InILLUMINATIONbyJames Parsons·Oct 20The Jaunty Oscar Wilde Statue in DublinAn unconventional but fitting memorial to a greatly abused manA response icon4A response icon4
Leo Z·Oct 18The Monk Who Taught the World What Year It Is: Bede SpotlightBede spent nearly his whole life within a few miles of one place. Given to the monastery at Wearmouth at about the age of seven, he later…
InThe Daily Cuppa GrandebyAdrienne Parkhurst·Oct 16William Cullen Bryant: New York’s Favorite Journalist and PoetThis is part of an ongoing series named “Where the Streets Have Long Names,” chronicling the research of my neighborhood’s extremely long…A response icon5A response icon5
David Speakman·Oct 12What Makes a Genius?After making lists of the greatest geniuses in science, mathematics, music, and the arts, I ended up with a very strange collection of…A response icon5A response icon5
David Speakman·Oct 10The 25 Greatest Geniuses in Music and the ArtsIn the last article, I took another look at ChatGPT’s original list of the 25 greatest geniuses in science and mathematics. Once I…A response icon4A response icon4
David Speakman·Oct 9The 25 Greatest Geniuses in Science and MathIn the previous article, I asked ChatGPT to name 25 of the greatest geniuses in science and mathematics and another 25 in music and the…A response icon9A response icon9
Vanessa Rose·Oct 8Bella Ramsey — And The Shallow CommentsTheir obsession with Bella Ramsey’s appearance mirrors their deepest insecurities. I am sick of the nastiness online; are you?
David Speakman·Oct 8I Asked ChatGPT to Name Humanity’s Greatest Geniuses. Then I Noticed A Big Problem.Who were the greatest geniuses in human history? This is, of course, an impossible question. There is no genius meter which we can plug in…A response icon19A response icon19
Inthe ChallengedbyCharisse Tyson·Sep 16My Historic Biker Bar Was a Great Place to Meet Famous PeopleYou never knew who might walk through the door at Johnny’s Bar & GrillA response icon5A response icon5
Inthe ChallengedbyKaili Bisson·Sep 13BrushesClose encounters of the very brief kindA response icon11A response icon11