Book reviewer at angryalgonquin.com. Lover and supporter of independent bookstores; Starter Packs have 200+ indies! Nordic/Scandi Noir, Iceland, polar history & exploration. Libraries. Cats. Fan of #uglydogs. Sworn enemy of AI. #BOOKSMAXXER
After Serrano made the final exam an in-person test:
The Fig EconomyA friend at work sent me this article and it’s fucking insane. I’m not a dogmatic anti-AI person, but this and some stuff I’ve seen at work makes me really, really worried about our collective ability to incorporate this stuff productively.
"ReFocus: The Films of John Waters" Please buy/order at your local independent bookstore or @bookshop.org. John Waters is a legend! Link to his interview with @memoore6.bsky.social in post below. #BookSky 📚 💙
Edinburgh University Press🌟 Name a more iconic duo... Our author @memoore6.bsky.social met with the legendary John Waters for a chat about his films and their cultural impact! Watch the interview: https://edin.ac/4fX5rNj Pre-order the paperback: https://edin.ac/4yKh8yl
#AI is, indeed, an existential threat to all artist and creators. Good for the @writersguildgb.bsky.social!
Writers' Guild of Great BritainWe're joining @creatorsrights.bsky.social in calling on Government to protect creators from the existential threat of GenAI Help get the petition to 10,000 signatures - sign the petition 🔽 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Listen to @olgawojtas.bsky.social chat to Alistair Braidwood on the latest episode of The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Parcel of Rogues publishes this Thursday! #Booksky 📚💙 www.scotswhayhae.com/post/picture...
Picture Prefect: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Olga Wojtas...For the latest podcast Ali caught up with returning guest Olga Wojtas to talk about the latest in her Miss Blaine's Prefect series of novels, Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Parcel of Rogues, which are ...www.scotswhayhae.com
Emily Wilson is having the last laugh
Ignacio Gallup-Diaz“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”
We don’t want to suggest that all of Emily Wilson’s subsequent good fortune is due to appearing as a guest on #MindscapePodcast. preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024...
297 | Emily Wilson on Homer, Poetry, and Translation – Sean Carrollpreposterousuniverse.comIgnacio Gallup-Diaz“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”
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"Immense harm" don't even begin to cut it apple.news/AG3HIcR5eQCe... #Paramount #monopoly #WarnerBros
Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong Urge U.K. Government to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger in Op-Ed: ‘It Threatens to Inflict Immense Harm’ — VarietyBenedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong have urged the U.K. government to intervene in the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros merger, saying it "threatens to inflict immense harm on the Briti...apple.news