18 Stunning Photos That Prove Earth Isn’t So Bad

Suck it, Mars!

1. Need a reason to stop staring at your phone? Look up!

Chris Zielecki / CC BY-NC-SA / Via Flickr: zanthia

Redwood National and State Parks, California, United States

2. Everything the light touches is beautiful.

StormSignal / CC BY-SA / Via Flickr: stormsignal

South Africa, Africa

3. See the marvelous architecture and brooding clouds? It’s like something out of Lord of the Rings.

Diana Robinson / CC BY-SA / Via Flickr: dianasch

Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy

4. And that canoe in the middle? It’s exactly where you’d want to be.

Shane Lin / CC BY-NC / Via Flickr: shanelin

Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canada

5. If you love the tropics, raise your hand.

Trish Hartmann / CC BY / Via Flickr: 21078769@N00 Creative Commons

El Yunque, Puerto Rico

6. Or visit the mountains, if you prefer somewhere colder, but equally as epic.

Dominik / CC BY-NC-ND / Via Flickr: sibilus_basilea Creative Commons

Bernese Alps, Switzerland

7. In the fall, this kind of foliage will warm your heart.

Tatiana Bulyonkova / CC BY-SA / Via Flickr: ressaure

Yugansky Nature Reserve, Russia

8. Or you can take a dip in the center of natural symmetry.

Hefin Owen / CC BY-SA / Via Flickr: 47515486@N05

Lake Padarn, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

9. This could be the most beautiful walk of your life.

Getty Images / iStockphoto yangphoto / Via thinkstockphotos.com

Great Wall, China

10. And just look at that sunset!

Mark Wassell / CC BY-NC-ND / Via Flickr: 61520356@N07 Creative Commons

Uluru, Australia

11. This monumental landscape actually touches the sky.

Paul Bica / CC BY / Via Flickr: dexxus

Kalalau Beach, Hawaii, United States

12. You don’t have to climb it, just admire it.

Rubem Porto Jr / CC BY-NC-SA / Via Flickr: rubempjr / Creative Commons

Pedra de Gávea, Brazil

13. Even one of the busiest cities in the world can seem peaceful from a new angle.

Josh Liba / CC BY-NC-ND / Via Flickr: jliba Creative Commons

New York City, United States

14. These bizarre and brilliant shapes form an alternative skyline.

Christine und David Schmitt / CC BY-NC-ND / Via Flickr: cheesy42

Reed Flute Cave, China

15. And in beautiful storms like this, you won’t mind forgetting your umbrella.

LJ Mears / CC BY-NC-SA / Via Flickr: lucasjames123

Queensland, Australia

16. Even deadly volcanoes have their charm.

Tom Bricker / CC BY-NC-ND / Via Flickr: tombricker

Halema’uma’u Crater, Hawaii, United States

17. And don’t get us started on the wonders of the ocean.

USFWS – Pacific Region / CC BY / Via Flickr: usfwspacific

Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, United States

18. Why travel to space, when there’s still so much to see on Earth?

Tong Yong / CC BY-NC-ND / Via Flickr: tonyyong

Yunnan Province, China

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jadayounghatchett/stunning-photos-that-prove-earth-isnt-so-bad

The wind beneath her wings: Bette Midler discovers her hero in Nanny Bloomberg

http://twitter.com/#!/BetteMidler/status/340862077478531072

Oh dear.

http://twitter.com/#!/Penwah/status/340862401605931008

What’s got Bette Midler singing about New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg?

http://twitter.com/#!/BetteMidler/status/340671635260596224

Judging by the look on his face, Nanny Bloomberg is not impressed.

http://twitter.com/#!/BetteMidler/status/340253504385990656

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/06/01/the-wind-beneath-her-wings-bette-midler-discovers-her-hero-in-nanny-bloomberg/

‘Dan Rather’ spotted in Tampa; Time travel suspected

http://twitter.com/#!/JonHenke/status/240072136029528064

Is there any other explanation than time travel?

@JonHenke Did you take a taxi back in time?

— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) August 27, 2012

@KatMcKinley Sorry, I'm just getting this. Yes, I suspect I may have. That would explain why he couldn't take credit cards, too.

— Jon Henke (@JonHenke) August 27, 2012

A DeLorean taxi: "@JonHenke: This is the back side of the taxi receipt I got last night. Seriously. pic.twitter.com/BGUsxf54"

— Jeff (@BewzNewznVewz) August 27, 2012

@jamisonfoser I think it's awesome that those receipts still exist. I want Brokaw and Jennings receipts, so I have the whole set.

— Jon Henke (@JonHenke) August 27, 2012

@JonHenke Never cared for Jennings, but if you come across a John Chancellor, grab an extra for me.

— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) August 27, 2012

@JonHenke Never thought Twitter would work from the past. Pretty cool that it does!

— Rick Klau (@rklau) August 27, 2012

Tampa economy that slow? RT @JonHenke: This is the back side of the taxi receipt I got last night. Seriously. http://t.co/MqiXI7ON

— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) August 27, 2012

Henke insists the receipt isn’t fake, but was it accurate?

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/08/27/dan-rather-spotted-in-tampa-time-travel-suspected/

These Drawings Of Gender-Swapped Comic Book Characters Are So Badass It Hurts

Somebody call Hollywood and make this happen.

A group of comic artists and illustrators are illustrating their favourite celebrities as gender-swapped comic book heroes and villains, and god damn if it isn’t the greatest thing.


The artists, who are sharing their work on Tumblr under #DCbend, include Ming Doyle, Erica Henderson, Jordan Gibson, Joe Quinones, and Lauren Moran.

1. Sigourney Weaver as Bruce Wayne/Batman, by Ming Doyle.

Ming Doyle / Via mingdoyle.tumblr.com

2. Jennifer Connelly as Clark Kent/Superman, by Joe Quinones.

Joe Quinones / Via joequinones.tumblr.com

3. Tilda Swinton as Mister Freeze, by Erica Henderson.

Erica Henderson / Via ericafailsatlife.tumblr.com

4. Janelle Monáe as the Music Meister, by Jordan Gibson.

Jordan Gibson / Via gibsoncomics.com

5. Gerard Way as Raven, by Lauren Moran.

Lauren Moran / Via tumblr.com

6. David Bowie as Poison Ivy, by Erica Henderson.

Erica Henderson / Via ericafailsatlife.tumblr.com

7. Rachel Weisz as Two-Face, by Joe Quinones.

Joe Quinones / Via tumblr.com

8. Jena Malone as The Flash, by Joe Quinones.

Joe Quinones / Via tumblr.com

9. Geena Davis as The Joker, by Ming Doyle.

Ming Doyle / Via mingdoyle.tumblr.com

10. Aubrey Plaza as Damian Wayne/Robin, by Lauren Moran.

Lauren Moran / Via laurenmoranlikestodraw.com

11. Daniel Henney as Cassandra Cain, by Erica Henderson.

Erica Henderson / Via ericafailsatlife.tumblr.com

12. Rooney Mara as Nightwing, by Stephen Morrow.

13. Gillian Anderson as Lex Luthor, by Ming Doyle.

Ming Doyle / Via mingdoyle.tumblr.com

14. Joan Chen as Ra’s Al Ghul, by Erica Henderson.

Erica Henderson / Via ericafailsatlife.tumblr.com

15. Lupito Nyong’o as Martian Manhunter, by Lauren Moran.

Lauren Moran / Via laurenmoranlikestodraw.com

16. Charlize Theron as Aquaman, by Jordan Gibson.

Jordan Gibson / Via gibsoncomics.com

17. Nicki Minaj as the Creeper, by Jordan Gibson.

Jordan Gibson / Via gibsoncomics.com

18. Helen Mirren as Commissioner James Gordon, by Jordan Gibson.

Jordan Gibson / Via gibsoncomics.com

Hey, if any bigtime producers are reading this, can you please make this happen? Thanks.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahjewell/sigourney-weaver-as-batman-please

New tone! This Debbie Wasserman Schultz flashback video is enraging

http://twitter.com/#!/SoquelCreek/status/507305901444046848

Yep. As Twitchy reported, the vile Debbie Wasserman Schultz diminished domestic violence with her disgraceful rhetoric suggesting that Gov. Scott Walker beats women. But wait a tick … didn’t Little Miss Debbie denounce hateful rhetoric (while blaming the Tea Party for the Tucson shooting, natch)? Oh yes, she did! Remember this?

http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/157156285501030401 http://twitter.com/#!/guypbenson/status/157165321562759168

Bingo. And she chooses to be vile over and over.

Blogger Caleb Howe gives Debbie Wasserman Schultz the business using her own words from back then.

http://twitter.com/#!/CalebHowe/status/507490935861555200 http://twitter.com/#!/CalebHowe/status/507492226469883904

More from Truth Revolt:

Yes, that is Debbie condemning the rhetoric of the woman-beating tea party. She is claiming the woman-beating tea party treats opponents like the enemy. She thinks the woman-beating tea party should tone down their rhetoric.

So remember folks, don’t treat your opponent like your enemy, or like they are a liar. Just call them a domestic abuser who is smacking women and pulling their hair. Because civil discourse, you guys!

And an exit point from 2012 that still fits today. Just substitute “abused women” for “Rep. Giffords.”

http://twitter.com/#!/jtLOL/status/157537362178621440

You are an atrocity, Ms. Wasserman Schultz. You dare speak for women? Shame. Shame on you.

Related:

Look what domestic abuse belittling Wasserman Schultz had the gall to say about GOP, women

‘Right on!’ Scott Walker capitalizes on Wasserman Schultz’s smear campaign

Can you guess how DNC responded to Wasserman Schultz’s Scott Walker slander?

‘Shut up, Debbie’! Wasserman Schultz suggests Gov. Scott Walker beats women

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/09/04/new-tone-this-debbie-wasserman-schultz-flashback-video-is-incredible/