Comet Landing

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

The Philae lander (about the size of a washing machine) launched into space—attached to the Rosetta space probe—10 years ago. This week, it landed on Comet C-G, over more than 300 million miles away. The lander actually bounced off the comet, which has super-weak gravity, three times before settling there. After a decade getting there, Philae is now responsible for teaching us on Earth more …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

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

1. Keep Time for $24 Million Back in 1999, a watch sold at auction for $11 million, setting a record that was blown out of the water for the first time ever this week. A rare Supercomplication Patek Philippe pocket watch, made in 1932, has just sold at Sotheby’s for $24 million. Yes, it sports 24 complications and 920 components (including 70 jewels), but it …

Toro y Moi’s Bookshelf

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

Chaz Budnick of chillwave act Toro y Moi dropped a new record this month under his new (and decidedly dance-driven) moniker Les Sins. To celebrate, our friends at It’s Nice That visited the graphic design grad’s flat to peruse through a few of his favorite visual tomes. Budnick is responsible for much of the artwork that accompanies his music and a look through his diverse …