All posts tagged: 21st

Startling images show how fake news isn’t just a 21st century issue

Startling images show how fake news isn’t just a 21st century issue

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“The largest ear of corn grown”, photographed by W.H. Martin and published by The North American Post Card Co. in 1908 Rijksmuseum Rijksmuseum Remember that image of the late Pope Francis from 2023, looking hip in a huge, white puffer jacket? The photo went viral before it emerged that it had been generated by AI tool Midjourney. Fake images and videos flood the internet these days, but a new exhibition explores how people have been manipulating photographs almost since the medium was invented. Take this startling image of a huge ear of corn (above). It was taken – or perhaps created is a better word – by W. H. Martin in 1908 as part of a series of postcards depicting outlandishly sized produce or livestock. Martin photographed each element of his scene, cutting and pasting the shots together before re-photographing the new image. His piece is part of the exhibition FAKE! Early Photo Collages and Photomontages, on until 25 May at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Below is a photomontage postcard dating to before …

Moving the forestry-wood sector into the 21st century

Moving the forestry-wood sector into the 21st century

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CoE LignoSilva, a Horizon Europe project, drives innovation in the European forestry-wood sector through the use of advanced technologies such as 3D CT wood scanning The forest-based sector is entering a new era. Digital technologies, sustainable materials, and circular bioeconomy principles are redefining how wood is produced, processed and used across Europe. As industries increasingly turn to renewable resources to replace fossil-based materials, wood is emerging as one of the most strategic materials for the transition to a low-carbon economy. At the centre of this transformation stands the Centre of Excellence LignoSilva, a research and innovation hub designed to strengthen technological progress and industrial competitiveness in the forestry-wood sector. Established within the Horizon Europe project ‘Upgrade of the Centre of Excellence LignoSilva’, the initiative focuses on modernising research infrastructure, strengthening scientific excellence and accelerating innovation across the entire forest-based value chain. The project is coordinated by the National Forest Centre in Slovakia, in partnership with the Pulp and Paper Research Institute and the internationally recognised Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research – Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institute (WKI) in Germany. …

Riane Eisler on Partnership Systems, Caring Economics, and Humanist Values in the 21st Century

Riane Eisler on Partnership Systems, Caring Economics, and Humanist Values in the 21st Century

Published by Sam Flores

Riane Eisler, an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist and human rights advocate, is renowned for her influential work on cultural transformation and gender equity. Best known for “The Chalice and the Blade,” she introduced the partnership vs. dominator models of social organization. She received the Humanist Pioneer Award in 1996, and in conversation with Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Eisler emphasized the urgent need for humanists to focus on values-based systems and the transformative power of caring economics. Drawing from neuroscience and history, she argues that peace begins at home and calls for a shift in worldview to build more equitable, sustainable, and compassionate societies rooted in connection, not control. The three books of hers of note that could be highlighted are “The Chalice and the Blade”—now in its 57th U.S. printing with 30 foreign editions, “The Real Wealth of Nations,” and “Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future” (Oxford University Press, 2019). Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Today, we are here with Riane Eisler. She is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, cultural …

One of the Best Horror Novels of the 21st Century is Getting a Film Adaptation!

One of the Best Horror Novels of the 21st Century is Getting a Film Adaptation!

Published by Jenni Sidey

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Paul Tremblay’s psychological horror/exorcism novel Head Full of Ghosts is finally getting a film adaptation. As this book has already been named one of the best novels of the 21st century by me, horror fans should all be really excited about this one. Here’s everything we know so far! Paul Tremblay’s 2015 Bram Stoker Award-winning novel Head Full of Ghosts follows the Barretts, a middle-class suburban family whose lives are turned completely upside down when 14-year-old Marjorie Barrett becomes afflicted with a mysterious mental health condition. When doctors can’t provide the family with any help, they begin to wonder if Marjorie might be a victim of demonic possession, and they invite a reality TV show called The Possession to document her exorcism. A film adaptation of this book has been in the works for several years. In 2018, Osgood Perkins was attached to direct. Then in 2020, Scott Cooper came on board to rewrite and direct the film, …

Every best picture winner of 21st century ranked – from Crash to Moonlight

Every best picture winner of 21st century ranked – from Crash to Moonlight

Published by Daniella Wilson

Heading into this Sunday’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles, the best picture race seems to have solidified largely around two films: Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. Both films have their passionate champions, and either would be pretty great winners of a prize which has thrown up a fascinating array of victors at recent ceremonies – a far cry from the years not so long ago where the category was mainly the domain of safe, rather middlebrow pictures. As we wait to see which of those likely winners prevails, we’ve gone back in time to the turn of the century to rank each of the last 25 winners in order from worst to best, and have published the list below, alongside our official Radio Times review for each winner. Of course, it’s always worth pointing out that such an exercise is inherently subjective – and it’s very possible that your own list could differ substantially from the one printed below – it’s certainly a varied group of films, some of …

David and Victoria Beckham share heartbreaking childhood photo of Brooklyn for Cruz’s 21st

David and Victoria Beckham share heartbreaking childhood photo of Brooklyn for Cruz’s 21st

Published by Daniella Wilson

Despite being estranged from their eldest son, David and Victoria Beckham shared a heartbreakingly moving childhood photo of him in honour of Cruz Beckham’s 21st birthday on Friday. Taking to their respective Instagram accounts, the A-list couple posted a montage video of their youngest son over the years, with Brooklyn heavily featured in the clip. See the video below. WATCH: David and Victoria Beckham shared a sweet tribute to their youngest son One photo in question, which you can see in the video above, shows the Cloud23 entrepreneur in a sweet moment with his two younger brothers, a black and white photo that appears to be taken on holiday. Alongside the video, David wrote: “Happy 21st birthday to my little boy, not so little anymore but the proudest thing that I am of you is the person and man that you have become, you are kind, considerate and fiercely loyal to your family, friends and everyone around you, which makes you a very special person… He continued: “You are on your own journey in life …

The Best Nonfiction Book of the 21st Century

The Best Nonfiction Book of the 21st Century

Published by José Betancourt

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Language of Romance Learning the lingo is one of the great pleasures of diving into a new genre, but it can also be daunting to be a newcomer in a land of many tropes. In romance, perhaps the most vocabulary-rich of the popular genres, many of the terms are self-explanatory—”age gap” and “enemies-to-lovers” are exactly what they say on the tin—but some require a little insider knowledge. In the context of romance, a cinnamon roll isn’t a breakfast pastry, and a toaster oven is not an appliance for baking cinnamon rolls. Even the most seasoned reader is bound to learn something from this A-Z guide to romance tropes, themes, and terminology. Finalists for the NYPL’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism The New York Public Library has revealed the finalists for the 2026 Helen Bernstein …

The rise of ‘Regencycore’: how to achieve the Bridgerton look in a 21st century home

The rise of ‘Regencycore’: how to achieve the Bridgerton look in a 21st century home

Published by Daniella Wilson

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails With Netflix’s Bridgerton back on our screens, Regency era style is again in the spotlight, highlighting how pop culture shapes not only fashion trends but the way we design our homes. But the “Regencycore” trend is not about recreating a period set; instead, translates historic elegance for modern living: sweeping drapery, decorative mouldings, and soft pastel tones balanced with contemporary finishes, practical layouts, and everyday comfort. Soft shades sit at the heart of the aesthetic. Interior designer Emma Sherlock explains: “Pastel colours were a hallmark of the Regency era’s decorative style, reflecting a shift toward elegant and lighter schemes, moving away from the deeper, richer tones of the Georgian period. Powder pinks were often paired with pale blues, apple greens, and soft yellows – tones that feel perfectly at home on the Bridgerton set. “Today, however, the key isn’t to …

Integrate raises M to move defense project management into the 21st century

Integrate raises $17M to move defense project management into the 21st century

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John Conafay, a veteran of the US Air Force, has spent most of his career leading business development at public and private aerospace companies, including Spire, Astranis, and ABL Space Systems.   At each company, Conafay ran into the same software hurdle: collaborating on government contracts was a logistical mess that forced his teams and their federal counterparts to rely on a tedious back-and-forth of PDFs and Excel files. The bottleneck was always the same—most project management tools like Atlassian’s Jira and Asana simply weren’t secure enough to meet the government’s strict security standards. So, in early 2022, Conafay launched Integrate, a collaboration platform designed specifically to allow private companies, the US Department of Defense, and other government agencies to work jointly on classified, multi-entity projects. Last year, the Seattle-based startup won a $25 million, five-year contract from the US Space Force. That validation from a major agency was one of the reasons Wesley Chan, co-founder and managing partner at FPV Ventures, just led Integrate’s $17 million Series A. Chan, known for early bets on …