Mariah Carey: Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse

A bounty of album drops in the music we tweeted this week

An album from legendary songstress Mariah Carey, with her golden voice and uncontested upper-octave range, is always welcome. But as devout Mimi fans know, the latter years of her career have often been filled with a little too much glitter. The diva supreme is back though with Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse, which features a slew of songs that are downright catchy. “#Beautiful” …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Saying goodbye to legendary figures, Google's self-driving car, the scientific lure of bacon and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Massimo Vignelli Remembered The world lost a true visionary this week in Italian designer Massimo Vignelli. Working with his wife Lella, the Modernist creator’s formative works will have a lasting legacy across a wide range of design fields, from homewares to logos. In this republished story, former Vignelli Associates employee Michael Bierut (now partner at Pentagram) recounts his experience working in the designer’s space …

Alsarah & The Nubatones: Habibi Taal

Unique and rare sounds from the Middle East in a look at the creative publication's current music issue

This week, we check in with Dubai-based Brownbook magazine in celebration of the mix of “legends and underground heroes” included in their current music issue. In addition to a pull-out songbook featuring sheet music from classic Egyptian songstress Umm Kulthum, the informative issue features the father of Ethiopian jazz, Mulatu Astatke, as well as the co-founder of Seattle’s cult music label Sublime Frequencies, and visits …