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Potatoes are beige and boring. But they are also the reason color photography exists

The first widespread form of color photography was the Autochrome Lumière – and it was made possible by potatoes

Digital Camera World · Aug 1

Cinematic treasure: Lost film stock from Georges Méliès film found in US attic

A cinematic treasure trove has been unearthed in the US after an old family chest, which had remained sealed for over a century, was finally opened. Among the ten reels it contained was a forgotten film by French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès, entitled 'Gugusse et l'automate'.

Euronews · Apr 14

Spectacle, weirdness and novelty: what early cinema tells us about the appeal of ‘AI slop’

Talking monkeys vlogging from sacred sites, three-legged sharks wearing Nike sneakers, babies trapped in space… if you spend any time on social media these days you’re likely to come across such examples of what’s been dubbed “AI slop”.

The Conversation · Sep 24, 2025

Did Queen Elizabeth really throw coins to poor children? Nope, the video in question was filmed in 1899

After news broke of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, social media users in some corners of the internet started sharing a video showing two women, one of them said to be the queen, throwing coins to children. Some people claimed that the video was filmed during the queen’s visit to an…

France 24 · Sep 14, 2022