Duck, Duck…

Skateboarding India, poems on Mars, 3D-printed ears and more in our look at the web this week

Conceptual artist Florentijin Hofman brightened up Victoria Harbor this week when he introduced his nearly 50-foot tall rendition of the classic bath toy to the city of Hong Kong. Hofman’s lovable duck has visited locations around the world with much fanfare, each time toying with the scale of its surroundings. His goal for Rubber Duck? Simply to make people smile.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Skateboarding India, poems on Mars, 3D-printed ears and more in our look at the web this week

1. Internet Early Days The first public site on the World Wide Web is now back at its original URL to celebrate the Web’s 20th anniversary. The text-only page features a brief explanation of its purpose along with a few links to biographies, technical details and more, launched on 30 April 1993. 2. A Passive Future for NYC Showing the impressive results of passive building …

Rejected Movie Poster Archive

Skateboarding India, poems on Mars, 3D-printed ears and more in our look at the web this week

Not every creation makes the final cut—and sometimes that’s a good thing. From the archives of a memorabilia dealer comes a collection of movie posters that, for better or worse, never saw the light of day, from Jaws to Batman and beyond.