REVEALED: Gulliver - The Real Truth

Jonathan Swift foresaw the pitfalls of AI in Gulliver’s Travels

We think of artificial intelligence based on large language models as a discovery of our own moment. But Jonathan Swift – yes, the writer of Gulliver’s Travels (1726) – foresaw it all in the 18th century.

The Conversation · Nov 3

Gulliver’s Travels at 300: a satire of the Anglo-Irish and the folly of allegiance to empire

Gulliver’s Travels, first published on October 28 1726, is a masterpiece of satire that continues to have the power to provoke, to amuse, and to shock. Most readers familiar with it will know that its author, Jonathan Swift, was not only Irish-born but was Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in…

The Conversation · Oct 27

What links toothpaste, tomato ketchup and silly putty? The Saturday quiz

From talking horses and savage humans to Home Alone, The Fugitive and The Untouchables, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10

Elon Musk Aims To Be 'Garbage Collector' Of Laws, Regulations As Head Of Trump's 'Efficiency' Task Force

Controversial tech mogul compares vexing restrictions on businesses to being 'tied down by a million strings like Gulliver'

International Business Times · Sep 9, 2024

Edinburgh scheme's forgotten giant stone man sculpture becomes listed building

The giant sculpture in a simplified form, was a 33-metre-long interactive human figure lying on the ground, with tunnel passageways through its torso and its outstretched arms and legs.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 8, 2023

Where all the Bad Education kids are now - Game of Thrones to soap stardom

TV sitcom Bad Education is back with a festive special and a new series in store as we take a look at what the cast have been up to in the 12 years since the show first aired

Daily Mirror · Dec 24, 2022

Poem of the week: Foxglove Country by Zaffar Kunial

A complicated pastoral explores the semantic undergrowth hidden in the English language

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022

Baby koala flood survivor returned to wild

An orphaned koala joey rescued from this year's catastrophic floods in New South Wales has been released back into the wild after months of rehabilitation.

AAP · Aug 25, 2022

A List stars turn out for 'beautiful and touching' memorial for Helen McCrory

The Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter actress passed away last year following a cancer battle. Friends and family gathered for a memorial in London on Friday.

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2022

Dog gets dressed up in top hat to meet new owners - but they never arrive

Gulliver looked like a snazzy gentleman when he donned a top hat to attract potential adopters, as the adorable pooch had lived in an animal shelter for 265 days

Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2022