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RT @mtomasky: New Column: Why Does No One.Understand the Real Reason Trump Won? Follow @newrepublic.

Agreed.

Why I won't miss Pitchfork (well maybe a little bit):

RT @mashit: @HopesAndDrums has some work featured in the Italian art magazine Prompt this month. #PromptMagazine

THE BEST MUSIC OF 2023: As the world spirals in nightmarish directions, let's give thanks to those who’ve shared their sonic imaginations with us this year, for helping keep us at once grounded and dreaming. Here are my 123 favorite tracks of 2023:

Did you hear that new music style? I recently gave a 2-minute presentation on the history of 20th-century popular music genres. The video is now available, but I felt remiss not acknowledging some of what I had to leave out, so I wrote this article:

#SamAltman, #ChatGPT, & the Triumph of #TechBro Culture. I asked ChatGPT, Bard, Bing Chat, and Claude to comment on OpenAI’s apparent move away from their nonprofit mission to ensure that their work “benefits all of humanity.” Here's how they replied:

RT @beenwrekt: This article by @_KarenHao and @cwarzel is filled with cuckoo bananas stories. I used to think the OpenAI people were puttin….

Well, @elonmusk, you've succeeded in turning this site—which I will continue to #tweet about as #Twitter—into such a #cesspool that the last 10 follows I've received are #sexbots & otherwise, I'm seeing 0 engagement. So sad you've crashed our #DigitalTownSquare.

Summer vibes:

I wonder if having an x in @wayneandwax will get you a blue checkmark.

When announcing today's air quality alert, @WBEZ didn't connect these dots.

Anyone else pondering this elephant in the room? Chicago experienced the worst air quality in the world last week, then hosted a Nascar race emitting 120k lbs of CO2, then 4th fireworks increased particulate matter by 400%. Today there's another air quality alert.

I've been messing around with #AIArtwork tools to see if I can break things. No, not to shatter humanity, but to explore the possibilities of conjuring things beyond what's been possible:

Get ready for “but her emails” in overdrive.

Whether or not “weird” #Austin ever existed, its soul being replaced.

Some pics from my dad #PhilipTrussell‘s opening reception at @CloudTreeStudiosAndGallery last night. Wonderful people, space, and evening!.Many thanks to @Rachel.Koper, @BrianDavidJohnson, & @ShannonPurcellArt for making it happen. Swing through if you'r…

Hate-fueled violence is growing even as #ProudBoys are convicted for #extremism. Time to double down on investment in #MediaLiteracy & #CivicEducation, the lack of which are major contributors to radicalization.

The @MassMOAA Museum is showing works from @Mashit artist @HopesAndDrums, including a preview release of their debut track, “Find Out - #EOSS #AmbientDub Mix.”