Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Self-driving cars, Cuba's lung cancer vaccine, Einstein's handwriting as a font and more in our weekly look around the web

1. Cornell Renames Institute After Carl Sagan Cornell University’s Institute for Pale Blue Dots is being renamed the Carl Sagan Institute: The Pale Blue Dot and Beyond in honor of the late astrophysicist and former Cornell faculty member. After Sagan’s wife and collaborator Ann Druyan visited the science center to give a speech, she was inspired by the innovative work being done and proposed the …

Sporty, Black and White Swimsuits for Summer

Six our favorite functional one-pieces, made for splashing around in the surf

While recent swimwear collections have delighted us with plenty of loud graphics, neon hues and everything from cut-outs to tassels and more, sometimes less really is more. For this beach season, we’ve rounded up six swimsuits that are actually made for splashing around in the waves and jumping into pools. These sporty, black and white one-pieces don’t sacrifice aesthetics while letting you enjoy all your …

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Le Le's 15-second songs, the Chemical Brothers team up with Q-Tip and a horror music video by Summer Camp in this week's picks

Le Le: Le Mikro Collection The zany Amsterdam-based artist Parra, known for his bold blue-and-red works, also siphons some of his overflowing humor and energy as a member of the electronic music trio Le Le. The “new new wave” group finds inspiration in cheesy Italian disco and gritty club beats, churning out dance tracks that are as fresh as they are lewd. Their latest surprise …