Last weekend, I wandered into my local cinema with zero expectations and even less information. My wife had invited me to see a film called The Long Walk, which I knew nothing about. What followed was the most visually arresting cinema experience I’ve had in years.
First, a warning: this is a brutal film. The story revolves around a dystopian competition where young men walk until they drop…
Street photography has always sparked debate about which focal length is “best.” The truth, as I’ve found over years of walking city pavements and narrow alleyways with a camera in hand, is that there is no universal answer.
It depends as much on who you are as a…
The Kia EV4 hatch looks stylish and roomy, but will SUV buyers bite?
September 24, 2025
Kia’s first electric hatchback stands out in its class. The Kia EV4 hatch arrives with a bold new design that almost looks like a Lamborghini and a surprisingly spacious interior, but can it fill the void for an EV option that isn’t an SUV?
The Kia EV4 hatch delivers a…
Trek unveils first electric gravel bike: The 2026 Checkpoint+ brings torque, tech, and trail-ready features
September 24, 2025
Trek is finally electrifying its gravel lineup – quite literally. The company has just launched the Checkpoint+, its first-ever electric gravel bike, and it’s more than just a motor bolted onto an existing frame. With a new high-performance powertrain, serious adventure credentials, and that unmistakable Trek polish, the Checkpoint+ looks ready to stir up the e-gravel world.
At the heart of…
You need to know: does adding home solar increase your property value?
September 24, 2025
For many homeowners, the conversation about adding rooftop solar panels starts with cutting utility bills — but there are plenty of other reasons to make the switch. One of them is that adding a home solar system could actually increase your home’s resale value … but…
China and Russia conduct joint sub patrols — should America worry?
September 24, 2025
Chinese and Russian submarines have conducted a joint patrol, in the latest step in a growing Sino-Russian partnership.
While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a China-Russia alliance.
“I’d…
Trump says he now thinks Ukraine can win back all land lost to Russia
September 24, 2025
UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he believed Ukraine could win back all territory lost to Russia, a dramatic shift from the U.S. leader’s repeated calls for Kyiv to make concessions to end the war.
Trump posted on social media soon after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly gathering of world…
Army Secretary in ‘holy war’ with Congress over budget flexibility
September 24, 2025
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll says he is locked in a “holy war” on Capitol Hill as he works to convince lawmakers to grant the service more flexible funding authority for electronic warfare, unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone efforts.
The resistance Driscoll has…
I ditched my laptop for a mini PC and couldn’t be happier
September 24, 2025
Sometime after my social feeds started to fill up with ads for mini-PCs, I realized that there’s a silent revolution going on in desktop PCs. Welcome to the era of the mini-PC, where you can do all your computing from a PC smaller than a box of Pop-Tarts and much cheaper…
Tiny new YTX motherboard format trims the fat, adds M.2 slots
September 24, 2025
Motherboards come in various standard sizes, but for most of us, the choice boils down to ATX, micro-ATX, and mini-ITX, from largest to smallest. But that’s mostly variations on how many PCIE cards it can hold. There’s now a new standard that swaps a few things around, assuming you only want a graphics card and maybe fewer RAM DIMMs, traded for more M.2 storage options.
It’s called…
