Commentaries

The wit and wisdom of Steven Wright

January 6, 2026

Steven Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and…

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Kenneth Tynan on “The world of Johnny Carson”

January 6, 2026

Here´is a  brief excerpt from an especially interesting profile of Johnny Carson, written by  Kenneth Tynan, that appeared in The New York Times Magazine (July 14, 1977). To read the complete profile and check out others, please click here. *…

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The Three Obstacles Slowing Responsible AI

January 4, 2026

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Öykü Işık and Ankita Goswami for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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A Systematic Approach to Experimenting with Gen AI

January 2, 2026

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ayelet Israeli, Johannes Berndt, Florian Englmaier, Raffaella Sadun, Jorge Tamayo and Nikolaus von Hesler for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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Marketing at the Speed of Culture

December 31, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Israeli, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Matt Higgins and Ryan Reynolds for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:…

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This Old Man: From the Archives of The New Yorker

December 28, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Roger Angell for The New Yorker, published in 2014. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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How Willie Nelson Sees America

December 26, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alex Abramovich for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * When Willie…

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The Lives They Lived: Willie Mays

December 26, 2025

Here´is a  brief excerpt from an especially interesting profile of Willie Mays, written by XXXXX, that appeared in The New York Times Magazine (DATE). To read the complete profile and check out others, please click here. Mays during a game…

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Lawrence Wright on A. J. Liebling’s “The Great State”

December 26, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Lawrence Wright for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * During the…

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Best Wishes

December 24, 2025

Best wishes for a blessed and joyous holiday season…and a healthy as well as happy New Year.   Bob Morris

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