Toby Mott’s “Oh So Pretty: Punk in Print 1976–80”

With a punk memorabilia collection that stretched 40 years, Toby Mott was the right person to dive in and pick out 450 items from “well-known and obscure bands, designers, venues and political groups” for the new book “Oh So Pretty: Punk in Print 1976–80.” It’s Nice That’s Rebecca Fulleylove interviewed Mott, who says that punk was “like an explosion in the dull conformity we were …

Hubble’s Inexpensive Contact Lenses

A new company takes on the monopolized industry to provide big-time savings

Anyone who’s worn contact lenses knows: there isn’t much choice out therein terms of brands and, importantly, price. There’s finally some form of rebellion in the industry, thanks to NYC-based start-up Hubble, which is merging the ordering and delivery convenience of 1-800-CONTACTS at less than half the cost. They’re able to achieve it by partnering with a Taiwan-based FDA-approved contact lens manufacturer to produce their …

Tailoring Wine to Your DNA

Joining forces with Helix (which is backed by the world’s biggest DNA sequencing company), wine delivery service Vinome is claiming they will tailor your wines according to your genetic make-up. The Californian company will apparently choose “‘great wines that are perfectly paired to you’ based on an analysis of 10 genetic variants in your DNA, collected via saliva samples,” but several scientists and public health …