Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Branding Prince George, a Deitch-less MOCA, Mysterabbit and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Grandpa the Pixel Painter Hal Lasko, who now goes by Grandpa, is a 97-year-old former typographer whose medium of choice is Microsoft Paint. Lasko lost most of his eyesight due to macular degeneration but discovered that the computer program could magnify images large enough for him to paint pixel-by-pixel. The result is a collection of stunningly detailed and extraordinarily elaborate prints. A recently-released short …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Foldable energy, Herman Miller in 108 seconds, Goodwood 2013 and more in our weekly look at the web

1. 15 years of Gonz and Adidas It may come as a surprise that the most celebrated character in skateboarding has spent the last 15 years skating for Adidas. To celebrate the mutual commitment between Mark Gonzales and Adidas Skateboarding, the sportswear giant compiled a short film full of archival footage, storytelling and interviews with some of the industry’s top photographers. Just a few seconds …

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Prince turns 55, Wu-Tang reunites, Vampire Weekend throws a dinner party and more in our weekly music recap

Vampire Weekend: Diane Young Any music video featuring a saxophone as a giant bong is worth spending a moment enjoying, but Vampire Weekend gives plenty of reasons to stick around and put it on repeat with “Diane Young,” a single off of their recently-released album Modern Vampires of The City. In a “Last Supper” scenario, the East Coast quartet joins forces with Chromeo, Sky Ferreira …