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Around The Horn
24 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Olympics Opening Ceremony, the Bootleg Fire, old family photographs, a Reddit AMA and the Framework laptop.
- NPR showcases the Olympics Opening Ceremony. "Despite the cloud cast by the coronavirus -- from the one-year postponement to a ban on spectators -- athletes showed their excitement finally to be at the Olympics, bouncing and bounding across the stadium floor to open the Games," the authors write.
- Scenes From America’s Largest Wildfire features Kristina Barker's photographs from the Bootleg Fire in Oregon. "The abandoned cabins covered in a reflective flame-retardant material resemble spaceships parked in the forest," writes Sergio Olmos about the tin foil firefighters use to protect the wooden structures from embers and deflect heat.
- In 'Rescuing' Family Photographs, Mike Johnston returns from helping clean out the ancestral home "with the floor of a 9-foot U-Haul van packed mostly with boxes of photographs."
- Photojournalist Mike Mezeul II will subject himself to a Reddit Ask Me Anything on July 29 at 2 p.m. ET. "He has created epic images of nature's most astounding creations- from nighttime landscapes to professional sports, the destructive forces of nature, air-to-air aerial photography and more," the moderators point out.
- The Framework Laptop, whose open design can be repaired and upgraded easily, starts at $999 with a DIY edition that starts at $749. "Our philosophy is that by making well-considered design tradeoffs and trusting customers and repair shops with the access and information they need, we can make fantastic devices that are still easy to repair," the company says.
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