An Empire State of Ice

Philip Seymour Hoffman's inimitable talent, architecture in ice, bionic hands and more in our weekly look at the web

Last year over 800,000 individuals visited northeast China’s Harbin Ice and Snow World. For roughly $50 per person, visitors can tour the 600,000 square meter wonderland, featuring monumental carved ice sculptures illuminated with colored LEDs. This year features an homage to global structures, with a scaled replica of the Empire State Building delivering a solid wow factor. Over 180,000 cubic meters of ice were used …

The Development of Prince’s Hair Styles

Philip Seymour Hoffman's inimitable talent, architecture in ice, bionic hands and more in our weekly look at the web

Spanning all of Prince’s signature styles from 1978 to 2013, illustrator Gary Card depicts the evolution of one of the music industry’s greats. Only, the focus is his hair. Prince has rocked many types of locks, and it’s fascinating to follow the flow from ‘fro to curls, waves and bangs and back again. Turns out that as he was changing the music world for the …

Muslim Ms. Marvel

Philip Seymour Hoffman's inimitable talent, architecture in ice, bionic hands and more in our weekly look at the web

Potentially inspired by real life superhero Malala Yousafzai—the Pakistani teen who bravely stood up to the Taliban over her right to education—Marvel Comics has created a new Ms. Marvel and she’s a a first-generation Pakistani-American youth. Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso explains though, they aim to create a universally understood narrative and she is, like most girls her age (despite the superpower), “a teenager struggling to find …