Link About It: This Week’s Picks

The world's fastest car, Antarctica's extinct forests, turning wine into fuel and more

1. NYC Gallery Showing Every Work They’ve Been Sent for a Show At NYC’s Andrew Edlin Gallery, an open call was posted for any type of artist to submit work and have it featured it the exhibition “Et Tu, Art Brute?,” with the only restriction being that the work must fit within a 16-by-20 inch envelope. Some 740 pieces later, and all the work is …

Holiday Gift Guides 2017: Kids + Pets

Toys and treasures for your favorite small creatures, be they human or other

The cliche is true; good things do come in small packages. While we hate to lump them together—but also find it funny—some of our favorite small ones happen to fall in the children and pets categories. Both offer unconditional love, plenty of laughs and the occasional mess. And it’s important that they know, year ’round, our love and appreciation as well. Here, we’ve selected some …

Remembering Azzedine Alaïa

The inimitable designer Azzedine Alaïa passed away over the weekend, and the outpour of grief from designers, editors, models and more has been overwhelming. Tunisian-born Alaïa rose to fame during the ’80s and became known as “the king of cling” thanks to his alluring, body-hugging style. The New York Times’ Fashion Director and Chief Fashion Critic Vanessa Friedman has written a touching, personal piece about …