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It May Be Artificial, But Is it Really Intelligence?

Last month, an outfit modestly calling itself “The Future of Life Institute” released an open letter calling for all artificial... Read More

Fake It ‘Til You Make It

Here in America, were world champs at “fake it ‘til you make it.” Just look at Anna Delvey (Inventing Anna), Representative George... Read More

The Art of Tax

April 15 is almost here, and panicky taxpayers across America are begging their tax pros for any help they can get for bills they aren’t... Read More

I Won’t Go, Go, Go

When you were young, mom said, “It’s all fun and games until somebody loses an eye.” But now the rules are different. Now it’s all... Read More

Quelle Horreur!

Considering how much Americans think about retirement, it’s sometimes hard to realize what a new concept that phase of life really is. It... Read More

“Attaboy, Clarence!”

In the 1946 Christmas movie, It’s A Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart plays banker George Bailey, who uses his honeymoon savings to keep his... Read More

House Poor

This tax season, Americans are grumbling over the usual government forms, bureaucratic red tape, and looming deadlines. But it’s worth... Read More

Tax-Free Bear?

Movie fans can have a tough time finding something new in today’s sea of reboots and sequels. The Marvel Cinematic Universe alone has sold... Read More

Tiny Violins

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi warned a young Luke Skywalker that he would “never find a more... Read More

The Ol’ Sticky Ricky

The Zen philosopher Basho once said, “A flute without holes is not a flute. And a doughnut without a hole is a Danish.” Even today,... Read More