AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they’re hoping to join it

AI music platforms Suno and Udio were sued by major record labels in 2024 for allegedly exploiting the recorded works of ...

When is St. Patrick’s Day? Why we wear green, origins of the holiday

St. Patrick's Day is almost here. Here's a little bit about the holiday's history, traditions and which Florida city has the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Humans May Have Used These Mysterious Symbols to Encode Information Tens of Thousands of Years Before the First Writing Systems

The symbols, discovered on 40,000-year-old artifacts in caves in southwest Germany, may have been a precursor to the first written language ...

Symbols found carved into 40,000-year-old artifacts may be precursor to writing

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.
London Review of Books

We need a better plan

Young Earth creationists insist that the Bible be read literally. In their view, to reject biblical chronology ...
Greek Reporter

Does Confession in Christianity Come from Ancient Greece?

Evidence show that confession might actually have an origin in the pre-Christian religious customs of ancient Greece.
The Christian Century

My queer, infertile fatherhood

Last Lent, I found myself reckoning with the concept of failure—and beginning to understand the power of standing in ...