November 2024
Quincy Jones shows why AI will never beat human brilliance
No algorithm will ever have the real life story that is embedded in the work of a great and original artist.
January 2024
World revels, but wars cast shadow over New Year festivities
Midnight advanced from one time zone to the next starting with Oceania, then the rest of Asia and the Middle East, followed by Europe, Africa and the Americas.
August 2023
Google and Universal Music negotiate deal over AI ‘deepfakes’
The goal is to develop a tool for fans to create these tracks legitimately, and pay the owners of the copyrights for it. Artists would have the choice to opt in.
February 2023
Raquel Welch, actress and ’60s sex icon, dead at 82
When Playboy in 1998 named the 100 sexiest female stars of the 20th century, Welch came in third – right after Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield.
November 2019
Clive James: Australian-born man of letters
Clive James. Australian-born man of letters who invented modern television criticism and as a natural performer became a star of the medium himself.