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A Golden Land? Questioning Frontiers, Fantasies and Fulfillment in the Pacific Northwest

A Golden Land? Questioning Frontiers, Fantasies and Fulfillment in the Pacific Northwest

Rachel Greenley Considers Our Illusions of Progress and Productivity While Exploring the Ruins of the Umatilla Chemical Depot

By Rachel Greenley | October 28, 2024

The “People’s Car.” How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle

The “People’s Car.” How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle

Witold Rybczynski Explores the Dark History and Unsavory Origins of an Automotive Icon

By Witold Rybczynski | October 8, 2024

“Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas.” The Incendiary Power of Literature in an Era of Censorship

“Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas.” The Incendiary Power of Literature in an Era of Censorship

Kenneth C. Davis on Book Bans, Reading as Exercising, and Turning to Shorter Books in the Age of Screens

By Kenneth C. Davis | October 8, 2024

Mundane Preaching: On the Shortfalls of “Awareness Raising” Video Games

Mundane Preaching: On the Shortfalls of “Awareness Raising” Video Games

Marijam Did Considers the Parallels Between Fine Arts and Games When It Comes to Creating Political Products

By Marijam Did | October 4, 2024

Attention Austen fans: Now you can have tea with Lizzy Bennet, IRL.

Attention Austen fans: Now you can have tea with Lizzy Bennet, IRL.

Meet the bot that's bewitched us, body and...soul?

By Brittany Allen | September 30, 2024

Looking for what to watch this weekend? Try your favorite authors' favorite films.

Looking for what to watch this weekend? Try your favorite authors' favorite films.

(An abridged list.)

By Brittany Allen | September 27, 2024

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Why Robots Won’t Be Taking Over the World Anytime Soon

By Nicole Kobie | September 26, 2024

Experiments With ChatGPT: Why Artificial Intelligence Can’t Replace Human Creativity

By Linda Huang | September 20, 2024

Posting Truth to Power: In Praise of a Publishing Gossip Site

By Maris Kreizman | September 12, 2024

The Internet Archive lost their latest appeal. Here's what that means for you.

The Internet Archive lost their latest appeal. Here's what that means for you.

By Brittany Allen | September 6, 2024

Little Free Library has a new map to help places hit hardest by book bans.

Little Free Library has a new map to help places hit hardest by book bans.

By James Folta | September 5, 2024

Nothing’s Ever Lost: Can AI Help Us Remember Our Departed Loved Ones?

Nothing’s Ever Lost: Can AI Help Us Remember Our Departed Loved Ones?

Bryan VanDyke on Grief, Chatbots and the Power of Human Memory

By Bryan VanDyke | September 4, 2024

NaNoWriMo defends writing with AI and pisses off the whole internet.

NaNoWriMo defends writing with AI and pisses off the whole internet.

By James Folta | September 3, 2024

What <em>Red Dead Redemption II</em> Reveals About Our Myths of the American West

What Red Dead Redemption II Reveals About Our Myths of the American West

Tore C. Olsson on the Making of a Centuries-Old Obsession at the Heart of American National Identity

By Tore C. Olsson | August 28, 2024

The 20th-Century Technological Debate That Foretold Our 21st-Century Fears

The 20th-Century Technological Debate That Foretold Our 21st-Century Fears

Andrew Smith on the Competing Predictions of Edsger Dijkstra and Douglas Engelbart

By Andrew Smith | August 22, 2024

Elon Musk is Sending His Garbage Into Space (with All the Other Trash)

Elon Musk is Sending His Garbage Into Space (with All the Other Trash)

Iris Gottlieb Warns Us Against Treating the Galaxy Like a Trash Can

By Iris Gottlieb | August 19, 2024

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