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Another Fish Tale
Look, it’s exciting to see a Great White Shark of any size cruising alongside one’s seaworthy vessel, but there is a tendency (as with everything, these days) to exaggerate to the point of … well, gross exaggeration. The white shark…
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There Are Grains of Truth (and Sometimes Chunks of an Altar) in Every Folktale
The remnants of a 2nd Century CE Roman shrine have been discovered beneath the site of St. Martin’s Cathedral in Leicester, England, confirming centuries of “folktale” tradition. Just goes to show you: memories linger in continuous societies. ___________________________ #Archaeology #Leicester…
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Grease-Fires are Too Merciful for these Art Murderers
“Sensitivity readers” my ass. You’re Orwellian devils. If you ever meet me and tell me that you are a “sensitivity reader,” prepare to make tracks. ___________________ #YesItIsExactlyThat #Orwell #LatePhases #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic #JonathanKieranNewAlbum #JonathanKieranArtist #Jericho…
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Wait’ll You See the AI Stuff Replacing all that Dusty Crap in the Louvre!
So, such and such claims it’s a coinkydink that actual human writers are being laid off and replaced by Artificial Intelligence “journalists”. Whull. Color me shocked. For crying out loud, either this phenomenon is already in full swing at many…
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More About the Barnes & Noble Renaissance
Interesting STUFF from the Wall Street Journal regarding the upswing in Barnes & Noble Booksellers’ fortunes. It seems to me that the revival of the hallowed chain is due to variegated strands of cultural and economic influences and shifts, but…
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Volubilis … Still on the Bucket List
I have traveled to the glorious scene of this ancient, ruined Roman city in Morocco since childhood, borne on the wings of enchanted imagination by Eleanor Hoffman’s “best kept secret” classic, Mischief in Fez. If global human civilization doesn’t lose…
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Go For It: They’re All Programmed the Same Way …
… except AI would presumably be able to spell correctly and employ proper grammar as it skews the truth. _________________ #TooLate #AI #Journalism #SixOfOne #HalfADozenOfTheOther #Publishing #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic #JonathanKieranNewAlbum #JonathanKieranArtist #Jericho #JonathanKieranJericho #JerichoAlbum #WritersOfInstagram…
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Doubt Not That it Snoweth in California …
… for verily I say unto thee, IT SNOWETH. ——————————- #CaliforniaLiving #Snowfall #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic #JonathanKieranNewAlbum #JonathanKieranArtist #Jericho #JonathanKieranJericho #JerichoAlbum #WritersOfInstagram #ArtistsOfInstagram
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Shark Hors d’Oeuvres?
I’ll be the first to admit that I have enjoyed noshing on foie gras on rare occasions in my life, but THESE TWO South African killer whales are getting way out of hand. Jurassic Park-type specialists need to engineer and…
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Let the Monuments Draw You In … and the Food Keep You Dazzled: Conde Nast “Eats Across Egypt”
Conde Nast is still worth the price of publication, folks. Yes, even in this market that finds print magazines struggling to stay alive and forced to raise their prices to sometimes eye-bleeding levels, they deliver superior content. Beautiful monthlies like…
