Laughter, Forgetting, and Unbearable Lightness or, Why Milan Kundera (Still) Matters

Annie Dillard “was a sort of drill sergeant of human consciousness: determined, always, to force herself, and others, to see”

The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East

The Science of Waiting and the Art of Delay

Why China Will Rule AI

Is Germany’s Firewall Collapsing?

The Strategy Before the Strategy: Preparing for an Uncertain AI Future

AOC's World

Perceptions

The Rule of Law or the Rule of Lawyers?

Lawsuit Against St. Louis Restaurant for Firing Manager for Post Related to Charlie Kirk Murder

Open Thread

The Crescent Nebula: A Gas Bubble Surrounding a Violently Dying Star

This Stray Cat Turned Out to Be the First New Cat Species Discovered in Over a Century

A Vision of a Future Where Machines Fight Wars

Germany’s Political Firewall Is Crumbling

"AI Slop" Decried by Florida Appellate Court: "Counsel's Lengthy and Unfocused Filings Contain Gibberish"

Distortion by Omission: The New York Times and "Pro-Palestine" Demonstrations

The UN Cannot—and Need Not—Wait for Consensus

The AI Tipping Point

This Week’s Photograph