March 7, 2026

Five for Friday 743

Happy Halloween,

Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.

The “world’s largest library of lies” gathers historic forgeries, and teaches visitors that misinformation has been a problem stretching back much further than the Internet Age.

Are you familiar with Italy’s “City of Witches“? I was not. Interestingly enough, the accusation of ‘witches’ inhabiting the city follows a familiar political pattern.

The LLMs have an attention deficit problem.

Four ways to ruin Dante.

A timely question on All Hallows’ Eve; what is a hallow?

Currently reading: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving

Have a safe and spectacular weekend.


Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Toronto Public Library

ca. 1910. US public domain.