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DOUBLE BLINDBy Edward St. AubynMore than most novelists, Edward St. Aubyn seems chained to his biography. His aptly celebrated Patrick Melrose novels alchimized the gruesome experience - the repeated rape of St. Aubyn by his sadistic…

It's 2045 and an eccentric billionaire has revealed an incredible new invention to the world. This is called the “experience machine” and it is a fully immersive virtual reality device. It delivers multisensory stimulation with such…

2020 has been filled with screens. We watched TV shows endlessly, even the bad ones (could I remind you Too hot to handle it and King tiger?) We sat in front of our computers, hastily sending emails and messages to our colleagues. We've…

"While the real world is far from perfect, today's technological developments have made possible the existence of a virtual UTOPIA." Can you imagine buying land that you can only access via a computer? A computer serving as a…

Rachel cusk The “Outline” novel trilogy paved the way for what might be considered the anti-confessional mode. Although centered around a writer named Faye, the chapters of these books are occupied by the stories of his acquaintances.…

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Photo: Courtesy of Chelsea Hodson / Atelier MORS TUA VITA MEA Giancarlo DiTrapano, founder,…

Some of the reproduced images that you will find in the book "ELADATL: A History of the East Los Angeles Dirigible Air Transport Line" are out of focus and low resolution, and that is by design. “When you are dealing with historical…

At the end of the 19th century, Wilmington was North Carolina most populous city, and as one of its most successful maritime transport hubs. It was an unusual place: predominantly…

Dominion Voting Systems, one of the largest manufacturers of electoral materials in the United States and subject to false conspiracy theories by conservative figures, Fox News continued for $ 1.6 billion.The lawsuit highlights the number…

Of course, Lifetime has already weighed in with its own quick flick on the subject, but it has only scratched the surface. Here, the filmmakers behind the documentary "Fyre," Chris Smith and Jon Karmen, call on Matthew Modine to portray…

Express news service CHENNAI: The elections are still a month away, but guerrilla marketing tactics have already started to take their toll on the public. Phone calls with recorded messages from political leaders,…

Director Catherine Hughes said the foundation was "not really a media company"."For this to happen at a time when we are literally on the verge of rolling out COVID vaccination, it almost seems like Facebook is having an impact on our COVID…

The claim: Nancy Pelosi moved billions from social insurance to cover impeachment costsShortly after the The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump for the second time, a story went viral claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,…

We're putting together some of our literary highlights for the next 12 months, from radical romance to sunny escapeJanuary 25, 2021 While the start of 2021 hasn't been very promising, there is still light on the horizon. On the one!-->…

Fan fiction has come a long way. In the 18th century, there were tales of literary classics and folk tales. In the 1960s, they became popular thanks to Star trek fanzine. And in the 90s, fan fiction became mainstream thanks to the…

(Presidential office website) SEOUL - A presidential petition calling for harsh punishment for those who create fanfictions called 'true slash' or RPS, sexualizing underage male idols began to garner support on Wednesday, prompting…

The essay published by Timothy Snyder in the New York Times Magazine on January 9 has a beautiful title, even if it is not very original1. Reading the text, however, was a little disappointing for me. Snyder writes:…

They thought they were heroes; it's obvious. Animal furs and war paint, utility banners and vests, slogan out and wall escalation: Wednesday's attack on the U.S. Capitol looked like fiction to watch, and no doubt many pro-Trump insurgents…

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A new explanation for the dream suggests that it does something much deeper than reinforcing learning while we sleep. It might even…

Marcus Stallworth, one of the founders of the social worker group who taught an elective course called 'Social Media: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' at the University of Bridgeport, saw how media affected students. “Social media - anyone…

Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New YorkBY STEVE ERICKSON Whimsy nestles uncomfortably with despair in Chilean director Maite Alberdi's…

Biophysicist He Jiankui has been criticized for altering the genomes of twin babies.Credit: Mark Schiefelbein / AP / Shutterstock Science Fiction: How Fraud, Prejudice, Neglect, and Hype…

Since Robert Malthus published his essay on the population principlemankind worried that our population would eventually exceed our resources. This classic Cantonese fish dish is made with cultured, cell-grown fish and is…

In many ways, the coronavirus pandemic has sidelined, or at least blurred, the usual topics of political debate. Former Vice President Joe Biden effectively landed the Democratic nomination without the fanfare he might otherwise have…

For the first time in my life, I live with reduced freedoms. Living in the midst of a pandemic has left me with an ominous sense of unreality, where everything that was once familiar and heartwarming - like going to a good restaurant or…

Or maybe they thought they could blame it on others to judge: Many people shared false information with some kind of warning at the top, saying something like "I don't know if this is true, but…”. They may think that if there's truth in…

TO HIDE announced on February 21 that it will begin broadcasting the Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn and Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight animated films Friday, February 28 at 1 p.m. EST. The service will broadcast the films in the United…

In the strongest trials of Coventry, Cusk often overturns the assumptions she started with. In "Coventry", she recounts times in her life when her parents punished her by sending her "to Coventry", which means giving someone the silent…

In an era dominated by 'fake news' and disinformation, conspiracy theories come into play an increasingly influential role in modern politics. In recent impeachment hearings in the United States, for example, former National Security…

A The specter haunts fiction writing - the specter of fake news. I fear that my abilities as a novelist will be questioned by…

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Since 2014, climate change deniers have hurry millions of views, Facebook shares and Twitter retweets by telling a story alleging the discovery of "fake" NASA data designed to "fit a climate change narrative". Although copied…

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'If anyone's wearing a mask, they're going to tell you the truth,' says Bob Dylan midway through Martin Scorsese's new Netflix movie Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story. "If he's not wearing a mask, it's highly unlikely." In saying…

Last week it was hard to avoid the video of Nancy Pelosi who had been slowed down to make her look drunk, then tweeted by presidential attorney Rudy Giuliani and shared widely on Fox News and social media. Faced with an expert consensus…

Who are the real instigators of these sites? Until recently, fake news websites operated from North Macedonia were widely believed to emerge spontaneously from local teenagers capitalizing on the digital gold rush that emerged from the…

Think, for example, of the Nazis. Nazi racial theory was false pseudoscience. Although they tried to back it up with scientific evidence, the Nazis nevertheless had to silence their rational faculties in order to develop a belief strong…

Pocahontas has been romanticized throughout American history, thanks in large part to the tales of English settlers John Smith and John Rolfe, and of course, the 1995 Disney animated film. But who was the real Pocahontas? To help dispel the!-->…

In 1969, lighting designer Chip Monck, who had worked at the Newport Folk Festival at which Bob Dylan went electric, was drafted from his stage duties at Woodstock to serve as impromptu emcee. Monck thus entered the counterculture…

VSChristophe Priest has had a long career in novels that distort readers' expectations, bringing together their understanding of the book in question in real time. His latest at first seems very different from the sleight of hand fantasy…

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Filmmaker Robert Drew, a pioneer of modern documentary and the spontaneous style known as cinema verite, has died at the age of 90.…