One comedian says that comedians exaggerate for laughs all of the time, but "what Minhaj did was different ... because he altered the story to coax an emotional response from the audience, not to make them laugh." - CBC
"Most writers have yet to be directly financially affected by A.I. This is not true for the commercial artists who create their book covers." - The New York Times
"As far as rom-com plotlines go, some picket lines actually did include host singles meetups, so the story might center on lonely screenwriters." - NPR
The movies Elf and Love, Actually opened in early November of 2003. "Both now seem like relics of a different time — an era when movies received the kind of dedicated theatrical releases that allowed them to win over viewers." - The New York Times
"The 22-second ad, posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, ... used real footage of Johansson to generate a fake image and dialogue." - The Guardian (UK)
"In Mukilteo, the progressive teachers who complained about the novel saw themselves as part of an urgent national reckoning with racism." - Washington Post
"District Judge Michael Snow told the defendants cancelling the show cost the theatre around £80,000. He said that they could be liable to pay the full amount if they were found guilty." - BBC
It's back to the analog age at the British Library, for instance. "Library users, many of whom include writers with pressing deadlines, are beginning to be affected." - The New York Times
As Kristen Lovell's The Stroll garners indie attention, she's focused on a new project: "One thing that never ceases to amaze me is the joy of uncovering new elements." - Los Angeles Times
The plot’s got something for everyone: a cybersecurity attack for the tech junkies, a CEO see-saw and mass board exodus for the corporate drama aficionados, the ambient hum of the Canadian existential crisis for the doomsayers, and for the nonfiction zealots—well, it’s not fiction. - The Walrus
"I thought I'd turned it off, and I saw a pelican, and I said to my dog, 'Oh, wow, a pelican!' And my AirPod went, 'A pelican, huh? That's so exciting for you! What's it doing?' I've never felt so deeply like I'm living out the first ten minutes of some dystopian sci-fi movie." - Ars Technica
