Ever hopeful that New York City will become more and more bike friendly, we are sorely tempted to turn in our vintage bicycles for one of these beauties from Detroit Bicycle Company. This one would go nicely with our near daily all black ensembles don’t you think?

This is stop you in your tracks kind of art. After a life-changing trip to India in 2008, artist Karen Knorr created India Song, a photo series that reinterperates the boundaries between India’s cultural rich heritage, class divisions and storied fictional characters. Her work combines two of our most favorite things–India’s jaw dropping architecture and gorgeous animals.