Will Oh: Historical Villas Become Vacation Homes

I can’t wait to check out (& in to) these European historical landmarks, as Landmark Trust – a UK based nonprofit – has been restoring castles, villas, and temples and making them available as rentable vacation homes. / Story via Fastco Design

Michelle Addo: Retro Phones Takeover Again?

Razr vs. Blackberry, which of these newly retro phones will make the biggest splash for their first comeback? / Blackberry story via BuzzFeed and Razr story via Forbes

Lisa Jasper: The Mother Becomes The Baby

As a frequent stroller pusher, Lisa wishes she had thought of this genius-marketing move./ Story via Adweek  

Michelle Shen: Great Design Comes From Everywhere

Love it when a brand makes friends with others that align with its style, minimalist brand Muji, welcomes in a pop-up shop within its flagship store Found Objects From Around The World. / Story via PSFK

Margaret Park: All Scopes of Life

An echo to Alana’s Louboutin post from april 1, an awesome new lingerie start-up called Naja launched their “Nude For All” collection today, a diverse line of nude basic underwear in seven distinctly different skin tones. Not only does the line include a wide range of sizes, but the “non-models” themselves are from different walks of life as well: an actor, a ballet soloist, a Harvard business school student, and a software engineer to name a few. Super high five, Naja! / Story via Refinery29

Melodie Mendez: Algorithms For Crime

Don’t think my next academic love-interest will be algorithms, but it’s exciting to see how we can work to improve quality of life by leverage big data. Clearly, in the case of Chicago PD, we’re addressing serious and systematic issues plaguing a city, but to think what other areas of life we can improve when we enable community leaders with the information and data they need. /Story via NYTimes

Margaux Caniato: Boston’s Secret Sidewalk Poems