Karen Walker Visible

Veggie kiosks, time warp photography, news from space and more in our look at the web this week

While many products tout the fact that they are made by marginalized artisans overseas, the harsh truth is that the customer will likely never see or interact with them. For her spring eyewear collection, prominent New Zealand fashion designer Karen Walker worked with the United Nations’ ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative (whose motto is “NOT CHARITY, JUST WORK”) to create a new campaign that acknowledges and …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Veggie kiosks, time warp photography, news from space and more in our look at the web this week

1. Chicago’s Fresh Food Vending Machine Founder Luke Saunders prefers the term “kiosk,” but there’s no denying that his Chicago-based Farmer’s Fridge invention is actually a veggie vending machine. Built from recycled barn wood and sporting a touchscreen display, the machine dispenses farm-fresh salads in plastic containers, as well as a variety of healthy drink and snack options. The machine is restocked every 24 hours …

Space News

Veggie kiosks, time warp photography, news from space and more in our look at the web this week

Two new space discoveries are changing the way scientists, physicists, astronomers and other experts will come to perceive the universe. First, tiny pockets of water were found hiding in flakes of interplanetary dust particles—literal stardust—which increases the possibility that humans aren’t on our own. Second, dark matter—an invisible type that has only been hypothesized—may have been spotted for the first time. Like the lyric from …