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  • Van Gogh from Lagos: John Madu

    Nigerian artist John Madu drew on his home country’s experience to revisit the paintings of Vincent van Gogh. Madu’s work is now on show at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. https://www.dw.com/en/van-gogh-from-lagos-john-madu/a-73365899?maca=en-newsletter_en_culture-35171-xml-newsletter&at_medium=Newsletter&at_campaign=EN more ›

  • Modernist Blondes

    July 24, 2025 – On Anita Loos’s Great American Novel. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/07/24/modernist-blondes/?utm_source=The+Paris+Review+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2a54aab99d-TPRMailchimp_20250725_WEEKLY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_35491ea532-2a54aab99d-56488262&mc_cid=2a54aab99d&mc_eid=f0a2685ef4 more ›

  • Jung’s map of the soul – Engelsberg ideas

    Born 150 years ago, Carl Jung drew on mythology and personal experience to create a visionary body of work, resonant in a disenchanted age. https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/jungs-map-of-the-soul/ more ›

  • Making sense of the AI revolution – Engelsberg ideas

    In order to understand the profound transformations, and boundless potential, unleashed by artificial intelligence, we need to expand our own intellectual horizons into the realms of history, the natural world, and even ancient mythology. https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/making-sense-of-the-ai-revolution/ more ›

  • The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart: All the President’s Tools

    Listen: https://ift.tt/Rf9FMsI As Trump's pressure campaigns target universities, media outlets, and private companies, Jon is joined by former US Attorney Preet Bharara, host of "Stay Tuned with Preet," and Dan Pfeiffer, co-host of "Pod Save America" and author of "Message… more ›

  • I started self-hosting LLMs and absolutely loved it

    Who needs OpenAI when your home lab can do the thinking for you? https://www.xda-developers.com/i-started-self-hosting-llms-absolutely-loved-it/ more ›

  • The life and times of Dennis Morris, the man behind some of music’s most iconic photographs

    Bob Marley, Sex Pistols, Lee Scratch Perry and Patti Smith – the photographer Dennis Morris has captured some of music’s biggest stars. But despite rubbing shoulders with cultural royalty, the photographer has always dedicated himself to social documentation of his… more ›

  • Intelligence Squared: How will Taiwan shape Asia’s future? With Chris Horton

    Listen: https://ift.tt/QUyFAWu The issue of Taiwan is a constant background hum in today’s news cycle. Perched precariously on the fault-lines of global power, the fate of this vibrant democracy and tech colossus will shape Asia’s future – either containing or… more ›

  • Why Won’t the Speakeasy Die? | PUNCH

    The speakeasy aesthetic was once so ubiquitous it became a punchline. But long after the Edison bulbs have burned out, the hidden bar continues to flourish. https://punchdrink.com/articles/why-wont-speakeasy-die-breakroom-milk-honey-pdt-nyc/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20250726_Punch_Content_Another%20Round:%20Why%20won%E2%80%99t%20the%20speakeasy%20die?&utm_term=Punch%20-%20Latest%20%28LIST%20TO%20SEND%20TO%29%20%2A%2ASecond%20Attempt%2A%2A more ›

  • Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games | Lex Fridman Podcast #475

    Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking work in protein structure prediction using AI. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://ift.tt/DwU69CI See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give… more ›