UCLA’s new AI-designed literature course has the worst-looking textbook cover I’ve ever seen.

UCLA’s new AI-designed literature course has the worst-looking textbook cover I’ve ever seen.

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An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes

The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes "leather-daddy bounty hunters."

By James Folta | November 18, 2024

<i> The Onion </i> has bought <i> InfoWars. </i> (And no, this isn't a joke.)

The Onion has bought InfoWars. (And no, this isn't a joke.)

By Brittany Allen | November 14, 2024

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Six newsletters to get you through this week.

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Earth is about to get a second moon... but what will it mean for the lit world?

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Spammy political fundraising texts from fictional characters.

Spammy political fundraising texts from fictional characters.

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