Fever Pitch

COS comes to America, soccer mania at Dazed, a Plutonian moon's underground ocean and more in our weekly look at the web

London-based magazine Dazed & Confused has dispatched a handful of photojournalists to five cities around the world to capture the passion that the World Cup brings. Publishing images daily from Rome, London, Rio, São Paulo and Paris, the publication offers an emotional, inspiring and flat-out entertaining look at the monumental event and its worldwide impact.

Feminist Phone Intervention

COS comes to America, soccer mania at Dazed, a Plutonian moon's underground ocean and more in our weekly look at the web

An anonymous New Yorker has created a service for women in sketchy pick-up situations. The service—dubbed Feminist Phone Intervention—is a fake phone number to give out if feeling threatened, pressured or uncomfortable when asked for your digits. Give the number and when your pursuer calls or messages, they will receive a text with an automatically-generated quotation from feminist writer and social activist, bell hooks. It’s …

The 21st Century Piano

COS comes to America, soccer mania at Dazed, a Plutonian moon's underground ocean and more in our weekly look at the web

The general design of the acoustic grand piano hasn’t changed much since its modernization in the 19th century. David Klavins, a master instrumentalist, has been re-imagining a piano that fits the aesthetic and sound of our century (past experiments include a 12-foot-tall upright piano). His latest is the Klavins UC (short for Una Chorda), smaller and remarkably lighter than typical pianos, weighing just under 100 …