Patrick Stewart, AI and I encountered the Bard. Resistance was futile.

I performed a bit of Shakespeare on my Amtrak train to work. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Please understand that: 1. This was AI’s idea, not mine. 2. Performed may be a stretch, since in the quiet car all verse must be kept to a … Read more

Bard College’s president to retire after scrutiny of relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — The longtime president of Bard College announced his retirement Friday, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known. Leon Botstein, who has been president of the small, liberal arts college inn New York for a half century, will retire at the … Read more

Bard College president to retire after revelations of his ties to Epstein

The longtime president of Bard College announced his retirement Friday, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known. Leon Botstein, 79, who has been president of the small, liberal arts college in New York for a half century, will retire at … Read more