“And then I realized that to be seen by others, I first had to be willing to see myself.” ~Anonymous In a world that teaches us to be visible only when we’re polished, productive, or pleasing, I found something unexpected on the other side of my camera: myself. But not the filtered version. Not the … Read more

In San Angelo, Texas, far from the gulf’s brow-basting humidity, you’ll find lily-bejeweled ponds of the International Waterlily Collection.… Read More The post Waterlily oasis in San Angelo appeared first on Digging. September 30, 2025 In San Angelo a couple weeks ago, I visited the city’s improbable waterlily garden. Improbable because San Angelo lies west … Read more

The word for “van” in Spanish will be essential if you’re traveling with a… The most common way to say “I’m hungry” in Spanish is tengo hambre. It’s a great expression to learn for when you want to experience the amazing food and drink your Spanish-speaking destination has to offer. Spending time with friends or … Read more

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 episode “The Neutral Zone,” Captain Jean-Luc Picard speaks with an angry capitalist who was cryogenically frozen in 1994 and reanimated aboard the Enterprise-D. When the capitalist tries to resume his wheeling, dealing ways, Picard sets him straight. “A lot has changed in the past three hundred … Read more

When Shelby Oaks premiered earlier this month at Fantastic Fest, it felt something like a homecoming to Chris Stuckmann. The longtime YouTube movie critic and personality has been coming to the festival for years. And well before he committed to making the jump across the line that divides film reviewers from filmmakers, he always admired … Read more

Cool fall evenings held together by community and late-season harvests are a perfect platform… The most common way to say “I’m hungry” in Spanish is tengo hambre. It’s a great expression to learn for when you want to experience the amazing food and drink your Spanish-speaking destination has to offer. Spending time with friends or … Read more

Video games are often acclaimed for their ability to engage players with a variety of challenges. Whether it be intense platforming, sniping enemies from afar, or racing with friends through high-speed highway tracks, this addicting hobby is known to raise the hairs on our necks and force us to break a sweat.  Thankfully, not all … Read more

Goodfellas is an undisputed classic. Since it first released 35 years ago, Martin Scorsese‘s vibrant adaptation of Nicholas Pileggi’s non-fiction book Wiseguy has earned respect for its bravura filmmaking and its shocking depiction of gangland violence. It has influenced countless filmmakers, including Paul Thomas Anderson, whose most recent work One Battle After Another is receiving … Read more

One of the last major video game exhibitions of the year is Tokyo Game Show, an international event and convergence point where game developers from around the world–though obviously most prominently from Japan—offer glimpses of the future during the final weekend in September. And we were on the ground to cover the event in-person, checking … Read more

“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.” ~Eckhart Tolle For years, I thought strength meant pushing through. Getting on with it. Holding it together no matter what. Not showing weakness. Not needing help. Not slowing down. Even when I was diagnosed with … Read more