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How Streaming Platforms Reignited The YA Boom

“‘It has to resonate and feel authentic to the time,’ says one expert. ‘This generation really sees stereotypes pretty quickly … they’ll see inappropriate...

Madrid Doesn’t Want To Let Picasso’s Guernica Go To Basque Country

But “the Basque government, headed by Imanol Pradales of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), has made the transfer of Picasso’s painting a matter of...

Is Canada’s ‘Netflix Tax’ Worth It?

“Is the Online Streaming Act worth all the hassle it's getting from the United States? CBC's The House spoke to experts about why this bill has...

In A Music Rut? Try This Wild Idea

“Each time I tune in—which is every day now—it feels as if someone cooler than me is handing me a mixtape made with care,...

Some People Think Straight Male Authors Aren’t Writing Enough Sex Scenes

“It is good that we know what to avoid, but we don’t really know what to do either. We’re uncomfortable, and so what we...

The Greatest Heist In The History Of Art

Tech bros “are a class that shuns human interaction, with its serendipities, annoyances and joys. It represents friction. Learning to make art is also...

If You Want To Win An Olivier Award In Britain, You Really Need To...

“The many awards for Paddington were perhaps unsurprising given that the show earned rave reviews when it opened and has played to sellout crowds...

How ‘SNL’ Caught The Spirit Of The Artemis Better Maybe Than The Earnest Astronauts...

“The vastness of space is humbling to behold. But it can undoubtedly make even the most sober-minded astronauts go a little stir crazy.” -...

The Writer Who Couldn’t Accept A Huge Prize Because It Came With So Many...

Helen DeWitt’s life was simply too busy, and intense, for her to do what the $175,000 Windham-Campbell Writing Prize required, she says. - The...

Popular Dramas Missed The Reality Of Cowboys, But Museums Are Picking Up The Slack

“Museums are educating visitors to a more accurate telling of Western history by showcasing the role Black people played in everyday life across territories...

Are Netflix And Apple Having A Little Bit Of A Tiff?

“For power users, this sort of thing can’t help but read as needling, even petty platform quirks. For Apple and Netflix, it’s business as usual.”...

Will Jean Smart And Zendaya Be The First To Historical Emmy Wins?

Julia Louis-Dreyfuss “won six of seven seasons of the political satire Veep, losing only in its final season. This near sweep remains one of...

Building A New Era Of Art At The Cleveland Museum

“It is a new direction for scanner photography, a method more often associated with punk Xerox aesthetics and second-wave feminist art than with the human...

Musicians’ Names Are Being Plastered Over AI-Generated Songs On Spotify

"Moran is among a growing number of musicians who have been targeted on music streaming platforms by what appear to be AI bots masquerading...

Stop Putting AI-Generated Art On Articles About AI

“What does it say for The New Yorker, one of America’s most prestigious magazines, to adopt generative AI? At its worst, the technology eliminates any...

The Writers Guild Has Reached A Tentative Four-Year Deal With Studios

“If given the stamp of approval, the deal will be notable for its unusually long term. Three-year deals have generally been the norm since...

Heists Are So Hot Right Now, From Art To KitKats, But Why Are We...

“What is it about these heists that people like, as long as nobody gets hurt?” - The Guardian (UK)

This Guy Was Set Up By An Amazon Comedy Wherein He, Accidentally, Played The...

Anthony Norman thought he was just doing a job. But no, says a writer for the weirdly Truman Show-like series: “It was so much...

Making Technology So Easy To Use Was Clearly A Huge Design Error

“What started as a technique to support human understanding in the face of increasingly complex tools became a way to replace human understanding. Ease...

Is The Vice President Trying To Use His Book Titles To Squash The Books...

No, you can’t “steal” a book title, but this is … hm, interesting. - LitHub

Melvin Edwards, Sculptor Who Welded The African Diaspora, Has Died At 88

“Edwards rose to prominence in 1963 with the first works of what would become his most notable series, ‘Lynch Fragments.’ … He combined fragments...

Nuns Inspired Call The Midwife

"Sister Margaret-Angela saw their involvement in Call the Midwife as something that would endure. ‘We've bought all the DVDs so it'll be in our...

Honestly, Who Would Serve On The Smithsonian’s Advisory Board Right Now?

Also, what’s that board going to look like once the president gets finished with it? “Smithsonian officials declined to comment on the appointment process,...

The Increasing Accusations That Everything Is Made With AI

“Solutions like Proudly Human and Not by AI aim to be broader, covering published text, visual art, videography, and music, but the verification processes...