The best multi day hikes in the world. “As an avid hiker,...

The best multi day hikes in the world. “As an avid hiker, who spends most of her time hiking, I have done more than 100 multi day hikes all over the world. This list includes 25 of my favorite ones.”

Twenty five years of writing on adactio.com

On this day, twenty five years ago, I wrote my first journal entry on this website. Twenty five years! A quarter of a century! That’s a significant portion of the lifetime of the World Wide Web itself. Actually, this site did exist before September 30th, 2001 but it was very…

Lobster is Lobster: a language guessing game. “Lobster is...

Lobster is Lobster: a language guessing game. “Lobster is lobster in English. Langosta is lobster in ___”

Ooh, Mestra is a new short story from Madeline Miller...

Ooh, Mestra is a new short story from Madeline Miller (Circe, Song of Achilles). “Mestra, daughter of the King of Thessaly, is granted a unique gift by Poseidon: The ability to transform herself into any being she can imagine.”

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Sony a7 III Review in 2026: Is it Still Worth Buying?

As we approach a decade of the Sony a7 III's existence, it’s time to dive back into it and see if it’s still worth buying Sony’s oldest supported model. With an aging 24-megapixel sensor and "outdated" autofocusing system, the a7III may no longer be built for work, but it…

Map of the Lighthouses of the World

From mapped.earth, a map of every lighthouse on the planet, along with other charted lights like lighted buoys and such. The screenshots above are static but the lights on the real map move: each lighthouse sweeps out its actual arc and the reach of the beams is true to sc…

Looks like Every Frame a Painting is ramping up again!...

Looks like Every Frame a Painting is ramping up again! “Over the last 10 years, Taylor and I have amassed a series of ideas — some of them originally designed to be on Youtube, some designed to be other things. All of this is currently in progress”

How to Make Perfect Soft-Scrambled Eggs

I love watching Gordon Ramsay make scrambled eggs. I first saw this video years ago and, possibly because I am an idiot, have yet to attempt these eggs at home. You and me, eggs, next weekend. P.S. Jean-Georges Vongerichten makes scrambled eggs in a very similar way. Not qu…

Amazon is releasing some new Kindle models, including a...

Amazon is releasing some new Kindle models, including a thinner Paperwhite (my fave) with an aluminum back, more storage, and faster interactions. If I didn’t just get a new last-gen Paperwhite to replace one I lost, I’d be tempted to pre-order.

TTArtisan Launches AF 85mm F1.8 Neo, a Stripped-Down Portrait Prime for E, Z, and L-Mounts

TTArtisan has some good budget-friendly lenses in its whole portfolio. As part of their growing lineup, the company has introduced85mm f1.8 Neo, a full-frame autofocus prime lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, and L-mount cameras. The lens is competing with multiple first-party 85mm lense…

Everything We Know About the Fujifilm X-T6 From Its First Technical Sketches

Fujifilm has launched some wonderful cameras over the years. The company was the first to introduce a compact medium format model, which proved that the industry can keep innovating. And now, there are reports of the first technical sketches of the upcoming Fujifilm X-T6 having…

A raw, revealing interview with an 80-year-old Sylvester...

A raw, revealing interview with an 80-year-old Sylvester Stallone on the occasion of his new memoir, The Steps. I listened to about half of this and had to stop…it’s incredibly candid but what he went through as a kid & young adult, oof.

A 15-minute tour of former NFL coach Mike Tomlin’s...

A 15-minute tour of former NFL coach Mike Tomlin’s Minecraft city. As previously mentioned, he started playing the game to connect with his kids and never stopped. (This is only part 1 of ???)

How This Singaporean Photographer Captured the Awkward Beauty of Boyhood

check and correct Photographers have always used their experiences as a means to create great art. No matter how personal the experience is, it can always go on to become a universal truth. Something similar happened with Singaporean photographer Jayden Tan, whose series, BONER,…

Ground Effect

You can destroy kottke.org if you want. Or any other site!

You can destroy kottke.org if you want. Or any other site!

Ominous Thunderstorm Rolling Across the Fields

This is a three-hour, high-quality recording of thunderstorms in the distance in the Slovakian countryside. The rest of the channel is loaded of similar (and similarly long) atmospheric videos: thunderstorms, blizzards, rain, wind & fog, winter storms, etc. The most recent…

Eternal Family is a media service that shows “a...

Eternal Family is a media service that shows “a hand-picked collection of unique & rare films across Vintage Animation, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Documentaries, Found Tapes & Much More”. KDO readers might like the Early Technology section.

Blackbird Spyplane’s Jonah Weiner on his past career as a...

Blackbird Spyplane’s Jonah Weiner on his past career as a profile writer. “If you’re doing the job well, you find yourself asking them profoundly intimate questions, and they find themselves answering them.” Really interesting.

“There are more self-storage facilities in the U.S. than...

“There are more self-storage facilities in the U.S. than there are Starbucks, McDonald’s, Walmart, Home Depot, Domino’s, Dunkin’, and Costco locations combined.”

The “Insane” Cinematography of Pride and Prejudice

I love 2005’s Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightly & Matthew Macfadyen and directed by Joe Wright. So I really enjoyed Danny Boyd’s video essay about the great cinematography in the film. Pride & Prejudice isn’t a movie I’ve exactly seen a 100 times in my li…