A pretty emotive and reflective look on how heroes affected many of us when we were growing up.
(1960-2010)
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"Growing Up Heroes brings back vivid memories of our own attempts to be heroes when we were uncomplicated, over-imaginative, nerdy kids." (Wired)
"This adorable site collects user-submitted photos of folks dressed as heroes when they were tots. The variety is amazing." (The Huffington Post)
"A fantastic new tumblr." (The Daily Dish)
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Funny visual dialogues between generations:
Take a look, some creations are priceless!
NEW: IT’S LIKE POSTSECRET BUT FOR WORDLE ADDICTS!
Beautiful Secret Word Clouds: secretwordcloud.tumblr.com
The Yellow Notes Project
Yellow Notes is a continuous project where people write little personal annotations on Post-it notes and then leave them in books with the goal of seeing others discover them.
Link: yellownotes.tumblr.com
Dear Batman… Thx for saving my brother from the fire. (submitted by Bob)
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Send in a photo like the ones shown on the blog, along with a caption saying “Dear (name of the hero) “, along with something reflecting back on that photo!
Dear Superman, everyone should have childhood heroes. (submitted by Josh Brandt).
Dear Superman, he’s no longer a hero in a cape and costume, he’s a hero in combat boots and dog tags. (submitted by Stephanie)
