Link About It: This Week’s Picks

An '80s all-girl skate gang, a Jaguar E-Type hearse, mapping NYC's LGBTQ+ landmarks and more in our look around the web

1. Extraordinary Aurora Given a Very Ordinary Name Termed as an aurora, but technically an aurora-like feature, this phenomenon behaves differently—and has been named differently too. While most auroras ripple and fade horizontally, this one appears as a bright green/purple vertical streak. “Steve,” as its known, was discovered by the Alberta Aurora Chasers, who follow and photograph the Northern Lights and it’s now been verified …

Making Miniatures Fly at Gulliver’s Gate

We talk to Adrian Davies, head of model-making, about the 2,200 square foot airport they’re building

In order to get a New York City resident into the heart of Times Square, the attraction must be one of pure magnificence. That’s exactly what we found with Gulliver’s Gate, a massive world of miniatures unlike any other. This isn’t a novelty experience; rather, it’s a technologically impressive, immersive universe that reconstructs global subjects in detail. New York City itself plays an inspiration, but …

Mapping NYC’s Historic and Cultural LGBTQ+ Sites

NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project has just launched an interactive map that pinpoints 100+ significant political and cultural sites across all the five boroughs. Of course, there’s Julius’ Bar and Truman Capote’s apartment in Brooklyn Heights, but also lesser-known spots like Alice Austen’s house on Staten Island and the now-closed Everard Baths—which was a refuge for gay men since opening in 1888. Take a peek …