It’s been a crazy week, so here is some news that might not be at the top of your radar but you should check out anyway. From Octavia E. Butler’s psychic abilities to the crooning of Harry Styles, big cat people, and the future of floating farms, our weekly link roundup is here! #breadcrumbs

 

CULTURE

• Imagine if we were all as introspective as Fiona Apple 🍎
• Everyone’s graduation ceremonies are canceled, so some nerdy kids built their own
• The MADNESS of looking up lyrics on the Internet – only to find no proof the song ever existed
• Saying goodbye to Playboy Magazine (honestly, it was kinda time)
• Three years since an epic comeback, the Patriots have fallen far. Blaming you, Bill Belichick
• Artists are bringing some much-needed zen to our feeds (and lives)
• Turns out Octavia E. Butler wasn’t so much a sci-fi writer as she was a prophetic one 👾🔮👾
• TLDR some long reads for you to print out and read on your bed/fire escape / coziest spot in your apt: this one about big cat people + one about remembering the past

 

ART & FASHION

• Whether it’s behind a tiny desk or in fishnets, we’re here for the Harry Styles content
• What we want on our walls: Medieval-inspired tapestries for modern times with cats 🐈🐈
• Badass fashion designer and Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Lister, Bianca Saunders is someone you should know
• Repping female empowerment through unorthodox (and stunningly beautiful) portraiture
• The World Photography Organization’s student competition shortlist has us reflecting on “Invisible Lines”

 

TECH & SCIENCE

• The future of farming is “Cow Buoys” 🐄🐄🐄
• Let the radiant new AirPods Pro ad wash over you
• How to enhance the quality of your music streaming experience
• Heyooo 21st Century technology, it’s the U.S. Census

• Ever wonder how much the elements in your body are worth? (Well… now do you?)

 

NEWS & BIZ

• TikTok’s reprehensible censorship policy has us groaninggg
• France’s newest defense against germs is, unsurprisingly, ultra-chic
• If you’re abroad, come home, or risk getting stuck there indefinitely. (Unless that’s the excuse you were looking for)
• How should the federal government help Americans get through these uncertain times? Hi, cash money, pls 💵💵
• To stay relevant with Gen Z, brands will need to get emo 💙

 

LIVING YOUR BEST (INDOOR) LIFE

• For those of you needing some socially responsible community time – PARTY FROM HOME offers details of live workouts, debates, music, etc. all from the comfort of your quarantine
• 🤸🏼‍♂️ We’re attending this dance party with a thousand friends on Sunday. HBU?
• There are 2,500 virtual museums you could be exploring right now. Here’s a shortlist to get started
• Avoid video-streaming choice paralysis with these tips (and a few suggested flicks)
• 🎄Because we need a little Christmas. Right. This. Very. Minute.

• Take a virtual trip to the zoo with this very cute live stream 🐻‍❄️