva.com

About to ask my boyfriend if he loves me, but first I ought to complain of the heat hurting my eyes… :)

glamour:

A few snaps from Accessories Director Gretchen Gunlocke Fenton’s Paris fashion week photo diary.

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*jaw drops*

I love my father, especially when he gives me random pieces of chocolate deliciousness. :)