I have a Cotopaxi down jacket I bought at REI for $200. Like most down jackets, it is made of shiny fabric and has stitches all over it. But it is lightweight, warm, and exceedingly comfortable. When the weather is cold, I wear it all the time. But Cotopaxi is…

I was going to write an essay about Moncler down jacket, the ultimate fashion statement for the wealthy elite. Then I had an idea. Why not ask ChatGPT to write it for me? So I did, and the following is the result. Please note that ChatGPT didn’t spew out this…

This morning, when I turned on my phone, I saw Lei’s message: They say that your soul is only leaving after today. The drizzle outside is weeping my reluctance to let you go. I thank God for the blessing of being your daughter. …

The world is having a love affair with ChatGPT. I am among those instantly smitten. I now turn to ChatGPT for all the major and minor questions about life. I’ve almost forgotten how Google works. For example, I was going to spend a few days in San Diego. Instead of…

“Bzzt, bzzt, bzzt,” my phone buzzed 13 times, as the guest who had just checked into my Airbnb sent me as many pictures. …

The online chatbot ChatGPT is undoubtedly the latest and greatest toy for geeks, but it can also be fatally attractive for ordinary folks. I only heard about it a week ago when multiple associates simultaneously raved about it. Now it is poised to become my new best friend. ChatGPT was…

It’s a bizarre experience to see an article replaced by a red exclamation mark — In the last few days, demonstrations against the zero-COVID policy, which severely restricted people’s freedoms and caused considerable collateral damage, erupted across China. …

If you have a better idea, please let me know — Trump just announced he will run for president in 2024. Though it is not a surprise for anyone, it is still bad news. Following a disastrous midterm election which everybody knows is a referendum on Trump, the GOP seems to have launched a “Dump Trump” movement. But it remains to…

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina on diversity-driven college admission processes. All six conservative justices expressed skepticism about considering race in admission decisions. Affirmative action in higher education is believed to be marching toward its demise. I…