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A stunning song by serpentwithfeet, Mahalia joins forces with Little Simz, Sade returns and more in music

serpentwithfeet: bless ur heart Since serpentwithfeet’s 2016 debut EP blisters, we’ve been entirely beguiled by the Brooklyn-based artist. Today, the Baltimore-born singer (aka Josiah Wise) releases the first track from his upcoming debut LP soil, “bless ur heart.” Like much of serpentwithfeet’s previous music, it’s an enthralling and dramatic piece of R&B/gospel that surges to a stunning climax. The accompanying video is as bewitching as …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Secret lives of tattoos, the underbelly of an iceberg, celebrating women artists and more in our look around the web

1. Celebrating Artists on International Women’s Day While we shouldn’t only celebrate women artists one day of the year, It’s Nice That is showcasing the work (and thoughts) of an all-star-cast of women artists for IWD 2018. Working with various styles and mediums, articles include “words of wisdom from stage designer and visual artist Es Devlin; a rare interview with The Smiling Sun creator Anne …

Designer Turns His Instagram Page into a Portfolio

Designer Ji Le repurposed Instagram, turning it into his portfolio. Each post is tagged and linked to other account that Le also updates. Apart from the service being so easy and accessible, Le decided to use it as a portfolio because fewer and fewer people had been visiting his website. “I want many people to use this hack, especially students and young designers who can’t …