The Best Retro Fujifilm Cameras

If you're looking for a really film-like look, there are only a few Fujifilm cameras that really wore it with serious pride. To get that look, we have to go pretty far back into the lineup of cameras. Specifically, we're focusing on a bunch that used their 16MP X Trans sensor. T…

Substack sent a push alert promoting a Nazi blog. “Substack is primarily...

Substack sent a push alert promoting a Nazi blog. “Substack is primarily funded by Andreessen Horowitz, a firm whose founders have pushed extreme far right rhetoric.” There was *an actual swastika* in the push alert!

Trailer for Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse, a documentary film on...

Trailer for Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse, a documentary film on the comic artist who created the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Archaeologists Discover a 2,400-Year-Old Skeleton Mosaic That Urges People to “Be Cheerful...

Archaeologists Discover a 2,400-Year-Old Skeleton Mosaic That Urges People to “Be Cheerful and Live Your Life”. This skeleton is a whole vibe. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

I’m Giving My Kids a ’90s Summer — the 1890s. “Just like...

I’m Giving My Kids a ’90s Summer — the 1890s. “Just like the 1890s and the 2020s, they’ll play with the unvaccinated kids down the street and drink raw milk until dark.” Dangerous factory jobs too!

Macbook Air M4s Are on Sale

I bought a 15” Apple Macbook Air M4 a few months ago and I love it. Of course, I loved my previous computer (an M1 Macbook Air) too, but bumping up the screen size and quality has been a game-changer for me. More speed and memory is great too for running virtual machines and…

Video Mashup Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Last week, I linked to a video mashup by Bill McClintock of several metal songs, saying “although the video was posted a day or two before Ozzy Osbourne died, it feels like a fitting tribute to one of metal’s true pioneers”. This morning, YouTube helpfully informed me that…

Auto? Polo! Auto? Polo! Auto? Polo! Photographs of Auto Polo (ca. 1912)....

Auto? Polo! Auto? Polo! Auto? Polo! Photographs of Auto Polo (ca. 1912). 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

XKCD: Kite Incident. “I don’t know. Lemme look up a map of...

XKCD: Kite Incident. “I don’t know. Lemme look up a map of where the jet stream goes.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Leica SL3 And More May See US Price Hike Due to New Tariff

Tariffs have been causing a lot of trouble for manufacturers outside of the United States. According to reports, Japanese goods will be charged 15% tariffs, which will affect many photographers. However, it now appears that Europe, too, will face new tariffs. This means companie…

Oooh, George Saunders’ next novel comes out in January. “Vigil transports us,...

Oooh, George Saunders’ next novel comes out in January. “Vigil transports us, careening, through the wild final evening of an epic, complicated life.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Science Is Winning the Tour de France. Data, nutrition, equipment, and training...

Science Is Winning the Tour de France. Data, nutrition, equipment, and training are propelling riders to performances that best the dopers of yesteryear. “In other words, Armstrong on dope then would be an also-ran next to Pogačar today.” 💬 Join the discus…

The Set Design of Sesame Street (Feat. Jane Jacobs)

An article about The Quintessential Urban Design of ‘Sesame Street’ with a bunch of photos? This is extremely up my alley. One of the show’s big influences when it began was Jane Jacobs’ landmark book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, which informed the set…

An analysis of every word that’s visible on NYC’s streets (from 18...

An analysis of every word that’s visible on NYC’s streets (from 18 years of Google Street View Data). “The data is astonishing; it feels like sifting through the city’s source code. For example, here’s all 111,290 matches for ‘pizza’, on a map.” ��…

Canon R5 Mk II is The Most Successful Camera of 2025: Fiscal Report

Canon performed exceptionally well in quarter one of 2025, with the company showcasing a positive fiscal year. It now appears that the second quarter has not been too different either, with the overall fiscal report depicting a a strong result. This is despite the falling yen, s…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: I didn’t think this pattern still exist anywhere: you have to manually “Save” settings before navigating away, otherwise you’ll get this annoying popup. But the question I have is: do you really expect “Discard” to be the most useful action here? Like, p…

X100VI to GFX100 II — A Look at All the Fujifilm Cameras Getting Price Bump in August

Tariffs have shaken up the industry. With President Donald Trump announcing a 15% hike on goods imported from Japan, many camera manufacturers are considering revising their price points. While some are still in talks, it appears Fujifilm will be the first to push the prices of…

This Panasonic Camera Is Becoming the Industry’s New Cult Classic

Panasonic has launched some interesting cameras over the years. The company introduced a full-frame beauty like the S9 and the S1R II, and also has MFT models like the Lumix G100D or GH7. While Panasonic may not be as popular as Canon, it continues to be loved by hybrid shooters…

5 Macro Lenses You’re Bound to Love

Macro lenses have really changed in the past few years. Talk to any experienced photographer, and they'll tell you that those lenses are often a single focal length and kind of bland. But since becoming part of the L-Mount alliance, LUMIX has made several macro lenses. And quite…

Season 4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is going to feature...

Season 4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is going to feature an episode where all the characters are Muppetized (with puppets created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop). I love this show. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

A list of the top 100 “most innovative, influential, and informative” podcasts...

A list of the top 100 “most innovative, influential, and informative” podcasts of all time. The list includes 99% Invisible, The Big Dig, Code Switch, Heavyweight, In Our Time, Radiolab, Slow Burn, and You’re Wrong About. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.o…

Kite Incident

Is This the Best Downhill Mountain Biker in the World?

Meet Jackson Goldstone. He’s 6 years old, lives in British Columbia, and is already ripping it up on his bike. Here’s a video of him taking the long way around on his way to kindergarten: Wow, if he keeps riding and improving, I wonder how good this kid could be? Ok, I’…

Is starvation in Gaza really Israel’s fault? The facts are clear. “Israeli...

Is starvation in Gaza really Israel’s fault? The facts are clear. “Israeli officials have, for months — indeed, since the start of the war — not only admitted to working to restrict the aid that makes its way to Gaza, but bragged about doing so.”

Another piece from Hitler scholar Timothy Ryback that is uncomfortably resonant today:...

Another piece from Hitler scholar Timothy Ryback that is uncomfortably resonant today: What Happened When Hitler Took On Germany’s Central Banker.

Sony RX1R Mk III Review: Read This Before You Buy It

Like many of you, I was waiting so very patiently for the Sony RX1R Mk III. At the last Sony Kando trip I attended, I even spoke with them about what the camera needed. So for a few years, I knew that Sony hadn't given up on this camera and that I knew that it was coming. But I…

José Andrés: The World Cannot Stand By With Gaza on the Brink...

José Andrés: The World Cannot Stand By With Gaza on the Brink of Famine. “There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine.”