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Tumblr Themes now available in 5 languages

Starting today, you can switch all of Tumblr’s featured and premium themes between English, German, Japanese, French, and Italian, with more on the way!

Just use the Language menu under Customize → Advanced.

This has been a big undertaking, and we’d love to hear your feedback on the translations. If you’re blogging in any of these language, please try it out!

Theme designers: Localizing your themes couldn’t be easier! Simply replace any English text with variables from Tumblr’s new theme dictionary. If your text string doesn’t exist yet, just request it and it will be queued for translation by our international team. Thank you!

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Name Delbert Shoopman
Location Los Angeles, CA
First Post May 29th 2007

While he may pretend to be mild-mannered assistant and producer, Delbert Shoopman is in reality an Internet Funmaker. Why, just last week, he announced his involvement in a jazz-fusion HIP/HOP dance team called the KRU-dités, he put out a press release announcing his retirement from eating guacamole, and bought a zoot suit just for the lulz. Let’s not forget his involvement in The Footloose Remake project, a collection of amateur filmmakers and video-making enthusiasts recreating the Kevin Bacon classic. Or IKEA HEIGHTS, a melodrama shot entirely in the Burbank Ikea Store without the store knowing. Delbert blogs about his amazing adventures and about being positive. (YAY!)

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Celebrate With Cake
Beautiful cakes, beautiful recipes, beautiful design. I just gained 10 beautiful pounds from loading this blog.

CAPTCHArt
Art inspired by random CAPTCHA phrases. Not recommended for bots.

People Who…
A frustrated anthropologist’s compendium of those people who confound him with their continued, persistent existence.

So long for now!

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Name Dan Meth
Location New York City
First Post July 2007

As a child, Dan Meth was obsessed with cartoons. Today, he’s a Streamy Award winner for Best Animated Web Series. Audiences first saw Dan’s work at Syracuse University in the school newspaper. After college, he became one of the internet’s best known creators of funny web cartoons. His first series for Frederator Studios, The Meth Minute, is enjoyed by millions around the world.

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Daily Reenactor
The lives of historical reenactors, captured using equipment like cameras and computers which, I must point out, are completely inaccurate for these historical periods.

Courtney Makes Stuff
Boston animator, painter and illustrator Courtney White makes awesome stuff and, wisely, shares it on the interweb.

Nerdcast
A thoughtful, nerdy, sardonic, tech and comic news blog. Also included: The Comics Podcast.

Be excellent to each other!

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Name Mike Mitchell’s Tumblr of Amazing Things
Location Los Angeles
First post August 2009

Freelance illustrator Mike Mitchell is perhaps best known for his “I’m with Coco” poster, but it’s his take on the universal “Viking riding a unicorn in space with lightning-emitting AK-47” concept that truly resonates with us. With a focus on pop culture and the utterly ridiculous, Mike posts his original works, the works of his friends and influences, and the things that make him laugh. He blew up the internet last week after receiving a thank-you note from comedian Zach Galifianakis for creating a splendid portrait. Mike lives in LA with his wife, Lauren, and various pets named Auggie, Belly, Emo, and Peeka.

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Fun with Objective-C
Cool and crazy things you can do with Objective-C and the Cocoa/Cocoa Touch frameworks.

Titantron Online
WRESTLING NEWS RWWWARR!!

Operation Every Band - SXSW 2011
The challenge: to listen to and review every band that is playing the 2011 SXSW Conference.

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Name Paul Octavious
Location Chicago
First post June 2010

Designer and photographer Paul Octavious is passionate about creating things for himself and the internet. He taught himself how to use a digital SLR while in school for graphic design, and today does work for clients like Nike and The Wall Street Journal. For his Number Stacks project, Paul photographs books stacked by color into numbers and sometimes cheeseburgers. He enjoys making experimental videos and taking photos of blizzards. Paul credits the feedback he’s received from putting his work on the internet for all to see for much of his success. He only has two arms.

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An Illustrated Guide
Short reviews of notable picture books. Beautiful design!

Jesus Year Project
33 is the new 30. A year of self-discovery, adventure, and palindromes.

The Frenemy
A network for fashionable, confident, slightly alcoholic girls.

Photo by Steph Gorlanick.

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Celebrating International Women’s Day!

Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a global celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women and a time to recognize the achievements made by women around the world.

The Tumblr community is bursting with amazing, talented, inspirational women who we love and admire. Check out these blogs run by five of them…

Awesome Shit Women Did
Celebrates the impact women have had on our world by highlighting their incredible accomplishments and contributions to all areas of life.

Britticisms
Britt is a music, arts, and culture writer and researcher, and she writes about avant-garde and independent music and culture here.

Agent 3Z
Zahira’s collection of whatnots, eyebrow raising shenanigans, and the occasional rant.

Thresca
Tere is a web developer, writer, and artist who blogs about her creations and inspirations.

Owsome
Chelsea writes about space exploration, science, and other awesome things with an infectious sense of wonderment.

(photo via nevver)