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kottke.org (Feed)
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Imagine playing chess against a seven-year-old who’s...
Imagine playing chess against a seven-year-old who’s dancing around and barely paying attention to the board (bc it’s all in her head) and she just casually checkmates you like this. Oof.
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Gorgeous Nerikomi Pottery
Oh my goodness, I love the look of these cups. They were made by Indonesian potter Nabila Nareswari using the nerikomi technique. From her about page: Nerikomi is a technique in pottery that creates decorative patterns by stacking, rolling, and slicing colored clay.…
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In Prison, White Supremacist Literature Is Required...
In Prison, White Supremacist Literature Is Required Reading. “White supremacy welcomed his rage, and that made it irresistible.” Excerpted from Cast Out: A Call for a Forgiving Society in an Age of Incarceration by Joseph Margulies.
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“Starring Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, and Willem...
“Starring Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, and Willem Dafoe, Tenzing follows the true story of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary’s historic first summit of Mount Everest. History remembers the summit, but not always the man who made it possible.”
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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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Nikon Patent Describes Sensor That Exposes Bright and Dark Areas Separately
Finding new Nikon patents can be rare, but it is never impossible. That is true of the latest one, an image sensor design patent application that aims to give different regions of the sensor different exposure times. If produced, this method could help increase the camera's dyna…
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The Yashica Y16 Pocket Camera is a Stunning Ode to Their Heritage
The Yashica Y16 is a brand new digital camera that's designed to look like one of the company's cameras from 1959. And unlike many of the other brands out there who don't lean into their heritage, the Yashica Y16 seems to be getting it right. Seriously, I don't understand how it…
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Music for the Dyeing
I believe I have featured login.jp_ here before — they pair electronic music with different locations around Japan to highlight the Japanese experience. For their latest video, they had English DJ & producer Bonobo play some downtempo ambient electronica in a Shinjuku dyein…
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This story, about a dressage trainer who shot his female...
This story, about a dressage trainer who shot his female student and got away with it, is completely bonkers. “Largely through the medium of Facebook, Kanarek had driven Barisone mad.”
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I am stunned that we are still finding new species of cat...
I am stunned that we are still finding new species of cat in 2026. “The analysis revealed that the sanctuary cat belonged to a previously unrecognized species whose lineage split from its relatives about 1.4 million years ago.”
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Canon’s Problem with the Flagship R3
In December 2021, The Phoblographer published our Canon R3 review. Since then, at least two journalists have used it to update the review of the camera. And in 2026, we're due for a refresh. Our custom here is to constantly test new products alongside old products because we've…
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Grumpy Website (Feed)
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nikitonsky is being grumpy
nikitonsky: False correlation: if two UI controls look similar and are positioned nearby, one might think they are related. #Telegram #Video #Progress #Timeline #Correlation
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Cole Escola’s Broadway smash Oh, Mary! is coming to HBO...
Cole Escola’s Broadway smash Oh, Mary! is coming to HBO in 2027. Excited for this…I’ve never seen the play.
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Amazing piece by Nikole Hannah-Jones about the betrayal...
Amazing piece by Nikole Hannah-Jones about the betrayal her child felt at her school choice. “So you had money to send me to one of the best schools, and you chose not to? Because other kids are disadvantaged, you didn’t want to put me in a great school?”
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Fujifilm Fans Basically Want the X Pro 3’s Best Feature
It's been almost 10 years since I reviewed the Fujifilm X Pro 3 and it's incredible hidden LCD screen. I've always wondered why so many photographers complained about what I think has always been its best feature: the LCD screen that made you focus on shooting images through the…
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Nikon 50mm f1.8: Is Still the Best First Prime Lens in 2026?
Nikon's pivot to mirrorless has been no short of a miracle. The company's Z series cameras and lenses are some of the best equipment we have tested in a while. The Nikon 50mm f1.8 is one such offering, which was launched in 2019. A nifty-fifty is perfect for street, portraits, w…
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What Is Focus Stacking, and When Should You Actually Use It?
There are some techniques in photography that are helpful to young image-makers. Pixel stacking helps you get to higher megapixel photos, while exposure stacking helps one to get properly lit images. Another example of this is focus stacking. For those keen on capturing images o…
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