In 1966, an MIT professor named Joseph Weizenbaum created the first chatbot. He cast it in the role of a psychotherapist. A user would type a message on an electric typewriter connected to a mainframe. After a moment, the “psychotherapist” would reply.
THIS INSTALMENT OF 10 IMAGES features the wonderfully bright and happiness-inducing photos of @alicedetogni. Her use of colour is inspired: from the purple umbrellas of San Fruttuoso, Liguria, Italy to the macarons at Ladurée; to picnics in orange gingham sundresses to fields of wildflowers, it's impossible to look at this interior and graphic designer's feed without feeling that the world is a wonderful place ...
A CLOSE FRIEND recently remarked that she was low on energy, inspiration, everything. I brought it up to P who wondered, Do you think that maybe it's late-stage pandemic? He said that he was reading an article about how when we were in the height of lockdown, we accepted it and could mentally cope, but now that vaccines have been rolled out and it feels like we're nearing the end of lockdown life, we're remembering what life used to be like and it seems so very nearly within reach ...
THIS WEEKEND WE watched films and drank wine and skipped our workouts. We also discovered the best sourdough toasties at a tiny sandwich shop in the center of town and went back for more the next day. I honestly can't stop thinking about these sandwiches and can't wait until the shop reopens again on Wednesday ...
My dream dessert for Valentine’s Day is Baked Alaska, a heavenly trifecta of cake, meringue, and ice cream. I am not yet brave enough to take on the task of creating this confection. If you dare, here is a recipe!
FOR THIS WEEK’S 10 IMAGES, we revisit the work of Paris-based Ukrainian photographer Alina Kolot (@alinakolot), nearly one year later. As enchanting as ever, there are picnics with baguettes and rosé, pink roses and Laudurée, and that certain joie de vivre that Paris is known for . . .
IT IS NEARLY mid-December and the holidays are in full swing with fireworks displays and skating rinks officially open, evergreen boughs...
WELL THE WEATHER OUTSIDE has definitely been frightful, with rain and rather dramatic thundershowers for seemingly forever for a city that...
THE CLOCKS WENT BACK an hour this weekend, leaving us with an earlier sunset the next day, but an extra hour of sleep that night, which is always welcomed these days.
THE CHANEL TWO-TONE SLINGBACKS have been seen on everyone during the fashion month, and for good reason. While retaining a classic Parisian look, they somehow manage to adapt to any outfit–whether minimal or opulent–in a way that enhances it, yet lets the clothing speak for itself.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH LADURÉE is as enticing an experience as it sounds. Amidst the gilded interiors of the famed British shopping...
When people think summertime music most people will probably think melodic house or tropical house, but sometimes those late summer nights call for a change in atmosphere, and Irish producer EMBRZ absolutely delivers on my needs with his new single “Breathe”
THIS WEEKEND, THE SUN SHONE brightly and we lingered over morning coffee on the back terrace, listening to the distant...
IT’S THE WEEKEND! and this week’s Five Things to Look Forward include sequins & champagne and other lovely things . . . {p.s.} previous...
