The Founding Story Behind Japan’s Oldest Whisky Maker ....

The Founding Story Behind Japan’s Oldest Whisky Maker. “Success in the Japanese market required a lighter, more delicate flavor profile than Western spirits typically offered.” And so Suntory was born.

Supermountains, the Boring Billion, and Their Connection to Life on Earth

Twice in the Earth’s history, massive ranges of supermountains have formed on ancient continents. Studies like these point to something we do know for sure: from the highest peaks to the smallest cells, geology and biology are deeply intertwined. And while it’s often sa…

Due to FIFA’s poor security practices, this guy...

Due to FIFA’s poor security practices, this guy stumbled into their wide-open broadcast portal w/ full access. “An attacker could have rickrolled the entire FIFA World Cup. Or played Subway Surfers gameplay. Live. On every TV network worldwide.”

VSCO’s Studio Pro Is Here and It Might Change How Creators Edit Forever

VSCO Studio Pro brings a pro-centric editor to VSCO's big gamble — VSCO One. Will it be enough to change professional workflows?

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has given away half a...

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has given away half a billion dollars against a backdrop “where a growing number of billionaires are lashing out against philanthropy”.

Inspired by Ukraine, and Worried by China: Taiwan...

Inspired by Ukraine, and Worried by China: Taiwan Teaches Its Citizens How to Fly Drones. “I may not be a soldier, but if [a China invasion] ever happened here, as a citizen, I’d like to have the ability to help in some way.”

How Stamps Get Designed

Art director Antonio Alcalá, one of four art directors employed by the USPS, talks a little bit about the history behind US postage stamps and how they are designed and produced. [This is a vintage post originally from Dec 2016.] Tags: Antonio Alcala · design �…

Brightin Star Introduces a New Ultra-Wide Lens on a Budget

Third-party lenses have been a boon for many young photographers. They are cost-effective, and they give you the results that your heart desires. Chinese lenses, particularly those from Brightin Star, in this case, have done so much for photographers looking for financial value.…

Assume You Will Be Hacked . “As AI tools have...

Assume You Will Be Hacked. “As AI tools have become extremely good at writing code, they’ve also become extremely good at pulling off cyberattacks. The result has been a change in the scale, speed, and sophistication of hacks…”

Why Lionel Messi is a genius on the football pitch .

Why Lionel Messi is a genius on the football pitch.

Don’t Let Your Camera Make Photos For You

There's something that the resurgence of digicams has done for so many photographers: it's made them forget more and more about technical precision. Instead, they're shooting in ways that we used to do so long ago. And beyond that, the images feel so much more organic and fun. M…

5 Best Compact Cameras for Travel Photographers

Travel photography is a genre that requires one to rely on a camera that is small, pocketable, and fun to use. While you get multiple mirrorless models that are small, they often carry the challenge of using different lenses for different scenes. In this regard, a compact camera…

Should You Trust New Camera firmware?

In the world of mobile phones, when new software comes out, it often feels like an enshitified experience. I mean, Apple breaks things all the time. The same goes for Windows, Google, etc. New firmware just feels like the brands are working to make their products worse and worse…

Watch Baseball Games in Realtime in 8-Bit View

This is kind of fantastic: Ribbie lets you watch actual MLB baseball games “rendered pitch by pitch in a cozy 8-bit view while they happen”. Ribbie is a simple way to keep a live baseball game nearby. It shows the score, the bases, the count, and a tiny pixel field that…

The 4 Best Compact Cameras with an APS-C Sensor

Compact cameras are some of the most exciting technological advancements in the medium. They not only allow you to carry the camera everywhere but also help with capturing moments on the go. While some of the most popular compact cameras have 1-inch sensors, there are some that…

Town Square, a cute little chat space for webpage footers

“turn your site into a place people can bump into each other” #

Full set of Underworld playing live at EDC Las Vegas...

Full set of Underworld playing live at EDC Las Vegas back in May.

A digital clock where the numbers are made from dozens...

A digital clock where the numbers are made from dozens of analog clock hands. Hard to describe…just go take a look.

Book 1 of the Iliad, Read in Ancient Greek

On his YouTube channel, Thomas Whichello reads interesting literature aloud, often in the original languages, dialects, or accents, with the goal of making “classic works intelligible and enjoyable to everybody”. One of his most popular videos is his recitation of book 1…

The Black Jeopardy Misses YouTube channel catalogs just...

The Black Jeopardy Misses YouTube channel catalogs just how little Jeopardy contestants know about Black history, culture, and celebrities. (See also, of course, Black Jeopardy, which drives home a similar point in a different way.)

The Camera That Feels Built for Street Photography – The Fujifilm X-Pro in 2026

Should you buy a Fujifilm X-Pro in 2026? That depends, but for the week I shot exclusively with this camera, I fell in love with street photography all over again.

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Two Huge Collections of Leonardo’s Codexes Digitally Reunited After 400 Years

For the first time in hundreds of years, two collections of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks have been brought together online at the Leonardotheka. In some cases, pages that were cut apart centuries ago have been digitally joined so we can see the full pages ag…

A searchable archive of the almost 5000 TV episodes that...

A searchable archive of the almost 5000 TV episodes that naturalist David Attenborough has worked on in his career (1954-present). “Search by animal, habitat, location, natural phenomenon, or theme to find exactly the episode you’re looking for.”

How Errol Morris’s The Thin Blue Line Solved the Crime

Before making his revolutionary documentary film The Thin Blue Line, filmmaker Errol Morris worked as a private detective. His detective skills came in handy not only in making the film but in actually solving the crime at the heart of the story and freeing an innocent man fr…

Andrea Pitzer writes about the forced labor happening in...

Andrea Pitzer writes about the forced labor happening in Trump’s immigrant concentration camps and its roots in chattel slavery in the US and in Nazi & Soviet work camps.

Proposed UI rule of thumb : “If I take a...

Proposed UI rule of thumb: “If I take a screenshot of your app at any moment, it must make sense.”

How Canon Is Hiding an Even Bigger Surprise for 2026

Canon has some wonderful gear in its portfolio. The company has been introducing wonderful options for photographers who want performance at a good price. It appears that Canon is now keen on launching a lens that will be considered 'world's first.'

Why Your F1.2 Lenses Suck

I remember when I first really started getting into photography in the early 2000s that f1.2 lenses were considered peak photography. Even holding one was something special. They were so hard to use, but the images they made were so intensely beautiful. Back then, the only ones…

The Human-Written Landscape Photography Tutorial You Need

Here is our introductory guide to Shooting Better Landscapes.