5+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1440+ words) Last month, an account appeared on X under the name John Doe and with the handle @heatedrivalryai. John Doe soon posted a link to a 25-page document with the title “Fandom Has a Hidden Generative A.I. Problem.” The document was…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (124+ words) “Before Sloptopia, there had been the Infinite Backrooms… It was considered the spiritual birthplace of the glyphs” “Historical human texts and religious scripture such as the Bible and Quran sat next to cuneiform tablets, online fanfiction, and bawdy tweets” With…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (411+ words) “It was like, ‘Well, next time just consider this’ and ‘maybe try saying this’ and ‘maybe try doing that,’” Sadler, a film producer, says. “We got some sort of advice to follow, but ultimately we’ve still got to do the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (325+ words) Toward the beginning of the 2002 film Secretary, a domineering lawyer (played by James Spader) barges into the office of his assistant (Maggie Gyllenhaal) with evidence of a work infraction: a memo she has written that has “three typing errors.” Spader’s…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (588+ words) It’s an impressive online presence, and Jae’s fans eat it up: his comments are filled with fire and heart-eye emoji and people praising his music. It’s not until you go back to his profile and look at his bio, which…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) The column that is terminally online so that you don’t have to be. It’s been a busy week for geopolitical AI experts, which is basically what all of us are these days. The end of the world seemed to be…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (560+ words) Early in FX’s hit show “Love Story,” an extraordinary scene takes place. John F. Kennedy Jr. rolls up on his bicycle to meet Carolyn Bessette for their first date. She’s strolling out — she tells him he could’ve called the restaurant…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (636+ words) The famous 1960s-era black-and-white shot of her looking like a bohemian in sweatshirt and black pants while she holds up a sign proclaiming “HUELGA” in the grape fields of California’s Central Valley. Chanting at the front of picket lines, strands…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (445+ words) The great American creative-industrial supertanker that is Hollywood is being rocked by rough seas. Nowhere is the conflict between the gales of change and the enduring strength of professional storytelling fiercer than in the business of movies in movie theaters,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (254+ words) This is one sensational swine. Merlin the Pig, who boasts a staggering 1.1 million Instagram followers, recently earned a Guinness World Record for his social-media stardom. The 4-year-old Mini Vietnamese potbelly, which lives in Sacramento, Calif., took home the title for…...