“Sutten Av Dager / End Of Days.” Friday, 3/27/2020, After Midnight.... Feeling Pretty Dark When I

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I don’t know what community the owners of Tumblr think they’re protecting, but mine does not exclude erotica (AKA « adult content »). This change is yet more evidence that the owners of this and other platforms are in fact publishers and should be held to account for their content. (I’m looking at you, Facebook.)

Mais, oui! 我同意!

Il existe deux moyens de refuge contre la misère de la vie: la musique et les chats. 

Albert Schweitzer

 artist rudolf schlichter

Autumn light on abutment wall. Maplewood, NJ, 11/11/2017.

Fog, Crest Drive, South Mountain Reservation, Millburn, NJ, Dec. 2, 2012. (c) Sealanehill, 2012 (Originally posted to Facebook, 12/2/2012; thought lost in massive file transfer screwup; but disgorged again by FB; and since I still like this picture, shared with a new audience.)

Many years ago I spent a summer studying Chinese in Taipei, Taiwan. One Sunday we went to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, which has a large plaza in front of it. The plaza was crowded, and the sky above was filled with hundreds of kites, all dancing together in the wind. @soulreserve's photo and poem remind me of that afternoon.

My Spirit Soars

“A little thought floats away, unobserved… hidden among the flying kites, and my spirit soars”

“The formula for doing a good job in photography is to think like a poet.” — Imogen Cunningham #WomensHistoryMonth 📷My Signature, 1973 #ICPCollections

@Tumblr Support

Hi everyone! 

We have a bit of a crisis on our hands. Our lead contributor TURECEPCJA has had her blog improperly deleted due to DMCA takedowns. This would be acceptable if the takedowns were not addressed, but each time a DMCA takedown was received, it has been dealt with quickly and to the artist’s immense satisfaction. Each time a DMCA takedown notice was filed, it was successfully countered.

DMCA takedown notices can happen for a variety of reasons:

An artist decides they’d like all previous instances of a work deleted off the internet. Because of the way Tumblr is designed, the only way to have all traces of a post removed is through DMCA takedown. If Tumblr allowed curators to have all instances of a post deleted whenever the root post was deleted, this would solve this.

An artist signs a future exclusive deal with a gallery or collector. As per the agreement, featured works included in the deal are now exclusive to the owner. For curated blogs such as Cross Connect Mag, this can spell trouble for any of the 11,282 posts we’ve previously made.

We want TURECEPCJA back on Tumblr!!!

A curator should never be punished for something they can not control. We have exhausted all options to get this resolved. We followed the steps provided by Tumblr to take down all associated posts. The artist has written Tumblr directly to rescind the takedown notice. Their response: no

Tumblr has essentially turned their backs on us. Please help us by reblogging this post for maximum visibility!

@istiyorum gökyüzünü simsiyaha boyamak: Thank you. Danke. Merci beaucoup. Gracias. Gracie!!

Ma confiance dans la poésie est sans limite. Elle est seule capable de me consoler de l’horreur du monde.

Dany Laferrière

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