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• Great Author Discussion at Albany Library Tuesday

  

  Local author David Sylvester will be interviewed by poet Therese Broderick (my wife) about his recent Erie Canal crime novel, Hung Be the Heavens with Scarlet,... Read more

  The 02 april 2026 by   Fsrcoin
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• Konrad Mägi's Gorgeous Paintings at Dulwich Picture Gallery

  

  Those clever curators at Dulwich PG have done it again. This time, Kathleen Soriano (yes, it's that lady from Sky's Landscape/Portrait Artist of the Year... Read more

  The 02 april 2026 by   Janeslondon
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• Anaconda (2025) is Absurd and Hilarious [Media Notes 177]

  

  Two scenes had me laughing as hard as I’ve laughed in a year or three. Wikipedia: Anaconda is a 2025 American action-adventure comedy horror film[5] that... Read more

  The 02 april 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• AI Optimism, AI Pessimism

  

  This is a thoughtful discussion about AI. One discussant, Mike Feinberg, is deeply skeptical. The other, Ben Wittes, is less skeptical, but still wary. Note in... Read more

  The 02 april 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Bramble

  

  So the question is:What was established in Torquay, UK on the 24 February 1951 by 7 founding members Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland an... Read more

  The 01 april 2026 by   Ashleylister
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• Camden Passage – a Filming Location for The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954)

  

  Re-watching this delightful film recently on Talking Pictures, I was convinced that I recognised the location of the shop where she pawns her harp as being in... Read more

  The 01 april 2026 by   Janeslondon
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• Whale Ropes to the Sky [Adam Roberts]

  

  So, after doing a bit of work this morning, I checked Facebook and saw that my buddy Adam Roberts had posted this: Off dream: I had an unfamiliar laptop, and... Read more

  The 01 april 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Some Things I Saw in March

  

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  The 01 april 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude: On the (late) Discovery of the Chess Tree and Things One Can Infer Aroun...

  

  Late in his fourth chapter, Cowen introduces chess as an example of what contemporary AI can do. As you may know, chess has been a central interest of AI, so... Read more

  The 01 april 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• The Most Famous Casino Movies That Shaped Entertainment

  

  From smoky poker rooms to neon roulette wheels, casinos have always shined in Hollywood. Let’s rewind and check out the classic films where casinos, real or... Read more

  The 01 april 2026 by   Newguy
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