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    • Is TikTok Ruining Books, Or Publishing In General?

      Personal testimony is paramount on BookTok; a book is deemed successful if it ‘breaks’ or ‘destroys’ a “reader. The most common book-review content on the app understands books as pleasure-spiking torment factories.” – The New Yorker

    • A timeless Odyssey

      Good Morning,

      Three thousand years in, we still can’t stop retelling the Odyssey — The Guardian traces its bloodstream from Homer through Finding Nemo to Nolan’s new film.

      The University of North Texas didn’t wait for anyone to complain about an art show critical of ICE — the provost took down the whole exhibition himself, texting that it would “be easier to manage any barking from our friends in Austin” (NPR). Nobody censored UNT. UNT got there first. In Melbourne, a court sided with the city’s symphony orchestra against pianist Jayson Gillham, dropped after speaking from the stage about journalists killed in Gaza (The New York Times). The stage legally belongs to the institution. And Meta keeps pursuing the author of Careless People so relentlessly that the lawsuit has become the book’s best advertising (Wired). The same Meta, for the record, shipped an AI deepfake tool for Instagram on Tuesday and yanked it by Friday (Business Insider).

      Meanwhile, a Dutch gallery is covering its floor in peanut butter, per the late artist’s instructions. Smooth, not chunky, in case you were wondering (The Guardian).

      All of our stories below.

    • Sometimes Book To Movie Adaptations Don’t Work Out For The Author

      But this one may become legendary. “Tomi Adeyemi, the author of the bestselling fantasy Children of Blood and Bone, isn’t planning to see the forthcoming film adaptation — even though she co-wrote it.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN)

    • Seneca, Worried About The Crisis Of Attention, Had An Idea For A Fix

      Too much scrolling (of papyrus) in ancient Rome had the philosopher Seneca in search of an answer. His advice, “which he outlined in his Letters From a Stoic: Devote your attention to one idea a day.” – The New York Times

    • The University Of North Texas Can’t Handle An Art Show With Work Critical Of ICE

      “Initially, the administrators discussed removing some of the pieces from the show. But then the provost texted that he wanted to take down the entire exhibition instead. [He] wrote, ‘I think it’ll be easier to manage any barking from our friends in Austin.’” – NPR

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    • Is TikTok Ruining Books, Or Publishing In General?

      Personal testimony is paramount on BookTok; a book is deemed successful if it ‘breaks’ or ‘destroys’ a “reader. The most common book-review content on the app understands books as pleasure-spiking torment factories.” – The New Yorker

    • A timeless Odyssey

      Good Morning,

      Three thousand years in, we still can’t stop retelling the Odyssey — The Guardian traces its bloodstream from Homer through Finding Nemo to Nolan’s new film.

      The University of North Texas didn’t wait for anyone to complain about an art show critical of ICE — the provost took down the whole exhibition himself, texting that it would “be easier to manage any barking from our friends in Austin” (NPR). Nobody censored UNT. UNT got there first. In Melbourne, a court sided with the city’s symphony orchestra against pianist Jayson Gillham, dropped after speaking from the stage about journalists killed in Gaza (The New York Times). The stage legally belongs to the institution. And Meta keeps pursuing the author of Careless People so relentlessly that the lawsuit has become the book’s best advertising (Wired). The same Meta, for the record, shipped an AI deepfake tool for Instagram on Tuesday and yanked it by Friday (Business Insider).

      Meanwhile, a Dutch gallery is covering its floor in peanut butter, per the late artist’s instructions. Smooth, not chunky, in case you were wondering (The Guardian).

      All of our stories below.

    • Sometimes Book To Movie Adaptations Don’t Work Out For The Author

      But this one may become legendary. “Tomi Adeyemi, the author of the bestselling fantasy Children of Blood and Bone, isn’t planning to see the forthcoming film adaptation — even though she co-wrote it.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN)

    • Seneca, Worried About The Crisis Of Attention, Had An Idea For A Fix

      Too much scrolling (of papyrus) in ancient Rome had the philosopher Seneca in search of an answer. His advice, “which he outlined in his Letters From a Stoic: Devote your attention to one idea a day.” – The New York Times

    • The University Of North Texas Can’t Handle An Art Show With Work Critical Of ICE

      “Initially, the administrators discussed removing some of the pieces from the show. But then the provost texted that he wanted to take down the entire exhibition instead. [He] wrote, ‘I think it’ll be easier to manage any barking from our friends in Austin.’” – NPR

    PEOPLE

    • Is TikTok Ruining Books, Or Publishing In General?

      Personal testimony is paramount on BookTok; a book is deemed successful if it ‘breaks’ or ‘destroys’ a “reader. The most common book-review content on the app understands books as pleasure-spiking torment factories.” – The New Yorker

    • A timeless Odyssey

      Good Morning,

      Three thousand years in, we still can’t stop retelling the Odyssey — The Guardian traces its bloodstream from Homer through Finding Nemo to Nolan’s new film.

      The University of North Texas didn’t wait for anyone to complain about an art show critical of ICE — the provost took down the whole exhibition himself, texting that it would “be easier to manage any barking from our friends in Austin” (NPR). Nobody censored UNT. UNT got there first. In Melbourne, a court sided with the city’s symphony orchestra against pianist Jayson Gillham, dropped after speaking from the stage about journalists killed in Gaza (The New York Times). The stage legally belongs to the institution. And Meta keeps pursuing the author of Careless People so relentlessly that the lawsuit has become the book’s best advertising (Wired). The same Meta, for the record, shipped an AI deepfake tool for Instagram on Tuesday and yanked it by Friday (Business Insider).

      Meanwhile, a Dutch gallery is covering its floor in peanut butter, per the late artist’s instructions. Smooth, not chunky, in case you were wondering (The Guardian).

      All of our stories below.

    • Sometimes Book To Movie Adaptations Don’t Work Out For The Author

      But this one may become legendary. “Tomi Adeyemi, the author of the bestselling fantasy Children of Blood and Bone, isn’t planning to see the forthcoming film adaptation — even though she co-wrote it.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN)

    • Seneca, Worried About The Crisis Of Attention, Had An Idea For A Fix

      Too much scrolling (of papyrus) in ancient Rome had the philosopher Seneca in search of an answer. His advice, “which he outlined in his Letters From a Stoic: Devote your attention to one idea a day.” – The New York Times

    • The University Of North Texas Can’t Handle An Art Show With Work Critical Of ICE

      “Initially, the administrators discussed removing some of the pieces from the show. But then the provost texted that he wanted to take down the entire exhibition instead. [He] wrote, ‘I think it’ll be easier to manage any barking from our friends in Austin.’” – NPR

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