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A nine-minute love song from City and Colour, Gwilym Gold soundtracks ambiguous cartoon sex and more in this week's picks

Thundercat: Them Changes From Thundercat’s mini-album The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam (his first solo album since 2013’s Apocalypse, though he’s kept busy working on Kendrick Lamar’s last release and more) comes “Them Changes“—a track that blends an effortless groove with melancholy. While the story told through vocals is one of heartbreak, the squelching electric bass line and dark music video (which features a …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

A planet almost identical to Earth, sneakers for the differently-abled and more in this week's look at the web

1. How to Survive Work on Little to No Sleep Eight hours of sleep might be recommended for a good night’s rest, but it’s not always possible—especially with work deadlines, late-night partying and nightmares getting in the way. Luckily, scientists have offered their expertise on how to get through the day with little to no sleep. Some come as no surprise (ie: drinking coffee), but …

CH25: Sabine Seymour

A future where smart clothes are as ubiquitous as zippers

Imagine your everyday clothes had built-in human sensors that monitored vital signs and activity levels, played your favorite song and kept you connected. Dr Sabine Seymour, Director of Parsons’ Fashionable Technology Lab and Chair at Computational Fashion, started conceptualizing this vision long ago. Working at the intersection of fashion, design, branding, and technology, her mission is “to humanize technology, to be free from having to …