Producer Maximilien Van Aertryck and colleagues Axel Danielson and Kalle Boman set out to locate the precise location of Louis Daguerre's 1838 daguerreotype of the Boulevard du Temple, widely regarded as the first photograph to show human beings. The image depicts an unnamed bootblack and his customer, the only figures still enough to register during the camera's long exposure. Using online research and site visits, the group began identifying where on the Paris boulevard the historic image was captured.
newyorker.com
· 2026-10-16
Court filings show law enforcement obtained warrants in Minnesota and Pennsylvania to use cell-site simulators, or Stingrays, to locate Jerome Richardson, a recent Temple University graduate charged alongside 38 others over a January protest at a St. Paul church tied to ICE. Agents also sought similar surveillance tools against journalist Georgia Fort and a Senate candidate, and pursued pen register orders tied to Fort and a number linked to Don Lemon, though it's unclear if those were approved or used.
wired.com
· 2026-10-12
Researchers re-examined carved and modified human skulls found at the 10,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe site in Turkey, previously interpreted as evidence of a ritualistic 'skull cult.' The new analysis concludes that explanation doesn't hold up, though it confirms Neolithic communities there had a notable interest in human skulls for other reasons.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-28
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