U.S. Interstates as a Subway Map

Happy Kurt Cobain, a massive solar-powered boat, phantom pocket watches and more in our look at the web this week

Cameron Booth’s depiction of the States’ highways as a subway system is interesting both for its visual appeal and the fact that Booth, an Australian living in Portland, used London’s notorious Tube map as the foundation for his design. A challenging map to devise, it took Booth a full year and several iterations to perfect.

TED Quotes

Glowing snowboarders, TED Quotes, DIY Airsoft machine guns and more in our look at the web this week

To better highlight the brilliant minds taking the stage each year at TED, the idea-sharing conference came up with TED Quotes. The new feature promises to make TEDTalks easier to spread through social media in a more digestible format.

Whitney Houston

Glowing snowboarders, TED Quotes, DIY Airsoft machine guns and more in our look at the web this week

In the wake of her death, tributes abound. The New Yorker’s Sasha Frere-Jones offers a heartbreaking examination of the troubled superstar, down to her remarkable voice’s command on vowels and her always worried, enraptured public.