Mira Murati’s AI startup gains prominent ex-OpenAI advisers
Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s new AI venture, Thinking Machines Lab, has gained two new prominent advisers: Bob McGrew, previously OpenAI’s chief research officer, and Alec Radford,...
Visit Brazil’s Piratini Palace virtually on Google Arts & Culture.
Brazil’s Piratini Palace is now open to virtual visitors on Google Arts & Culture. In the 1920s, the Palace became the administrative headquarters of the state...
A History and Future of School Librarianship
I remember very distinctly the dim lighting of my elementary school library and the days we’d huddle at the long tables tucked behind the shelves to...
K-Drama Adaptation of DANGEROUS LIAISONS Heading to Netflix and More Book News!
A new week brings fresh new book news. Here, you’ll find a look at some new books coming later this year that you won’t want to...
A Found Family Space Romp
If you love a good mystery and books set in space, I’ve got the author for you today. I’ve read and loved both of the two...
The Best New Book Releases Out April 8, 2025
I really appreciate this list of poetry books to read with the youngins for National Poetry Month—which is this month, if you were unaware. For more...
12 Book Club Picks For April 2025
A new month—hello, April!—means we have a fresh new round of books picked by a bunch of great book clubs! As always, there is a wide...
Still Holding On: NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro is 20 Years Old!
It’s time to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, one of the best books of the 21st century! It seems...
The 7 Greatest Cooks in Literature
Aside from the standard TV procedural jobs—doctor, lawyer, cop—no other profession has been as mined for cultural gold as the chef’s. The Bear, a show about...
Finally, a Novel That Understands the Raw Sex Appeal of Airplanes
It wouldn’t be wrong to call Kate Folk’s debut novel Linda is sexually attracted exclusively to aircraft. The lovers she seeks out every month are planes,...
