Hillside Cemeteries of Hong Kong

Dinovember, cyclist soldiers, Christie's record-setting auction and more in our weekly look at the web

In a breathtaking display of spatial ingenuity, Hong Kong—well known for its packed, ever-upward landscape—has been developing stadium seating-like hillside cemeteries. Captured in all of their eerie magnificence by photographer Manuel Alvarez Diestro, each resting place is grim but grand. Diestro’s photos present the super-dense burial sites among the vertically surging architecture of the city, proving that as the city blooms with life, it must …

Arcade Fire: Afterlife

An emo anthem #PrivateJam, the latest Arcade Fire video from Spike Jonze and more in this week's music recap

No longer a little band from Montreal, Arcade Fire has earned enough respect to do almost anything in recent years, all the while holding strong to their humble beginnings and keeping their independent credibility alive. They’ve maintained that spirit with a totally original live music video of “Afterlife,” directed by Spike Jonze, performed at this past week’s YouTube Music Awards. Actress Greta Gerwig starred in …

Saves the Day: At Your Funeral

An emo anthem #PrivateJam, the latest Arcade Fire video from Spike Jonze and more in this week's music recap

An emo anthem unlike any other, 2002’s “At Your Funeral” by the band Saves the Day is this week’s #PrivateJam, from Molly Hamilton of Widowspeak. Hamilton, hot off the release of Almanac and the brand new, magical follow-up EP The Swamps admits, “I definitely still do the occasional super-loud car sing-along to it sometimes. Old habits die hard.” The power-pop of Saves the Day definitely …