The Concord Bridge Friday December 19, 2025
As collector Victor Gulotta looked through the group of old photographs he had recently purchased, he felt a surge of excitement on viewing one of the images. It was a circa-1860s carte-de-visite photograph of the American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson, taken from an original daguerreotype, circa 1848. The image is believed to be the second or third earliest known photograph of America’s most famous Transcendentalist, notes The Concord Bridge of Concord, Massachusetts, which reports that Gulotta later reached out to the Concord Free Public Library. Read the full Story >>
Billboard Friday December 19, 2025
A number of the music industry’s leading ladies and gentlemen were featured on the cover of Billboard magazine in 2025, from Tems (photographed by Zoe McConnell) to Jamaica’s King of Dancehall, Vybz Kartel, who appeared on the year’s first digital cover. Several of the 2025’s "buzziest breakthroughs" were also captured by Billboard, including rising pop star Aubrey Hobert, ambient artist Flawed Mangoes, “Burning Blue” singer Mariah The Scientist, country powerhouse Riley Green and Texas rapper BigXThaPlug, notes the magazine. Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Friday December 19, 2025
EyeEm, the international stock photography community and marketplace, is shutting down on January 16, 2026, reports PetaPixel. Photographers on the platform can transfer their content to Freepik if they want, but those who opt not to will see their images removed from both EyeEm and partner agencies like Getty Images. In 2022, EyeEm was accused of not paying royalties to photographers, which the company blamed on “global events.” There was speculation at that time that the platform would shut down. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday December 19, 2025
President Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 10 that aims to block state laws that limit the artificial intelligence industry. The directive marks a big win for tech giants that have lobbied
against regulation of AI but will likely be challenged in the courts, noted PBS. The order grants broad authority to the US attorney general to sue states and overturn laws that … Read the full Story >>
