NYC Airport Overhaul

Frank Gehry tells off contemporary architecture, Google maps the desert on camelback and Marcel the Shell returns in our weekly look at the web

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced plans to greatly improve NYC’s two airports, both LaGuardia and JFK. While specifics have yet to be announced—like when construction will begin and who will fund it—a design competition will begin by the end of November, giving participants 60 days to develop their plans.

Makers Mondays: The Great Outdoors

With Shinola, we look back on our favorite made-in-America brand stories

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As part of Detroit-based manufacturer Shinola’s Makers Monday initiative—which encourages purchasing American-made products to help create and keep jobs in the United States—Cool Hunting is highlighting and looking back on our favorite brands that make quality products in our very own backyard. First up, it’s rugged, functional and long-lasting gear for those with an adventurous spirit and desire to get outside and into the wilderness. …

ListenUp

An Arthur Russell tribute, 10 techno records from female producers, Emile Haynie joined by Brian Wilson and more in the music we tweeted this week

Sage Caswell: Buyerside (Archie Pelago Overdub) Archie Pelago, a Brooklyn-based trio that merges improvisational jazz with experimental electronic music, play their instruments (cello, sax and trumpet) as well as they do mixer knobs and effects pedals. Their twist on skate video director-turned-dance music producer Sage Caswell’s “Buyerside” is an intense flash of reeds and synth chords over electronic beats, for a brief track you’d only …