Best of the Blogs

Your weekend editors have scoured the Internet for the best blogs and Tumblrs run by
or relating to IU students or alumni. If you’ve got the urge to procrastinate, take a few
minutes to look at some of the sites below.

THE HEARTY HERBIVORE
theheartyherbivore.com

 “I’ve been eating food for 21 years now,” said Bloomington local vegetarian blogger in describing her foodie expertise. Jamie writes restaurant reviews, publishes recipes, takes beautiful photos of her food and does giveaways. Whether you’re a vegetarian or not, tune into her culinary endeavors.

THE SARTORIALIST
thesartorialist.com

Most people don’t know that this world-renowned male fashion blogger is an IU alumnus. Scott Schuman tells stories with on-the-street photos, capturing a style moment like no one else can. Appearing in GQ, Vogue and Burberry advertising, his photos are what many aspire to be.

ALLISON MAKE SWORDS
allisonmakeswords.tumblr.com

A semi-anonymous thought cataloguer, this female blogger writes in small, digestible chunks. Offering cautionary tales, true conversations, personal anecdotes and advice, her Tumblr is darkly honest, acutely self-aware and has a hilarious bite. Vacillating between laugh-out-loud and some of the most real and relatable stories about her college experience, there are fewer things more frank than her post entitled “overexposed.”

FUTURE FLAVOR
futureflavor.fm

IU senior Tyler Goulet runs this cutting-edge music blog with his older brother, Alex Goulet, a recent IU graduate. The blog talks about the best new hip-hop, R&B and electronic music that’s off the beaten path. If you’re tired of top-40, watered-down music, peruse Future Flavor to listen to songs that literally sound like nothing you’ve ever heard before. Let them help you stay ahead of the curve.

IU ON STRIKE
iuonstrike.tumblr.com

The group advocating for IU students and employees to strike on April 11, 2013 uses its Tumblr as a tool for communicating with the public. IU On Strike chronicles the details of the proposed strike and the group’s reasoning behind it. It’s interesting and definitely worth a read whether you oppose or support it, especially as the date approaches.

HOOSIER LOVE THIS
hoosierslovethis.tumblr.com

This deliciously snarky Tumblr, seemingly run by IU students who are hiding their identities, is modeled after the famous “Whatshouldwecallme,” the originator of GIF reactions. Hoosiers Love This pairs GIFs ­— for you old people, super short, silent, captioned video clips — with descriptions of annoying IU experiences, often lampooning high-profile groups and dropping names. It’s a guilty pleasure.

WEEKEND
idsweekend.tumblr.com

This is our Tumblr — if you haven’t heard — and we’re very, very proud of it. We post entertainment news, viral videos, recipes, self-made GIFs — the whole shebang. Take a look if you haven’t already.

FOLLOW THE EDITORS

Kelly:
kellyonthefritz.tumblr.com
fashiononthefritz.tumblr.com

Kelly On The Fritz is Kelly’s main blog/confessional. It’s where everything that can’t run in the paper goes, and it includes semi-funny, inappropriate and often profane stories about Kelly’s life, pop culture musings and lots of animals. Fashion on the Fritz is its fashion-obsessed little sister, started recently as a place for Kelly’s outfit posts and

Francisco:
holdfastholdfast.wordpress.com
whenthemorningcomes.tumblr.com

Writing about LGBT cultural events, making in-house poetry and dappling in watercolors, these smorgasbord blogs are sassy with a nautical twist. The Wordpress is “professional,” the Tumblr “inspirational,” but both are all in good fun.