In a year-end writeup on the state of AI, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made it clear he'd really like us to stop saying "slop.

Nadella's first post is not about new software releases or quarterly performance. Instead, it addresses the cultural and ...

A key aspect of humans’ evolutionary success is the fact that we don’t have to learn how to do things from scratch. Our societies have developed various ways—from formal education to YouTube videos—to ...

On a wall panel introducing Slang Aesthetics!, a big exhibition of new work by Robert Williams at the L.A. Municipal Art Gallery, the artist cites Picasso’s dictum that “Sophistication is the greatest ...

THE difference in character between the present time and certain periods in the past is strikingly exemplified by the use nowadays of ‘sophistication’ instead of ‘urbanity’ in expressing the earmark ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Class and sophistication aren’t just about what you wear ...

Sophistication is a multi-faceted quality that your horoscope can't always predict. You can tell someone is sophisticated by the way they carry themselves. They’re confident, calm, and commanding.