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On this day in 2014, we lost the incredible Dr. Maya Angelou. Her words still lift us higher, inspire courage, and spread love. We cherish her legacy today and always. #MayaAngelou #StillIRise
‘Paul Auster was an anomaly: a thoroughly warm, witty, sympathetic, laughter-loving individual, with insatiable intellectual curiosity and a gift for friendship; at the same time, he was a monumental literary presence.’ Paul Auster remembered by Ian McEwan, Joyce Carol Oates and…
Need help soft-launching your cool, artsy boyfriend? @newyorkerhumor guides you through it. nyer.cm/RESd8r4
Geoffrey Hinton warns that A.I. systems may start to think for themselves, and even seek to take over human civilization. “It was striking to hear one of A.I.’s most prominent researchers give voice to such an alarming view,” @joshuarothman writes. nyer.cm/TqVOcJG
Things I learned from posting my font video -Everyone has strong opinions about fonts -There is a widespread campy love of Papyrus -Helvetica respected but possibly overrated -Comic Sans antihero potential -Jury still out on mysterious figure Aptos, @microsoft’s new default
Fonts hanging out pt 2
So a #tree was cut down. A sycamore. A species I’ve often heard referred to as ‘dirty’. Yeah for sure it was in a fortuitous location that made it more than the tree it was. And the right place and time phenomena made it a Hollywood star back in the day. So the lovers and…
Andrew Hickey’s podcast dedicates an episode to each of the 500 songs he has chosen to delineate the history of rock music. A recent one about “Dark Star,” by the Grateful Dead, clocks in at well over four hours. nyer.cm/Sa1FXGe
Heartbroken to see this and remembering what once was.
Lahaina Town on Maui is almost totally burnt to the ground following the wind-fueled brush fire that ignited earlier this week [read more: shorturl.at/chjy9]
Venmo became popular by enabling people to send mobile payments to one another, often in the form of cute emojis, on a public timeline. Now it's a cautionary tale of how apps born a decade ago or more may be exposing more information than you would like. nyti.ms/47tFuPa
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This Is a Reminder That You’re Probably Oversharing on Venmo (Published 2023)
The mobile wallet service is a cautionary tale of how apps born at least a decade ago may be exposing more information than you would like.
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly skilled at writing high level essays, these college professors say AI cheating is something they are seeing more of. They told CNN about some easy-to-spot dead giveaways.
We've tweaked the strapline for NORTHERN SOUL. It could easily be the title of my memoir...thank you @BarringtonStoke & @AilsaBathgate for such a fabulous cover. (out in Jan 24)
‘There are many myths about the typical book reader.’ @AntonHur on how he learned that the typical English reader is a myth – and that the readership for translated fiction is much less conservative than he’d been led to believe. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…
Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood audiobook review – reflections on a world in crisis | Books | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2023/may…
We asked each of the #InternationalBooker2023 shortlistees about the three works of fiction have inspired them the most. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…
It’s not uncommon for a book to help a reader out of a slump or a crisis, @BellCV writes. If you’re in search of a boost or motivation to change your life, these seven books may be good choices: theatlantic.com/books/archive/…
Small but perfectly formed: 10 of the best short reads from the Booker Library to keep you company this bank holiday weekend. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…
I wrote about Civil War finance for @nybooks No, wait! Really, Civil War finance is INCREDIBLY interesting and important, just read a paragraph or two and I promise you will stay for the rest! nybooks.com/articles/2023/…
Even when one is no longer attached to things, it's still something to have been attached to them
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