And why not? One projection: "The video games and esports industry will be worth more than $300 billion in 2027 globally, surpassing music, radio, podcasts and movie- and TV-streaming combined." - Seattle Times
Meadows apparently admitted to the special prosecutor that he lied in his book - and his conservative publisher wants a lot of money back. - Daily Beast
One newish way to screw up DALL-E and other AIs that scoop up humans' millions of hours of work: "You can think of Nightshade as adding a small poison pill inside an artwork." - NPR
"Nobody wants a pessimistic novel now," author Naomi Alderman says. "I would like to try and use my magical powers for good and write something where we can go, "Look, there are ways out of all of this.'" - The Guardian (UK)
Rowan Moore wants more info about Liverpool Street Station plans."Given the scale and impact of this orgy of construction and disruption, the burden of proof is surely on to demonstrate its necessity." - The Observer (UK)
Scorsese completion, for instance. "Disney can choose not to offer Kundun digitally. What it can’t change is that the movie was released on DVD. Without Netflix’s discs, there’s one less way to watch out-of-print movies like that one." - The New York Times
"After complaints from students and faculty ... , growing murmurs of protests at performances and an anonymous vote by student participants in the production, By the River Rivanna was canceled hours before its opening night." - MSN (Los Angeles Times)