Wednesday Wonders 24

1. Sony World Photography Awards

I cannot pass up a good photography awards selection. This week we are spoiled because there are two. Here's the first...

See the Best of Nearly Half a Million Entries to the Sony World Photography Awards

Ten categories encompass the staggering breadth and beauty of nature and society captured in photos throughout 2025.

ColossalKate Mothes

2. The New Attic

This is a bit meta, but the new Attic, an evolving encyclopaedia of the Pleasant Green Universe, is now available for paid subscribers over at the Pleasant Green site. I will certainly be using it as a resource as I expand the universe, and I think it's a fun thing for fans to dip into.

3. 2026 World Nature Photography Awards

The second photography entry. Photos AND nature. There aren't may better things to rest your eyes on first thing in the morning.

A Rare White Whale Sighting Tops the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards

Marine photographer Jono Allen captured a unique shot of a baby white humpback being nudged by its mother, earning him the top prize.

ColossalKate Mothes

4. World Railway Map

This is not comprehensive, but it's a pretty incredible project. Let your imagination roam...

World railway map

Usually you see a railway map from a local perspective, because it’s meant to show how you get from point A to point B. As a learning experiment, Zhaoxu Sui mapped major railways worldwide. I…

FlowingDataNathan Yau

5. The Bibendum Chair

Chairs don't usually get me very excited, but the history of design is always interesting. And at a time when so much of what hits our eyes every day is disposable slop, it's nice to stop and think about something deliberate and classic.

The Bibendum chair at 100 - The Spaces

Aram rolls out a limited edition to mark the anniversary

The SpacesRosella Degori