Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Russian skywalking, Jay-Z's Empire, Globars and more in our look at the web this week

1. Cutty Sark The world’s last surviving tea clipper is once again open to visitors. Severely damaged in a 2006 fire, the Cutty Sark has been restored by London architects Grimshaw and is now open to the public in the Greenwich World Heritage Site. 2. A due Colori For his latest series, Italian photographer Alberto Seveso captures the dynamic movement of colored ink permeating water. …

It Gets Better on Stage

Russian skywalking, Jay-Z's Empire, Globars and more in our look at the web this week

The gay youth support network that grew grassroots-style on YouTube has set its sights on the stage. Incorporating music, theater and multimedia for a touring live production that will focus on “communities where the It Gets Better message is needed most”. The project lives as a Kickstarter project, so it’s up to you to make it happen.

Livehoods

Russian skywalking, Jay-Z's Empire, Globars and more in our look at the web this week

A student-produced algorithm is the basis of “Livehoods”, a project that culls FourSquare data to produce a digital map showing the hangouts of like-minded people. They used the similarities found in 18 million check-ins to create clusters that depict a more accurate view of the human dynamics of a city.