To examine the increasing similarities between television storytelling and literary fiction—particularly their shared emphasis on complex characters and challenging themes—I recently spoke with Rasheed Newson, television writer (Narcos, The Chi), showrunner (Bel-Air), and novelist (There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood and My Government Means to Kill Read more ›
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VidCon is back. Follow live updates on the creators, panels, fan moments, and internet culture news to know. Read more ›
a free verse poem Remington “Remy” Cornelius snuggled up next to Jernee’s pillow in what is now… his favorite chair. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt hawk’s eyes on … Read more ›
The first Englishman to reach the New World brought home chips and fags. Or so we were told: many of us will remember primary-school lessons on Sir Walter Raleigh, fresh from Virginia, presenting Elizabeth I with potatoes and tobacco. In particularly colorful versions, his servants chuck the tubers and cook the poisonous leaves, or a gardener burns the plants only to discover edible potatoes. While these accounts may be little more than Victorian folklore — conquistadors probably brought thes... Read more ›
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While self-supervised speech models have achieved strong performance across speech tasks, relatively little is known about how their internal phonetic representations behave under fine-grained dialect variation. Existing probing studies typically rely on curated corpora with manual phonetic annotations, limiting their applicability to naturally occurring dialect speech. We present a case study of articulatory feature representations in a Mandari... Read more ›
Federal support of scientific research, under a merit system, has made the United States the world’s leader in medical breakthroughs and technology. That leadership is now under threat. Read more ›
Looking for your next short story collection? Chris Kluwe recommends Auntie Heroes! Read more ›
Today’s links look at ping-pong pairing with AI, why configurations belong in a database, why we shouldn’t be using agents to buy the same answer twice. Read more ›
A report on the state of AI slop on TikTok said some kid-targeted hashtags are overrun with AI-generated videos. Read more ›
The seventh episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:In Episode 7, I chat with Ana, the author of ohhelloana.blog. We talk about, among other things, the growth we see in our websites over time, finding an in-person indie web community, and connecting with people using personal websites.I hope you enjoy the episode!Wonders of Web Weaving has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts. Ana ohhelloana.blog The seventh episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out Won... Read more ›
In her memoir, the onetime actor untangles her time within a wellness cult that resulted in a psychotic break. Read more ›
Viewers are whisked away to a fantastical world inspired by Filipino folklore in the new trailer for Forgotten Island, the DreamWorks Animation original coming to theaters through Universal Pictures on September 25. In the new spot, we follow our BFF heroines as they find themselves transported to a magical island, where they encounter an amiable weredog, explore […] Read more ›
Noam Chomsky once offered a deceptively simple image. Imagine yourself in a luxurious car, moving along the most fascinating road you have… Read more ›
One of the most important surviving manuscripts of Arthurian literature is set to go under the hammer at Christie’s this July, carrying an estimated value of up to £2 million. In this article, Christopher Berard explores the medieval romances that gave shape to the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Holy Grail. Read more ›
Modular Space Engineering Vehicle Recognized for Advancing Safety and Adaptability in Extraterrestrial Exploration COMO, CO, ITALY, June 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The A' Design Award has announced Endeavor, a modular space exploration vehicle … Read more ›
Why the elder Millennial experience of American life is a cycle of getting your hopes up and being let down. | Lit Hub Memoir Justin Ellis explores the labor history and racial solidarity of mid-century Minneapolis. | Lit Hub History Read more ›