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Well-wishes for Vignelli, NYC's new 9/11 museum, tributes to two outstanding filmmakers and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Farewell, Sugar Man Director It surprised no one when Malik Bendjelloul won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 2013 Academy Awards. His film “Searching for Sugar Man” (which happened to be his directorial debut) won the hearts of fans the world over with his chronicle of the little-known musician, Sixto Rodriguez. People were, however, shocked to learn that Bendjelloul died this week …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Laser-cut seaweed, henna crowns, illustrated architecture and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Women Dominate the James Beard Awards This week the James Beard Awards ushered the latest crop of celebrated restaurants and the chefs who dreamed them up into the echelons of the foodie world. While the industry tends to be dominated by men, it was women who made out big at this year’s ceremony. The awards for outstanding restaurateur, outstanding chef and best chef in …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

NPR joins the internet, SFW adult coloring books, "Tatoueurs, Tatoués" in Paris and more in our weekly look at the web

1. The Electric Eel and Open-Source Sex Toys You can never predict the wild and exciting results of a hackathon, and yet two UPenn students truly changed the game with “Electric Eel.” This Arduino microcontroller-powered sex toy zaps waves of low-voltage electricity through a man’s genitals. Reportedly it causes quite a pleasurable sensation—enough to stimulate, but not enough to burn. This isn’t the first transgressive …