Thursday, 24 September 2026
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Arts & Letters Daily · 00:39
In place of Middlemarch and Montaigne, we have Mr. Beast. The post-literacy thesis sounds compelling, until you begin to unpack it ↗In place of Middlemarch and Montaigne, we have Mr. Beast. The post-literacy thesis sounds compelling, until you begin to unpack it
Arts & Letters Daily · 00:39
We fear AI as Frankenstein's monster – and forget that Mary Shelley's warning was about the scientist, not the creature ↗We fear AI as Frankenstein's monster – and forget that Mary Shelley's warning was about the scientist, not the creature
Arts & Letters Daily · 00:39
In his diary, the Italian litterateur Cesare Pavese boasted: “I am king. In the course of ten years, I have done it all.” Then he set to arranging his death ↗In his diary, the Italian litterateur Cesare Pavese boasted: “I am king. In the course of ten years, I have done it all.” Then he set to arranging his death
Arts & Letters Daily · 23:39
Harold Cruse was as pure an autodidact as any 20th-century university scholar. Tuskegee wouldn't hire him. Michigan gave him tenure ↗Harold Cruse was as pure an autodidact as any 20th-century university scholar. Tuskegee wouldn't hire him. Michigan gave him tenure
Arts & Letters Daily · 23:39
The phrase ‘fiercely private’ is often applied to artists who secretly love the attention. Anita Brookner wasn’t one of them ↗The phrase ‘fiercely private’ is often applied to artists who secretly love the attention. Anita Brookner wasn’t one of them
Arts & Letters Daily · 23:39
For four years, a fellow saxophonist taped John Coltrane's gigs: 26-plus hours of music. His subterfuge is our gift ↗For four years, a fellow saxophonist taped John Coltrane's gigs: 26-plus hours of music. His subterfuge is our gift