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Facebook's "dislike" button, a long-lost GoPro and the legends who shaped NYC culture in this week's look at the web

1. Legendary Typographer Adrian Frutiger Has Died at 87 Typography legend Adrian Frutiger, best known for sans-serif design and for creating the typeface used in London’s street signs, died last week at the age of 87. Frutiger began his career at Paris’ Deberny & Peignot type foundry, where he designed and adapted fonts for phototypesetting machines. He later went on to create 30 different typefaces, …

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A 9/11 search-and-rescue dog gets celebrated, a TED talk about what really matters, Hayao Miyazaki's theme park and more in this week's look at the web

1. The Last Living 9/11 Search Dog Gets the Best Day Ever Once in a while, BarkBox will choose a special pup and treat them to a “Dog’s Best Day.” And no dog is more deserving than their latest honoree Bretagne: the last known living search and rescue dog to work at Ground Zero on 9/11. To salute Bretagne for her incredible service and to …

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Slower melting ice cream, double black holes, Australia's bubblegum pink lake and more in this week's look at the web

1. “Flaming” Auroras in Sweden Capturing the Aurora Borealis is nothing new for nature photographers, but it’s possible nobody else has seen anything close to what astrophotographer Göran Strand did one night in Sweden. In a video called “Flaming Aurora,” Strand was able to catch the Northern Lights as they pulsated with neon energy, lighting up the entire sky at one point. The video is …