wild-earth:

Zebra on the move

(Source: funnywildlife)

siphotos:

Mary Lou Retton competes on the balance beam during the 1984 Summer Olympics at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Retton would win five medals at the 1984 Games - one gold (All-Around), two silver (Team, Vault) and two bronze (Uneven bars, Floor). Much like Retton in 1984, Gabby Douglas and the entire U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team has become one of the most popular American teams competing in the summer Olympics.  (Neil Leifer/SI)

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barackobama:

A crush of hugs in Orlando today.

blackvoices:

Fly, Gabrielle, Fly! Congratulations on being the first black gymnast to ever win GOLD in the women’s individual all-around and as part of a team.  Go, Girl!!!

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theanimalblog:

Timmy the ring-tailed lemur at Drusillas Park, East Sussex flies the Union flag in support of team GB.

Picture: Drusillas Park

poptech:

All the American Flags On the Moon Are Now White

NASA has finally answered a long-standing question: all but one of the six American flags on the Moon are still standing up. Everyone is now proudly talking about it. The only problem is that they aren’t American flags anymore. They are all white.

So America f*ck yeah, right? Not quite. While the $5.50 nylon flags are still waving on the windless orb, they are not flags of the United States of America anymore. All Moon and material experts have no doubt about it: the flags are now completely white. If you leave a flag on Earth for 43 years, it would be almost completely faded. On the Moon, with no atmospheric protection whatsoever, that process happens a lot faster. The stars and stripes disappeared from our Moon flags quite some time ago.

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theatlantic:

What Women Get From Watching Beach Volleyball

Women shouldn’t be fooled by the sexy outfits (and the panting male response to them). Beach volleyball is an empowering sport. And the U.S. team in particular dispels a host of tired stereotypes about women athletes, female friendship, and the tricky dance of work-life balance.

Read more. [Image: AP]

theatlantic:

nprfreshair:

Sight & Sound Magazine announced the list of their critics’ poll of the greatest films of all time…surprise, surprise.

Critics’ #1 choice: Vertigo

Directors’ #1 choice: Tokyo Story

reuters:

Nathan Adrian of the U.S. reacts after winning his men’s 100m freestyle semi-final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 31, 2012. [REUTERS/Toby Melville]

FULL COVERAGE: The London 2012 Summer Olympic Games

npr:

Two evenings a week, single dad David Barnes drops his young daughters Kayla and Alexis off for a while at The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project in Washington, D.C. There they can frolic with other homeless children, ages 1 to 11, from the nearby D.C. General shelter. Thanks to the project’s volunteers.

On a recent night, Nikki Zumbrun, 22, and Cecilia Volterra, 23, are reading with a couple of the 40-or-so kids. Shade Mallory, 27, likes to hang with the older girls. “We practice dance moves,” she says.

Outside, the unemployed Barnes sits alone — smoking a cigarette, soaking in the quiet.

Linton Weeks via Homeless Kids At Play In Washington, D.C. : Participation Nation

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Photo: Courtesy of The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project

theweekmagazine:

“It was the best collective performance from the Americans ever, better even than that Bela Karolyi-coached 1996 squad led by Kerri Strug.” — Sally Jenkins at The Washington Post.

4 reasons the ‘Fab Five’ are the greatest U.S. gymnastics team ever