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For some, artificial intelligence tools answer questions and make life more efficient. But for others, AI has become a form of companionship – a virtual friend, a therapist, even a romantic partner.

A piece of wisdom I find increasingly valuable was delivered in G major by storyteller and songwriter John Prine. “Hello in There” describes the aching loneliness felt by some of the oldest among us.

The male loneliness story has two tracks running at once, and they are not the same story. One track is genuinely painful: ...

In “Remember the Day,” a moving essay published in Tablet, Charles Curkin recounts his father’s sudden medical collapse and death, tracing a life marked by intelligence, charm, devotion, and deep love ...

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How serious of an issue is loneliness today? Social media platforms have amassed more than 5 billion global users, according to Kepios, which tracks global digital trends. Those users’ combined daily ...

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