SEE: The Breaks
VH1's TV movie follows on the heels of Straight Outta Compton with a look at the state of hip-hop in the '90s, before the genre was enjoying mainstream popularity. Set in New York and its buroughs, The Breaks is both nostalgic and historically salient, and features Mack Wilds, Cliff "Method Man" Smith and David Call, plus a score by DJ Premier.

WATCH: J.W. Anderson's London Collection: Men show live via Grindr
Last season Periscope was the go-to streaming app for watching runway shows like Burberry. In 2016 you can expect other inventive intersections between technology and fashion. For instance, 2015's British-Fashion-Award-winner for men's and women's designs J.W. Anderson will be sending invitations to watch his men's show this Sunday through the dating app Grindr. Hook it up.

Acclaimed Japanese noir novelist Nakamura's first book examines the psychological power of firearms and violence. Available in English this week, The Gun subtly depicts the tension between good and evil in the individual and our cultural obsession with the aesthetics of criminality.

SHOP: HAY Mini Market Pop-In
Does your desk need some dressing up? Danish design collective HAY has come to Nordstrom with its clever and crisp home decor in tow. Shop tableware, office items and linens for home and work. The sleekness of each product reflects HAY's aesthetic of functional beauty.

HEAR: Leave Me Alone by Hinds
Spanish indie rockers Hinds have finally released their full-length debut: Leave Me Alone is a gangly rock album chockfull of catchy, ambivalent love songs. This all-girl garage band captivated the globe with its verve and upstart confidence, earning a stage at Glastonbury Festival along with peer accolades in 2015.

READ: "That Dragon, Cancer" by Jason Tanz
WIRED's exploration of a very personal video game that takes you into the world of pediatric cancer may sound downright dour-and it is at times. But the tale of Ryan Green, the father who made a game about his son's illness and death, perfectly portrays the power of this medium to transcend subjective experience and seed empathy.