Pretty Faces

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Celebrating the exciting lives of an adventurous group of women, “Pretty Faces” aims to become the first crowd-funded, female-focused ski film. Not only will the narrative follow an inspiring group of professional athletes, but the film’s campaign also encourages women from around the world to submit their own footage to be included in a group montage midway through the documentary. With four days left, there’s …

Mandela’s Lithographs

Vibrating panties, Nendo's chopsticks, ancient brewers and more in our look at the web this week

“That window, you know, was actually a window to the world, because I could see quite a lot. I could see my mental horizons expand.” So explained Nelson Mandela to two British curators, who met with the utterly prolific world leader after he completed a series of colorful lithographs depicting his time spent imprisoned on Robben Island. Mandela’s surprising series of sketches, which include unseen …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Vibrating panties, Nendo's chopsticks, ancient brewers and more in our look at the web this week

1. The Culture of Counterfeit Shanzhai refers to the massive counterfeit market in China, encompassing everything from imitation smartphones and sneakers to bootleg shampoo and Coca-Cola. With the sustained rise in consumer culture in China, along with the confluence of globalization and the internet, Shanzhai has recently begun to transcend commerce into its own culture—and even a form of art. In Chinese culture, copying is …