theatlantic:

In Focus: Diwali: The Festival of Lights

Today marks the start of the five-day festival of Diwali, celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs around the world. During Diwali, originally a harvest festival, lamps are lit to celebrate the triumph of good over evil, fireworks are set off to drive away evil spirits, and prayers for prosperity are offered to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. Collected here are images of this year’s festival, as celebrants color their world, give prayers, and wish each other a happy Diwali.

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fuckyeahawesomehouses:

ohshitwrongdroids:

teenmermaid:

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I want a fish in my bathtub to tell me that ok

strangegods:

tybaar:

It’s coming up on a year now since I got my current job as a pizza delivery girl, and I thought this would be a good time to delve into the little ever-expanding “WTFPIZZA” note I keep on my cell that helps me remember some of my more, uh - interesting deliveries.

jstn:

Robot & Frank premieres tonight in New York! Coming to a theater near you in the next two weeks. It’s a great movie, and I’m not just saying that because I worked on it :) Go see it!

jstn:

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Schreier, who previously directed commercials, also got some tough-love creative input from Ouellette. “He grossly objected to my graphic design of the titles and everything,” Schreier said, as Ouellette was working on the final designs.

Jake shot some amazing faux brochure photos for the VGC-60L, follow this tumblr to see them as we get closer to the release of Robot & Frank! Opening dates listed here (8/24 most places, NYC premiere 8/17 at the Paris Theatre).