‘What the Fuck Was This?’: Behind the 1984 ‘Dune’ Promotional Tour
Four gala premieres, a very excited cast, and David Lynch at the White House with the Reagans—Dune had a lot going for it. And a lot working against it.
Four gala premieres, a very excited cast, and David Lynch at the White House with the Reagans—Dune had a lot going for it. And a lot working against it.
Four gala premieres, a very excited cast, and David Lynch at the White House with the Reagans—Dune had a lot going for it. And a lot working against it.
The prolific street-lit author’s X-rated books went viral on TikTok. Many believed he was a white writer profiting off Black culture. That was just the beginning.
Under a new law, schools in Iowa have to remove titles with specific sexual content from libraries. Asking an AI chatbot proved to be the easiest way. It flagged The Handmaid’s Tale and Beloved.
A literary analytics project called Prosecraft has shuttered after backlash from the writing community. It’s a harbinger of a bigger cultural tide shift.
A literary analytics project called Prosecraft has shuttered after backlash from the writing community. It’s a harbinger of a bigger cultural tide shift.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb details how scientists led humanity to a new era of destruction. Artificial intelligence safety researchers say it offers valuable lessons for humanity’s current plight.
Writers and artists want compensation from AI firms that they claim have trained their models on copyrighted works. But their legal fights miss the bigger issues.
Every new technology from the internet to virtual reality has tried to upend book culture. There’s a reason they’ve all failed—and always will.