"Penguin Random House has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging its chatbot ChatGPT violated copyright by mimicking and reproducing the content of a popular series of German children’s books. The…
I’ll be back soon, writing regularly on everything from history and culture to the odd bit of kitchen-sink philosophy. Need a distraction from the news? Yesterday’s piece covered the perfect…
Today's post unwraps a curious blend of faith, folklore, and that feeling of being just a little bit too clever for your own good. Featuring literary gossip, a nod to…
My birthday calendar says we’ve got Orwell and Carly Simon on the same day? That’s literary-political sass and 70s self-aware sparkle rolled into one. Delicious! “All animals are equal, but…
“Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.” Ambrose Bierce I told Aggie I almost named him Ambrose, so many years ago, when I thought he was…
“There was some women in a café the other week that I was sat in, and she came up and she sat down with her mate and she was talkin’…
Are you holding a grudge? About? I was angry with my friend:I told my wrath, my wrath did end.I was angry with my foe:I told it not, my wrath did…
Have you thought about what kind of “senior living community” you want to die in? Godawful phrase that, innit, Senior Living? For most of my peers it is a perpetual…
What are you curious about? “Why does history matter? A better man might be able to answer with far more questions than answers. Whenever the importance of history is discussed,…
What are you curious about? “Why does history matter? A better man might be able to answer with far more questions than answers. Whenever the importance of history is discussed,…
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