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Riveting. Glorious. Soloist Verneri Pohjola is both virtuosic and agonizingly human. What a premiere for Kaija Saariaho's final composition. May she rest in peace: https://areena.yle.fi/1-66089818
This process directs anti-patriarchal, feminist sentiment into the narrow channel of the mirror, rather than outwards, towards communal, longer-term feminist goals. The soft smiles and high-pitched giggles are admittedly alluring after the disappointments of earlier feminist movements, but the ecstasy of idiocy reveals a darker sentiment than even... See more
On Bimbos and Tradwives - Majuscule
Content will be commoditized by AI—but content isn’t culture
From Hamish McKenzie
... See moreThis same surge in AI-led content production will simultaneously fuel a tremendous need for cultural connection: real humans in communion with one another. These relationships help us make sense of the world, and to know where to direct our attention. Their value will
Sylvia Plath on Living with the Darkness and Making Art from the Barely Bearable Lightness of Being
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
The Antidote to the Irreversibility of Life: Hannah Arendt on What Forgiveness Really Means
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
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