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Friday, October 9, 2026

Dear AI — so how, exactly, are you going to kill us?

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"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (detail) by Albrecht Dürer (Metropolitan Museum of Art)      Yes, artificial intelligence is sup...
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Thursday, October 8, 2026

Flashback 1996: A mountain of hype dwarfs measly exhibit

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"The Rehearsal Onstage," by Edgar Degas (Metropolitan Museum of Art)     My wife asked me if I wanted to see the Mary Cassatt show...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Everything morally wrong is now hunky-dory

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     Headlines are an odd art. You must summarize the story in a few words — in print, that is. With search engine optimization, online head...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Rich in clouds

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     Bursting out of the house with Kitty for her nighttime stroll Friday, I was met with an array of clouds so arresting, I couldn't h...
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Monday, October 5, 2026

One public toilet? Chicago bathroom desert belies windy aspirations to being a world-class city

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  The Dark Horse, Boulder, Colorado, 2025      It’s best not to comment on specific mistaken remarks made by Mayor Brandon Johnson — the air...
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Sunday, October 4, 2026

'More to flatter God than to worship him'

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     "Blessed art thou, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob; great, mighty and revere G...
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Saturday, October 3, 2026

Works in progress — Andy Davis

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     I try not to use the “c-word” — community — too much. A buzz term worn to a nubbin. But if my recent dive into Substack taught me anyth...
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