Remembering Y2K, Gauguin, and More
William the Conqueror doesn’t deserve his reputation for cruelty. In fact, he ushered in an era of chivalrous clemency... more »
Gauguin’s wild 1888 visit to Arles came to an end when Van Gogh hurled an absinthe glass at him — then came at him with a razor... more »
“We will extend our minds many millions-fold by 2045,” writes Ray Kurzweil, the most promi…