Life Askew* By Julia Galosy Deep Learning As many of you likely know, Deep Learning is a term from artificial intelligence (AI). It means mining data in such depth that the results are the creation of neural networks to tackle complex problems. Although Deep Learning comes from technology it might serve as a metaphor […]
MARIA CALLAS: A Greek Tragedy By Robert James Taylor She was recognized as the greatest operatic singer of the 20th Century, idolized all over the world; the ultimate diva whose artistry took her to heights of genius never seen before, and yet before her death in 1977 she would suffer humiliation, neglect, exploitation and
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PARACHO—The Guitar Capital of Mexico By Ralph F. Graves Few will argue that Mexico would be quite the same without its guitars: Mariachis with their lively ranchero renderings, strolling folk singers ready to burst into song at the drop of a few pesos, even local Romeos serenading their favorite senoritas-all rely on the guitar
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Why I Love My Ex-Pat Life By Natalie Speakman When I was younger, travel abroad was something that rarely crossed my mind, but when it did, I’d immediately toss the idea out. It was just too expensive. The thought of actually living overseas was like pondering living on the moon. Impossible, so it never
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Crystal Moment By Dr. Lorin Swinehart “Some days I wake up walking over the desert and see pieces of me everywhere.” —James Tipton It was a warm June evening, with a full moon coursing across a crystalline sky. I had hiked into a remote campsite deep in the forest with my friends Ron and
Escondido* Raymond doesn’t know his own name.He speaks Spanish, prefers his coffee black. I am waiting a train, to go home, to Eastport in Maine.I can feel the dew rising. Escondido is waking.On the grill eggs are scrambling. The aroma of day. A dog’s watching from not far away.A girl with black hair, pony
The Myth Of Redemptive Violence By Gale Park “…The belief that violence saves; that war brings peace, that might makes right” is one of the oldest continuously repeated stories in the history of the world, according to The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium by Walter Wink. In a section called “The
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Only For Lovers Of Words By J. D. Hicks When I was a university student, I often went to the library. Even on a Friday or Saturday evening, I’d enjoy stalking books among the stacks. It may sound sinister or unhealthy, but I was merely a developing bibliophile. Because I was a habitual user
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