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Jan 12, 2026

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6 min read

Robert Adams has been warning photographers for 50 years. AI is forcing them to listen.

When robots beat you at spectacle, slowness becomes strategy.

Robert Adams has been warning photographers for 50 years. AI is forcing them to listen.

Jan 9, 2026

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5 min read

Oscars announce 201 contenders. Critics already picked the winner.

Warner Bros. will spend millions confirming what everyone knows.

Oscars announce 201 contenders. Critics already picked the winner.

Jan 8, 2026

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5 min read

Everyone wants copper. Nobody wants to dig it up.

The US takes 29 years to permit a mine. The AI race won't wait 29 months.

Everyone wants copper. Nobody wants to dig it up.

Jan 7, 2026

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6 min read

France is prosecuting bakers for selling bread. Now it wants UNESCO to protect the café.

A certificate won't bring back 400,000 lost bistros.

France is prosecuting bakers for selling bread. Now it wants UNESCO to protect the café.

Jan 6, 2026

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6 min read

Avatar has made $6.35 billion across three films. Cameron says if Disney doesn't greenlight Avatar 4, he'll hold a press conference and...

He'll spoil the ending.