NY’s Absence of Organ Donors

Viral urban legends, David O'Reilly's Mountain Game, the moon's two faces and more in our weekly look at the web

Startling statistics came to light this week regarding the Empire State’s staggeringly low percentage of organ donors, with just 22% of New Yorkers registered as organ donors (the third lowest in the country). The low number is at odds with 80% of the state’s residents who support organ donation. While the reasons behind this pressing issue remain murky, one thing’s for sure: organs are in …

Mountain Game

Viral urban legends, David O'Reilly's Mountain Game, the moon's two faces and more in our weekly look at the web

David O’Reilly, the animator known for his deconstructed, artistic use of 3D software (as seen in the video game sequences for the Spike Jonze film, “Her”), released an app this week for iOS, Mac and PC called “Mountain Game.” An antithesis to attention-draining mobile apps in general, “Mountain” is a zen experience in which you raise your own unique, living mountain (that also floats). How …

The Serpentine’s Unearthly Summer Pavilion

Futuristic workwear in Milan, London's new Serpentine Pavilion, electronic sign language and more in our weekly look at the web

For well over a decade now, London’s Serpentine Galleries have annually commissioned a different architect to create a temporary structure in the famous Hyde Park space, and this year’s concept from Chilean designer Smiljan Radic presents what’s sure to be the project’s most obscure offering to date. Radic’s cocoon-like alien structure presents a great juxtaposition of materials and textures; massive boulders strewn about set the …