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Watch David Bowie Take MTV to Task for Failing to Play Music Videos by Black Artists (1983)
The old vaudeville phrase “Will it play in Peoria?” has its roots in the late 19th century, specifically in Horatio Alger’s novel Five Hundred Dollars; Or Jacob Marlowe’s Secret. Like all of the books Alger wrote extolling the virtues of thrift, study, grooming, industry, etc., this one articulates a middle American bootstraps philosophy and rags-to-riches mythology, while […]
Open Culture · EN
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A Beginner’s Guide to Philosophy: From Logic to Epistemology to Metaphysics
These are, perhaps, not the very best times for humanities majors. Seldom do we even hear the once-standard defense that, by pursuing a course of study in subjects of that kind, students “learn how to think.” Such a justification still points to real value, at least in the most demanding settings. Take Harvard’s course Humanities […]
Open Culture · EN
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Hitch your Wagons! Photography Wagon from Westcott!
The post Hitch your Wagons! Photography Wagon from Westcott! appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime . Westcott Launches the Photography Wagon: A Rolling Gear Cart with a Built-In Boom Arm The team over at Westcott has announced the Photography Wagon! A collapsible rolling cart built to solve a problem most working photographers know well: hauling an entire kit in one trip, then having somewhere to actually mount it once you’re on […] The post Hitch your Wagons! Photography Wagon from Westcott! appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sim
Digital Photography School · EN
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Introducing James and Jason, New Tripods from 3 Legged Thing
The post Introducing James and Jason, New Tripods from 3 Legged Thing appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime . As one of the esteemed (ok, maybe that’s a bit much) pro team members for the 3 Legged Thing brand, I’m excited to introduce you to the new kids, James and Jason! And, if it’s not obvious, by ‘kids’ I mean TRIPODS. If you’re not interested in my technobabble, head straight to the Kickstarter (First […] The post Introducing James and Jason, New Tripods from 3 Legged Thing appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime .
Digital Photography School · EN
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8 Tips to Make Your Portrait Subjects Comfortable
The post 8 Tips to Make Your Portrait Subjects Comfortable appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by James Maher . 2026 update: Not much has changed It’s been a couple of years since we published this article, and honestly, not much has changed. Cameras have become smarter, autofocus has got ridiculously good, and you can now point a camera at someone’s eye and let it do an awful lot of the work. But none of […] The post 8 Tips to Make Your Portrait Subjects Comfortable appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by James Maher .
Digital Photography School · EN
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6 Easy Photography Techniques to Diversify Your Portfolio
The post 6 Easy Photography Techniques to Diversify Your Portfolio appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Kav Dadfar . 2026 Update: Ten years is a long time in photography, and some of the techniques in this article have definitely aged better than others. But the basic idea hasn’t changed: if your portfolio is starting to look a bit samey, you don’t necessarily need more gear. Try changing how you approach the shot instead. Move, […] The post 6 Easy Photography Techniques to Diversify Your Portfolio appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by K
Digital Photography School · EN
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News: National Indigenous art prize puts Lismore on Australia’s cultural map
The post News: National Indigenous art prize puts Lismore on Australia’s cultural map appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime . National Indigenous art prize puts Lismore on Australia’s cultural map Some of Australia’s most exciting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists will compete for $23,000 in prize money in Lismore this year, as finalists are announced for the 2026 Koori Mail Indigenous Art Award. Run nationally from Lismore Regional Gallery in partnership with the Koori […] The post News: National Indigenous art prize puts Lismore on Australia’s cul
Digital Photography School · EN
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TAMRON announces the launch of the 16-50mm F2.8 A
The post TAMRON announces the launch of the 16-50mm F2.8 A appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime . New lens alert from the team at Tamron. TAMRON announces the launch of the 16-50mm F2.8 A1 (Model B091), a fast-aperture standard zoom lens, compatible with four APS-C mirrorless camera mounts. The lens will be available for Sony E-mount ($529 USD / $729 CAD) and Canon RF mount ($549 USD / $749 CAD) beginning October 29, […] The post TAMRON announces the launch of the 16-50mm F2.8 A appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime .
Digital Photography School · EN
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Do people still print their photographs?
The post Do people still print their photographs? appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime . The guys at Godox sent across a press release (A few weeks back now I’m sorry as I’ve been a little ‘offline’) for their then new Godox Portable Colour Photo Printer, the P100. And it got me thinking, even at a simple, easy to use level of printing like this little guy, who is still […] The post Do people still print their photographs? appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime .
Digital Photography School · EN
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Is it still photography if you’re only using your phone?
The post Is it still photography if you’re only using your phone? appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime . Yes. That’s as simple as the answer need be, but that’s not the point of this article. Another Godox press release (Those guys are busy!) and again, we’ve not had a chance to play with one of these so you’ll need to do your own research, but Godox have just announced the Smartphone Xenon Flash […] The post Is it still photography if you’re only using your phone? appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Sime .
Digital Photography School · EN
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Can You See What Holds This Painting Together?
With his sly, vacant images, Roy Lichtenstein explored the distance that technology created between us and reality.
The Atlantic · EN
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America Can’t Afford an AI Recession
AI investments are driving the economy. That’s a dangerous tightrope.
The Atlantic · EN
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DOJ’s Try-Anything Approach
A wide range of last-minute schemes could seed the idea among Trump’s supporters that the election results can’t be trusted.
The Atlantic · EN
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The Protect College Sports Act Isn’t Enough
A much-hyped piece of legislation is more bark than bite.
The Atlantic · EN
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The Time is Right for a ‘Great Books’ Revival
To build a better world in the age of AI, students need grounding in indispensable ideas.
The Atlantic · EN
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The States Where Democrats Have the Most to Gain
The party is trying to take maximum advantage of the moment.
The Atlantic · EN
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Fall Is in the Air, Part II
More images of the season, as autumn colors reach their peak and people are out working in fields, going for walks, and taking photographs, while animals migrate or prepare for the winter to come
The Atlantic · EN
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Murano Parsnips: The Unexpected Literary History of the Dildo
“The poem treats the dildo with the inflated seriousness of a mock epic, describing its hero with astonishing material precision.”
The Paris Review · EN
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Turner Brooks’s Spatial Memories
Brooks examines buildings less as ends in themselves than as prisms for the human dramas they contain.
The Paris Review · EN
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Ernest Hemingway, Unlocked: The Sun Is Still Rising
“Everybody my age had written a novel and I was still having a difficult time writing a paragraph.”
The Paris Review · EN
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Sexless in the City: The Second Life of Cynthia Buchanan’s Maiden
“ ‘She was looking for a man,’ Cynthia Buchanan writes of the virgin’s quest. ‘She sure was looking for some man.’ ”
The Paris Review · EN
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Our Fall Issue Cover: Elizabeth Glaessner’s Big Head
“The title kind of teases the painting. It’s a tiny person painting a giant head, which sounds like it could be about the ego.”
The Paris Review · EN
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Alisa Weilerstein’s Cello
“ ‘It’s a bird, it’s a plane!’ people cried. No, just a cello on a moonlit flit.”
The Paris Review · EN