Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Slower melting ice cream, double black holes, Australia's bubblegum pink lake and more in this week's look at the web

1. “Flaming” Auroras in Sweden Capturing the Aurora Borealis is nothing new for nature photographers, but it’s possible nobody else has seen anything close to what astrophotographer Göran Strand did one night in Sweden. In a video called “Flaming Aurora,” Strand was able to catch the Northern Lights as they pulsated with neon energy, lighting up the entire sky at one point. The video is …

Photographer Jessica Yatrofsky’s “I Heart Girl”

A book exploring the dynamic concept of feminine beauty via intimate portraits

For a portrait photographer, mastering the finer points of three-point lighting is as important as bringing out the best in your subjects. Brooklyn-based multimedia artist and photographer Jessica Yatrofsky has clearly excelled in both; constructing a stylistic and emotive narrative that draws the viewer into the being of each subject. In her upcoming book “I Heart Girl“—out 12 May 2015 from Powerhouse Books—Yatrofsky challenges the …

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids

A comprehensive, everyday guide written by the founders of Everyone is Gay

Over the last four years, Dannielle Owens Reid and Kristin Russo have used their platform Everyone is Gay to answer pressing questions asked by members of the LGBTQ community and their families. As their charm and wisdom has granted honest hope and numerous smiles around the globe, a devout audience has grown, allowing the duo to pursue many other beneficial projects in the queer community—including …