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Smooth magic!

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An axial piston contraption to complement the radial one. Rigging this was a gigantic pain…

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Please please please, I’m begging people, start talking about indonesia occupied papua. Over the last 50 years Indonesia has killed over 500,000 native Papuans in their occupation of the west half of the island.

This is also a genocide that should be talked about. It needs to be addressed, but it’s ignored on the global stage.

Free Papua!

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Inspiring Bedroom by @jellinadetmar

Get Inspired, visit www.myhouseidea.com

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Renovated loft by @TienTung_Nguyen

Get Inspired, visit www.myhouseidea.com

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Spectacular shots!!!

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE l APRIL 2024

ALFREDO JUÁREZ | RAMI ASTRO | JOSHUA INTINI | KENDALL RUST | DERAN HALL | KUZCOKHANDA | TREVOR MAHLMANN | OTHINGSTODO | NASA | STEVEN RATNIK

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Recursion, 2017

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Biertan is a destination.

Biertan, Romania (by Emilia Morariu)

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Magic world!

Shibuya, Tokyo🏮🏮🏮

東京 渋谷

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A clip from Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown Singapore episode has resurfaced where he challenges the Singaporean hosts for exploiting domestic labour. The Vice article links to https://besthousekeeper.sg/domestic-helpers-in-singapore/ and the way they describe the different ethnic groups is frankly disgusting. See for example, these are from the website:

This is shameful.

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How lovers call each other around the world

What makes lovers bloom in the most beautiful colors of their deepest inner feelings is a grave insult for 99% of all people around them.

Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list. I chose the weirdest/funniest terms.

Afrikaans: klein bokkie (little buck)

Arabic: بصري [basari] (my eyesight)

Catalan: colomí/colometa (pidgeon)

Dutch: dropje (little licorice), mopje (little joke)

English: “pumpkin”, “sweet pea”

Finnish: kulta (gold), muru (breadcrumb)

French: ma puce (my flea), mon chou (my cabbage)

German: Hase (bunny), Maus (mouse)

Indonesian: jantung hatiku (my heart and liver)

Irish: a leanbh (my child), mo chuisle (my pulse)

Italian: biscottino (little biscuit), microbino mio (my little microbe)

Japanese: 卵方の顔 [tamago hō no kao] (egg with eyes)

Korean: 우리강아지 [u-ri gang-a-ji] (my puppy)

Mandarin: 沉鱼落雁 (chényú luòyàn) ([beautiful enough to] make fish sink and birds alight), 心肝 [xīngān] (heart-liver)

Persian: باشد که یک موش شما را بخورد [bashed keh ak mewsh shema ra bekhewred] (May a mouse eat you)

Polish: misiu (little bear), okruszku (breadcrumb), rybko (little fish)

(Brazilian) Portuguese: chuchuzinho (little pumpkin)

Russian: лапочка [lapochka] (paw), рыбка [rybka] (little fish), голубчик/голубушка [golubchik/golubushka] (little pidgeon)

Spanish: cielo (sky), gordo/a (fat boy/girl)

Swedish: söt kanin (cute bunny)

Thai: ช้างน้อย [cĥāngn̂x/chang noi] (elephant)

Tibetan: སྙིང་སྡུག་ལགས། [nyingdu-la] (most honored poison of my heart)

Turkish: patlıcanım (my eggplant)

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Taylor Swift is worth more than $300 million — see her bicoastal mansions, lavish vacations, and generous gifts to fans and friends

Hillary Hoffower August 19, 2018

Taylor Swift reportedly has a net worth of more than $300 million. Christopher Polk/Getty Images

Taylor Swift’s net worth is currently an estimated $320 million, according to Forbes, making her one of the world’s highest-paid celebrities.

Once Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour ends this fall, her net worth could climb even higher.

Swift spends her fortune growing her $84 million real estate portfolio and donating to causes and charity.

Taylor Swift never fails to impress.

At 15 years old, she was the youngest songwriter to ever sign with Sony. She now has 10 Grammys on her shelf, several tours under her belt (including one that generated a staggering quarter of a billion dollars), an endless list of chart-topping songs and albums, and a beloved fan base who dub themselves “Swifties.”

Such success makes Swift one of the world’s highest-paid celebrities and one of the richest female singers. According to Forbes, she has an estimated net worth of $320 million — and that’s only expected to rise once her current six-month Reputation Stadium Tour wraps up later this year.

Swift has been strategic and generous with her money, investing in a sprawling $84 million real estate portfolio and often donating it to causes she supports and people in need.

Below, see how Swift earns and spends her fortune.

Taylor Swift currently has an estimated net worth of $320 million, which has grown due to her music, merchandise, and endorsements.

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Source: Forbes

Ever the superstar, Swift’s endorsement deals and partnerships are with high-profile brands, including Keds, Diet Coke, CoverGirl, and Apple, which bring in a lot of income.

Charley Gallay/Getty Images

Source:Money

Swift has had a long-term partnership with Diet Coke since 2013, which has involved her chatting about her love for the drink in a “Bon Appetit” interview and holding the drink while on camera.

Anna Webber/Shutterstock

Source:Hollywood Reporter, Variety

Adele and Madonna, who have comparable fan bases to Swift, didn’t put as much effort into brand partnerships and touring as Swift did in 2016 — and only made half of her paycheck, at $80.5 million and $76.5 million respectively, according to Quartz.

Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images

Source:Quartz

In fact, aside from brand partnerships and endorsements, touring is Swift’s biggest money maker. Her 1989 tour grossed more than $250 million in 2015.

Graham Denholm/Shutterstock

Source: Forbes

She stands to earn even more than that during her current six-month Reputation Stadium Tour that began in May. Five shows in, Swift had already earned $54 million in sales — that’s $10.8 million per show.

Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Source: Forbes, Refinery29

But her tours don’t just bring in ticket sales. Billboard estimated that Swift sells $17 of merchandise per ticket at her shows.

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Source:Billboard

Swift was the world’s top-earning musician in June 2016, bringing home a record $170 million from 2015-2016, according to Forbes’ 2016 list. The same year, it was estimated that Swift makes $1 million a day.

Evan Agostini/AP Photos

Source:Forbes,Express 

Swift had a more “quiet year” in 2017, according to Forbes, bringing in $44 million and ranking ninth on Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid celebrities.

Rich Polk/Getty Images

Source:Forbes

So far in 2018, not including touring revenues, Swift has earned an estimated $5 million in record sales, $2.4 million through streaming, and $2 million in publishing royalties, according to Billboard.

Chris Pizzello/Shutterstock

Source:Billboard

A few years ago, it was estimated Swift could become a billionaire by the time she turns 30. Here’s how she spends her fortune…

Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Source:Express 

Swift is a real estate mogul, with a sprawling $84 million real estate portfolio that consists of eight properties in four different states, according to property values estimated by Trulia.

Jordan Strauss/AP Photos

Source: Business Insider, Trulia 

In Nashville, she owns a 3,240-square-foot condo worth an estimated $3 million and a 5,600-square-foot Greek Revival estate worth an estimated $2.5 million. The latter is the cheapest property she owns.

Google Maps

Source: Business Insider, Trulia 

In LA, Swift currently has a Beverly Hills home on the market for $2.85 million. She also owns a 10,982 square-foot Beverly Hills mansion worth nearly $30 million. She plans to turn it into a historic landmark.

From Trulia

Source: Business Insider, Trulia

Across the coast, Swift owns an estate with seaside views in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, valued at $6.65 million. With 12,000 square feet, it has plenty of room for parties with her squad.

Zillow 

Source: Business Insider, Trulia 

But that’s nothing compared to the estimated $40 million worth of property Swift owns in New York City on the same block in Tribeca. That includes a 8,309-square-foot large duplex penthouse and a four-story townhouse.

Taylor Swift bought this townhouse last year located at 153 Franklin St. It’s next to a complex where she now owns three units.  Google Maps

Source: Business Insider, Trulia

Swift needs a way to travel among all these homes and she’s rumored to own two Dassault private jets. There’s no word on how much she paid for them, but depending on the model, they can be worth up to $58 million each.

Andrew H. Walker/Getty

Source: Forbes, GOBankingRates 

Swift can also use her jet to head out of the country for vacation. She recently spent the Fourth of July in Turks and Caicos with her boyfriend Joe Alwyn and previously took a trip to an undisclosed tropical island with former boyfriend Calvin Harris.

Debbie Ann Powell/Shutterstock

Source:Elle, Travel + Leisure 

At the end of her 1989 World Tour, Swift took her 125-person band and crew on a vacation in Australia.

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images 

Source: Vanity Fair 

But Swift has always been generous with her money, supporting causes and helping those in need. On her 24th birthday, she donated $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony.

Royce DeGrie/Getty Images 

Source: People 

She’s provided supported during natural disasters, donating $1 million to the victims of Louisiana floods and $500,000 to the Nashville flood relief, and raising $750,000 through a Speak Now Help Now benefit concert for victims of tornadoes in the southern US in 2011.

Caroline McCredie/Getty Images

Source: People 

Swift is also supportive of education — she pledged $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame to fund the Taylor Swift Education Center and donated $50,000 to NYC public schools.

Larry Busacca/Getty Images

Source: People

She’s also donated to various GoFundMe campaigns, including $10,000 toward a service dog for an autistic boy and $50,000 to her backup dancer’s nephew, who was battling cancer.

Mark Humphrey/Getty Images

Source: People

And then there are the two famous checks she wrote for $1,989 — an ode to her best-selling album — sent to two fans to pay a student loan and to donate to a dance marathon benefit.

Larry Busacca/Getty Images

Source: People

She also helps out her friends, giving pal Kesha $250,000 to help with legal fees during her lawsuit against a music producer.

Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Source:People

But her thoughtfulness doesn’t end there. And when she once went out to dinner with pals Ed Sheeran and Austin Mahone in Philadelphia, she reportedly left a generous $500 tip.

Christopher Polk/Getty Images

Source:E News

Swift often spends money dining out with her squad and boyfriends, especially when in New York City, where she’s dined at The Fat Radish, The Spotted Pig, Sarabeth’s, and L'Asso, where she had a glass of wine and a gluten-free pizza.

KGC-146/STAR MAX/IPx/Getty Images

Source:People

But Swift also saves money dining in. She reportedly loves to cook and bake and has hosted several elaborate dinner parties with her squad.

Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Source:Glamour, InStyle

Swift also has a fur squad. She has two Scottish Fold cats, Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson. The breed costs around $1,000 to $1,500. Her cats even have their own line of merchandise at her store.

Evan Agostini/Shutterstock

Source:Refinery 29, Cat Breeds List

When she’s not chilling at home, Swift is usually rocking designer duds during appearances or some serious street style in New York City, often mixing high-end and fast fashion. She’s been spotted wearing Saint Laurent sneakers, A Christian Louboutin backpack for $1,237, and an Elie Saab gown.

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Source:Who What Wear

But Swift’s also sported more affordable pieces, such as $60 Steve Madden sandals and Gen Z-obsession Brandy Melville. She seems to have an affinity for Madewell, whose clothes range around $72 for a pair of shorts or $62 for a denim crop top.

KGC-146/STAR MAX/IPx/AP Photos

Source:Who What Wear, Who What Wear, People

But for all the generous giving and strategic investments Swift has made with her money, she has reportedly used it in one rumored indulgence: $40 million to insure her famous legs.

Andreas Rentz /Getty Images

Source:New York Post

Business Insider

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Pedi women, South Africa, by Medu

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Phinda Rock Lodge South Africa

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Bari vecchia, Italia by @icharous