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The Fujifilm X-E2s is a Decade Old. And the Sensor is the Secret to Happiness

Fujifilm has a plethora of cute, small interchangeable lens cameras. The X-E series is no different. If you are someone who is looking to buy a new camera, then there are some options that you will adore. The Fujifilm X-E2s is one such camera that gained recognition for its desi…

The New Flashback 35 V2 Update Tells a Half Truth

I reviewed the Flashback 35V2 camera back in January of 2026 and awarded it an Editor's Choice. It really is an incredible camera in so many different ways that keeps us engaged with shooting and not editing. Or at least, that's what I thought it did. A few things continue to be…

A new Go API for JSON

The Go Blog A new Go API for JSON Michael Pratt, Joe Tsai, Daniel Martí, Johan Brandhorst-Satzkorn, Roger Peppe, Chris Hines, and Damien Neil 4 November 2026 Introduction JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a simple data…

See You Thursday

I’m taking the day off from the site today — feeling crispy from a little too much work lately. Besides, everyone’s gonna be too busy huffing US midterm election results to pay any attention to anything else. In the meantime, you can spend some time with my poorly timed El…

This Medium Format Film Guide Will Get You Started Faster Than Any Video

When the time comes that 35mm film or the sensor format just isn't cutting it anymore, consider medium format. Though the film can surely be costly, it is also still capable of delivering some beautiful results are comparable and many times better than full frame 35mm DSLRs. Tak…

How Human Civilization Began

In a recent video, Kurzgesagt explores what we know about the first human civilizations that formed some 12,000 years ago and how they led to the first cities and the invention of writing. What we know about human history is only a fraction of the full story. Much of the re…

The Ricoh GR III Is Seven Years Old. Is It Still the Best Pocket Camera in 2026?

The Ricoh GR III featured some great things: nice colors, small size, zone focusing, and nice lens. But it also has its own cons: a lack of weather sealing, no flash, and the menus were confusing. The GR IV costs a lot, making the GR III worthwhile for people who want to dabble…

Do you think you could write down the names of 3000...

Do you think you could write down the names of 3000 people? “As part of a competition with a few friends, I attempted the very dumb challenge of trying to write the names of 3,000 real people in one sitting. It took 7 hours, but I did it.”

“Our attention is all we have. And we already gave away a...

“Our attention is all we have. And we already gave away a huge percentage of it to machine learning algorithms 10 years ago, and we are living in an intensely different and I think worse world because of it.” Was 2016 a sneaky inflection point?

What’s causing this unusually long cloud on Mars?

What’s causing this unusually long cloud on Mars?

The soundtrack for Wipeout XL (aka Wipeout 2097) was...

The soundtrack for Wipeout XL (aka Wipeout 2097) was crazy for a video game; it featured tracks from groups like Underworld, Orbital, The Prodigy, Daft Punk, and Chemical Brothers. I had this on CD! Ripped it and played ‘em on Winamp!