Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Black women who designed iconic fashions, music for the weather, a long-lost continent and more

1.Scientists Have Found Evidence of a Lost Continent of Mauritia The lost continent of Mauritia is believed to have been pulled apart by geological forces and sunk to the bottom of the sea long, long ago and scientists have just found evidence that might prove that theory. When studying volcanic rocks on the island of Mauritius, scientists found some with zircon crystals embedded in them. …

AccuWeather and Spotify Launch “Climatune”

AccuWeather and Spotify have teamed up to make playlists that match the weather, no matter if you’re schvitzing or stomping through snow. The two companies undertook a year-long study comparing “85 billion anonymized streams on Spotify in over 900 cities” across the USA and analyzed that data to create the playlists. Evidently, sunny days encourage higher energy music, while (interestingly) snowy days seem to warrant …

Lion Babe feat. Moe Moks: Rockets

Lion Babe (aka Jillian Hervey and Lucas Goodman) have teamed up with Moe Moks in order to add some Caribbean vibes to their cruise-y, ’70s-tinged tune “Rockets.” With lyrics that name check Chaka Khan, Cleopatra, NASA and more, the song is heavy on the flute riffs and glittery, jazzy percussion. This is the first track from their upcoming EP, which is due out in spring.