Handpicked Links We Love: January 10, 2015 Edition

What we're clicking on this week (when we're not packing on the layers.)

One day, I'd love to check into Houshi Ryokan. The traditional Japanese hotel is supposedly the oldest continually operating, family-run business. Learn more in this beautifully shot mini documentary. – Becky, editorial assistant

Meet Gluta, probably the world's happiest dog. She was rescued from the streets of Thailand, and is now modeling full-time for her loving owner and photographer, Ayorch. – Becky

Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, held a competition to redesign kroner bank notes. The winning entries, from design firms Snohetta and the Metric System, are so cool. Here's what will be in circulation in 2017. – Pavia, founder

From Jean-Michel Basquiat to Peggy Guggenheim, see where NYC's biggest players in the art world once lived. – Berit, editor

One of my favorite reads this month: An exploration of life aboard the International Space Station. – Berit

As part of Kate Spade New York's collection of space-themed accessories, we compiled a guide to far-out, super spacey, intergalatic phenomena as seen from Earth. – Jeralyn, editorial director

The Charlie Hebdo tribute on the cover of next week's New Yorker magazine is incredibly moving. – Pavia