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Small businesses already feeling the pain after Instagram block in Turkey 

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Instagram has gone dark in Turkey — after the Turkish government unexpectedly blocked the app late last week. The move does not bode well for a community of small, Instagram-based businesses in the country. 

Sideshow Podcast: Christoph Niemann, Instagram Savant

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Bill Cunningham’s Old School Photography Meets Instagram

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An Instagram Account Proves We’re Living Inside “Blade Runner”

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#Bookface Brings Book Cover Art into the Real World

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Five Things You Had To See Online This Week

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Barbie wins Instagram, Nihilisa Frank wins Tumblr, and Hell’s Club wins Vimeo this week, but a map might win the internet. 

Halloween #Goals: Pastry Edition

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Photographer Christine McConnell bakes spooky pastries that are works of art.

Instagram from a Surreal Universe

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A graphic designer shares beautiful photos of impossible worlds on his Instagram account.

If You’re Reading This It’s Too Cake: Drake Lyrics in Frosting

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Drake + “The Great British Baking Show” = Drake on Cake.

Taste of Streep Is the Instagram Account You Didn’t Know You Needed

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Nothing can save your day quite like Meryl Streep jumping out of a Pop-Tart.

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