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When it comes to writing incisively about all things economics or even just tangentially economics, Peter Coy is simply the best. I learn something new and important each time I read his writings. Peter writes for the Opinion section of The New York Times.  And his newsletter for Times subscribers appears three times a week. Before joining the Times in 2021, Peter spent over three decades writing for BusinessWeek and its successor, Bloomberg Businessweek.

= especially when they deal with subjects of life-or-death significance, for example, the effort to find justice for survivors of the Rwandan genocide, which I wrote about in The Book of Calamities. And the thing about nonfiction is that you can’t make this shit up. Would anyone believe a fictional story about a 60-something artist and college professor (she describes herself as “a demure little person”) buying a wet suit and scuba gear to dive into her basement studio, which was flooded during Superstorm Sandy, to rescue some of her paintings?

Have you heard of Peter “Zion” or “Zeihan”? He’s allegedly a geopolitical strategist and a best-selling author. His speeches and interviews – especially on China -- garner millions of views on social media. And suddenly everybody on Twitter and Facebook is repeating Zeihan’s talking points like a robot. He has single-handedly created a mass psychosis! No doubt that there is a huge cottage industry that profits from the ”China collapse” narrative, but Peter Zeihan is the unrivaled leader now.

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Watch full video on Substack or Twitter.Share Philippé Wynne was a very talented artist best known for the years he spent as one of the lead singers of the Spinners from 1971-77. He also sang with the J.B.’s and Parliament-Funkadelic in addition to his own solo career. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Philippé Escalante Walker was raised in an orphanage. He and his brother Michael ran away in 1956 to Detroit in search of their mother, and later formed a gospel duo dubbed the Walker Singers.

It would be easy to say that, heading in to the doubleheader of Flood Recovery Benefit shows held by Phish at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, it would be hard to know what to expect - but then, when isn’t that the case with Phish? To be sure, there were reasons to believe that the weekend could be a special one: Given the scale of venue they usually play, SPAC is probably the closest Phish will ever get to performing in their home state of Vermont in this era.

“Photoshop fails” are among the Internet’s oldest and most clickable content. Since bloggers and social media users have been able to call photoshop on edited images, they have done so, and audiences have gawked. I have seen in my career as an online writer and editor how much audiences love stories about celebrities getting caught photoshopping themselves for Instagram, magazines accidentally removing part of a cover subject’s body, and e-commerce sites that do all sorts of crazy things.

Beyond ChatGPT, a new category of AI assistants is emerging. Pi, Poe, Personal.ai and Woebot are personal AI chatbots. Unlike ChatGPT, Claude, and Bard, which I’ve written about recently, these new AI assistant bots are more focused on personal help than on writing or performing other tasks for you. Read on for how I’ve found these bots useful and suggestions for using them creatively. Share Pi is a free personal bot that gets to know you over time.

Learning to play the piano can be a fulfilling and enriching experience, but many people are discouraged by the time and effort required to become proficient. That's where Piano in 21 Days comes in, offering a streamlined approach that simplifies the learning process and helps you achieve impressive results in a short period. In this review, we will look into the features, benefits, and effectiveness of Piano in 21 Days. We'll examine how the program works, its pros and cons, and provide insights from real users who have experienced the course firsthand.