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by Phillis Wheatley Peters: For nobler themes demand a nobler strain, And purer language on th’ ethereal plain. … Continue readingPoem of the Day: To S. M. A Young African Painter, On Seeing His Works
Many people are left behind in tasks that do not come under their control, and where they have control, they do not work on it, and the result is always
Karl Marx explained the 19th Century. Wolfgang Streeck, the German maverick thinker, is explaining the 21st. … Continue readingThis Maverick Thinker Is the Karl Marx of Our Time
To paraphrase the title of the 1983 book by French philosopher Paul Veynes, Did the Greeks Believe in Their Myths? … Continue readingDid People Ever Stop Believing In The Greek Gods?
There in the park where I played as a kid I saw them painting the brown grass green. Just us early risers and the unfolding of… … Continue readingTuesday Poem: Journey to the End of the Mind
Lula, a new biography of Brazil’s current third-term president, describes the tension on the morning of April 7, 2018. … Continue readingBecoming Lula
That’s now possible, according to a new paper from a team including researchers from Stanford and Google DeepMind. … Continue readingAI Can Now Create a Replica of Your Personality
Irshad Salim: 16 years ago (circa 2008) I flew from NJ to KHI on Etihad –after a hiatus of almost 6 yrs. The feeling was kinda homecoming. … Continue readingHappy Thanksgiving Home & Abroad
How did a demure jazz-club owner become a global literary sensation and a perennial Nobel Prize contender? … Continue readingThe Cult of Haruki Murakami
Thomas Hochman at The New Atlantis: Ever since Derek Thompson introduced the term “abundance agenda” in his 2022 Atlantic article “A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems,” the idea has spun
Habib Khan, Quetta: Typically, our Saturday café (Ex-Baldia) sessions strive to steer clear of the gloom and doom stories prevalent in the country. However, sometimes, the conversations become overwhelming, making
Maria Callas is the latest star to be given the Hollywood treatment in a biopic, Pablo Larraín’s Maria, with Angelina Jolie in the title role. … Continue readingMaria Callas: The Diva’s Tragedy