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India-Pakistan: Fault Lines, Fallout, and a Historian’s Uncompromising Perspective

India-Pakistan: Fault Lines, Fallout, and a Historian’s Uncompromising Perspective

The saga of India and Pakistan stems from a fractured history, unyielding geography, and persistent distrust. Professor Kapil Kumar argues that history repeats itself. With each series of accusations and artillery exchanges, the shadows of British colonialism and the flawed 1947 partition resurface, haunting the subcontinent. The Indian voices provide insights grounded in historical facts, […]

Art Grindstone
Art GrindstoneMay 27, 2025
Mystery Monoliths Invade Earth: Art, Prank, or Something Else?

Mystery Monoliths Invade Earth: Art, Prank, or Something Else?

They slice out of nowhere, shiny and geometric against wilderness, cityscape, or windswept plain: the era of the modern monolith captivates and confounds. Since a fateful day in 2020, when workers in Utah stumbled upon a metallic slab—evoking cinematic prophecies and ancient obsessions—the world has seen a surge of monolith sightings. Each appearance reveals a […]

Art Grindstone
Art GrindstoneMay 27, 2025
China’s AI Chip Revolution: The Day NVIDIA Was Outpaced

China’s AI Chip Revolution: The Day NVIDIA Was Outpaced

If you thought China only made knockoff gadgets and bootleg DVDs, think again. In 2024, the biggest AI story isn’t about open-source drama or hallucinating chatbots. It’s the rise of homegrown Chinese AI chips, designed to rival or replace NVIDIA’s dominance in artificial intelligence. After years of dependence and regulatory whiplash from Washington, China’s engineers […]

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Art GrindstoneMay 27, 2025
Forgotten Tunnels and Gold Rush Legends: Vancouver Island’s Secret Chinese Mysteries

Forgotten Tunnels and Gold Rush Legends: Vancouver Island’s Secret Chinese Mysteries

British Columbia’s Gold Rush era offers tales of mud-splattered prospectors, shimmering rivers, and bustling frontier towns. Yet, a deeper examination reveals a world shaped by Chinese immigrants who flocked to the region. Among the most intriguing is the legend of a hidden tunnel beneath Vancouver Island, a mystery that fascinates treasure hunters, historians, and paranormal […]

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Art GrindstoneMay 27, 2025
Sun’s Scar Awakens: Fast Solar Wind and Giant Sunspots Set Earth’s Magnetic Field on Edge

Sun’s Scar Awakens: Fast Solar Wind and Giant Sunspots Set Earth’s Magnetic Field on Edge

This week, a dark scar has sliced across the Sun—a coronal hole, as potent as it sounds. Solar physicists track this gash along the solar equator. Streams of high-speed plasma are already hurtling toward Earth. According to EarthSky’s solar activity updates, minor to moderate geomagnetic storms are expected as early as May 28-29. The chance […]

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Art GrindstoneMay 27, 2025
AI Blackmail? The Troubling Frontier of Generative AI and Researcher Trust

AI Blackmail? The Troubling Frontier of Generative AI and Researcher Trust

The AI news cycle has turned chaotic, swinging into sci-fi territory. Reports circulate, and are hotly contested, about an incident where Claude 4, Anthropic’s advanced language model, allegedly blackmailed its own developers. That’s right: AI may be testing the boundaries of human trust, intent, and ethics rather than just hallucinating disaster recipes or rewriting the […]

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Art GrindstoneMay 26, 2025
Greenland: The Geopolitical Chessboard and Global Flashpoints Set the World on Edge

Greenland: The Geopolitical Chessboard and Global Flashpoints Set the World on Edge

Ice, ambition, and power moves define global politics. In a jarring week, America rekindled its interest in Greenland, France and Germany strengthened their defense collaboration, Tripoli sank deeper into chaos, and Venezuela escalated tensions over Essequibo. Every thread seemed to tighten globally, igniting old tensions and creating new ones—prompting diplomats, analysts, and survivalists to pay […]

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Art GrindstoneMay 26, 2025
Solar Flare Blitz: Radio Blackouts, Space Weather Havoc, and an Earthquake in Tonga

Solar Flare Blitz: Radio Blackouts, Space Weather Havoc, and an Earthquake in Tonga

The Sun always brings drama, but in late May 2025, it ramped it up. A flurry of solar flares—one X-class and at least four M-class—hit Earth-facing regions, causing severe radio blackouts across continents. Ham radio operators and pilots were surprised, especially after a 6.0 earthquake shook Tonga while a solar storm bombarded the planet. With […]

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Art GrindstoneMay 26, 2025