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John Arlidge at the Air Mail: Britain does a good line in scandal. The Profumo affair, the abdication of King Edward VIII, and Prince Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein are
Continue readingHow One Man Brought Down the Leading Members of the British Establishment
The playing field is tilted decisively in favor of the ruling party. The chances of an electoral upset have not been eliminated, just sharply minimized. Debasish Roy Chowdhury at Project
Lisa Abend at Afar: Since the 19th century, large numbers of villagers in the poorer parts of Italy have migrated to more prosperous regions and countries. The migration continues; in
Continue readingSicily Sold Homes for One Euro. This Is What Happened Next.
Our Govt. is made up of the people. You are the Govt. I am only your hired servant. I am the Chief Executive of the greatest nation in the world,
English translation of ‘Kal Aaj Aur Kal’ -Urdu poem by Aitzaz Ahsan: In the prime of our youthWe dreamt of hope Testimonies of a new worldAnthems of a new tomorrow
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Alex Kantrowitz at The Big Technology: The AI field has made remarkable progress with incomplete data. Leading generative models like Claude, Gemini, GPT-4, and Llama can understand text but not
Continue readingAI’s Next Big Step: Detecting Human Emotion and Expression
From Anahi Valenzuela at The Week Digital: Cyclists take part in the Giro d’Italia cycle race in Capo Noli, Italy A Palestinian child stands in front of a destroyed building
Continue readingStory in Pics: A Bicycle Race, a Destroyed Building, and More
Francesco Pacifico in Paris Review: My first conversations with Jhumpa Lahiri took place in Rome this past July, in her apartment near the Janiculum, above Trastevere. It was an extremely hot
Lessons from anthropology can help prevent them. Ron Barrett in The Conversation: The last pandemic was bad, but COVID-19 is only one of many infectious diseases that emerged since the
Continue readingFuture Pandemics Will Have the Same Human Causes as Ancient Outbreaks
Generative AI has begun to reshape jobs; leaders have an opportunity to reimagine work, the workplace, and the worker. Here are five actions that orgs. can take to help make
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All my friends are finding new beliefs.This one converts to Catholicism and this one to trees.In a highly literary and hitherto religiously-indifferent JewGod whomps on like a genetic generator.Paleo, Keto,
Continue readingFriday Poem: All My Friends Are Finding New Beliefs
Today, when only 28 pct of Americans are satisfied with democracy, why would anyone look to the U.S. as a model? Stefan Katz at the Bulwark: IT IS NO SECRET
Continue readingPolitical Dysfunction Is Harming National Security