3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (726+ words) A time traveler discovers a post-scarcity utopia of biologicals, maintainers, and phase-shifters in Wells' future....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (453+ words) a magazine of ideas, arts, and scholarship Her breakdown, meticulously planned in advance, must have a “formal perfection.” If given a page in the DSM, Chihaya’s bibliophobia would be depicted as a disease infused with equal parts bibliophilia and bibliophobia,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (342+ words) Thirty writers from across Canada have been longlisted for the 2026 CBC Nonfiction Prize. The complete list is: The longlist was selected from more than 1,900 submissions. Submissions are processed by a two-tiered system: the initial texts are screened by a reading…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1414+ words) Günther Anders, the Philosopher at the End of the World compactmag.com When Army Air Forces officer Claude Eatherly piloted the plane Straight Flush in support of Enola Gay’s mission to obliterate the city of Hiroshima, his tasks were little…...

3+ day, 57+ min ago   (350+ words) This year, you’ve been totally captivated by a tiny orphan monkey. Or an ailing mother eagle. Or a funny dog you saw online, an internet cat, or a pig that lives in a house with her human housemates. These things…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (791+ words) Chris Barsanti is a freelance writer, editor, consultant, and aspiring flâneur. A member of the National Book Critics Circle and the Online Film Critics Society, he has been published in the Chicago Tribune, The Hollywood Reporter, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Publishers…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (142+ words) Hollywood frequently places writers at the center of its narratives, showcasing their quirky and intriguing lives. From James Franco as Tommy Wiseau in 'The Disaster Artist' to Will Ferrell's character in 'Stranger than Fiction', and Paul Dano's novelist in 'Ruby…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (245+ words) A new $20,000 literary prize honouring the late Canadian author Andrew Pyper has been launched to recognise horror, thriller and speculative fiction writers, filling what organisers describe as a gap in the country’s awards landscape, per cbc.ca. The Andrew Pyper…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (260+ words) Los Angeles Times The 33 best L.A. crime movies, ranked Why do Los Angeles and crime go so well together on screen? A paradise this sunny must be hiding something dark and not quite on the up and up. The earliest noir…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (203+ words) View All posts by Vanessa Diaz Part book club, part English class, our Zero to Well-Read podcast is turning one this week, and it’s having quite a run! Hosted by Book Riot CEO Jeff O’Neal and Chief of Staff Rebecca…...