AIwood

from WIRED AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It’s Already Arrived An early winner in the generative AI wars was near collapse—then bet everything on a star-studded comeback. Can Stability AI beat the competition? PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION: MARK HARRIS; GETTY IMAGES LADY...

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...

Dial-up Dead

from MacWorld AOL dial-up says goodbye. Without Apple, it might not have changed the world The longtime service took root on Apple computers 40 years ago. Here’s the story. By Roman Loyola You young whippersnappers out there, pull up a chair and let me tell you...