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Zeiss Otus 85mm f1.4 ML Review: 5 Reasons Why This Could Be Your Worst Purchase
I’m going to say this right off the bat: the Zeiss 85mm f1.4 ML Otus is the single most uninspiring lens that I’ve used in many years. And every single review done by influencers and YouTubers probably are all done by someone who is so star-struck to feel validated. I say th…
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Jayden Hoffman spent more than 4 months customizing this...
Jayden Hoffman spent more than 4 months customizing this computer keyboard, replacing the letter keys with hand-painted logos (McDonald’s arch for M, Avengers for A, Xbox logo for X, Google for G, etc.)
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Is This Waymo a Better Person Than You? “When the...
Is This Waymo a Better Person Than You? “When the light turns yellow, this Waymo does not speed up. It does not calculate whether it could make it. It does not believe in ‘probably.’ It waits.”
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“The CyberTruck is 17 times more likely to have a...
“The CyberTruck is 17 times more likely to have a fire fatality than a Ford Pinto”, a 70s automobile that put the “car” in “exploding car”.
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Commenters in this thread shared a bunch of songs...
Commenters in this thread shared a bunch of songs “where the drum beats are Morse code that also serve as a separate layer to the lyrics”.
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20 Minutes of Excellent Skateboarding Clips
What’s fun about school closing for the wicked blizzard in the Northeast today is last week was February break for Massachusetts schools, which means many kids are home for the the 6th school day in a row, and many will be home for closures tomorrow and beyond. All this to say…
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Tear Gun by Taiwanese designer Yi-Fei Chen is a...
Tear Gun by Taiwanese designer Yi-Fei Chen is a contraption that “collects and freezes actual tears to shoot them back at the person who caused the cry”.
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The Two Awesome Announcements from Brightin Star at CP+ 2026
At CP+ 2026, Brightin Star is announcing two really fascinating pieces of glass. For the Leica M mount, they're announcing a new 35mm f1.7 APO lens. Then, for full-frame mirrorless camera mounts, they're offering up the new 50mm f2 Tri-Sight lens; which is something that we typi…
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The Best Nikon Cameras for Birding At All Budgets
Nikon mirrorless cameras have changed the way we think of the company. Their DSLR range was great, but the initial years of the company in the mirrorless field were far from exciting. Despite the trials and errors, Nikon managed to win over its audience with the launch of a few…
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Voigtlander Expands Lineup with Classic and Apochromatic Trio at CP+ 2026
Cosina's Voigtlander has been launching some interesting lenses for photographers. Models such as the APO-Lanthar 65mm f2, Nokton 21mm f1.4, and Lanthar 50mm f2 are examples of how the company is trying to introduce wide-aperture primes. Joining this list are three upcoming lens…
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Adrienne Salinger Gives Us a Look Into America’s Teenage Past
It takes a whole lot of courage to work on a long term project. That's been the truth for a very, very long time. And Adrienne Salinger: Teenagers in Their Bedrooms is a book that shows us how a long-term commitment to yourself can blossom into something truly beautiful when you…
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The 3 Vintage Camera Every Film Photographer Needs
Film photography has seen a surge in recent years. With the revival of analog aesthetics and soft images, many young photographers are turning towards the purchase of analog cameras. While there are plenty of options out there, we have chosen the top three vintage models that we…
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Cover of Such Great Heights by Chvrches
For a show on Hulu called Tell Me Lies, synth-pop band Chvrches covered Such Great Heights by The Postal Service. Lovely. Tags: Chvrches · music · remix · The Postal Service · video
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“I remember walking by a former drug dealer, a...
“I remember walking by a former drug dealer, a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent, a former mobster and a former preacher all sitting around a table together in the prison yard. Surely this was not happening anywhere else in America.”
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I Am a 15-year-old Girl. Let Me Show You the Vile...
I Am a 15-year-old Girl. Let Me Show You the Vile Misogyny That Confronts Me on Social Media Every Day. “I frequently feel objectified, dehumanised and disgusted by the hate towards women I see online.”
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How to Stop a Dictator . “Democracy is in fact a...
How to Stop a Dictator. “Democracy is in fact a powerful motivating factor: When people are convinced that there’s a threat to their political freedoms, they can be motivated to go to extraordinary lengths to defend them.”
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The Trailer for Season Five of For All Mankind
Just dropped this morning: the trailer for the final season of For All Mankind. When season four’s teaser trailer came out, I caught some flack for suggesting that “if you tilt your head and squint…you see For All Mankind as a prequel/origin story for The Expanse”. It…
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Top tier nerd shit. “ WalkmanLand is a tribute to...
Top tier nerd shit. “WalkmanLand is a tribute to the long forgotten portable music players from the 80-90s. The Walkmans.”
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Well, this is one of those things I wish I’d known...
Well, this is one of those things I wish I’d known about earlier — sessions with Isabel Wilkerson, James McBride, Ocean Vuong, Rebecca Solnit, Lauren Groff, Judy Blume…all sold out. 😭
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Zeiss Completes the Holy Trinity of Mirrorless Glass With 35mm Launch
When Zeiss announced its comeback, everyone was really happy. The Otus lineup, at one point, was, after all, the very best optics. The company introduced the portrait options first, the 50mm and the 85mm, which are still being reviewed by us. However, while you wait to hear more…
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Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Is Free to Speak About Fascism Now
Early on in the promotional period for season two of Andor, a series explicitly about fascism that depicted a genocide, Disney asked creator Tony Gilroy not to use the words “fascism” and “genocide”. Now that promotional period has passed and he can speak freely. Here…
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A Meta employee who works on AI safety let an AI agent...
A Meta employee who works on AI safety let an AI agent named OpenClaw loose on her inbox and it deleted all her email. (This tracks; companies like Meta actually don’t care about AI safety and hire accordingly.)
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The 4 Cameras Everyone in the U.S. Is Searching For
American photographers have noticed an evident shift in the industry. While companies are offering newer tech, with pristine image quality, many photographers are not too excited to go after such cameras. With the revival of the Y2K trend amongst Gen Z and Gen Alpha cretaors, ca…
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I Hate Trump’s Awful Policies, but I Love That...
I Hate Trump’s Awful Policies, but I Love That He’s a Huge Asshole. “I don’t like Trump’s immigration laws; they’re racist and economically disastrous. But I do love how evil he is.”
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Writer Lauren Groff on how she works . “After she...
Writer Lauren Groff on how she works. “After she completes a first draft, she puts it in a bankers box — and never reads it again.” And: “We all need to fill ourselves with the ghosts of other writers.” Her new book is out now.
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VSCO Takes on Client Delivery with New “Galleries” Launch for Photographers
VSCO, the long-standing photo editing platform, has been growing rapidly. Over the past year, the company introduced AI editing, a management platform, and a tool to build a photography website tailored to their needs. Joining this launch is the newly introduced VSCO galleries,…
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The 3 Sigma Cameras That Showcase the Foveon Sensor
Sigma has been creating cameras for several decades, but the company has not achieved the same level of fame as other camera brands. While Sigma is better known for its lenses, its cameras, particularly those with the Foveon sensor, continue to be discussed. No matter how unusua…
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Does the Canon R3 Mk II Having 54MP Make Sense?
In recent weeks, reports of Canon launching a new camera have dominated news cycles. While some believe it is the imminent launch of the Canon R7 II, there are also suggestions that the company may introduce a full frame camera. As we reported last year, the Canon R3 Mk II need…
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