Tank Top Types

Band of Outsiders' 60-hour show, radioactive pottery, the iPad's fifth wall and more in our weekly look at the web

CH contributor John Ortved turns his love of tank tops into a cheeky sartorial piece for The New York Times, where he calls out five types of guys in NYC by way of their preferred sleeveless summer threads. So, which are you—the Saturdays surfer sipping cold brew on Crosby, the A.P.C.-wearing artisan lurking at Le Baron or maybe just a Warrior of Radness caught in …

Fifth Wall App

Band of Outsiders' 60-hour show, radioactive pottery, the iPad's fifth wall and more in our weekly look at the web

Part app, part performing arts piece, “Fifth Wall” is an interactive experience from choreographer Jonah Bokaer and 2wice. The video was filmed in a rectangular studio that matches the iPad’s dimensions, and “Fifth Wall” uses the iPad’s accelerometer to respond to changes in orientation and imitate a man trapped in the tablet’s frame.

Gamera II

Band of Outsiders' 60-hour show, radioactive pottery, the iPad's fifth wall and more in our weekly look at the web

A man-powered helicopter out of the University of Maryland set a new record this week after a 50-second flight. Powered by foot pedals and hand cranks, the achievement is an impractical but significant development in the field of human-powered flight.