The launch of Claude Opus 4.6 signals a critical shift in the competitive landscape of generative AI, prioritizing high-reliability performance over the unrestrained pursuit of model scale. Anthropic’s latest flagship model arrived in early 2026 not just ... See more
Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond served as the superintendent of the female department at the Surrey County Asylum in the 1850s. Unlike most physicians of his time, he was also an expert photographer. He began taking pictures in 1839, shortly after the invention of... See more
Victorian physical culture manuals in the 1890s demanded more than just brute strength. They required a gentleman to maintain total dignity while exerting himself. A specific series of photographs from this era demonstrates this strict rule. A man with a ... See more
Isabel Marks published Fancy Cycling in 1901 to document a strange new obsession sweeping through society. The book served as a manual for bicycle acrobatics, aimed not at circus performers but at the general public. In her photographs, men and women perf... See more
In the mid-1960s, the quiet suburbs of California faced a noisy new phenomenon. Thousands of teenagers purchased lightweight Japanese motorcycles, specifically the Honda 50. These machines were small, inexpensive, and easy to operate. Unlike the heavy, gr... See more
