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February 14, 2025 – Feature
Godlike and free?R.H. Lossin
This is the second part of an essay by R.H. Lossin on the relationship between art, artificial intelligence, and emerging forms of hegemony. The first instalment was published on January 17 and can be accessed here. Rashaad Newsome debuted “social humanoid artificial intelligence” Being at LACMA in 2019. The “robotic griot” (pronouns they/them) initially functioned as a guide to gallery visitors, and was designed “with agency in mind.” This meant that Being, unlike most service employees, wouldn’t respond predictably to user demands, but instead could “go rogue.” Other iterations of Being, trained on different data, have offered culturally sensitive app-based therapy to address experiences of racism, and led decolonial workshops. The major political claim made by Being is that it is an AI trained on a “counterhegemonic” dataset made up of “alternate histories and archives such as abolitionist, queer, and feminist texts” by Paulo Freire, Cornel West, bell hooks, and others. The dataset is organized using “non-Western indexing methods” (although it is unclear exactly what this means in relation to texts written in English and Portuguese). Being is visually represented in a humanoid animation whose movements were partly derived from “the gestures and movements of vogue practitioners proficient in styles ranging …
February 3, 2025 – Feature
Kevin Killian’s Selected Amazon ReviewsBen Eastham
What is “literature,” and how is it distinguished from criticism, gossip, promotional material? Is it contaminated or invigorated by its overlap with these other forms of writing? Might literature be both creative and commercial, and, for that matter, throwaway and timeless, autobiography and fiction, local and universal, critical and compassionate, tongue-in-cheek and life-or-death? Are words on the walls of toilet stalls, on social media, on online marketplaces as worthy of th
Bungalow for sale - Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
GROUND FLOOR
The entrance hall opens onto an open-plan living space with a refined design. The front-facing living room benefits from soft light thanks to its full-height window. The dining room is perfect for entertaining, with a wine cellar and tasting area. The monochrome kitchen is sure to please, with its many matt-finish cabinets, walk-in pantry, granite worktop and central island, as well as wall-mounted taps and gold hardware. A little further back, there are two large bedrooms, including the master suite with its walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom. The bathroom features a double vanity unit, freestanding bathtub, dual-station glass shower, intelligent toilet and towel warmer. A trendy powder room completes the ground floor.
BASEMENT
A large family room, two additional bedrooms, a second bathroom with shower, a laundry room, a mechanical room and a storage room can be found in the basement.
EXTERIOR
The backyard features a covered terrace with a privacy wall so you can enjoy the panoramic views in peace and quiet. The outdoor kitchen, enhanced by a Napoleon barbecue, and the spa are available for entertaining family and friends. The front driveway provides parking for two cars, in addition to the garage.
*All floors, including the garage, are heated for absolute comfort
*Home automation system throughout the property
Romanesque architecture
Architectural style of Medieval Europe
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Romanesque is characterized by semicircular arches, while the Gothic is marked by the pointed arches. The Romanesque emerged nearly simultaneously in multiple countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain); its examples can be found across the continent, making it the first pan-European architectural style since Imperial Roman architecture. Similarly to Gothic, the name of the style was transferred onto the contemporary Romanesque art.
Combining features of ancient Roman and Byzantine buildings and other local traditions, Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms, frequently of very regular, symmetrical plan. The overall appearance is one of simplicity when compared with the Gothic buildings that were to follow. The style can be identified right across Europe, despite regional characteristics and different materials.
Many castles were built during this period, but they are greatly outnumbered by churches. The most significant are the great abbey churches, many of which are still standing, more or less complete and frequently in use. The enormous quantity of churches built in the Romanesque period was succeeded by the still busier period of Gothic architecture, which partly or entirely rebuilt most Romanesque churches in prosperous areas like England and Portugal. The largest groups of Romanesque survivors are in areas that were less prosperous in subsequent periods, including parts of southern France, rural Spain and rural Italy. Survivals of unfortified Romanesque secular houses and pala .