
Philip Womack
Writer and Journalist at Freelance
Latest: GHOSTLORD and WILDLORD. https://t.co/9miKZmadu4 THE ARROW OF APOLLO: https://t.co/lmp58GSzfY. HOW TO TEACH CLASSICS TO YOUR DOG https://t.co/I6vqL4ZSOu
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In my continuing exploration of what all teenagers should read before they are sixteen, I’ve so far looked at C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien: scholars, and friends, their imaginary worlds are also a means of expressing deeply conservative ideas. Lewis’ joyful Christianity, and Tolkien’s rooted love of language, history and myth, and of England itself, render their fantasies solid, real even.
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thespectator.com | Philip Womack
Sam Altman, Dark Lord of Chatbots (or the CEO of OpenAI as he is more conventionally known), has released another version of ChatGPT. This one, he claims, can “write” fiction. After being fed prompts, like “metafiction” and “grief,” Sam’s bot, which has been trained on past literature, regurgitated a plausible-sounding chunk of prose.
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spectator.com.au | Philip Womack
A recent American study, called ‘They Don’t Read Very Well’, analyses the reading comprehension abilities of English literature students at two Midwestern universities. You may be surprised to discover that the title is not ironic. That they don’t read very well is an understatement along the lines of Spike Milligan’s ‘I told you I was ill’.
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My Substack on a little known Shakespeare https://t.co/2y14zBaycU

RT @malcolmguite: We saw his light break through the cloud of glory Whilst we were rooted still in time and place As earth became a part of…

RT @Plough: Salute the last, and everlasting day, Joy at the uprising of this Sun, and Son, Ye whose true tears, or tribulation Have purely…