Until about 1885, female newborns in Sweden had a similar risk of dying as 80-year-old women. “This progress has come from improvements in hygiene, clean water and sanitation, vaccination, nutrition, neonatal healthcare, and surgery.” 💬 Join the discussion…
From The Pudding, more than you’ve ever wanted to know about a game called Crokinole. Like: WTF is Crokinole?? (Partial A: “a mashup of shuffleboard and curling, played on a tabletop board”.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Is it too early to start planning for 2025 already? Perhaps. But you might want to add some dates to your calender: June 10th, 11th, and 12th, 2025. That’s when UX London will return! It’ll be be back in CodeNode. That’s the venue we tried for the first time this year a…
We're talking about the Tamron 20mm f2.8. There are lots of great deals on lenses this month -- and we think these are probably going to be the best before the Black Friday 2024 time. We know! Lots of folks don't necessarily trust third-party brands. But did you know that Tamron…
Too Much Love is a project from Katja Kemnitz in which she photographs the beloved dolls & stuffed animals of young children alongside brand-new versions of the same toys. Anyone who is a parent or caregiver can relate to the destruction on display here, as well as the dif…
Ooh, a preview clip from season three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. I like this crew. Season three premieres sometime in 2025 and, huzzah!, has been renewed for a 4th season. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
nikitonsky: Today’s useless feature by a multi-billion corporation: Apple Photos will change (i) icon based on the approximate content of the photo. Not sure why, the menu stays the same and just shows you meta-info on the camera (lens, focal distance, date, place etc) Probab…
A simple and effective post-production workflow is essential for photographers running on tight deadlines. Frame.io is one such software that makes many tasks automatic and simple. For instance, you can easily upload your images to the cloud, edit them in Lightroom, and even com…
From Ryan Broderick’s comments on the state of text based social media, a new life goal for me: “One day you’ll be the last person writing words on the web and wonder where everyone went.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The holiday season is filled with those fleeting moments—shared smiles, laughter echoing through the room, the warm glow of decorations. These are the scenes worth keeping alive, not just as digital files but as art we can hold on to. Capturing these genuine experiences throug…
Inclusivity is one of the most significant aspects of reforming any art form. This includes photography, too. As the Magnum Square Print Sale is back with another exciting edition, it was quite warming to see the work of Tunisian photographer Zied Ben Romdhane. A World Press Pho…
Historian Timothy Snyder (On Tyranny), who studies forced population movements, thinks we aren’t taking the Trump/Vance deportation plans seriously enough. (I agree.) The effects will be familiar to anyone who has read anything about totalitarian regimes and/or caste-based soc…
Canon has a lot of exciting updates this year, and it seems it won't stop anytime soon. After the launch of Canon EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mk II, the company has also scheduled the release of hybrid lenses on October 30. While fans are already excited, it seems Canon is also receiving…
The Very Real Scenario Where Trump Loses and Takes Power Anyway. 100%. My feeling is that it’s been months since his campaign was about winning the election — they’re focused on the coup endgame.
This TV ad is from 2006 but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before. It’s so good though…no reason a deodorant commercial has to go this hard! Tags: advertising · video 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Phoblographer has tested pretty much every camera meant for stills on the market. And so we’ve updated our guide to the best Full Frame Cameras, and you can check out the entire guide here at this link. This guide includes our real-world reviews of cameras and also has tes…
My 17-year-old took this Street Survival driving skills course this weekend and I recommend it! They learn how to handle their own car, how it feels to stop fast, corner fast, etc. You can see the kids level up their driving throughout the day. 💬 Join the discu…
From French street artist OakOak, a reminder that art is everywhere and that art comes from everywhere. From their website and Instagram, here are a few more pieces that caught my eye: And ha, I just noticed this one, a riff on Hokusai’s The Great Wave. Tag…
A new concept album by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis is a musical based on the 1979 movie The Warriors and “sung by a cast that includes everyone from artists like Lauryn Hill, Nas, Ghostface Killah and Billy Porter to Broadway stars Phillipa Soo…” 💬 Jo…
The Secretive Dynasty That Controls the Boar’s Head Brand. Somehow, not even the CFO seems to know who the CEO of Boar’s Head is. Wild. “Be forewarned: There are a lot of Bobs and Franks in this story.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
A program that pays farmers to flood their fields to create “pop-up wetland habitats” as way-stations for migratory birds is a “rare conservation win”. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
nikitonsky: Animations should help users understand relationships between components. E.g. if menu “lives” inside a button, it should appear _from_ that button #macOS #AppStore #Popup #Animation
The past decade and a half has seen some exceptional changes in the photography market. Smartphone cameras became instant companions for casual shooters, with many serious enthusiasts replacing their entry-level cameras for higher-end models. With the inclusion of mirrorless, mo…
Walt Whitman: “I am large, I contain multitudes.” Marissa Mayer: “I Am Not a Feminist. I Am Not Neurodivergent. I Am a Software Girl.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Marlene Weisman was a graphic designer for Saturday Night Live from 1988–1994, which is the sweet spot of when I was really into the show. So this interview with Weisman by Steven Heller is right up my alley. I did have a close working relationship with Mike Myers, who…
Al Green’s cover of The Beatles’ I Want to Hold Your Hand. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Photographer Stephen Wilkes became a renowned name in the industry thanks to his unique perspective on landscape photography. His book Day to Night exemplifies this, where Wilkes uses a thousand photographs to create a stunning final image that depicts the passage of time in tha…
Foursquare is shutting down their city guide app and website. Sad but I hope this is true: “Foursquare is focused on building even better experiences for you in Swarm.” (I love Swarm and use it every day still.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
A fact of life occurred to me the other day: soon, we're going to lose some of the greatest pre-digital photographers of our lives. Often when I do interviews with newer photographers, they reference creators online at times. But creators aren't really photographers -- they're m…