President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect on March 4, igniting a trade war that will affect almost every American. Imports from Canada and Mexico are now to be taxed at 25%, with Canadian energy products subject to 10% import duties. The 10% tariff that Trump placed on Chinese imports in February was doubled to 20%. The move, noted … Read the full Story >>
Hamburg-based collector Jochen Raiß has discovered a whole new branch of photography, notes The Guardian: For 25 years, Raiß has been scouring flea markets for historical amateur photographs. After finding a photo of a woman smiling in a tree, he started to notice this was a recurrent theme, especially popular between the 1920s and 1950s. Over the years he accumulated 91 such photos, now collected in a book, Women in Trees (Hatje Cantz). Many of the images “possess a remarkable depth and beauty,” Raiß says. Read the full Story >>
Podcasts started as an audio-only phenomenon. But now, notes Variety, YouTube — the world’s biggest video platform — might be the biggest platform for podcasts. According to the Google-owned video giant, YouTube now has more than 1 billion monthly viewers for podcast content worldwide. In 2024, users watched more than 400 million hours of podcasts monthly on living-room devices, the company said. “This milestone underscores how YouTube has come to play an essential role in podcasting for creators and audiences,” announced YouTube. Read the full Story >>
Photographer Christopher Paetkau has won the €1000 top prize in the second annual Nature Photography Contest for his sublime image of a polar bear lying on a bed of blazing magenta fireweed. “The scene was surreal—the golden hues of sunrise mingled with the vibrant fireweed, creating a breathtaking backdrop as the bear hunted for Arctic terns among the rocks,” notes Paetkau, adding that the photo is a “powerful reminder of the raw magic and tranquility of the Arctic wilderness.” Read the full Story >>
