Author: DPstaff

How ‘Tranny’ Became a Slur

by River Page at The Free Press: “I hope to have a few girls one…

Monday Poem: Bahadur Shah Zafar

On Seeing Bahadur Shah ZafarThe Last Mughal Emperor1775 – 1862 The king is a subject—A…

This AI Learns Continuously From New Experiences—Without Forgetting Its Past

Shelly Fan at Singularity Hub: Our brains are constantly learning. That new sandwich deli rocks….

‘Daal Bhat Tarkari Achar’ in Nepal

Habib Khan, Quetta: Nepal was visa-free for Pakistanis (at least) in 2009, and Kathmandu had…

Sunday Poem: Airborne Hope

by Vivian Huang (age 15): a contrapuntal poem dedicated to my family. —from 2024 Rattle Young…

The Riot in Toronto: An Excerpt From The Revelations

by Erik Hoel at The Intrinsic Perspective: IN THE SUMMER after they graduated from college,…

How a Group of Chocolate-Making Spanish Nuns, a Mixologist, and a Former Vatican Ambassador are Trying to Make Catholicism Great Again

By Marta Represa at Air Mail: The Poor Clare nuns of the Belorado Monastery in…

What Science Can and Can’t Tell us About Cheating Ageing

Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers in Nature: We are born; we grow up; we become an…

Saturday Poem: The Moods Of Music

I hear flowing notes.smooth and soothing cool.They rush through my earsand filter my brainof all…

Are Our Worldviews Structured by Language?

by James McElvenny at Aeon Magazine: Anyone who has learned a second language will have…

Imran Khan: The Man Who Won’t Blink, But Should He?

by Ayaz Amir (shared by Khalid Sharif): In the fog of Pakistan’s political battlefield, where…

Gray Matters: A Neurosurgeon’s Inside Look at the Brain

by Erica Good at the Undark: Many years ago, I read a book about neurosurgery…