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Forgetting the Art of Memory

Esmé Partridge

AI tools like ChatGPT launched less than a year ago, but they’re already taking over the workplace. They can generate quick, clean (if uninspiring) copy in seconds; plan your...

In Defense of the Philosopher King

Esmé Partridge

He’s a sponsor of esoteric philosophy, a patron of traditional arts, and an ardent layer of hedgerows. He seeks to restore harmony in the natural world and between the...