Link About It: This Week’s Picks

The NYT's digital experiments, glow-in-the-dark jeans, Frank Lloyd Wright's restored hotel and more in this week's look at the web

1. Beta620 “An openly experimental newsroom,” Beta620 is the New York Times’ new platform for interactive and other projects, suggesting a new, unprecedented level of transparency for the brand. 2. Glow-in-the-Dark Jeans The ultimate club-goer’s denim, a phosphorescent coating applied to the fabric in Japan powers Naked & Famous’ new glow-in-the-dark jeans. The selvedge denim will develop a beautiful patina over time, making the glow …

Select-a-Date NYT Jigsaw Puzzle

$50 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $50 Select-a-Date NYT Jigsaw Puzzle How about a front page of the New York Times in the form of a 400-piece jigsaw puzzle? Select a date from the present all the way back to 1888 and make a gift that’s great for birthdays, anniversaries or to commemorate prominent historical events. It’s about the size of the actual paper and—like the Gray …