Arts+Culture / States of IndependenceI'm Google takes the Pop QuizThe best Google image search tumblr answers our loves and loathes questionsShareLink copied ✔️July 10, 2014Arts+CultureStates of IndependenceText Charlie Robin Jones As part of our new summer US project States of Independence we've invited our favourite 30 American curators, magazines, creatives and institutions to takeover Dazed for a day. Today, it's the turn of Tumblr, the platform that has turned self-publishing into an art form. For their exclusive guest-edit, we’ll be exploring the Tumblr aesthetic in its many forms – from the dA-Zed of Tumblr art, to pop quizzes with our favourite Tumblr publishers and spotlights on some of the best net artists blending IRL and URL(s) in radical new ways. I'm Google takes image-searching to the next level. Stretches of laffy-taffy segue into beltdrivers, which then segue into haybale covering, into pumpkins, into crochet, into Play-Doh, into balloons, gloves, bags, vapor trails, gyms, tents. It's a Chinese whispers of the world of pictures, a library of babel catagorised by colour, flooding the screen, and joining the world. Baltimore's Dina Kelberman, the artist behind the all-things-are-linked-when-you-think-about-it Tumblr, has exhibited across the world, and took a few minutes out to answer our pop quiz. We submitted the soon-to-be-famous set of questions to the artist, and within the hour, she sent back 30 snowman that tell the story of the State of the Union. Which living American do you most admire and why?Which living American do you most despise and why?Whose face should be on the $100 bill?What is your favorite quote about America?What three words define the States today?Who gave you your first break? Do you still talk?When + where you the most happiest?What high school clique were you in? Do you stay in touch?What food reminds you of home?What smell do you associate with the city of your birth?What's the best road trip you've ever been on?Where did you first fall in love?What noise reminds you of the States?What would make you leave America forever?What is your favorite American building?Ultimate American film?Ultimate American album?Most overrated US tourist attraction?Most underrated US tourist attractionFavorite slang phrase?What is your ultimate American guilty pleasure?What law would you change or invent?Where in the States would you ride out the apocalypse?When was your last run-in with the cops? What happened?If you could change one thing about the US, what would it be?Which fictional American do you most identify with?If you could vote for Obama again, would you?If you lost it all tomorrow, what would you do the day after?What will America look like in 2050?Does the American Dream still exist?Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingIlia Malinin breaks the ice – and his silenceHe does things on a skating rink that were once thought impossible. But the ‘Quad God’s’ setback at this year’s Winter Olympics brought new fire and energy to a skater seen by many as the greatest of all time Life & CultureArt & PhotographyMost loved photo stories of May 2026 Nike FashionNike celebrates the culture of soccer ahead of a summer shaped by the gameLife & Culture5 times ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin did the impossible on the iceBeautyThe rise of the intellectual tattooLife & CultureWhy so many young people are training to be death doulasBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaBeautyHoroscopes June 2026: Love deeply, take risks, and embarrass yourselfFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy