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…