AI is already everywhere, and readers may not be as good at detecting it as we think we are. Using AI-detection tool Pangram, researchers from Stony Brook University found that one in five of the 14,000 randomly selected Kindle ebooks in their data set contained more than 25% AI-generated text. Particularly notable is the finding,
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To speak with Scott Michael Foster is to speak with an actor who loves his craft. The actor has been a Hollywood mainstay for over two decades, bringing grounded warmth and congeniality to his many roles in some of television’s most beloved series. Having previously worked with Hallmark, Foster returns in the new limited series
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Dark academia is more than just a subgenre. To some it’s a subculture, playing on the idea that hidden away in the shadows of an ancient university lies the potential for both romance and murder. Crime author RL Heber’s upcoming novel Faculty of Liars pulls on both these threads but unlike many dark academia novels,
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If you’ve been anywhere online, then you’ve seen thousands of videos recommending products that are worth their price tag. Whether it’s politicians, reality TV stars, or viral influencers, everyone is revealing what they’re actually spending money on. We compiled a list of the best-of-the-best thatalsohappen to be on sale for Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale event. Most
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“I have been, and always shall be, your friend.” “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.” “Hit it.” Star Trek fans love to quote their favorite lines. Many have come to represent iconic moments of cooperation, communication, and conflict resolution. Well-crafted phrases are not just philosophical nuggets; they add humor, convey emotion, and provide insight into characters.
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Motherhood makes for potent storytelling material. Horror fiction about motherhood highlights the vulnerability and physicality of childbearing and childrearing and all its companion terrors. In The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro, motherhood’s many complexities are brought to bear in a story inspired by La Llorona, the haunt of Mexican folklore. After learning the barebones
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As a young girl in 1940s China, Yut Ying realizes she has the power to turn invisible. This power helps her survive the abusive household of her father and stepmother in Hong Kong, but 40 years later, she is at risk of disappearing altogether. Yut Ying’s daughter, Marigold, must uncover her mother’s past in order
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At the start of Christine Hartman Derr’s wonderfully empowering debut, Raven, Rising, Raven Miller is indeed at a low point. Her parents recently died in an accident for which she feels responsible, and she and her Aunt Coral have just moved to Bear Creek Falls, where she is immediately tortured by a popular girl, Stella.
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Bestselling author Carissa Broadbent returns to her Crowns of Nyaxia series with The Lion and the Deathless Dark, the first in a new duology. It’s a fine entry point into Broadbent’s backlist of interlinked stories set in the same world, though it may be a richer experience for readers who have started at the beginning,
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In the opening scene of Furious Violet, true crime writer Violet “West” Shelley wakes up in a pool of blood in a hotel in Salt Lake City, where she has been conducting final interviews for her book about a cold case murderer known as the Crying Killer. Sarai Walker certainly knows how to draw readers
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Camille Kostek is tackling the body shamers. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model called out critics sharing negative comments about her body online, putting the haters on blast. Kostek—who has been in a relationship with former NFL star Rob Gronkowski since 2023—shared a TikTok video of herself sitting in the dark while using the “saxophones getting
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Avengers: Doomsday fans just experienced the biggest promotional week yet for the upcoming Marvel movie, thanks to that gobsmacking trailer reveal dropping and key details being unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con. As it usually goes, Marvel confirming more information leads to more fan theories and rumors getting bandied about. But while a lot of the
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“If you expect me to read it, you better put a murder in it.” This is what Canadian author Nicole Lundrigan’s mother told her, when she said she was going to write a novel. Like all good crime fiction lovers, Nicole followed her mother’s advice and now she’s ten books deep into her career as
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Faith No More have reunited—for real this time, apparently. After a series of ill-omened interviews, Mike Patton and the band have lined up four stadium shows Down Under with System of a Down, their first live dates since 2016. Check out the full itinerary below. Faith No More have been reliably unpredictable since Patton joined
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Reed Birney plays Hank in ‘Blue Film’ (Image: Getty Images | Obscured Releasing) Reed Birney has said he “wasn’t prepared for the divisiveness” around his lead performance in Blue Film, describing it as “the best film work [he’s] ever done”. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, the 71-year-old actor also described an unexpected side effect of
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In her bold debut, Dietland, Sarai Walker took on the beauty industry, gender equality and America’s weight loss obsession, all in one deliciously funny, skewering bite. With her sophomore effort, The Cherry Robbers, Walker put a twisted feminist spin on gothic novels in a story about the lone survivor in a family of six cursed
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A Brooklyn street has a new name courtesy of one of the city’s most esteemed rappers: Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard. During a ceremony held today (July 26) with the late MCs friends, family, and a group of local officials, Putnam Avenue in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood was co-named ODB Jones Way in honor of the
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Michael Stipe has a new song out today but you won’t find it on major DSPs. The R.E.M. frontman released “Hum Desiderata” exclusively through Joyfully Waiting, a website for multi-disciplinary works that “mutually enrich each other.” Check the song out for yourself here. “Hum Desiderata” pairs an element from Stipe’s 2023 installation at ICA Milan—a
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Newport Folk Festival 2026 kicked off its weekend-long run of folk musicians and figures across rock, hip-hop, and beyond doing stripped-down sets. Friday night’s headliner was billed as Hayley Williams & Friends; sure enough, the Paramore singer-songwriter brought out a star-studded list of pals to warrant that name, including Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman, Jenny Lewis, Jack
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