CNET Friday October 31, 2025
Some cat litter boxes come with camera allowing pet owners to monitor their kitty’s poops, because that’s what some cat owners do to keep an eye on their feline’s health and habits. Now kitchen and bathroom fixture company Kohler is taking that idea and applying it to human needs with a new $599 device called the Dekoda: It's essentially a camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside. The Dekoda analyzes these images in order to provide updates on your gut health and hydration, and to potentially detect blood.
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The New York Times Friday October 31, 2025
Since her early teens, the British photographer Jennie Baptiste has recorded on film the worlds of fashion, dance and music. Now the first institutional survey of Baptiste’s work is on view at London’s Somerset House (through Jan. 4, 2026). Covering three decades, the exhibition “Jennie Baptiste: Rhythm & Roots” features portraits of music stars including the American rapper Nas and the American rapper and businessman Jay-Z along with insider perspectives on Black British cultures, notes The New York Times.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Friday October 31, 2025
The star-studded crowd descending on Paramount Studios’ Los Angeles lot recently wasn’t there to shoot the next Hollywood blockbuster, notes The Wall Street Journal: They were attending this is year’s Hollywood-themed Vogue World, the magazine’s biggest moneymaking event. In a media industry quickly changing away from traditional print and web advertising, mag publisher Conde Nast is embracing flashy events, paywalls and other revenue sources as it carves out a new model.
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College Photographer of the Year Friday October 31, 2025
The winners have been announced for the 80th edition of the prestigious College Photographer of The Year competition. Among them: Ethan Swope, University of California Los Angeles, takes the top prize in the Spot News category for his image of a resident of a senior center being rushed into a vehicle while evacuating as the Eaton Fire approached on Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, California. Jordan Tovan of the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design takes the Documentary prize for images of Washington, D.C. families living on society’s margins.
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