Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Cows milking themselves, China's influence on English, Pulitzer prize-winner Tyler Hicks and more in our look at the web this week

1. Truth Facts First World problems become permissibly hilarious when shown in satirical charts and graphs. “Truth Facts” are the brainchild of Danish duo Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler, the writers and artists behind the comic strip “Wumo.” Skim through the bunch and see just how many times you catch yourself nodding at clever diagrams like, “The Biggest Lies on the Internet,” or “The Most …

X2 Gagosian Edition Camera

Forged by a dreamy collaboration between Leica and contemporary art savant Larry Gagosian, the X2 Gagosian Edition Camera is limited to a mere 100 units. A camera as artistic as the photos it takes, its all-metal construction is finished with high-contrast white leather and black paint splatter, for an exterior design that is as stunning as the technology contained within.

The New York Pizza Project

Native New Yorkers pound the pavement in search of authentic slices, stories and characters

Once synonymous with New York, family-run pizza shops are an endangered species these days as more and more owners are force to shutter their stores to make room for the city’s ubiquitous (and stomach-turning) dollar-a-slice chains. In an effort to preserve and celebrate the culture of these establishments, five friends decided to take the situation into their own hands. The group, armed only with an …