Cancelling the Beat Generation David S. Wills 8 Oct 2021 · 9 min read William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac.
ChatGPT’s Moral Compass We hear much talk of “aligning AI with human values” but relatively little delineation of what these values are. Sean Welsh 20 May 2024 · 14 min read
The War in Gaza: No End in Sight After seven months of campaigning, Israel’s most pressing problem remains the continued existence, indeed resilience, of Hamas. Benny Morris 20 May 2024 · 16 min read
What My Soviet Life Taught Me About Censorship Censorship obscures our view of reality and impedes our society’s ability to function. Izabella Tabarovsky 17 May 2024 · 13 min read
A History of Stunts Ryan Gosling’s new film is a love letter to an under-appreciated art. Allan Stratton 17 May 2024 · 9 min read
Analyst or Moralist? The increasingly political nature of cultural criticism does a disservice to the arts, to artists, and to criticism itself. James Jackson 15 May 2024 · 11 min read
The Debate Over Lab-Grown Meat Are concerns about cultured meat justified? Matthew Adelstein 15 May 2024 · 9 min read