The Work of Cannibalism

Guess who's coming to dinner

Sawney Beane and his wife outside their cave in Scotland. Engraving by Isacc Basire after J. Nicholls, ca. 1734.

Before you read any further, it’s worth noting that it has been an interesting workweek for me. I wrote a WWE exclusive on the Natural Disasters for The Ringer, published an op-ed in The Washington Post, and wound up talking about AI and creat…