diff --git a/app/controllers/soups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/soups_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7de56d850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/soups_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require File.join(Rails.root, 'lib', 'stream', 'soup_stream')
+
+class SoupsController < ApplicationController
+  before_filter :redirect_unless_admin
+
+  def index 
+    default_stream_action(SoupStream)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/helpers/stream_helper.rb b/app/helpers/stream_helper.rb
index d4d7a2f35..06bdf29ce 100644
--- a/app/helpers/stream_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/stream_helper.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ module StreamHelper
       featured_path(:max_time => time_for_scroll(opts[:ajax_stream], @stream), :sort_order => session[:sort_order])
     elsif controller.instance_of?(MentionsController) 
       mentions_path(:max_time => time_for_scroll(opts[:ajax_stream], @stream), :sort_order => session[:sort_order])
+    elsif controller.instance_of?(SoupsController) 
+      soup_path(:max_time => time_for_scroll(opts[:ajax_stream], @stream), :sort_order => session[:sort_order])
     elsif controller.instance_of?(PostsController) 
       public_stream_path(:max_time => time_for_scroll(opts[:ajax_stream], @stream), :sort_order => session[:sort_order])
     elsif controller.instance_of?(AspectsController)
diff --git a/app/models/status_message.rb b/app/models/status_message.rb
index 9054eaf61..9cc74a711 100644
--- a/app/models/status_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/status_message.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ class StatusMessage < Post
     )).select('DISTINCT posts.*')
   end
 
+  def self.tag_stream(user, tag_array, max_time, order)
+    owned_or_visible_by_user(user).
+      joins(:tags).where(:tags => {:name => tag_array}).
+      for_a_stream(max_time, order)
+  end
+
   def text(opts = {})
     self.formatted_message(opts)
   end
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 9d08201a8..1818910b7 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -844,6 +844,9 @@ en:
     public:
       title: "Public Activity"
       contacts_title: "Recent Posters"
+    soup:
+      titile: "The Soup"
+      contacts_title: "People in your Soup"
 
   users:
     logged_out:
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index ed28dd963..25881a366 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
 
   get 'featured_users' => "contacts#featured", :as => 'featured_users'
 
+  get 'soup' => "soups#index", :as => 'soup'
 
   resources :people, :except => [:edit, :update] do
     resources :status_messages
diff --git a/lib/base_stream.rb b/lib/base_stream.rb
index 620dfd3cb..038e14698 100644
--- a/lib/base_stream.rb
+++ b/lib/base_stream.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class BaseStream
   end
 
   def title
-    'change me in lib/base_stream.rb!'
+    'a title'
   end
 
   def posts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class BaseStream
   end
 
   def contacts_link
-    'change me in lib/base_stream.rb!'
+    '#'
   end
 
   #helpers
diff --git a/lib/stream/aspect_stream.rb b/lib/stream/aspect_stream.rb
index a0bbf90f9..d7338174f 100644
--- a/lib/stream/aspect_stream.rb
+++ b/lib/stream/aspect_stream.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class AspectStream < BaseStream
   def aspects
     @aspects ||= lambda do
       a = user.aspects
-      a = a.where(:id => @inputted_aspect_ids) if @inputted_aspect_ids.length > 0
+      a = a.where(:id => @inputted_aspect_ids) if @inputted_aspect_ids.any?
       a
     end.call
   end
diff --git a/lib/stream/soup_stream.rb b/lib/stream/soup_stream.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5098b5726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/stream/soup_stream.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+class SoupStream < BaseStream
+  def link(opts)
+    Rails.application.routes.url_helpers.soup_path
+  end
+
+  def title
+    I18n.t('streams.soup.title')
+  end
+
+  def contacts_title
+    I18n.t('streams.soup.contacts_title')
+  end
+
+  def posts
+    post_ids = aspect_posts_ids + followed_tag_ids + mentioned_post_ids
+    post_ids += featured_user_post_ids
+    Post.where(:id => post_ids).for_a_stream(max_time, order)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def aspect_posts_ids
+    user.visible_post_ids(:limit => 15, :order => order, :max_time => max_time)
+  end
+
+  def followed_tag_ids
+    StatusMessage.tag_stream(user, tag_array, max_time, order).map{|x| x.id}
+  end
+
+  def mentioned_post_ids
+    ids(StatusMessage.where_person_is_mentioned(user.person).for_a_stream(max_time, order))
+  end
+
+  def featured_user_post_ids
+    ids(Post.all_public.where(:author_id => featured_user_ids).for_a_stream(max_time, order))
+  end
+
+  #worthless helpers
+  def featured_user_ids
+    ids(Person.featured_users)
+  end
+
+  def tag_array
+    user.followed_tags.map{|x| x.name}
+  end
+  
+  def ids(enumerable)
+    enumerable.map{|x| x.id}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/stream/tag_stream.rb b/lib/stream/tag_stream.rb
index c84ea9a83..2a2e73f76 100644
--- a/lib/stream/tag_stream.rb
+++ b/lib/stream/tag_stream.rb
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ class TagStream < BaseStream
   # @return [ActiveRecord::Association<Post>] AR association of posts
   def posts
     return [] if tag_string.empty?
-    @posts ||= StatusMessage.owned_or_visible_by_user(user).
-                joins(:tags).where(:tags => {:name => tag_array}).
-                for_a_stream(@max_time, @order)
+    @posts ||= StatusMessage.tag_stream(user, tag_array, max_time, order)
   end
 
   def contacts_title
diff --git a/public/javascripts/pages/soups-index.js b/public/javascripts/pages/soups-index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..989d1e95b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/javascripts/pages/soups-index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Diaspora.Pages.SoupsIndex = function() {
+  var self = this;
+
+  this.subscribe("page/ready", function(evt, document) {
+    self.aspectNavigation = self.instantiate("AspectNavigation", document.find("ul#aspect_nav"));
+    self.stream = self.instantiate("Stream", document.find("#aspect_stream_container"));
+    self.infiniteScroll = self.instantiate("InfiniteScroll");
+  });
+};
diff --git a/spec/lib/stream/soups_stream_spec.rb b/spec/lib/stream/soups_stream_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f7153332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/stream/soups_stream_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require File.join(Rails.root, 'spec', 'shared_behaviors', 'stream')
+
+describe SoupStream do
+  before do
+    @stream = SoupStream.new(Factory(:user), :max_time => Time.now, :order => 'updated_at')
+  end
+
+  describe 'shared behaviors' do
+    it_should_behave_like 'it is a stream'
+  end
+end