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Fathom's Favorite Links: Week of May 2, 2015

Fathom s Favorite Links: Week of May 2, 2015

What we're clicking on and talking about this week at #FathomHQ.

Pairing red sauce with spaghetti and cream sauce with linguine has been the extent of my pasta-logic until I found this website: The Geometry of Pasta. Bucati ni al coniglio all'ischitana, anyone? – Tori, superstar intern

I just learned about OutdoorFest, an annual ten-day festival of adventure and engaging the great outdoors right in NYC. I want to canoe the Bronx River and rock climb in Central Park! – Becky, editorial assistant

I've always wondered how ACK came about as the airport code for Nantucket. Find the answer here along with explantions for your other favorite airports. – Berit, editor

This music video was taken by a Euro group during a solar eclipse in Faroe Islands on March 20, 2015. Pretty cool, I must say. I wonder what will people do during the Aug 21, 2017 eclipse as it passes over the entire USA. – Kate, contributing editor

I want to visit Freedom Cove in Tofino, British Columbia. It's a colorful, self-sustaining floating island that a couple spent 20 years building. – Becky

Who needs Google when you can plan your trip to Iceland with a human search engine? – Berit, editor

Not everyone can dedicate their lives and money to charity, but now at least you can dedicate your web browsing to it. Tab for a Cause sends money to one of eight charities every time you open a tab in your web browser. Right now they also have an additional option to donate to Save the Children in Nepal. – Tori

THIS WEEK ON FATHOM: The Indie Mindset

Fathom s Favorite Links: Week of May 2, 2015

The indie scene in Milan. Photo courtesy of Ostello Bello.

This week we celebrate the small but mighty businesses around the world.

In Your Cart: See highlights of the new Fathom Collection on Strolby, our favorite indie goods from the USA.

Around the world: Check in to new hostels that look like hotels, but cooler.

Milan: Expo 2015 just opened, and with that, the newly renovated Excelsior Hotel Gallia is ready for you.

Brooklyn: Shop local at ten new boutiques in the 'hood.

Houston: The coffee scene is stirring in Houston.

Instagram: Get your caffeine fix and snap a photo to prove it at 14 indie coffee shops.

Marrakech: WIN! An ultimate escape to Marrakech is up for grabs. Enter to win! Contest runs till May 12.


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