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The Board That Built Apple – And A Personal Computing Revolution – Is Turning...
“The Apple I marked a great leap forward in convenience by coming already assembled, albeit without a monitor, a keyboard, or even a case;...
Letters That Keats Sent His Beloved, Stolen In The 1980s, Are Found
“The customer told them that the books had been bequeathed to him by his grandfather, who had kept them in a box at his...
No Big Deal, But This Canadian Director Just Had Two Movies Open On The...
Chandler Levack: “It's very surreal. I just feel like I crossed into, like, a multiverse or … a timeline that I was never supposed...
Nathalie Baye, Star Of French Cinema, Has Died At 77
“Baye, a stalwart of France’s domestic cinema, starred in about 80 films and took home the best actress César, France’s equivalent of the Oscars,...
At The LA Times Book Festival, Prizewinners Tout The Power Of The People
One winner: “The people banning books are never the good guys in history, and it’s up to us in this room and beyond —...
Historically Face-Eating Leopard From Paramount Tells Hollywood Everything Will Be Fine
David Ellison of Paramount gave his pitch last week to theatre owners, saying that he would commit Paramount to a 45-day theatrical window. “‘Long...
Writers Who ‘Use’ AI Are Truly Missing The Point
“The hard work of writing is, for people like me, a critical aspect of the whole effort, bringing one's self to the task of...
What It Means That Hampshire College’s ‘Experimental’ Liberal Arts Education Is Saying Goodbye
“The shuttering of Hampshire College … feels different, not so much another liberal arts domino falling as the symbolic end of a whole tradition...
Museums Are For Kids
There’s a “national wave of new children’s museums, expansions of existing institutions and a broadened lineup of programming aimed at young visitors.” - The...
Louise Erdrich On Writing, The Times We Live In, And ICE Near Her Bookstore
The multiple prize-winning author: “I guess it’s kind of ‘all or none.’ Either everyone is illegal except Native people, or no one is illegal....
This Absolutely Unhinged Theme Park Presaged The Rise Of Silicon Valley
"From elephants to enterprise software — is there a better metaphor for the last half-century of radical change in San Mateo County? But mostly...
One Restaurant Decided To Replace Its Workers With QR Codes, And Then It Found...
Oops. The Walker Art Center is not happy: "Cardamom is slated to shutter within the next 60 to 90 days. The museum is now...
Authors Are Leaving This Venerable French Publisher In Droves, All Together
“In an open letter, the ‘resigning’ authors explain that they refuse 'to allow our ideas and our work’ to become the property of the ultraconservative billionaire ,...
It’s Getting Harder To Spot AI In Contemporary Publishing
And, frankly, it’s a labor issue: “The more time an editor has to edit a particular book, the more care they can put into it.” ...
Very Short Concerts Aren’t A Scam
OK: “The beauty of the less-than-an-hour show is that it ends before 10. You can get a drink or even dinner or hustle home.”...
Chains Dominate Retail, But Indie Bookstore Numbers Are Way Up
“About 422 new indie bookshops opened in 2025, according to the American Booksellers Association, a 31% rise from 2024.” What the heck? - The...
It Is Physically Painful To Write This, But Hollywood Is ‘Screenmaxxing’ Now
“Screenmaxxing is big business for an imperiled theatrical exhibition industry. … PLF screens seem to be an effective way to lure them out of...
All The Science Fiction And Fantasy Novels Reimagining China’s Past May Be Doing Weird...
“Web novels have become a massive and highly profitable industry in China, and many titles have been adapted into blockbuster movies and TV series...
An Author’s Main Characters Might Resemble Her Demographically, But That Doesn’t Mean They’re The...
“Writing for Ms. Riley is both straightforward and a little bit mysterious. ‘Animal instinct, honestly,’ she said.” - The New York Times
Every Town, Including Every Refugee Camp, Needs A Theatre
“As migrants faced uncertainty, displacement and made frequent attempts to cross into the United Kingdom, a robust arts community began to take shape inside...
This RAM Shortage Thing Isn’t Going Away
Yikes: “Everything from phones and laptops, to VR headsets and gaming handhelds have seen price increases due to the RAM shortage.” - The Verge
Isa Briones Gets Her Time, On The Pitt And On Broadway
The actor who plays Santos - the abrasive, competitive, smart young resident on The Pitt - is also a dab hand at karaoke, a...
The V&A East Is Just One Example Of How England, And The Entire UK,...
Make the United Kingdom truly good again - with culture. - The Guardian (UK)
The Film About France During WWII That Is Very, Alarmingly Relevant To Several Other...
Yes, you need to watch The Sorrow and the Pity, and you need to do it right now. Why? Because “Ophuls’s film is illuminating...
Some Companies You Probably Love Are Taking Trademarks Too Far
"If you have a granola group, seed society, cherry circle, or risotto ring, and a lawyer league owns a trademark on one of them,...
