Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Atlanta
Plasticity’s new modeling toolbox, Minecraft tickets at 10, Lightroom’s blink rescue, and a surprisingly good Atlanta week ahead.
Front Page · Maker Lab · CAD · Plasticity Document Revisions
The October 19 release adds a drag-and-drop asset library and curvature analysis; Studio users get Project Align and temporary geometric constraints.
Atlanta · Family · Minecraftexperience
Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue opens November 20; tickets start at $32, with multi-packs advertised from $28 per person.
Photography · Apps · Blog
Adobe’s new Open Eyes Quick Action repairs closed eyes in Lightroom for iPhone, iPad, and Android; other photos can help match the subject.
AI · Developer Tools · Developers
The Responses API now supports 12-hour prompt caching, but cache writes cost 2.5 times normal input tokens.
Developer Security · Github
The new firewall screens package downloads for malware and supply-chain warning signs; public preview is limited to GitHub Enterprise Cloud.
Developer Security · APIs · Github
A new version_requirement field in GitHub’s alert REST API makes security triage easier to automate.
Software Workflow · Github
The October 20 update previews the conversion and lets teams keep or retire old branch-protection rules.
Maker Lab · Materials · All3dp
A new matte PETG formulation promises PLA-like appearance with PETG toughness; moisture handling still matters.
Apple · Mac Workflow · 9to5mac
Notify Me and Describe an Extension are two useful macOS 27 Safari features worth testing on low-stakes pages.
Space · Science · Associated Press
The MMX mission launched October 20 in Japan and aims to return at least ten grams of Phobos material in 2031.
Space · Photography · Science
A 100-hour astrophotography exposure with a special oxygen filter turns hidden nebulae into blue apparitions.
Space · Discovery · Science
NASA’s infrared sky survey is teasing apart water, methane, carbon monoxide, and cloud behavior in nearby brown dwarfs.
Atlanta · Film & Music · Foxtheatre
The 2002 horror film screens at 8 p.m. with Hans Zimmer’s music performed live to picture.
ESPN · Sports · Auburn Tigers Football
Record 5-4 · 10th in SEC · Sat, November 14th at 12:00 PM EST
Auburn visits Mississippi State in SEC playOregon's 'Shoe Ducks' jab at Ohio State tops college football Week 10 trolls
Atlanta · Sports & AV · Cosm
Cosm Atlanta lists Warriors at Lakers in Shared Reality at 10 p.m., with general-admission tickets advertised from $11.
Atlanta · Music · Easternatl
The Eastern lists horsegiirL’s Nature Is Healing tour for Wednesday night at 8 p.m.
Atlanta · Music · Easternatl
An unusually strong heavy-music lineup plays Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m.
Atlanta · Music · Easternatl
SUGAR’s Love You Even Still 2026 tour is scheduled Friday, October 23, at 8 p.m.
Atlanta · Music Discovery · Easternatl
A landmark instrumental hip-hop album gets a dedicated anniversary show Saturday at 8 p.m.
Atlanta · Weekend · Thekrogdistrict
The Stove Works breezeway hosts a free family festival Saturday, October 24, noon to 3 p.m.
Atlanta · Family · Mercedesbenzstadium
The Home Depot Backyard hosts a costume-friendly celebration Friday, October 23, beginning at 6 p.m.; free registration is required.
Atlanta · Gaming & Music · Foxtheatre
Sonic Live in Concert plays Saturday, October 24, at 7:30 p.m. with music spanning 35 years of games.
Atlanta · Design · Downtownatl
The self-guided tour runs October 24, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., through lofts, studios, and galleries.
Atlanta · Music Discovery · Downtownatl
The Saturday, October 24 show lists redveil and Matt Proxy, with a 7:30 p.m. start.
Atlanta · Sports · Downtownatl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium lists Atlanta United versus Chicago Fire FC for Saturday, October 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta · Classical Music · Circlatl
Emory’s Schwartz Center lists a free university symphony and chorus performance Friday, October 23, at 8 p.m.
Atlanta · Free Today · Downtownatl
DowntownATL lists midday live music Wednesday, October 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Atlanta · Experience · Zooatlanta
The reptile-and-amphibian program costs $335, takes four-plus hours, and has later dates after today.
A 99-year-old German woman reportedly set a wing-walking age record by riding on the outside of an aircraft in England on October 16. Helga Duffy used the flight to raise money for an air-ambulance charity. That is an adventurous way to celebrate a birthday.
Source →Phobos, the larger of Mars’s two moons, is so small and irregular that an explorer on its surface would experience extremely weak gravity. Japan’s newly launched MMX mission will attempt to collect at least ten grams of its surface material and bring it to Earth.
October 21, 1879: Thomas Edison tested a practical carbon-filament incandescent lamp that burned for about 13½ hours. He was not the first person to create electric light, but this experiment was a milestone toward a commercially usable system.
Read more →For entertainment: trade a sprawling to-do list for one tangible win. Test a new CAD feature, rescue one photograph, or reserve a family experience. Small experiments beat collecting more tabs.
Virgo horoscope →Today, 10 a.m. ET: Minecraft Experience Atlanta tickets go on sale; compare the $32 individual and $28+ family multi-pack prices.
Today, noon–1:30 p.m.: free live music on the Broad Street Boardwalk downtown.
Today, 8 p.m.: The Ring with live Georgia Symphony Orchestra score at the Fox Theatre.
Tonight, 10 p.m.: Warriors at Lakers in Shared Reality at Cosm Atlanta; GA listed from $11.
Tonight: consider horsegiirL at The Eastern or The Ring at the Fox.
Anytime today: update Plasticity to 26.2 and test Assets plus Curvature Analysis on a duplicate file.
Anytime today: test Lightroom mobile Open Eyes on an old blinked portrait.
Thursday, October 22, 7 p.m.: Mastodon, Deafheaven and Alcest at The Eastern.
Friday, October 23, 6 p.m.: Fall-O-Ween at The Home Depot Backyard; reserve free admission in advance.
Friday, October 23, 8 p.m.: SUGAR at The Eastern; alternatively, the Emory symphony-and-chorus concert.
Saturday, October 24, noon–3 p.m.: free Krog District Fall Fest at Atlanta Stove Works.
Saturday, October 24, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.: Castleberry Hill Loft Tour and galleries.
Saturday, October 24, 7:30 p.m.: Sonic Live in Concert at the Fox or Atlanta United vs Chicago Fire.
Saturday, October 24, 8 p.m.: DJ Shadow at The Eastern; preview Endtroducing first.
Anytime: watch the replay of Japan’s MMX launch toward Mars’s moon Phobos.
Anytime: read OpenAI’s new 12-hour prompt-cache pricing before changing an API workflow.