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WIRED
1 week ago
Design

'Photographer' Isn't About Photography at All

National Geographic's new show, Photographer, focuses on the personal drive and determination of photographers to capture the perfect shot.
The series delves into the emotional and mental aspects of photography, highlighting themes of love, obsession, and insecurity.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Alex Honnold Just Made History... Again!

Some people in the world seem built to do extraordinary things, and Alex Honnold fits that bill.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

Biologist, elite climber team up to hunt for new species in The Last Tepui

Deep in the Amazon jungle, magnificent rocky tabletop towers rise abruptly from the foliage, often cloaked in thick clouds.
Eater Austin
2 years ago
Food & drink

Watch a Clip From a Documentary About Jose Andres's World Central Kitchen Before its SXSW Premiere

A documentary about chef José Andrés's World Central Kitchen (WCK), his global nonprofit focused on feeding people in areas of crisis, is premiering at Austin's South by Southwest later this week.
moredocumentary
Time Out London
1 month ago
London

This London hotel has been named one of the best in the world

Raffles London at The OWO has been named one of the best hotels in the world by National Geographic.
The hotel is located in the historic Old War Office building and offers luxury accommodations.
Prices at Raffles London start at nearly £1,000 per night.
Poynter
2 months ago
Media industry

Tuesday was a bleak day for the media industry - Poynter

Media industry layoffs at LA Times, Time magazine, and National Geographic.
Layoffs at LA Times spark strike by journalists at Condé Nast publications.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Television

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

Image Danny McBride, left, and Adam Devine in a scene from Season 3 of The Righteous Gemstones.Credit...Jake Giles Netter/HBO The Righteous Gemstones' When to watch: Sunday at 10 p.m., on HBO.Season 3 of The Righteous Gemstones kicks off with a quintessential over-the-top episode, full of adventurous bickering, outrageous circumstances and an unusual liturgy, as when Jesse Gemstone (Danny McBride) announces a successful mission trip that has restored people's vision through the power of God's love and LASIK surgery.
Fatherly
10 months ago
Fathers

Lookout! This Map Shows Where To Watch For Sharks in The Open Ocean

In general, people have a lot of misunderstandings about sharks, and it makes sense.Most of us only see sharks on TV or in movies, and they're often the villain of the story - a creature with sinister intentions stalking people and hungry for blood.However, the reality is very different, sharks are not very dangerous to humans, but they are everywhere - and there's a map that tracks where Sharks are roaming in the ocean.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Trump inquired if China could make hurricanes to harm US, ex-officials say

As president, Donald Trump repeatedly asked aides if China could be manufacturing hurricanes and sending them to damage the United States, three unnamed former senior officials told Rolling Stone on Tuesday.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
10 months ago
Design

Top 10 outdoor furniture designs to use this upcoming summer - Yanko Design

Being stuck at home during the pandemic really did teach us a few lessons.One, being, that you can actually do a lot at home, especially in your backyard!It definitely made us realize we shouldn't underestimate our backyards, they can be locations of major fun, recreation, and relaxation...depending on how we do them up.
Washington Post
10 months ago
Science

A hippo charged a canoe, killing a baby. How dangerous are hippo encounters?

Abida Mia, Malawi's minister of water and sanitation, left, waits for news updates from rescuers about the capsized canoe on the Shire River on Tuesday.(Austin Kachipeya/AP)Comment Gift Article A 1-year-old child was killed and 23 people were reported missing after a hippopotamus charged and capsized a canoe in southern Malawi, police said.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Science

All hail, 'Toadzilla': Giant toad in Australia could be world's largest

Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest of the country's northern Queensland state.(Video: Reuters)
As Kylee Gray got out of her car, she looked to the ground and gasped in disbelief.The ranger at Conway National Park in Queensland, Australia, had stopped the vehicle last week in a wild rainforest after she saw a snake slithering across the track.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Science

Muskox kills Alaska law officer trying to protect his dogs outside home

A muskox stands at a specialty farm on July 9, 2010, in Palmer, Alaska.A court services officer with the Alaska State Troopers died Tuesday after being attacked by a muskox outside his home near Nome, the agency said.(Mark Thiessen/AP)An Alaska law enforcement officer was killed Tuesday after he was attacked by a muskox who charged the man as he was trying to protect his dogs outside of his home, according to state authorities.
www.npr.org
2 years ago
Science

Nizar Ibrahim: How did we unearth the largest predator in history?

Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode What Lies Beneath.
The largest predator in history was bigger than a T. Rex and longer than a school bus.
And it swam.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Europe news

In A Small Light,' an Ordinary Woman Resists the Nazis

Two days after the Gestapo's 1944 raid on the annex where Anne Frank and others were hiding, Miep Gies, a seemingly ordinary secretary, and her colleague walked into the hiding place and encountered a chaotic scene left behind by the Nazis.Years later, Gies described what she saw that day as a mess of books, newspapers and other everyday items.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Harry makes surprise appearance on Car S.O.S to send message to disabled veteran

The Duke of Sussex has congratulated a disabled veteran saying he is the definition of inspiration and fully deserved his improved vehicle during a surprise appearance on Car S.O.S.On Thursday, an episode of the National Geographic car renovation show saw former Lance Corporal Stephan Van Niekerk, 36, have his Jeep Grand Cherokee taken in for persistent mechanical problems.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

Restaurant Review: Dunya Kabab House Stands Up for Afghan Culture

Some restaurant owners go into the business with an implicit idea of giving their neighbors a deeper view of where they're from.This was a major inspiration for Basir Ghiasi, who came to New York from Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, and his son Mohamed, who began plans to open an Afghan restaurant in Brooklyn last year after the Taliban retook control of Kabul.
I Prefer Paris
1 year ago
Paris

Le Monde de Steve McCurry/ The World of Steve McCurry Photo Exhibition

I've been trying to get to the Le Monde de Steve McCurry/ The World of Steve McCurry photo exhbition ever since it opened in in December, and finally got to see it last week.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Austin bat expert says a bat biologist is necessary

AUSTIN, Texas The bat population has a long history in Austin, with around 1.5 million of them residing under the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge.Without someone whose job it is to make sure City decisions are made with bats in mind, experts worry the colonies may suffer.Not only do the bats bring in millions of dollars in tourism to Austin, but they also eat large amounts of insects - which keeps the City safe from pesticides.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

A 90-Year-Old Tortoise Named Mr. Pickles Is a New Dad of Three

The oldest animal at the Houston Zoo, a radiated tortoise born nearly a century ago, is finally a father.The zoo announced last week that Mr. Pickles and Mrs. Pickles welcomed three tortoise hatchlings: Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeno.(All three comfortably in the family of pickle preserves.)It was an astounding feat, zoo officials said, not only because Mr. Pickles is 90 years old, but also because the critically endangered species rarely produces offspring.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

There's now a P-22 library card. L.A. Public Library does a limited-edition run

Los Angeles' beloved and departed mountain lion is getting a library card.The Los Angeles Public Library announced this week that it would offer its patrons a limited-edition library card to honor P-22, the city's famous cougar who prowled Griffith Park for more than a decade before dying in December.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Op-Ed: Elegy for a big, beautiful L.A. cat

Like a lot of Angelenos, I found myself consumed last week by the fate of P-22, the mountain lion that, a decade ago, was discovered to have taken up residence in Griffith Park.On Monday, the big cat was sedated and captured in a Los Feliz backyard, after apparently having been hit by a car the night before.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

7 Luxury Home Sales in the DC Area

1
Where: American University Park.Sold by: Tom Toles, former editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, and his wife, Gretchen Toles, cofounder of the nonprofit Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.Listed: $1,350,000.Sold: $1,600,000.Days on market: 5.
Style: Tudor.Bragging points: Three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, with solar panels, a terraced patio, and an arbor.
2
Where: Logan Circle.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

My wife and I quit our jobs to sail the Caribbean

Author Scott Neuman's sailboat, Symbiosis, on passage between St. Lucia and Martinique in 2017.Debbie Daigle There's another universe not far from land.It is devoid of buildings, trees, cars, cellphones and the internet.Seemingly limitless water extends uninterrupted in all directions.You don't have to travel a great distance to discover this other cosmos.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

James Cameron aims to finally put that 'Titanic' door debate to rest, 25 years later

Fans have long debated whether there was room for both Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) on the makeshift raft in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic.CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images Titanic director James Cameron wants to put an end to a debate that has gone on since the movie first hit theaters, exactly 25 years ago today.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show

Christian Cooper watches distant shorebirds at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in California.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show

Christian Cooper watches distant shorebirds at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in California.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

What's on TV This Week: The Bachelor' and American Masters: Roberta Flack'

Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one.Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, Jan. 23-29.Details and times are subject to change.THE BACHELOR 8 p.m. on ABC.This long-running reality dating series is back for its 27th season.
Medium
1 year ago
Graphic design

How a Logo Design Genius Made Me Cringe at My Portfolio

SAGI HAVIV | LOGO | DESIGN | BRANDING | PORTFOLIO
A farm fresh designer, un-controllably confident, filled to the brim with an entrepreneurial courage, ready to take on the market by storm with my design game.That dopamine and adrenaline rush was just spot on!And then my imaginary megalith got smashed faster than a burger king's patty.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Science

A hippo partially swallowed a toddler. The boy survived.

A hippo floats in the lagoon at Hacienda Napoles Park in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia, Feb. 16, 2022.(Fernando Vergara/AP)Iga Paul was doing what most 2-year-olds do on Sunday afternoons - he was playing outside his home.But just over 800 yards away from the toddler's Uganda home was Lake Edward, one of the smallest bodies of water in the Great Rift Valley, where big hungry creatures reside.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Cars

Travel Troubleshooter: Budget bills a $450 cleaning fee for dog hair to non-dog-owner

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: Budget charged me a $450 cleaning fee for a vehicle that had dog hair in the back seat.I only had the rental car for one day.I traveled from the airport to my meeting, then to the hotel and back to the airport the following day.I never had an animal in the vehicle at any time.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Review | 'Retrograde': A sad chronicle of the war in Afghanistan's last months

A scene from "Retrograde," which documents the final months of the war in Afghanistan.(Matthew Heineman/OTP/National Geographic) StarOutline (3 stars) In such documentaries as " Cartel Land" and " City of Ghosts," the filmmaker Matthew Heineman has put himself in harm's way to chronicle the front line of the war on drugs and the work of Syrian citizen journalists attempting to document the predations of the Islamic State.
Pension Plan Puppets
1 year ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

Sunday FTB: Houston Astros tie up the World Series

Going into the World Series, the Houston Astros were heavy favourites over the Philadelphia Phillies.They had the best record in American League, and the second best in the entire MLB.They breezed through the playoffs beating Seattle and the New York Yankees without losing a single game.They had incredible pitching, with maybe their hitting being a bit of a weakness.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

This Disney Plus offer is the ideal last-minute Christmas gift

Christmas is practically here, and if you're worried about getting a few last minute gifts, then worry no more.Disney is offering just the thing: 12 months of its popular streaming service, Disney Plus, for the price of 10 (opens in new tab).That means one year of Disney joy will cost you $109.99 in the US, or £79.90 in the UK, saving you $21.89 and £15.98,
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

We're loving this literal logo project

(Image credit: Samir Chajia/Starbucks/YouTube/Premier League/National Geographic/Fifa)
When designing a logo, you have a whole bunch of creative decisions to make.
The Paris Review
1 year ago
Books

Letter from the Review's New Poetry Editor - The Paris Review

As a new member of the Review 's team, it gives me great pleasure to bring you several equally new contributors in our new Winter issue.Some are celebrated literary artists, some are emerging voices, and others fall somewhere in between.Perhaps the most lofty among them is William of Aquitaine, also known as the Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and the Count of Poitou-the earliest troubadour whose work survives today.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Breaking, entering and eating what happens when bears break the law?

As development expands into forested areas, local wildlife pushes back.
Author Mary Roach shares what happens when human lives intersect with one devious wild neighbor: bears.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

GBH names Susan Goldberg as first female CEO

Media Goldberg will be the first woman to lead the company in its 71 years of history.Susan Goldberg will be GBH's next CEO, the public media nonprofit announced Monday.Goldberg is a seasoned journalist whose career spans over 40 years.She recently served for eight years as the editor of National Geographic Magazine, and is currently a vice dean at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.
Boston.com
2 years ago
Boston

Stone Zoo mourns the loss of Chessie the jaguar

Zoo New England's Stone Zoo is mourning the loss of their 13-year-old female jaguar Chessie.
Chessie was diagnosed with late-stage ovarian and uterine cancer unexpectedly last November.
Boston.com
2 years ago
Boston

Watch: NH tuna captain reels in giant fish, and posts it on TikTok

A New Hampshire woman caught an 800-pound tuna and posted the video to TikTok for all to enjoy.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

NASA announces the team members for its UFO study

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, seen after he completed a year-long mission in Mars, in 2016, is one of 16 researchers selected for the study.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka holds his book The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida at the Shaw Theatre in London on Oct. 14.
On Monday, his novel won the 2022 Booker Prize.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Sports

Hilaree Nelson, 49, Top Ski Mountaineer, Is Dead in Nepal Avalanche

The first woman to lead a global team of adventurers, she made dozens of first descents from peaks around the world.Her body was found on Wednesday.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Mission noodle review: Noodlemania goes to Chic n' Time

Thoroughly bummed out by the Dubs' disintegration in Game One of the NBA Finals, I was desperate for comfort food.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: People for Portland Rejected Again, Monkeypox in Washington, and Feds Change Use of Force Rules

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Christie's to Sell a Dinosaur That Inspired the 'Jurassic Park' Raptor

The auction house says this is the first ever sale of a Deinonychus, the species on which the 'Velociraptor' in the 1993 movie was based.
Brooklyn, NY Patch
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Kensington Fire + 86th Street Scooter Crash + Brooklyn Marathon

Happy Friday, Brooklyn!I am your host, Patrick Murray here with three fresh headlines to kick off the weekend.
Mostly sunny and mild with a high of 66 and a low of 48.
Consequence
2 years ago
Marketing

Disney+ to launch ad-supported subscription tier in late 2022

Disney+ announced on Friday that it will be introducing a cheaper, ad-supported tier to its current subscription model sometime later this year.
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