JetBlue Swaps Peanuts for Crickets

Skateboarding Helsinki airport, picking Jeff Koons' brain, JetBlue stocks cricket bars and more in our weekly look at the web

Airplane cuisine has a bad reputation—and for good reason. The dubious dinners served at cruising altitude are rarely appetizing and almost never healthy. As of late, airlines have began to step up their game by offering higher quality dining options and more nutritious snacks. This week JetBlue announced it would be offering a healthy snack box for Mint and Core passengers on JFK to LAX …

Dirty Furniture

Skateboarding Helsinki airport, picking Jeff Koons' brain, JetBlue stocks cricket bars and more in our weekly look at the web

New bi-annual publication Dirty Furniture aims to explore the “relationship between people and the things they live with.” They’ve planned just six issues and will end in 2017, with each focusing on a different piece of furniture. The launch issue covers all things couches—from the “female in repose” trope throughout art history, what American artist Bryan Christiansen discovered underneath abandoned sofas, analyzing the current vogue …

Norway’s Artistic Bank Notes

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The Kroner, Norway’s currency, just got a radical redesign and the result is simply stunning. After a call for submissions from the nation’s central bank Norges, architectural firm Snøhetta and graphic design company The Metric System were named co-victors. Each was offered one side on every note in the bill range, which will go into circulation in 2017. Snøhetta’s side is quite abstract and pixellated, …