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TAC Kentucky Derby Preview

An American Conservative columnist who covers racing has exclusive information. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Nineteen horses will race in the Run for the Roses at the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky. Although three of…

Why even try when you have AI?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A few years ago, my wife bought our then four-year-old son a wonderful set of wooden ramps that could be combined with our furniture to create courses for little marbles to…

For viewers of The Hours, time is running out

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “Clock,” a mesmerizing work by Swiss artist Christian Marclay, has been on display at MOMA since November, and many of us have become avid watch lovers, returning again and again to…

“The First Hundred Days” by Barry Blitt

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story President Donald J. Trump began his second term with an intense 100 days, seeking revenge on his perceived opponents and taking the country down an authoritarian path. For the cover of…

One half-drunk Yankee with a typewriter

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby turns 100 years old. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Shirley Hazzard once observed that beyond a certain age, memory protects a person from the weight of experience. Bright moments separated by decades…

TV Pope Francis Sets Out on Final Journey

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Shortly after Pope Francis’s death on Monday, the Vatican released a brief document he had drawn up in 2022 outlining his final wishes for how and where he should be laid…

Trump is the Emperor of Artificial Intelligence

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On February 19, Donald Trump visited Truth Social to celebrate his victory over congestion pricing in his home state. “CONGESTION IS DEAD,” he wrote. “Manhattan and all of New York City…

Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Universities may have different expectations: great basketball, cultural centers, qualified teaching of philosophy or physics, even finding a cure for cancer. It is not surprising that these institutions try to satisfy…