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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description></description><title>Pen Gnome</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @pengnome)</generator><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Brooklyn Mutt: In Praise of Fluff</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.brooklynmutt.com/post/24199028608/in-praise-of-fluff"&gt;Brooklyn Mutt: In Praise of Fluff&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lifeandcode.tumblr.com/post/6931421393/in-praise-of-fluff" target="_blank"&gt;lifeandcode&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4y4wgXLu71qz7m1y.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I seem to spend a lot of time at journalism conferences defending cat pictures. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I believe that those kinds of stories — often derided as “fluff” — are precisely what creates the community around the tough stories, the hard stories. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I really admire journalists like &lt;a href="http://www.speciousspecies.com/ac-thompson.htm" target="_blank"&gt;AC…&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/24200835388</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/24200835388</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:50:17 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>peterfeld:

Bob Dylan consoles the president over the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4u7bfcJp41qz802uo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://peterfeld.tumblr.com/post/24200100307/bob-dylan-consoles-the-president-over-the" target="_blank"&gt;peterfeld&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Bob Dylan consoles the president over the disappointing May job numbers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/24200756404</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/24200756404</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:48:34 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>thesilentist:

acutestyle:

Emmett of London - The...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fgjuKdmU1qdxoa9o1_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fgjuKdmU1qdxoa9o2_r1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thesilentist.com/post/22286037053/acutestyle-emmett-of-london-the" target="_blank"&gt;thesilentist&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://acutestyle.tumblr.com/post/22284148493" target="_blank"&gt;acutestyle&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Emmett of London - The Mathematician, Slim Fit Linen Shirt&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Are those polka dots?  No.  They’re numbers!  I’ve never bought a $200 shirt before, but God help me.  Give me strength. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;TREAT YO SELF.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/22384800772</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/22384800772</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:31:32 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gv5wwG8P1qglzd8o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/22341564875</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/22341564875</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:51:01 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>andrewromano:

Food I ate in Louisiana last weekend: Boudin,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ff1jfpDw1qztcnqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ff1jfpDw1qztcnqo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ff1jfpDw1qztcnqo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ff1jfpDw1qztcnqo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://andrewromano.tumblr.com/post/22339439493/food-i-ate-in-louisiana-last-weekend-boudin" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;andrewromano&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food I ate in Louisiana last weekend: &lt;/strong&gt;Boudin, &lt;a href="http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/programs/ark_product_detail/southern_louisiana_hogs_head_cheese/" target="_blank"&gt;hog’s head cheese&lt;/a&gt;, and cracklins from &lt;a href="http://boudinlink.com/BayouBoudin/Bayouboudin.html" target="_blank"&gt;Bayou Boudin in Breaux Bridge&lt;/a&gt;; a buttermilk waffle with pepper jelly and sweet-potato-and-duck-hash from Elizabeth’s in the Bywater; the roast-beef po’ boy from Parkway Bakery (with Barq’s root beer, of course); and &lt;a href="http://www.nola.com/nolavie/index.ssf/2012/03/miss_linda_the_ya-ka-mein_lady.html" target="_blank"&gt;Miss Linda’s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sazerac/157243146/" target="_blank"&gt;ya ka mein&lt;/a&gt;, a.k.a. “Old Sober.” Among other things.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/22340900822</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/22340900822</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:41:08 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>futurejournalismproject:

A new NPR show debuts today
Fans of...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35ikysHkZ1qedj2ho1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://tumblr.thefjp.org/post/21922790632/anewnprshowdebuts" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;futurejournalismproject&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A new NPR show debuts today&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fans of radio, &lt;a href="http://www.ted.com/" target="_blank"&gt;TED&lt;/a&gt;, and brains (see today’s theme) may enjoy NPR’s latest show, which holds interviews with TED speakers, and gets them to elaborate on their research or passions. It’s called &lt;a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/" target="_blank"&gt;TED Radio Hour&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21923869936</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21923869936</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:04:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>jesuisperdu:

miles davis, francis wolff</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35iy4iYaA1qzt15co1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://jesuisperdu.tumblr.com/post/21923158642/miles-davis-francis-wolff" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;jesuisperdu&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;miles davis&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href="http://everyday-i-show.livejournal.com/157770.html" target="_blank"&gt;francis wolff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21923835063</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21923835063</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:03:32 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2gm1phmsh1qc7dsvo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21897865946</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21897865946</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:32:25 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>brooklynmutt:

“Just met Obama at the Sink.” - @Madloid55
This...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30j2oPqzy1qz80pso1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.brooklynmutt.com/post/21758040089/just-met-obama-at-the-sink-madloid55-this" target="_blank"&gt;brooklynmutt&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;“Just met Obama at the Sink.” - &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Madloid55/status/194949309895151616" target="_blank"&gt;@Madloid55&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is great!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21764284087</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21764284087</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:30:46 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>beachhouse2012:

Lazuli
</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Uvwl7INZykc?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://beachhouse2012.tumblr.com/post/21254257281/lazuli" target="_blank"&gt;beachhouse2012&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Lazuli&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21688726227</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21688726227</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:40:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>theatlantic:

The Power of Seeing Earth From Space
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xopj4W7a1qcokc4o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xopj4W7a1qcokc4o2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theatlantic.tumblr.com/post/21645206521/the-power-of-seeing-earth-from-space" target="_blank"&gt;theatlantic&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/04/the-whole-world-the-power-of-seeing-the-earth-from-space/256188" target="_blank"&gt;The Power of Seeing Earth From Space&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21646396757</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21646396757</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:14:54 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2u8vfWlzE1qzleu4o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21514964734</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21514964734</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:11:42 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2t4euK2LK1qc0cxpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21473740129</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21473740129</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:03:03 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2sci5aEQl1qzleu4o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21440801994</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21440801994</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:59:36 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>nevver:

Drive</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2seixOvDh1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/21440263003/drive" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;nevver&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.iliaskyriazis.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Drive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21440700445</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21440700445</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:56:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>nprfreshair:

David Bianculli’s ticket from a Dylan/The Band...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2s667nvPK1qd9dz2o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/21434499830/david-biancullis-ticket-from-a-dylan-the-band" target="_blank"&gt;nprfreshair&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;David Bianculli’s ticket from a Dylan/The Band concert on Jan 19th 1974.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21436202914</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21436202914</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:44:43 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>ovadiaandsons:

Top o’ the mornin’. 
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2s2tlVCpz1qcidxzo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ovadiaandsons.tumblr.com/post/21435351740/top-o-the-mornin" target="_blank"&gt;ovadiaandsons&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Top o’ the mornin’. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21436185540</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21436185540</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:44:07 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m25nd3yJq91qzc6nko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21421654794</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21421654794</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:07:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2rbs3rQH31qc0cxpo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21420999556</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21420999556</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:53:13 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2r5t7JC3S1qc0cxpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21412169349</link><guid>http://pengnome.tumblr.com/post/21412169349</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:22:59 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
