Theft. "Pirated books are being used as inputs for computer programs that are changing how we read, learn, and communicate. The future promised by AI is written with stolen words." - The Atlantic
In an Austen novel, when the main characters and their love interests dance, they "move to a subtle sensuality that pulses below the surface, creating an irresistible tension." - LitHub
In Blue Beetle, the main character "takes a job at a wealthy CEO’s mansion to help his family. ... The working-class themes of the film resonated with working actors on the picket lines" at Warner Bros. - Los Angeles Times
Jones might have gotten more fame on TV, but he "began his career at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and his love for the stage was present throughout his entire career." - Variety
Will this slow the massive project? Macron doesn't think so. The French president "lamented that 'Gen. Georgelin will never see the reopening of Notre Dame with his own eyes,' but added that when it reopens on Dec. 8, 2024, 'he will be present with us.’'"- Associated Press
Bernstein's "family released a statement in response to the criticism, saying that they worked closely with Cooper throughout the film's development and were unbothered by the prosthetic." - CBC
The aristocratic regime of my generation, who would not sell out until “selling out” was gutted of any meaning, has collapsed, yet it is survived by the surprisingly powerful rump of an earlier regime, that of our parents. - Harper's
The promise of SNL under Michaels’ leadership is simple: If you are loyal to the family, you will reap handsome rewards. Over almost 50 years, that promise has come to justify a legacy of alleged workplace abuses ranging from the familiar to the shocking. - LongReads
The suffix “-ification” (also “-ization”), usually attached to words that end in “-ify,” describes change, the process of something becoming different from what it once was, as in “gentrification” or “globalization” or “Californication." - The New Yorker
"It has struck me lately that the recurrent frenzy of destruction of prized objects in popular culture may tell us less about our current relationship to the past than it does about our fears for the future." - Public Books
