Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Vale Zaha Hadid, a new high-speed train in Japan, Siberian unicorns and more in this week's look around the web

1. Architect Zaha Hadid Dies at 65 Dame Zaha Hadid, widely considered one of the world’s greatest living architects, died at the age of 65 from a heart attack. Her sudden and shocking passing ends an award-winning career in which she produced some of the world’s most ground-breaking works, including the MAXXI Museum, Spain’s Bridge Pavilion, Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Museum and the London Olympic Aquatic …

The Future of Sex Beyond VR Porn

With the long-awaited consumer version of Oculus Rift finally shipping, virtual reality is in the midst of an industry boom. One major market already shifting to take advantage of the new tech is sex, and Fast Company has a few ideas of how its future might map out beyond just virtual reality porn—including teledildonics, DIY 3D-printed genitals and cyber relationships. For a better idea of …