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Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

Rereading “The Hampdenshire Wonder”

By Ted Chiang | March 6, 2025

From Bowie to Baseball to Bitcoin: Ten Nonfiction Books to Check Out in March

From Bowie to Baseball to Bitcoin: Ten Nonfiction Books to Check Out in March

Featuring Titles by Russell Shorto, Ben Ratliff, Hannah Selinger, and More

By Literary Hub | February 28, 2025

Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Rachel Wagner on Video Games, Violence and the Enduring Allure of the Vigilante Hero

By Rachel Wagner | February 26, 2025

Next week, Amazon is stripping away your ability to download your ebooks.

Next week, Amazon is stripping away your ability to download your ebooks.

By James Folta | February 19, 2025

Novelists, Trust Me: You Can Really Learn a Lot About Storytelling From Video Games Like <em>Elden Ring</em>

Novelists, Trust Me: You Can Really Learn a Lot About Storytelling From Video Games Like Elden Ring

Nick Newman Considers the Act of Writing as a Form of (Game) Play

By Nick Newman | February 19, 2025

From the Margins to the Mainstream: How the Synthesizer Conquered American Music

From the Margins to the Mainstream: How the Synthesizer Conquered American Music

David Hajdu Explores the Creative and Technical Evolution of a Versatile Electric Instrument

By David Hajdu | February 14, 2025

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The first issue of Reader’s Digest from 1922 is both shocking and relevant.

By James Folta | February 7, 2025

What Interacting With Chatbots Can Reveal About Ourselves

By Webb Keane | February 7, 2025

We’re Already at Risk of Ceding Our Humanity to AI

By Surekha Davies | February 6, 2025

Libraries are already contending with crappy, AI-generated books.

Libraries are already contending with crappy, AI-generated books.

By James Folta | February 5, 2025

The Making of an Anti-Woke Zealot: How Elon Musk Was Infected with the MAGA Mind-Virus

The Making of an Anti-Woke Zealot: How Elon Musk Was Infected with the MAGA Mind-Virus

Eoin Higgins on the Paranoid Billionaire’s Rightward Swing

By Eoin Higgins | February 5, 2025

Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

Alex Rollins Berg on Paul Schrader’s Auteur-to-Edge Lord Trajectory

By Alex Rollins Berg | February 3, 2025

What If Instead of Making Paperclips We Asked an AI Super-Intelligence to Make Us All Happy?

What If Instead of Making Paperclips We Asked an AI Super-Intelligence to Make Us All Happy?

Deni Ellis Béchard Considers the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Worlds Fictional and Real

By Deni Ellis Béchard | January 29, 2025

Which of Tom Hanks' beloved typewriters are you?

Which of Tom Hanks' beloved typewriters are you?

By Brittany Allen | January 15, 2025

It sure looks like Meta stole a lot of books to build its AI.

It sure looks like Meta stole a lot of books to build its AI.

By James Folta | January 14, 2025

My Babies Are Richer Than Yours: On the Lie of the Online Tradwife

My Babies Are Richer Than Yours: On the Lie of the Online Tradwife

Lauren Carroll Harris Develops a New Theory of the Leisure Class Influencer

By Lauren Carroll Harris | January 10, 2025

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