GWYNNE DYER: Spanish election — Franco’s ghost? July 20, 2023 Spain has been a democracy since 1975, but right-wing Vox leader may dream of filling former dictator’s shoes Spain’s far right Vox party leader Santiago Abascal says he is open to forming national and regional governing coalitions with the mainstream conservative People’s Party after the … Continue reading Dyer-Spain, the far Right, The burning sun, the future . . .
Bloomberg Opinion Can Cottage Cheese on TikTok Save the Dairy Industry? Dairy companies are riding a nice wave thanks to the #cottagecheese trend, but cows don’t operate on social media’s timing. By Amanda Little — July 18, 2023 TikTok influencers performed a kind of alchemy in recent weeks when they created ice creams, dips, cookie … Continue reading Can Tik-Tok Cottage Cheese Save the Dairy Industry? (What — Cottage Cheese Is Cool??)?
Yet another article on AI, part 2 By: Gwynne Dyer OPINION — June 3, 2023 I’m looking at a headline this morning that screams “AI Creators Fear the Extinction of Humanity,” and I suppose they could turn out to be right. But it’s still a bit early to declare a global emergency and turn … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Is Artificial General Intelligence “Coming Alive”?
Thomas Hamm was the subject of many tributes and high praise at Earlham College this month, as he retired from more than three decades as a professor of Quaker history and director of the school’s noted archives, built around an extensive Quaker collection. I was among those who gathered during the weekend of May … Continue reading Quakerism by The book: A Tribute to Tom Hamm And A Call To His Successor Quaker Historians
Limiting what novelists can write about won’t help readers [Blogger’s Comments In Red.] Washington Post — Opinion by Kathleen Parker — May 12, 2023 “Fiction is where I go to tell the truth,” the late, great Pat Conroy once said. In his acclaimed novels, Conroy cut close to the bone, exposing human truths that … Continue reading More On Limiting What Authors Can Write About