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That “book exchange” making the rounds on Instagram again isn’t what it seems.

That “book exchange” making the rounds on Instagram again isn’t what it seems.

By Walker Caplan | January 18, 2022

Roxane Gay has started a $25,000 writing fellowship—for Substacks.

Roxane Gay has started a $25,000 writing fellowship—for Substacks.

By Walker Caplan | January 12, 2022

Did Philip K. Dick discover the real-life Matrix in 1977?

Did Philip K. Dick discover the real-life Matrix in 1977?

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Of course venture capitalists are super into Andy Weir.

Of course venture capitalists are super into Andy Weir.

By Jonny Diamond | December 8, 2021

The Dangerous, Dirty Job of Oil Extraction: On the History of Offshore Exploration

The Dangerous, Dirty Job of Oil Extraction: On the History of Offshore Exploration

Tabitha Lasley Revisits the Disasters of Deepwater Horizon and Piper Alpha

By Tabitha Lasley | December 8, 2021

A novelist is suing Amazon for selling “centuries-old” copies of his book for over $1000.

A novelist is suing Amazon for selling “centuries-old” copies of his book for over $1000.

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James Holland Recounts the WWII Experience of the Sherwood Rangers

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How Collaborating With Artificial Intelligence Could Help Writers of the Future

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How David Foster Wallace Anticipated Netflix’s Digital Gatekeeping

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Pamela Paul on the Internet As Both Lifeline and Reflection of What We’ve Lost

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“It has opened up the world to us, but it has also made that world feel small.”

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