Don't count out human writers in the age of AI
In 2025, human writers will reestablish their competence. In recent years, the race for more and more content has been driven by technical and market imperatives like search engine optimization,…
A book app used AI to 'roast' its users. Instead it became anti-woke
fable, a popular social media app Which describes itself as a haven for "bookworms and binge-watchers", created an AI-powered year-end summary feature recapting the books users will read in 2024.…
These new works are now in the public domain, as 2025 officially begins
January 1st heralds a new year, a new month, and new entries in the list of works in the public domain. While many popular intellectual properties lost copyright protection in…
7 Best Photography Books of 2024
I first met Maya Meisner during a portfolio review at the Filter Photo Festival in Chicago in 2019. It turned out to be nothing more than a casual meeting. Meisner…
Europe's most innovative library has a botanical garden on its roof
standing over Looking out from the garden terrace of the Warsaw University Library (Biblioteca Universiteka w Warszawie) it feels like being at the center of the universe, or at least…
The best cookbooks of 2024 (so far): Big Dip Energy, KoreaWorld, and more
This year's best cookbooks offer inventive, well-tested instructions for dips, barbecue, and pasta. There's even a book that tells you what to do with celery root.
new hatred of technology
In our simulation year 2024, people have never been better at hating the powers that be simulation- In other words, there is hatred of digital technology itself. And good for…
Amazon's ColorSoft launch has left some customers without a Kindle
Customers who decided to take advantage of the program sent in their old Kindle under the assumption that ColorSoft would replace their current e-reader. Unexpected performance problems meant that it…
US election is destroying BookTok
tiktok creator @lizabookrecs There was a question: When did BookTok become political? It was in the hours after donald trump Won the election for US President and subgroup tiktok The…