In an authoritarian society, it’s free thinkers who are targeted by those in power. A book, a social media post, a private ...

The Aces returned to glory, Kendrick Lamar amazed at Allegiant, the Arts District went off ... and that’s just the beginning of 2025’s memorable moments.

A lot of people get crafty at Christmas, including kids who pretend they’ve been good all year. But there’s something about the holidays that speaks to the scrapbooking, card-making, popcorn-stringing ...

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a new reinforcement learning (RL) framework that helps train large language models (LLMs) for complex agentic tasks ...

British musicologist Emily Kilpatrick’s biography of French composer Maurice Ravel succeeds because it mirrors Ravel’s own approach to work. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) was a man of contradictions: an ...

On the evening of Oct. 22, Kitty Craft — the musical alias of Pamela Valfer — began her East Coast tour in the packed Cambridge venue, Sonia. Valfer took the stage with nothing but a small guitar and ...

For years, Big Tech CEOs have touted visions of AI agents that can autonomously use software applications to complete tasks for people. But take today’s consumer AI agents out for a spin, whether it’s ...

Craft Recordings’ OJC reissue of the Kenny Drew Trio delivers pristine 180-gram vinyl, highlighting Drew’s piano, Chambers’ bass, and Philly Joe Jones’ drums in a must-own 1956 session. Mastering ...

The film is made with craft and intrigue, yet too much of it leaves us scratching our heads. At the same time, there are many moments in the film — a scene here, an encounter there — that are likely ...