Link Me Up Scotty | Scrabble, Chopsticks, Cubes and Eric Cantona.

Album streams:
- Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas: ’III’ is excellent space disco – a joyride of heady, atmospheric vibes and downtempo house music.
- Ana Roxanne: ‘Because of a Flower’ is a lovely ambient record – dreamy soundscapes layered with choral music, spoken-word and samples.
Scrabble: Great article about world-class Scrabble players and the sneaky tactics they employ to get an edge.
Collecting: Charming short film about the benefits of collecting things you don't really need over a long period of time (9 mins).
California: Neat photo series documenting California through the lenses of local photographers (taken from this book about to be released by LACP)
Cantona: Smart musing on whether Eric Cantona is an existentialist (2 mins)
Stop-motion: Benoit Leva makes lovely stop-motion gifs with natural objects.
Chopsticks: Nice visual essay on the differences between chopsticks.
Gender: Interesting doc about a couple raising a gender neutral baby (9 mins)
Borrowers: Great piece on the psychology and motivations of those people who ‘borrow’ things from friends and then never give them back.
Weed: Entertaining animation telling the story of a young flight attendant who tried to smuggle 900 lbs of marijuana from Jamaica (9 mins)
Landscape: Stunning winners of the Int. Landscape Photographer competition.
Travel: Lovely article series that lets readers channel the spirit of a faraway place without hopping on a flight – this week was Tokyo.
Wool-motion: Amazing wool stop motion animation about the chinese tradition of lucky coins and a surreal adventure to find onee (6 mins)
Cubes: Fascinating piece on the geometry of geology and our world of cubes.
Gambling: A casino boss critiques iconic movie gambling scenes (30 mins)
Cars: The 50 most underappreciated cars of all time, some real gems in here.

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