“Frictionless Solipsistic Efficiency”. Cool.

from Forbes AI Demand-Shaping And The Frictionless Rub Of Solipsistic Efficiency By Emil Steiner BETTMANN ARCHIVE In 1897, painter Frederic Remington wired New York Journal publisher William Randolph Hearst from Cuba with bad news. There was nothing to see, no war to...

Modern Bleakness

from Real Clear Books C.S. Lewis in the Age of Bleakness Awe, Wonder and the Power of Enchantment By Josh Appel In the age of modernity, we find ourselves confronting a familiar affliction: bleakness. Our lives are marked by disillusionment. We doom-scroll, our eyes...

Mr. Prince & The Esquires

from artnet Richard Prince’s Wily 7-Hour ‘Deposition’ Video Is an Instant Classic Under oath, with big money on the line, the appropriation pioneer puts in a gallant performance. by Andrew Russeth An image from Richard Prince’s Deposition (2025). I know that I...