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New songs by Braids and High Water, powerful nostalgia from Garbage and more in this week's music

Braids: Joni Montreal-based three-piece Braids is making some of the most intricate electronic pop we’ve heard: take “Joni” where Raphaelle Standell-Preston’s voice snaps and stretches, yelps and exhales—setting the pace for the ricochets of synth and drum hits. Braids releases a slower-paced music video to match, where Standell-Preston figures things out with a fictional partner while telling herself: “We don’t know where we are going …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Medical marijuana for pets, designing utopia, using VR to solve crime and more in this week's look at the web

1. The Origins of Monopoly’s Iconic Playing Pieces Ever wonder how such random items as a shoe, thimble, wheelbarrow and battleship became the playing pieces of possibly the most iconic board game in history? According to Cool Material, their origins date back to the 1930s, when Monopoly inventor (and probable idea thief) Charles Darrow developed the idea to use small items from around the house …

Announcing: COOL HUNTING Omakase

Impress everyone on your list with never-seen-before, limited edition, not-yet-available and collaboratively designed gifts delivered in time for the holidays

Limited edition gifts commissioned by us, curated for you Imagine a holiday gifting service with items that no one else has. For this year’s holiday season we’re taking the CH Gift Guide that you know and love to the next level. COOL HUNTING Omakase taps into the relationships we’ve developed with brands and creators over the last 13 years. It’s a mix of never-seen-before, limited …