Link About It: This Week’s Picks
The sounds of icebergs, "seeing" a black hole, Elon Musk's new endeavor and more in our look around the web
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The Features of YouTube TV
More than 50 networks—including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, AMC and ESPN—are bringing their programming to YouTube under a $35 a month subscription package. This means live content from each network will air …
Via theatlantic.com
Identifying Trees by Sound
In his poetic, informative new book “The Song of Trees,” natural history writer David George Haskell describes his experiences lending binaural attention to trees. As The Atlantic describes, Haskell “visits a dozen …
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Martin Parr’s Photo Book of Beat Up Cars
Photographer Martin Parr has focused on a specific, nostalgic topic for his latest limited edition book. Called “Abandoned Morris Minors of the West of Ireland,” the book features photos of charming, beat …
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“Seeing” a Black Hole
Every visualization you’ve ever seen of a black hole has been an illustration. As Vox points out, the closest the scientific community has ever come to seeing one was through last year’s …
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Hattie Stewart’s Facebook Stories Effect
Giving Snapchat filters a run for their money, London-based artist Hattie Stewart has created a wacky, fun Facebook effect (for their stories feature which rolled out on iOS and Android devices at …
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The Haunting Sounds of Icebergs
Only 20 years ago the scientific community had no idea that icebergs made noise. After the last remaining chunk of the largest iceberg ever (twice the size of Delaware) began to fall …
Via telegraph.co.uk
From ’70s Digital Watches to Today’s Wearable Tech
The first portable, accurate clock was invented back in 1510 but it would be more than 450 years later that things got digital, with the introduction of Hamilton’s Pulsar Time Computer (complete …
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A Visual Reminder of James Rosenquist’s Artistic Vision
His name might not be as ubiquitous as those also once under the watch of famed gallerist Leo Castelli (namely Warhol, Lichtenstein and Frank Stella), but James Rosenquist’s contribution to the pop …
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David Obendorfer + Fabrizio Caselani’s Citroën HY Tribute
70 years to the day since designer Flaminio Bertoni released the now iconic Citroën HY, designers David Obendorfer and Fabrizio Caselani have unveiled a car kit for the current Citroën jumper chassis …