Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Odor-friendly toilets, newly discovered Shakespeare, a monetary celebration of scientists and more in our look at the web this week

1. In Defense of Toulouse-Lautrec To celebrate his would-be 150th birthday, radical French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was celebrated in the latest Google Doodle. For those not already familiar with Toulouse-Lautrec, the tech giant’s bleak portrait of the progressive painter, printmaker and illustrator may create the wrong picture. Though he’s known to many for his work at the Moulin Rouge, the Guardian argues that the …

Renaud Marion’s “Air Drive”

Ever since he was a child, photographer Renaud Marion always dreamed of piloting a flying car. Since we’re still (unfortunately) dependent upon rubber tires and asphalt, Marion decided to envision his idea of future transport. On view now at MAD Gallery in Geneva, Switzerland, his “Air Drive” series features nine wheel-less autos hovering effortlessly inches above the ground. But there’s a twist; each hovercraft is …

Squeaker’s LED Pet Collars and Leashes

New PetTech startup Squeaker is hoping to make dog-walking a little more user-friendly. After nearly being close-lined by a dog-walker and one of those extendable leashes, Squeaker founder Christopher Forcucci thought it was time that pet accessories caught up with the rest of the tech world. Dog-Milk sat down with Forcucci to learn how his Tron-like LED leashes and collars are helping to reduce runaways …