800 Berlin Lights

The Brothers Grimm uncut, solar bike paths, a $24 million watch and more in our look at the web this week

This year, 9 November marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Together, light artist Christopher Bauder and director Marc Bauder constructed a 15 kilometer light installation featuring 800 completely biodegradable carbon fiber lights that outline where the wall once stood. Referred to as “Lichtgrenze,” the trail it follows touches upon many important elements of the original barrier, and along the way …

Dutch Solar Bike Path Opens

The Brothers Grimm uncut, solar bike paths, a $24 million watch and more in our look at the web this week

The cycling haven that is the Netherlands ushered in another pedal-powered transportation innovation this week with the opening of the world’s first solar bike path. Solar cells are built directly into the path itself in the public road outside Amsterdam. Though the flat surface of the road yields about 30% less energy than the tilted cells on rooftops, the amount of road surface area throughout …

Grimm Brothers, Uncut

The Brothers Grimm uncut, solar bike paths, a $24 million watch and more in our look at the web this week

After more than 200 years, the first edition of the Brother Grimms’ strange, grisly tales (meant for adults) has finally been published in English. The changes made between this edition and the seventh edition—the one that’s most familiar to today’s readers—are pretty major. Over time it became watered down, child-friendly and laden with religious references. Thanks to the University of Minnesota professor emeritus who translated …