ENNUI AND ME

Trending on Tumblr: A once-a-week look at what was trending on Tumblr. Here’s what people were talking about from 2/28 to 3/5. 

In TV: Claire Underwood is as graceful and cut-through as ever in the new season of House of Cards. RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered its seventh season with this. And on The Fosters, Jude and Conner (Jonnor) finally kissed! It was awkward and darling and as sappy as network TV could possible be. We loved it. 

In activism: BlackOut is beautiful.

In the visual arts: Trippy 2D 3D art made in Cinema 4D and other abstract work. 

In the literary arts: The good Dr. Seuss was born on March two-ss. Perhaps in his honor, the poets on Tumblr could rewrite this line in anapestic tetrameter. 

In fashion: Hopes of spring and sneaker season.

In the news: The Department of Justice released its findings on last year’s shooting of an unarmed Michael Brown by a white police officer, and the institutionalized racism within Ferguson, Missouri’s criminal justice system.

In science: Lots of interest in neuroscience after the Descartian First Meditation moment we had looking at that wearing dress. Also, octopus: That’s a hodge-podge of a tag, no?

Plus, these were some of the most popular blogs of the week:

houseofdrake​: House of Cards x Drake mash-ups.

bettyrosetattoos​: Brooklyn-based tattooer. 

thebhivecreations​: An artist who works in yarn and sheet metal.  

chrisburkard​: Nature photography. 

kellyaugustineb​: A plus-size model in a plus-size city. 

emojis-translated​: Trying to stump Google Translate. 

designingsport​: Drawing for sport.

And check Explore for what’s trending each day.