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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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Tumblr Tuesday, Fashion Week Edition
New York City, September 9-16, 2010

Fashionistas in extremely dangerous high heels are literally tripping all over the city as New York Fashion Week currently hits its, uh, stride. This glorious event happens twice every year and brings the world’s finest and most cutting-edge designers together to display their latest creations. What follows are some Tumblr blogs celebrating the haute couture, the prêt-à-porter, and the falling models.

Fashion Week Live from MAC & Milk invites everyone to participate in this live cell phone project called “Phone Tag” to promote all of the week’s events.

Sara Zucker is an independent fashion blogger who works in marketing and is covering Fashion Week from inside the shows.

What I Wore is Jessica Quirk’s personal style blog. She takes pictures of herself nearly every day and loves vintage inspired clothes.

DesignerSocial is a crew of designers, editors, and fashion peeps who throw down on the industry and each other.

LB TUMBLR is the official Tumblr blog for Lookbook.nu, an international social experiment in style.

Visit the Fashion category of the Tumblr Directory to find many, many more!

Photos via Styleite.

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Tumblr Tuesday, Fashion Week Edition
New York City, September 9-16, 2010

Fashionistas in extremely dangerous high heels are literally tripping all over the city as New York Fashion Week currently hits its, uh, stride. This glorious event happens twice every year and brings the world’s finest and most cutting-edge designers together to display their latest creations. What follows are some Tumblr blogs celebrating the haute couture, the prêt-à-porter, and the falling models.

Fashion Week Live from MAC & Milk invites everyone to participate in this live cell phone project called “Phone Tag” to promote all of the week’s events.

Sara Zucker is an independent fashion blogger who works in marketing and is covering Fashion Week from inside the shows.

What I Wore is Jessica Quirk’s personal style blog. She takes pictures of herself nearly every day and loves vintage inspired clothes.

DesignerSocial is a crew of designers, editors, and fashion peeps who throw down on the industry and each other.

LB TUMBLR is the official Tumblr blog for Lookbook.nu, an international social experiment in style.

Visit the Fashion category of the Tumblr Directory to find many, many more!

Photos via Styleite.

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Name Ra Ra Riot
Location Formed in Syracuse, NY / Currently touring
First Post July 2009

Ra Ra Riot is an indie rock band from Syracuse, NY that fuses swooning strings and intricate, emotional vocals to create a unique sound. Formed way back in 2006, they got their start doing shows around the Syracuse University campus and eventually moved up to music festivals. Consisting of a vocalist, guitarist, bassist, cellist, violinist, and drummer, they quickly started to grab attention thanks to their energetic live performances and the well-orchestrated layers of their music. RRR use their blog to show fans glimpses into their daily lives and into life on the road as they tour the world. Their second full-length album, The Orchard, drops today.

Also check out…

Crimes against Hugh’s Manatees
A daily comic strip which features a variety of animals who experience the same mundane experiences that we humans have to put up with. Also, dinosaurs!

Oh Yeah Facts
Edmund Burke said that “facts are to the mind what food is to the body.” I’m positive this is true because I just read it on Oh Yeah Facts.

My Mom Reviews My Photos
Tanner takes a photo every day, emails it to mom, and then posts her commentary which may or may not have anything to do with the actual photo. Mom’s dog Toby also weighs in.

Be sure to recommend your favorite blog today!

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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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We’re throwing a Texas-Sized Tumblr Meetup this Wednesday in Austin!

Heading out to SXSW? Come on down to Clive Bar on March 16 anytime from 1:00-6:00pm to meet and hang out with Tumblr friends old and new. Plus, we’re giving away hundreds of T-shirts, thousands of buttons, and a whole mess of stickers. Also: beer!

In other SXSW news, we’re hosting a developer gathering, an industry party, and Tumblr staff will be on-hand during the entire duration of the conference. We’re looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible throughout the week!

Please RSVP here if you plan to drop by the Meetup!

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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)