Melissa Blanco Borelli

phd scholar. writer. dancer. cultural critic. music fiend.

33 Most Beautiful Abandoned Places

These are beautiful, especially 1, 2, 6,11, 17, 30 and 32.

The Wrinkles of the City

JR’s new project and its outcome on the buildings of La Habana. 

Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon Mom Dancing

Any first lady that dances like this in public is awesome!

This is wonderful. 8 New Punctuation Marks We Desperately Need
bookshelfporn:

Veronica’s One-of-a-Kind Mandala Bookshelf

Color Photos of Paris in early 20th Century

Gorgeous color photographs of Paris by the Lumiere Bros. 

Reason 1,001 why I love Iceland

As if I needed another reason to like Iceland… great article on how the country/government supports the creative industries to help fuel their economy. US/UK… take note.

Celia Cruz from “Affair in Havana” 1957 (by guarachon63)

Nina Simone, Esther Phillips, Carmen McRae, Maxine Weldon sing Billie Holiday finale. (by mezzomanUK)

ScandiLove: my new mix for 8tracks.com which features some of my favourite music from the snowy lands of Sweden, Iceland and Norway.