Link About It: This Week’s Picks

A 300-year-old murder mystery, rethinking aging, Monday's supermoon and more

1. Upcoming Supermoon Will be Closest to Earth Since 1948 It only takes one cosmic happening to remind us just how immense the universe is and, in turn, how small Earth is. On Monday, our tiny blue dot will experience a supermoon unlike any since 1948, when the moon passes Earth more closely than it has in almost 70 years. On the East Coast, the …

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Robyn sings on a 10-minute track, new music by the Pixies, a creepy Bonobo video and more in our musical bonanza

Mr Tophat feat. Robyn: Trust Me Robyn’s latest collaboration with fellow Swede Mr Tophat is a whopping 10 minutes long, but doesn’t feel like it—instead the track ebbs and flows in a manner that’s entirely engaging. Mr Tophat previously remixed Robyn’s 1999 song “Main Thing” and now the dream team releases “Trust Me.” With Robyn’s tender vocals contrasting moments of jittery screeches, this synth-heavy single …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

From unsung female sport stars to the USA's first punk store and a Philippe Starck-designed smartphone, our look at the web

1. Unsung Heroines of Sports History Molly Schoit’s book based on the Instagram @TheUnsungHeroines handle, “Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History” celebrates the forgotten, lesser known female athletes who paved the way for today’s sports stars. From Jackie Towanda (the first woman to box at Madison Square Garden) to Conchita Cintrón (a bullfighter also known as The Golden Goddess) and Renée Richards (the …