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We’re living in a cyberpunk dystopia – as predicted by the greatest sci-fi novel of all time
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoIn some ways, Gibson was an unintentional utopian. In Neuromancer, Turing cops exist to prevent AI...
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is not just a concert, it’s a love story - and Dublin said yes
The Irish Times· 5 days agoWhen you’re 15 (or 52) and Taylor Swift tells you she loves you, you’re going to believe it. “I love...
Western scientists more likely to get rejected papers published — and do it faster
Nature· 4 days agoAuthors from Western countries navigate the peer-review system more successfully than those from...
3 Sharp Stand-Up Specials to Entertain You This Holiday Weekend
New York Times· 16 hours agoBathed in moody lighting beneath three grand chandeliers, the comic Hannah Einbinder performs her jokes the way models strike poses: with dramatic pauses and flirtatious flourishes, always alert ...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dead at 89
NY Post· 3 days agoDreaming you’re in paradise and waking up in the dark — that’s Chinatown. Thinking you’ve got it...
Joy Williams Grudgingly Revises, Word by Word
New York Times· 2 days agoAlso, a tattered “Testament Newydd” found years ago in a broken church in Wales, re-bound through the kindness of New York’s Argosy Book Store. More...
‘The Acolyte’ Continues A Long, Tragic ‘Star Wars’ Tradition: Ruining The Jedi
Forbes· 7 days agoIt’s the whole “less is more” notion, and it applies in a very big way not just to Star Wars but to a lot of our beloved genre fiction. On the left, we have young Galadriel ...
Yes, I admit it, there is a dragon in the story but it’s used in an unusual way
The Herald· 3 days agoWhen it comes to art I have, in general, a preference for brevity. Singles over albums. Sonnets over epic poems, A Bout De Souffle over…
Karlovy Vary Crowns Industry & Market Winners
Deadline via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoKarlovy Vary has revealed winners for its market and industry sections: Works in Progress, Works in Development – Feature Launch & Intensive Queer, Works...
4 Great Fictional Detectives
New York Times· 6 days agoIn the third book, TRUTH BE TOLD (Tyndale House, 385 pp., $29.99), Annalee’s deep commitment to her church does not detract from her work as a private detective — in fact, the opposite is < ...