"With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment of this palace tell us about the UK?" Read more ›
A riveting display in gloomy, retro-futuristic darkwave and synth-pop, SINS LIES AND DEVOTION is the gripping new album from Mexico City-based producer Alexy Trip. The self-produced record seamlessly binds analog warmth to melancholic, 80s-inspired atmospheres, delivering a spellbindingly cold yet vulnerable nocturnal listening experience. Opening the album, “SINS” is exemplary of the record’s mixture of immersive soundscapes and hooky, melodic infectiousness. Clanging, vintage synth tones ex... Read more ›
A Polaroid camera that works with Instax is the holy grail of instant photography. Why? Because today’s instant cameras are designed to be feature poor. Like point-and-shoot digital cameras, most instant cameras prioritize ease of use and affordability over image quality and creative control. For a photographer, that means using Instax in a camera equipped... The post appeared first on <a href=" Read more ›
I've said it before and I'll say it again: blogging for me is the ultimate creative outlet. You get to share your thoughts, stumble upon likeminded people, p... Read more ›
MultiSwitcher for iPadOS 27. This has probably flown under the radar over the past week as Apple users’ attention has (rightfully so) focused on Siri AI and Liquid Glass updates, but there’s a little treat hidden in Shortcuts for iPad power users that deserves a proper mention. In iPadOS 27’s Shortcuts app, the existing ‘Open […] Read more ›
Marking one year of Overshoot. The column launched on Lenscratch on March 30, 2025, with a simple premise: we are living in a time of ecological overshoot, and photographers are uniquely positioned to produce meaning in this ever-changing moment. In the context of accelerating climate change, artists, curators, and writers have launched deep inquiries into View the rest of on <a rel="nofollow" href=" Read more ›
Written between Beirut and New England, Kite without a string is the affecting debut album from the folk band John Lebanon. The release blends reflective 12-string melodies with textured alternative rock and electronic incorporations alike, exploring identity, belonging, and how meaning can be found in the people, places, and rituals that help us return to ourselves. Opening the album, “Hurricane Eyes” emits a warming, jangly guitar frolicking that perfectly frames escalating vocal introspect... Read more ›
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While most beta users, and likely Apple too, are focused on the MacOS Golden Gate 27 betas and iOS 27 betas, a separate beta channel remains for current versions of Apple system software, and those have been updated today. With the second beta version of MacOS Tahoe 26.6 beta, iOS 26.6 beta, and iPadOS 26.6 ... The post appeared first on . Read more ›
A powerful display of heartfelt Americana, raucous garage rock, and angsty punk, The Devil You Know is the excellent debut album from New York-based band St. Divine. The record masterfully threads uninhibited dual-vocal entrancement through heavy themes of grief, defiance, and visceral catharsis. It also takes inspiration from “authentic New York subculture” in conjuring “the energy of fast cars and dive bars, heartbreak, with a hint of hope for our tangled times,” per the band. Kicking off t... Read more ›
This is a digital pinhole photograph, which I took on the 26th of April in 2026. The last Sunday in April is since several years the World-wide-pinhole-day (WWPD). Photos taken on that day can be submitted till the end of June and usually about 1000 photos can be found in the gallery every year. There... The post appeared first on <a href=" Read more ›
Added a new movies feature that people have been asking for. When blogging about a movie or TV show from Micro.blog, it can now include a little movie poster on your blog post. There’s a preference under Movies → Settings on the web. Similar to what we have for books. Here’s a screenshot. Read more ›
It’s been a year since I retired — my was June 6, 2025 — and I like being able to say that I’ve spent the year adding nothing, not one penny, to shareholder value. 🌴 * * * My hope for retirement was to get a lot of work done on NetNewsWire. A year ago it was in sore need of modernization, tech debt pay-off, and bug fixes. People were asking for features, but the foundation needed a ton of work before I could get on to adding new rooms. Here are some highlights of what we’ve done with 2,188 co... Read more ›
Leica MP / Summilux-M 50mm ASPH / Tri-X / HC-110(b) / Epson V850 / SilverFast Read more ›
iPadOS 27 is an interesting new update for iPad with a host of performance improvements, tweaks to Liquid Glass including a slider for the intensity of the UI look, and a range of various features and significant AI improvements, including the all new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features. But unlike iOS 27, which is ... The post appeared first on . Read more ›
My battle with settling on a Ghost theme continues. I'm losing. 😫 Read more ›
After many, many analogue cameras, I ended 2022 with the Fuji XPro3. This camera was my last attempt at photography. For the last three years, my shooting was scarcer and scarcer, to the point where I was using my phone instead of my beloved Contax G1. The ultimate insult. I thought it might be due... The post appeared first on <a href=" Read more ›
Today, the team behind note-taking app Bear announced the public beta of Lettera, a new Mac text editor, based on Panda, an earlier beta that was used to work out the Bear 2.0 text editing engine. That immediately caught my eye because I’ve been using Panda for months. In fact, it’s the default way I […] Read more ›
A week or so ago, I posted about my currently ongoing fitness challenge where the goal was to go down from the almost 90kg I was weighing to below … Read more ›
Over the past year, I have had the great pleasure of getting to know Mark Edward Harris. Not only is he a remarkable photographer, but also a generous and deeply enthusiastic visual storyteller whose suitcase seems perpetually unpacked. His name appears everywhere—photographing the Olympics, speaking at international an photography festival in Japan, or embarking on View the rest of on <a rel="nofollow" href=" Read more ›