Andy Adams
@flakphoto.news
Culture guy in Madison, Wisconsin. I run media at Outrider.org. In my free time, I host @flakphoto.news, a community hub for photography people. Do you like pictures? Read my newsletter!
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Andy Adams
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· Nov 13
Hey, everybody, I just wanted to show my face and say Hi. I'm Andy. I love pictures and write about them in my newsletter. More about me here: www.flakphoto.news/about
📚 3 Ways to Become a Better Reader: Hwang Bo-Reum on Little Ways to Cultivate Your Reading (and Writing) Life
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3 Ways to Become a Better Reader
Always Have a Book With You I read somewhere that authors are voracious readers. I would imagine so. When I read, I also feel the urge to create something of my own. Likewise, I don’t think I’ve ev…
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December 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
📚 3 Ways to Become a Better Reader: Hwang Bo-Reum on Little Ways to Cultivate Your Reading (and Writing) Life
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I always appreciate hearing my Spotify Wrapped end-of-year playlist. Not surprisingly, 2025 was a mellow music year for me, which rhymes with my mindset lately — lots of groovy instrumentals in the mix. If that sounds like you, give it a spin. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
Andy Adams's Top Songs 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I always appreciate hearing my Spotify Wrapped end-of-year playlist. Not surprisingly, 2025 was a mellow music year for me, which rhymes with my mindset lately — lots of groovy instrumentals in the mix. If that sounds like you, give it a spin. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
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Just noticed the Mortifee Munshaw slide frame, that's a blast from a Western Canadian past!
Photographers, do you ever make winter pictures? www.flakphoto.news/p/im-looking...
I'm looking for Winter Pictures
It's snowing today, which means it's that time of year...
www.flakphoto.news
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Just noticed the Mortifee Munshaw slide frame, that's a blast from a Western Canadian past!
Aw dang. One of the great — RIP www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the M.G.'s and Stax Records Guitarist, Dead at 84
Steve Cropper, the Rock Hall-inducted guitarist who helped form the sound of "Memphis soul" with Stax Records, has died at the age of 84.
www.rollingstone.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Aw dang. One of the great — RIP www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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I have... a few. I may share some later.
Photographers, do you ever make winter pictures? www.flakphoto.news/p/im-looking...
I'm looking for Winter Pictures
It's snowing today, which means it's that time of year...
www.flakphoto.news
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I have... a few. I may share some later.
Photographers, do you ever make winter pictures? www.flakphoto.news/p/im-looking...
I'm looking for Winter Pictures
It's snowing today, which means it's that time of year...
www.flakphoto.news
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Photographers, do you ever make winter pictures? www.flakphoto.news/p/im-looking...
Groovy. Diggin' this: open.spotify.com/track/5mxyCS...
Dark Moon
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December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Groovy. Diggin' this: open.spotify.com/track/5mxyCS...
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Hell yeah! Libraries kick so much ass!
Indeed — The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library 📼 @404media.co
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The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hell yeah! Libraries kick so much ass!
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I just spent the past hour shoveling our sidewalk and listening to this incredible podcast about musician and artist Fela Kuti — Highly recommended: Jad Abumrad analyzes Fela Kuti’s career in new podcast : NPR share.google/CgAVpeh9ZdvN...
'Fela Kuti: Fear No Man' podcast explores the icon's music and activism
Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I just spent the past hour shoveling our sidewalk and listening to this incredible podcast about musician and artist Fela Kuti — Highly recommended: Jad Abumrad analyzes Fela Kuti’s career in new podcast : NPR share.google/CgAVpeh9ZdvN...
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i recently acquired a dvd player and have been loving visiting my local library to see what dvds are on the shelves!!! always something that is hard to find on streaming
Indeed — The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library 📼 @404media.co
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
i recently acquired a dvd player and have been loving visiting my local library to see what dvds are on the shelves!!! always something that is hard to find on streaming
I'm definitely an old-timer, because as much as I love the convenience of DMs, I am forever asking (usually younger) people to email me. It just works better! Yes, I am an old fart.
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm definitely an old-timer, because as much as I love the convenience of DMs, I am forever asking (usually younger) people to email me. It just works better! Yes, I am an old fart.
Indeed — The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library 📼 @404media.co
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Indeed — The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library 📼 @404media.co
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
Morning music (old school) open.spotify.com/track/3yGy1J...
Praise You
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December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Morning music (old school) open.spotify.com/track/3yGy1J...
David Kelley's Brief But Spectacular take on creativity and design
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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December 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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As always, I'll feature the pictures that catch my eye on @flakphoto.news — Email anytime!
📬 flakphoto@gmail.com
My DMs are always open. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
www.flakphoto.news/p/im-looking...
📬 flakphoto@gmail.com
My DMs are always open. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
www.flakphoto.news/p/im-looking...
I'm looking for Winter Pictures
It's snowing today, which means it's that time of year...
www.flakphoto.news
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
As always, I'll feature the pictures that catch my eye on @flakphoto.news — Email anytime!
📬 flakphoto@gmail.com
My DMs are always open. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
www.flakphoto.news/p/im-looking...
📬 flakphoto@gmail.com
My DMs are always open. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
www.flakphoto.news/p/im-looking...
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This is a remarkable story of resistance. You should take a moment to read it.
What a story! How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
www.npr.org/2024/10/28/n...
www.npr.org/2024/10/28/n...
How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2020, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a remarkable story of resistance. You should take a moment to read it.
Morning music 🎻 open.spotify.com/track/2n3UqM...
The Brushy Fork of John’s Creek
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December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Morning music 🎻 open.spotify.com/track/2n3UqM...
We had an enormous snowfall in Madison last weekend. You know what that means: it's time for Winter Pictures!
I love showing seasonal photography this time of year, and I hope you will share some of your favorite images with me.
I love showing seasonal photography this time of year, and I hope you will share some of your favorite images with me.
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We had an enormous snowfall in Madison last weekend. You know what that means: it's time for Winter Pictures!
I love showing seasonal photography this time of year, and I hope you will share some of your favorite images with me.
I love showing seasonal photography this time of year, and I hope you will share some of your favorite images with me.
Recommended reading. Thanks, Nick!
I have a newsletter – Future Proof – where I write bitter musings about digital media, from podcasts and YouTube to movies and TV. Basically every post is free and harmless, and I like seeing the subscriber ticker going up: so please sign up!
Future Proof | Nick Hilton | Substack
100% Undiluted Media Futurology. Click to read Future Proof, by Nick Hilton, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Recommended reading. Thanks, Nick!
Are you an artist, writer, or media/culture person? I'm recommitting to Bluesky and want to connect with interesting people. Please drop me a line if that's you, so I can check out your feed. Thank you!
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Are you an artist, writer, or media/culture person? I'm recommitting to Bluesky and want to connect with interesting people. Please drop me a line if that's you, so I can check out your feed. Thank you!
This is a very good point.
It's weird that there's this moral panic over using software and smartphones but the same folks have absolutely no concerns about what happens to people addicted to driving.
Cars are a technology that's directly responsible for 40K deaths a year.
Cars are a technology that's directly responsible for 40K deaths a year.
December 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is a very good point.
What a story! How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
www.npr.org/2024/10/28/n...
www.npr.org/2024/10/28/n...
How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2020, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
What a story! How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
www.npr.org/2024/10/28/n...
www.npr.org/2024/10/28/n...
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I popped down to my local grocery store to buy some apples this afternoon and got into a lengthy discussion with the produce guy about his favorite apples. Honeycrisps, SweeTangos, Cosmic Crisps, Cortlands — super fun conversation. Talk to strangers, folks. It pays dividends!🍎
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I popped down to my local grocery store to buy some apples this afternoon and got into a lengthy discussion with the produce guy about his favorite apples. Honeycrisps, SweeTangos, Cosmic Crisps, Cortlands — super fun conversation. Talk to strangers, folks. It pays dividends!🍎
Dang. Music folks, FYI — The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a...
The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Dang. Music folks, FYI — The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a...