The Opera Machine

Seinfeld emoji, fashion's World Cup team, an artist's secret swimming pool and more in our weekly look at the web

Westminster, England’s Royal Opera House is hoping to change the societal misconceptions that surround opera with The Opera Machine. Offering a unique behind-the-scenes look at their production of Wagner’s classic “Die Walküre,” the online page shows that opera is much more than a couple of people singing on stage. Hear the deputy stage manager call cues, see a close-up of the horns in the orchestra, …

Fashion Fantasy Football

Seinfeld emoji, fashion's World Cup team, an artist's secret swimming pool and more in our weekly look at the web

A series of illustrations by artist Olivia Domingos have mashed together World Cup fervor and fashion’s finest. The clever imagery places renowned designers in field positions—and descriptions from Another Magazine outline why each is the perfect fit for the field. With Vivienne Westwood as coach, it’s at least a guarantee that all players will be beautifully outfitted.

Seinfeld Emoji

Seinfeld emoji, fashion's World Cup team, an artist's secret swimming pool and more in our weekly look at the web

The standard set of Emoji have become a second language of sorts and spiraled into a pop culture phenomenon, infiltrating fashion, music and art. If you’ve exhausted your wit with the standard collection, help is *praying hands* on the way, with a new set of Seinfeld-inspired Emoji. Created by the internet-fluent team behind Seinfeld2000, the icons incorporate classics like a marble rye, the Festivus pole, …