They all think they’re Indiana Jones in ‘Chasing the Thrill,’ a tale of a real-life treasure hunt

Daniel Barbarisi’s book tracks a wild quest for loot buried by an eccentric millionaire in the mountains near Santa Fe. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-21 08:00:00 UTC ]
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‘No Americans putting on bad Belfast accents!’ How Disney drama Say Nothing brings the Troubles to life

A new series is stepping into the fraught territory of Northern Ireland in the 70s by telling the real-life story of a woman abducted by the IRA. Its creators talk about truth, reconciliation and trying to depict both sides of the conflict“To be honest, I’d always thought of the Troubles as a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-12 11:00:55 UTC ]
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At the Digiday Publishing Summit Europe, publishers move away from trend chasing

Despite the publishing industry’s grim outlook, many outliers are simultaneously fighting to change and reluctantly accepting the status quo. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2024-11-06 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Inside Dow Jones’s AI governance strategy, with Ingrid Verschuren

During the Digiday Publishing Summit Europe, Dow Jones’s evp of data and AI detailed the role that the publisher’s AI steering committee plays in its use of generative AI technologies. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2024-11-05 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Interview: Richard McGuire on His Graphic Novel “Here” and His Reading Life

Ten years ago he published the graphic novel “Here,” an instant classic depicting one room in one house over generations. Now Tom Hanks is starring in the movie. Continue reading at The New York Times

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8 truly useful AI tools that make your life and work easier

Artificial intelligence is the holy grail of the information age and the hot topic du jour. The hype was triggered by the revolutionary chatbot ChatGPT, which has turned our concept of non-human intelligence on its head. With a few key words, the AI creates seemingly authentic essays... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2024-10-15 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Engadget Podcast: Hunting data center vampires with Paris Marx

This week, we’re joined by tech critic Paris Marx to discuss Data Vampires, his latest Tech Won’t Save us podcast series. We chat about how data centers suck up vast amounts of power, water and other resources, and why the AI boom is exacerbating those issues. Also, Devindra and Ben dive into a... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-10-11 13:30:50 UTC ]
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New Books Breathe New Life into Breathwork

A crop of new titles examine breathing and breathwork, drawing on yoga and holistic healing practices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Trauma, Transfigured: Pascha Sotolongo on Loneliness, Latin American Lit, and the Fantastic in Fiction and Life

Rarely have I been so moved, awed, amused, satisfied, and softly startled by a debut, but The Only Sound Is the Wind, the gorgeous new fiction collection by Pascha Sotolongo, is a deft, accomplished, utterly fearless book of short stories that seamlessly meld the mundane and the transcendent,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-01 08:55:46 UTC ]
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Open Road Reissues Six Out-of-Print Titles by Stephen Graham Jones

Starting October 1, Open Road Integrated Media will republish six of Jones's out-of-print titles, originally released between 2008 and 2014. A network of booksellers and book influencers have declared the date "Stephen Graham Jones Day." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The surprising second life of those boxes that used to hold free newspapers

The metal boxes, used formerly as newspaper receptacles, house Naloxone free of charge. For decades, Jeff Card’s family company was known for manufacturing the once ubiquitous tin boxes where people could buy newspapers on the street.Today, reach into one of his containers and you may find... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-09-26 14:21:28 UTC ]
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Megacontracts boost domestic violence nonprofit’s real estate portfolio

The Urban Resource Institute, which says it is the country’s largest provider of shelter services for domestic violence survivors and their families, has contracted with the city since the organization’s inception in 1980.But two recent policy changes have transformed the group into a growing... Continue reading at Crains New York

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Amanda Jones Will Not Be Silenced

The librarian, anti-censorship advocate, and debut author weighs in on the threat posed by book banners today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Children’s Authors on the Real-World Cost of Book Banning

Authors discuss how having their work targeted by censors has directly affected their livelihood and their well-being. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Escaping Genocide: Diary of a Life in Gaza

Comma Press has been publishing Palestinian short stories since 2008. Comma’s connection to Palestinian literature deepened however in 2014 when, shortly after bringing out the anthology, The Book of Gaza, all the writers we’d worked with on that book were subjected to 51 days of carpet bombing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-27 14:32:12 UTC ]
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More Than One Life: A Conversation with Lyn Coffin, by Alaaeldin Mahmoud

More Than One Life: A Conversation with Lyn Coffin, by Alaaeldin Mahmoud Interviews [email protected] Mon, 08/19/2024 - 14:53 Lyn Coffin / Photo by Irmaguru / WikimediaDescribed by Iron Twine Press as “the most accomplished writer most Americans... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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A Memoir Offers an Insider’s Perspective Into the Pentagon’s U.F.O. Hunt

In “Imminent,” the former intelligence official who ran a once-secret program shares some of what he knows. Continue reading at The New York Times

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What to read this weekend: Near-future dystopian fiction and a new approach to explaining life's origin

New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Hum by Helen Phillips Robots have become a regular fixture of the workforce, and humans are losing their jobs to AI. Climate change is wreaking havoc on the planet. It’s getting harder and harder for the average person to... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-08-10 19:43:55 UTC ]
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Forget gadgets and ebooks – nothing beats a real tome in your hand | Letters

We cannot let real books go the way of vinyl records, writes 15-year-old Jude Brayton. Plus letters from Celia Anderson and Jean Jackson Sadly, it may well be that books go the way of vinyl records (I fear books are going the way of vinyl records – a rarefied pursuit for hobbyists, 6 August).... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-08-09 16:54:51 UTC ]
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With a new life and fresh ideas, Sandra Lee makes a TV comeback with a Netflix food competition show

Cookbook author and TV personality Sandra Lee is a co-host and judge on a new Netflix competition series called “Blue Ribbon Baking Championship" out Friday Continue reading at ABC News

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