New US poet laureate
They've announced that the Library of Congress Names Arthur Sze the Nation's 25th U.S. Poet Laureate.
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During his term as Poet Laureate, Sze, who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, plans to have a special focus on translating poetry originally written in other languages.The current American president does not seem to have weighed in on this selection yet.
The More You Automate, the Less You See: Hidden Pitfalls of AI Scientist Systems – Ziming Luo, Atoosa Kasirzadeh, Nihar B. Shah. September 10, 2025.
“AI scientist systems, capable of autonomously executing the full research workflow from hypothesis generation and experimentation to paper writing, hold significant potential for accelerating scientific discovery
Gina Trapani writes about taking a sabbatical. “Take afternoon naps. Bigger things like foster a box of 6 kittens, do a 10-day silent retreat, quit coffee, start lifting, train for a triathlon, take vacations to explore…”
Trump’s visit proved the utter corruption of our political and media class Jonathan Cook
Elon Musk’s call for far-right insurrection in Britain meets silence from Starmer WSWS
In 2020 during the height of the Covid lockdownas, a man in Como, Italy stepped outside to cool off after fighting with his wife and ended up walking 450km. His walk eventually ended a week later when he was stopped in Fano and fined €400 for breaking the curfew. His wife, who had reported him missing, travelled to Fano to collect him.
Full story found on the BBC
Migration is a conversation the country needs to have
It seems insane to me that we can’t have an honest conversation about the clear and present challenges presenting in 2025
