If there's one thing we can predict, it's that every January will come with lots of predictions. This year is no exception: PPD has recently spotlighted prognostications from media experts at the Nieman Journalism Lab, as well as the latest report on media trends and technology from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, not to mention The New York Times's predictions for life in 2026. Though opinions vary (as they should, since no one really knows what will happen in the year ahead), a number of seers seem to think we'll be seeing an escalating war on AI slop. We may also see increasing use of long-form and vertical video by legacy journalism hubs.

  Continuing: Billy Childish  | keep the mojave weird at at Lehmann Maupin In his newest series based on a road trip in 2025, British painter, writer, and musician Billy Childish depicts the western United States in scenes from California. Seen together, the  works occupy a space that is both contemporary and eternal, where each landscape feels familiar yet remote. From soaring mountain ranges, to arid desert, to verdant lakes, each image offers a narrative vignette th...