Karma Always Wins

Male, African-American, East Coast United States. Likes photography, salsa dancing, auto racing, writing, travel, and art. My Stuff

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Due to the recent issues with Tumblr and iOS and the tagging system, my most recent personal posts are listed under the tag not sure how to tag my own posts at this point.

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Kaoru Kawano - The Big Owl

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aespa "Lemonade" (2026)

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Eric Nash's extraordinary "California Noir" at Skidmore Contemporary Art. See & learn more on Supersonic Art!

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David Hockney, 1983

by Jim McHugh

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Super GT "I Raced Against Max Verstappen at the Nurburgring" (2026)

Sim racer turned real life racing driver Super GT (Steve Alvarez Brown) vlogs his experience racing in the March 21 2026 Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie event, which featured Formula One driver Max Verstappen as a guest competitor.

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All this discourse over who does "painting with light"

Hiroshi Nagai's paintings need sunglasses to look at.

They look like how it feels to walk across a parking lot on a 98° summer day without a speck of shade in sight.

They look like heaven but also like you'd burn your bare feet on the ground.

Even when you can see shade you know it's not enough and the minute you step out you'll be burnt to a crisp like a vampire.

And it's BEAUTIFUL

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I'll throw in the wonderful Eizin Suzuki into this ring too, a man whose work just breathes light without actually using dynamic lighting in the usual way. It's no surprise both Nagai and Suzuki are both considered prolific in art pertaining to the city pop genre because they're able to paint these kinds of scenes with a delicate touch.

This feels like I could trip on that radio and fall right into that water, feeling the crystal waves as I drop in.

And this, a nice stroll down a resort strip, where my sunscreened skin could literally feel cooked if I leaned too close to the tiling.

And then a nice stretch of summer street, wherein you could see your face in the flushed red of that car provided it didn't blind you from its sunny reflections.

I don't think I even need to say anything more, Suzuki's a massive influence in how he even places colours so warmly in such unorthodox manner. It's a naturally sunkissed talent~ 🌊

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Writing Prompts: July 12, 2026

"I'm bored."

Red pants, leather jacket.

Cheetah stickers.

Parking spot D-1431.

"Kids her age tend to dislike me."

Vanilla milkshakes.

A pale blue sapphire ring.

"We haven't spoken in years."

Los Angeles, 1996,

"Stop making threats." / "I'm making promises."

Bonus Photo Prompt:

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Lotus 98T

The Lotus 98T was developed by Team Lotus for the 1986 Formula One season during the peak of the sport’s turbocharged era. Designed by Gérard Ducarouge, the car featured a lightweight carbon-fiber monocoque chassis and was powered by the Renault EF15B 1.5-liter turbocharged V6 engine. In qualifying trim, the engine was capable of producing extraordinary power—reportedly exceeding 1,200 horsepower—making the 98T one of the most powerful Formula One cars ever built. The car was driven by Ayrton Senna and Johnny Dumfries and competed in the iconic black-and-gold John Player Special livery that defined Lotus in the 1970s and 1980s. Senna secured eight pole positions and two race victories with the 98T, demonstrating both the car’s immense speed and his exceptional driving skill. Although reliability issues and fuel restrictions limited Lotus’s championship prospects, the 98T remains one of the most legendary machines of Formula One’s turbo era and a symbol of the sport’s most extreme engineering period.

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Bitgoeul Dancers "Hidden versus Cera / Waacking/ Round of 8 / Line Up Season 9" (2024)

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Sky Sports F1 and TGR Haas F1 Team "Ollie Bearman Brought to Tears Driving Senna's Iconic Car" (2026)

Ollie Bearman and Karun Chandhok drive Ayrton Senna's Lotus 97T at Silverstone.

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New York City, 1978. Joel Meyerowitz. Pigment print

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Too Much Caffeine

Seula Yi

Watercolor and Gouache on Arches, 2024

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Modern myths, Hana Choi

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Writing Prompts: July 5, 2026

"Success starts at 1 AM."

Social media and automobile loans.

"Mediocre today, master tomorrow."

Pink plastic.

"What kind of five-year-old were you?"

Small inequities.

Stone gardens.

"This is awkward." / "Think positive."

Cornichons.

"Pick up the phone and call an ambulance."

Bonus Photo Prompt:

Photo Credit: karmaalwayswins

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Now Reading:

Thomas Jefferson, Committee of Five "Declaration of Independence" (1776)

Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | National Archives

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Kylie Minogue "Padam Padam" (2023)