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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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Panasonic S 24-60mm f2.8 Review Update: It’s Really Worth it
It only recently dawned on me that Panasonic LUMIX doesn't make a 24-70mm f4. Instead, they're making a 24-60mm f2.8. They're keeping the aperture range and instead sacrificing 10mm from the longer side of the lens. That means that if you like the wider side, then you'll love wh…
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Is Canon’s New Password Protection Really Worth it?
In response to (seemingly never-ending) European cybersecurity regulations, Canon Japan has recently announced the introduction of password protection on some cameras in its mirrorless line. Whether this will prove to be a boon or a bane is something we can gauge soon enough, bu…
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The Trap Every New Photographer Gets Caught In
Look at the work of several of the best photographers online these days. Their work is well-known and seen in various publications, ads, and platforms. They've built careers that have rallied and inspired many people. Indeed, they've created work that takes our breath away. Beli…
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kottke.org (Feed)
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“We’re in a golden age of comedy now where everyone can say...
“We’re in a golden age of comedy now where everyone can say exactly what they want, free of the fear of censorship, except by the government. Donald Trump has made comedy legal again!”
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Health Insurers Are Hiking Premiums as Their Profits Balloon. “The US’s six...
Health Insurers Are Hiking Premiums as Their Profits Balloon. “The US’s six largest health insurers reported massive profits last year, doling out billions on stock buybacks and dividends.”
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Ozzy Osborne died today at the age of 76. His farewell concert...
Ozzy Osborne died today at the age of 76. His farewell concert a few weeks ago was the highest-grossing charity concert of all time, raising more than $200 million. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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A Behind the Scenes Look at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts
Follow Architectural Digest as they head behind the scenes at the offices of NPR Music to see how the now-iconic Tiny Desk Concerts come together. My favorite bits are the callouts of all the stuff on the shelves behind the artists: Adele’s water bottle, Sabrina Carpenter’…
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Teaser trailer for Pixar’s next film, Hoppers. “We put this 🧠 into...
Teaser trailer for Pixar’s next film, Hoppers. “We put this 🧠 into this 🦫.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Coming Soon: Your Professional Decline
I stumbled across this July 2019 article by Arthur C. Brooks about professional decline and it gave me lots to think about: Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think. One of the takeaways is that different stages of your life require different approaches…
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Since 2004, new editions of the Choose Your Own Adventure books have...
Since 2004, new editions of the Choose Your Own Adventure books have included branching diagrams of all of the possible paths through the books. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Some madman/genius put cut, copy, and paste into Doom....
Some madman/genius put cut, copy, and paste into Doom. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Rival Consoles — Soft Gradient Beckons
I love the look of this black & white animated video made by Anthony Dickenson from thousands of hand-painted frames for Rival Consoles’ song Soft Gradient Beckons. Stick around after the song ends for a behind-the-scenes look at how it was made. If I plan too much, it’s…
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Programmer Przemysław Dębiak recently defeated an advanced OpenAI model in a coding...
Programmer Przemysław Dębiak recently defeated an advanced OpenAI model in a coding competition. “The contest echoes the American folk tale of John Henry, the steel-driving man who raced against a steam-powered drilling machine in the 1870s.” 💬 Join the d…
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Anil Dash on seeing Wu-Tang Clan in 2000, the last time all...
Anil Dash on seeing Wu-Tang Clan in 2000, the last time all nine members of the Wu-Tang Clan appeared together on one stage together. “At the time of the performance, [O.D.B.] had been on the run…” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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VSCO Has the Answer to All the Problems Instagram Makes for Photographers
It's said, "The best camera is the one you have with you." And for many people, that turns out to be their smartphone. With cellphone photography reaching new heights, one can't possibly ignore the cultural and technological footprint it has left behind. To help photographers wh…
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Today (July 22) will be the second-shortest day since 1973. “The difference...
Today (July 22) will be the second-shortest day since 1973. “The difference will be just 1.34 milliseconds less than the standard 24 hours.” (Also, the Earth is spinning faster and we don’t really know why?) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Adactio: Journal (Feed)
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Streamlining HTML web components
If you’re a front-end developer and you don’t read Chris Ferdinandi’s blog, you should change that right now. Add that RSS feed to your feed reader of choice! Lately he’s been posting about some of the thinking behind his Kelp UI library. That includes some great nugget…
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Was the Sony RX1R Mk III Worth Waiting For? I’m Still Not Sure
Upon taking the Sony RX1R Mk III out of the beautiful gray box that Sony delivered their review unit on loan to me, I stared at the camera. It's every bit as gorgeous to behold as the GAS whispers in your mind tell you it is. The Sony RX1R Mk III is small, lightweight, and remin…
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The 5 Best Zoom Lenses for Travel Photography
Zoom lenses are quite important for a variety of reasons. It allows you to frame your scene without having to move, and makes it easy to capture images on the go, too. As a result, many in travel photography prefer such lenses, which enable them to reduce their workload. So, her…
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Nikon P1100 Review: The Best Point and Shoot for Bird Photography
“The lens takes like 5,000 years to move,” is what Managing Editor Nilofer Khan said to me when I showed the Nikon Coolpix P1100 in our weekly video call. “By the time you zoom in, the bird is gone.” In many cases and situations, she’s not wrong. In fact, in most situa…
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The Most Observed Plants & Animals in Each US State
XKCD mapped the most observed plant and animal for all 50 US states as reported by iNaturalist users. I had no idea bumble bees were such a popularly observed animal — the common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) is most-observed in Vermont, Wisconsin, Maine, Connecticut…
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A look at 40 years of Rembrandt self-portraits. “Rembrandt documented his face...
A look at 40 years of Rembrandt self-portraits. “Rembrandt documented his face as it aged through time, from the fresh-faced playfulness of youth to his careworn old age.” He did about 100 self-portraits in total. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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