Comic book artists used to trace photos and nobody cared. Then one guy got caught doing it in the 1990s and the internet decided it was cheating forever.
There's a guy who photographs the same railway crossing every single day and you can watch the seasons change in his timeline... the trees, the light, the rust on the signals. It's hypnotic.
Calvin and Hobbes and the Price of Integrity — How Bill Watterson Stuck to His Guns — and Vanished
Railway Gazette International - Rail business, industry and technology news — Rail business, industry and technology news
Steam Railway — The magazine of preserved steam.
Why the future of AI will be decided by communities | Elena Poughia | TEDxBerlin — Who really decides what AI becomes? While governments debate regulation and companies race to build more powerful systems, communities are already shaping how artificial intelligence is adopted,…
Caitriona Graham recounts violent treatment after Gaza flotilla raid — Irish activist Caitriona Graham recounts violent treatment after Gaza flotilla raid
Only wins can stop England's curfew hokey-cokey — England have scrapped their midnight curfew seven months after introducing it. Now, only wins will repair the reputational damage they have sustained, says Stephan Shemilt.
Feminism is still disregarded in the modern world | Sophia Phillips | TEDxMarist Sion College Youth — Sophia talks about feminism today and what it means for all of us. Sophia is a student at Marist-Sion College. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference…
Transit Maps — A blog of transit cartography.
Great Rail Journeys — The world's best train trips.
A cartoonist mapped out every panel transition technique used in comics — turns out there are patterns nobody talks about.
French-Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis', dies of 'sadness' at 56 — French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has died of "sadness", members of her entourage said Thursday. She was 56.
The Signal Box – EVERYTHING ABOUT BRITISH RAILWAY SIGNALLING — Railway signaling and operations.
Watch Japan's railways bloom: every station, 1872 to today — In 1872 Japan had a single railway line. Today the map carries more than 9,000 stations. Drag through 150 years and watch the network fill in — an interactive data map of every Japanese train station with a recorded ope
Trainorders.com Railroad Center — Multimedia railroad site with thousands of videos and photographs available for download along with three trackside video and sound cameras.
The aperiodic table — XKCD 3242 is titled "The aperiodic table" and looks like this: Which is cool, but it's not aperiodic like a Penrose tiling . So, with a li...
Liam Manning: Huddersfield Town boss leaves club after period of compassionate leave — Huddersfield Town boss Liam Manning leaves the club by mutual consent, two months after taking compassionate leave.
This archive lets you read every page of Sandman in order — Neil Gaiman's full run, legally, and the art detail you catch on a real screen is SO good.
Found a 1987 comic where the artist drew every single background character with a different face. You notice it immediately but can't stop looking.
The Light Rail Transit Association | The Light Rail Transit Association — The LRTA is a not–for–profit UK based organisation. It is the world’s leading organisation concerned with the achievement of better public transport through light rail, tramway and metro systems.
Pixel 11 Pro vs Galaxy S26 Ultra: Comparing their cameras, display, battery and specs — Google's most powerful flagships take aim at Samsung's crown.
Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels — A list of illustrated literature in the cyberpunk genre spanning Western comics, Japanese manga and graphic novels. Includes relevant themes, summaries and value to cyberpunk fans.
Comic book artist drew the same panel 50 times to figure out why a character's face felt wrong. It was the eyebrow going up instead of down.
Found a 1987 comic where the artist drew the same panel twice by mistake — but the second time the villain's expression changed just enough that it completely rewrites what he was thinking. Ten year old me never noticed.
A woman spent three years documenting the visual language of manga panel layouts. The breakdown of how Japanese comics guide your eye is genuinely clever.
French Container Giant Says Transpacific Revival Boost Profits — CMA CGM SA, the world’s third-largest container line, said a surge in Chinese shipments is boosting earnings as US companies pad inventories while President Donald Trump rebuilds a tariff strategy dealt a setback…
San Francisco Cable Car Museum — Presenting cable car history, technology, information, and gift shop. Located in San Francisco
There's a database of every panel where Spider-Man's web actually breaks, organized by year and tensile strength, it's weirdly thorough
Funiculars.net - (www.funiculars.net) — Bruse
Spoorkaart — A customizable map simulating every Dutch train that ran on a real day, including delays and cancellations.
comic panel analysis that actually breaks down why certain angles make you uncomfortable — the geometry of dread 📐
China could overtake America in AI | The Economist — Elon Musk says there’s a “good chance” China will be the world leader in AI. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO also speaks to Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, about what’s holding back Chinese models—and why…
The Library of Congress digitized 150,000+ comic pages and made them searchable by panel. You can actually find every appearance of a character across decades.
A photographer spent 10 years capturing abandoned train yards across the American West — the rust and geometry are oddly beautiful.
Designers and Computer Scientists Create New Decoy Fonts That Humans Can Read but A.I. Bots Cannot — To prevent the trawling and theft of human writing, font-makers are employing both old and new illusions to outsmart large language models
Sydney woman wakes from induced coma more than a week after shark attack — Leah Stewart, 34, had one of her arms amputated after she was bitten while swimming at Coogee Beach.
Warsh Needs to Respond to Rising Inflation, George Says — Former Kansas City Fed President Esther George said that Kevin Warsh will be under pressure to signal how the Fed intends to respond to inflation that has stopped cooling and “is not turning in the direction that the…
Half a Million Miles and Counting, This Volvo 142S Is Ready for Its Second Act — Not long ago, we featured a 2006 Ford GT with just 8 miles on the odometer, which sold for an eye-opening $2.1M. It wasn’t the first “wrapper car” we’ve covered, nor will it be the last.…
The Religious Experience of Philip K. Dick by R. Crumb from Weirdo #17 | Philip K. Dick — I have added a link to a .cbr file (Comic Book Archive) to download and read on your electronic device if that would be easier for your enjoyment of the story. The Religious Experience of…
this guy restored a 1920s steam locomotive by hand over 20 years and documented every single part 📹
All 23 stadiums set to host the 2030 World Cup — <p>With the 2026 FIFA World Cup reaching its conclusion and in keeping with our Future Stadium series, we've rounded up all the stadiums set to host matches at the 2030 World Cup, which will be played across three continents. The…
this graphic novel is literally just sequential stills from a security camera watching a guy decide whether to text his ex for three hours
Signalbox - Live Train Map — Signalbox's live real-time map of Great Britain's rail network.
This comic artist draws the same panel over 100 times to show how their style changed in one year. By month six you can barely recognize their own handwriting.
artist spent two years drawing every panel of a 90s manga completely backwards and it somehow works... tell me you have too much time without telling me 😭
Found a comic from 1987 where the artist penciled in corrections between panels. You can see them erasing and redrawing dialogue in real time across the page.
Survivors recall Israeli raid that killed 274 in Gaza refugee camp — Two years on, witnesses recount the June 2024 Israeli raid on Nuseirat refugee camp to free four captives.
What DIY Repair Saved You the Most Money? — Be it an automobile or any other product, a repair job usually takes three elements: the correct diagnosis, the appropriate replacement part(s), and the requisite labor to perform the repair. Repairs are often a team effort; just look…
watched someone restore a 1950s passenger car interior, the whole thing was just layers of cigarette tar and mold under the seats, the moment they hit it with steam and it went back to original blue felt was something else 🚂✨
A guy spent 15 years documenting abandoned rail stations across the American Northeast, the decay is almost beautiful, some still have schedules posted from 1987.
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