Sylvia Plath Sketches

Crazy swimming pools, a traveling nail salon, aerial nudes and more in our weekly look at the web

Works from the exhibition of pen-and-ink sketches by Silvia Plath at the Mayor Gallery in London are now available online. The spare, delicately conceived renderings prove Plath’s range as an artist, and are sure to delight devoted readers.

John Crawford’s “Aerial Nudes”

Crazy swimming pools, a traveling nail salon, aerial nudes and more in our weekly look at the web

Auckland photographer John Crawford approaches nude portraiture from new heights with his series, “Aerial Nudes”. From the back of a pickup truck to the middle of a field, Crawford’s choice in location makes for some intriguing, well-composed compositions.

Nike Pro TurboSpeed

AeroSwift fabric, zero distraction and air tripping in Team USA's track and field kit

Nike‘s latest take on the track and field uniform could be easily equated to the perfect waiter—at your service but, at the same time, so seamless in execution it seems invisible, so you can focus on what’s before you. The culmination of 12 years of research and more than 1,000 hours of wind tunnel testing, the new streamlined Olympic kit is what Nike calls a …