A Year in Reading: 2023
Welcome to the 19th installment of The Millions’ annual Year in Reading series! YIR gathers together some of today’s most exciting writers, thinkers, and tastemakers to...
How to Fix a “No Valid QR Code Detected” Error in WhatsApp
In order to pair WhatsApp on your phone with the desktop or web app, you need to scan a QR code. You may encounter a “No...
How to Find Your Computer Name in Windows 10
Do you want to find your computer on a network where there are several machines? One way to do that is to find your PC’s name...
6 Ways to Count the Number of Lines in a Linux File
Want to count the number of lines in a Linux file? We’ll provide you with a few different ways to do it. Counting the number of...
A Childhood That Defies Gravity
The Art of Levitation by Marcus Stewart Children hopped along the logs arranged as stepping-stones in the playground; Lewis stood next to them and stared at...
The Genesis of a Fictional City
Eskor David Johnson’s Pay As You Go is set in an imagined city, Polis, one that takes elements from New York to Chicago to London and...
Movie Companies Sue Lawyer in Dispute Over Piracy Settlement Cash
While opinions, definitions, and scope vary, it seems fairly clear that lawsuits targeting BitTorrent pirates do little to prevent mass piracy. A steady stream of suspected...
5 Tips for Giving Better Bookish Gifts
Every holiday season for the last 10 years, my Book Riot Podcast co-host Jeff O’Neal and I have answered listener requests for holiday gift book recommendations. It’s fun,...
Authors and Bookish Accounts to Follow on Bluesky
Using X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — can be a tense experience. Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, and arguably before...
Retro Comic Rewind: The Purple Claw
Some comics go down in history as masterful examples of the craft and are beloved by multiple generations. And others end up at the landfill. In...
