ari levine

There's no pride for a New Yorker, quite like their bagel shop showing up on a list like this www.nytimes.com/article/best...

My Sabbatical

I’ve been back from sabbatical for a few weeks now, and before the experience fades into “normal life,” I wanted to make this post. My time away was a mix of rest, curiosity, routine, and rediscovery. I spent a lot of my sabbatical simply moving through my hometown of New York as a…

2025 on Tumblr: Trends That Defined the Year Explore the trends, moments, and fandoms that shaped Tumblr in 2025. See what sparked creativity across the platform this year.

the numbers are in: we’re 56% gen-z, moodboards grew by 76%, fandom drove one-third of engagement, and there were 18 million interactions on destiel posts (tbh not too surprised at that one).

full year in review @ tumblr.at/yir2025x
join the convo on platform using #tumblr2025

On Words & AI I couldn’t imagine sharing something creative as mine that was made by AI. Beyond meme images, at least. From a writing standpoint, I take words very seriously. Every word carries its own depth and nuance. Cultural, historical, emotional. Words flex, bend, and surprise. They come alive in unexpected pairings, in the cadence of syllables, in their simplicity or density. I care deeply about all of it.

On Words & AI

I couldn’t imagine sharing something creative as mine that was made by AI. Beyond meme images, at least. From a writing standpoint, I take words very seriously. Every word carries its own depth and nuance. Cultural, historical, emotional. Words flex, bend, and surprise. They come…

here for the art, not for the charts

It was noted last week that there were no hip-hop albums in the Billboard Top 40. Then Hip Hop dominated the Grammy nominations for Album of the Year. It’s a weird tension, but I’m happy with it. Hip Hop that’s thoughtful and thought-provoking is being…

everyone should have a website or blog

The popularity of NFTs stems from people's desire to own a part of the Internet amidst a shared digital landscape. With traditional ownership declining, having a personal website or blog offers individuals a unique identity online. The author reflects on…

Say hello to Clay, now part of Automattic! 💫

Clay helps you stay on top of your relationships by gathering your contacts, messages, meetings, and more. No spreadsheets, no manual updates, just one organized place for your network.

Smart People Don't Chase Goals; They Create Limits A few years ago, I sat across from a friend at a late dinner. He was telling me about his new promotion, the big title, the bonus, the corner office. I remember watching his face as he described it. He looked like someone describing a story he’d once believed

A goal set at time T is a bet on the future from a position of ignorance. The more volatile the domain, the more brittle that bet becomes.

This is where smart people get stuck. The brighter you are, the more coherent your plans tend to look on paper. But plans are scripts. And reality is improvisat

Big on tumblr.

This is how we all should feel about all trans people. Unconditional love and support. It's no big deal.

The most passionate fandom (it took a lot of restraint to not say phandom) in music.

Headline that says mushrooms may talk to one another with up to 50 words

so they're mycoblogging

Mike Myers standing next to Kanye West during the hurricane Katrina relief telethon in 2005 when Kanye famously said “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people.” Myers looks shocked by the statement.

Mike Myers at the end of this week’s SNL episode proudly displaying a shirt that says “Canada is not for sale.”

What a trip. 20 years later Kanye is selling t-shirts with swastikas on them and Mike Myers is the one calling out an American president on live television.

There was no doubt.

We need Democrats & the media to have the energy & effectiveness of Kendrick going after Drake and what they have is the energy & effectiveness of Drake going after Kendrick

White House to make seatbelts illegal; indoor smoking mandatory