Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Volcanoes on Venus, the history of reggaeton, gravity-free drinking in space and more from around the web

The First Complete Map of an Insect Brain A team led by John Hopkins University and the University of Cambridge have completed the most expansive map of a brain to date. The diagram, which traces every neuron and connection of a larval fruit fly (whose biology is comparable with humans), took 12 years to map and is expected to inform future brain research. To survey the …

JuneShine Hard Kombucha Collaborates With Evan Mock on Hawaii-Inspired Flavor and “Mock’s Magazines” Pop-Up

For the development of JuneShine‘s new Hawaii-inspired flavor, POG (an acronym for passionfruit, orange and guava), the celebratory SoCal-based hard kombucha brand partnered with skateboarder, actor and Wahine founder Evan Mock, who also crafted a collaborative zine. The print publication and the delicious ready-to-drink beverage debuted at a pop-up within SoHo’s Iconic Magazines bodega, dubbed “Mock’s Magazines” and populated with mega-watt friends of the brand, including G-Eazy, …

Blue Out of Town Shirt

A striped Oxford button-down from actor and skateboarder Evan Mock’s brand new label, Wahine, the blue “Out of Town” shirt features a slogan made famous when it was worn by Drew Barrymore in 2003. Mock co-founded Wahine (with NYC-based Donté McGuine) to honor the north shore of Oahu as well the people of Hawaii. It’s crafted from 100% cotton, fits true to size and is …