Best digital cameras of 2013: the Sony Alpha A7, Fujifilm X20 and Canon’s EOS …
The standout is the brand-new Sony Alpha A7 with asensor the size of a 35mm frame and a 24MP resolution. At 1299 for the bodyit’s not cheap, but it’s pretty amazing. Sony Alpha A7 Advanced compacts also had a good year, including the 12MPFujifilm X20 with its beautiful retro styling, powerful…
Sony RX100 II: The best point-and-shoot camera you can buy
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Parody Photoshop Ads Expose Unattainable Beauty Standards
Beauty advertisements often market products to women that they claim will result in poreless, even-toned and wrinkle-free skin we’ve seen all our lives on the pages of magazines. But when it comes down to it, there’s only one product on the market that will get us to advertisement-level "perfection." And,…
Rumor: Nikon to Announce a 35mm f/1.8G Full-Frame Lens at CES
Nikon already makes a 35mm f/1.8G DX lens but the equivalent isn’t available for its full-frame cameras, at least not yet. At this point, if you want a 35mm FX lens for your Nikon, you’re stuck spending $1,600+ on the f/1.4, but that might all change in a couple of…
The 19 Worst Celebrity Photoshop Fails
This week, a GIF of Jennifer Lawrence’s Photoshopped 2011 Flare magazine cover made the rounds on the Internet. The cover was altered to make Lawrence appear slimmer with higher check bones and a more pronounced collar bone. While Lawrence herself has previously been outspoken on her dislike of altered images, many…
Why Herbalife, TASER International, and Eastman Kodak Jumped Today
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes — just in case they’re material to our investing thesis. Today, the stock market started the week on the right foot, with a better-than-expected 1.1% jump in Herbalife…
Beautiful woman in bikini turns into Santa Claus in reverse Photoshop
Well played. Ad agency Victors & Spoils poked fun of mass media’s tendency to turn normal humans into plastic Barbie and Ken dolls through their abuse of Photoshop by, well, using Photoshop in reverse. That is, they took a viral photo of a girl in a bikini that had been…
Boys’ basketball: Olympus slips past Bingham, 52-51
Holladay The Olympus and Bingham boys’ basketball teams delivered a performance that kept everyone on the edge of their seats from Tuesday’s opening tip to the final buzzer. Olympus prevailed 52-51. Boys’ basketball Olympus 52, Bingham 51 O Spencer Williams hits the game-winning 3-pointer, as the Titans rally for a win over…
SEEN: Greenwich Historical Society
Over 400 guests attended the Greenwich Historical Society’s Opening Night Preview of its Greenwich Winter Antiques Show at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center on December 6, 2013. Were you seen? Photo: Picasa, Anne W. Semmes Over 400 guests attended the Greenwich Historical Society’s…
State UIL football championships begin Thursday
CLEBURNE The 2013 UIL Football State Championships will take place Thursday through Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Following is a schedule for all state title games, from Conference 1A to 5A: Thursday Conference 1A Division I Shiner (11-3) vs. Stamford (13-1) at 10 a.m.
