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None of us gets to finish everything. None of us knows which ordinary morning will turn out to have been one of the
AI as a Commodity: What the Barrel of Intelligence Mean
Is AI inference really becoming a commodity? Chamath's barrel of intelligence analogy is mostly right, but here is what it misses -- and
Breakfast Pie as a Core Food Group Is Underrated
My mother used pie as an incentive to finish dinner. Now there is no one to enforce that rule. A great strawberry pie,
The Rare Ones Pick Up a Pen
The science of expressive writing: why putting painful experiences into words changes your relationship to the past and how to start in 20
Keanu Reeves Is the Man Hollywood Never Understood
Keanu Reeves has endured more loss than most of us can imagine. Here's why his quiet generosity and unshakeable spirit make him worth
Jean-Paul and the Rifle He Had No Business Picking Up
I met a man in a field in Normandy. His name was Jean-Paul. In 1944, he was a boy in the French Resistance.
The Odyssey, Reimagined: Why the Next Great Storytellin
One of the greatest stories ever told was perhaps first lived… or perhaps first imagined. We may never know. There may have been
Weekend Watercolor: Plage Paloma
Plage Paloma on Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat has lived many lives -- restaurant, light show, and now, simply a beach again. A watercolor painted from the
Imperial Rematches at the World Cup
Spain. France. England. Argentina. Three built enormous overseas empires. The fourth fought Britain over the Falklands. History has a sense of theater.
Weekend Watercolor # 114 -Plage Paloma: The Restaurant
Plage Paloma has reopened. The restaurant is gone -- a modernization program Jean Louis could not abide. The beach is beautiful. The lazy