‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster | Movies

‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster | Movies

Emily Wilson, the classicist whose 2017 translation of Homer’s Odyssey was cited by Christopher Nolan in early publicity for his hugely successful adaptation of the poem, has roundly criticised the film, saying... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Monday, July 27th

Daily Cartoon: Monday, July 27th

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What If We Got AI Right? by Eleanor Drage review – avoiding apocalypse | Science and nature books

What If We Got AI Right? by Eleanor Drage review – avoiding apocalypse | Science and nature books

The AI ethicist Eleanor Drage believes that to thrive alongside artificial intelligence, humans need to recognise AI’s “humanity”. She means that while we often speak of AI as though it were some... Read more »
Tom Gauld on the punctutation factory – cartoon

Tom Gauld on the punctutation factory – cartoon

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The best books to read in July: new paperbacks from Andrew O’Hagan, Miriam Toews and Oyinkan Braithwaite | Books

The best books to read in July: new paperbacks from Andrew O’Hagan, Miriam Toews and Oyinkan Braithwaite | Books

Fiction Fiction Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite Repeat a family story often enough, and it becomes a kind of legend – or a curse. The Faloduns at the centre of Cursed Daughters share... Read more »
What If We Got AI Right? by Eleanor Drage review – avoiding apocalypse | Science and nature books

Elon Musk says Grok Imagine will make ‘historically accurate’ AI adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey | Movies

Elon Musk has said his AI platform Grok Imagine will make a “historically accurate” adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, after the success of Christopher Nolan’s blockbusting treatment which the SpaceX founder has regularly... Read more »
‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster | Movies

The perfect books for the beach … picked by Freida McFadden, Mick Herron, Robert Harris and more | Fiction

It is important to follow a balanced diet on holiday. Too many “My Wife’s Sister’s Husband’s Psychopath”, and you’ll get confused and grumpy. Too much sugary romance and your teeth will fall... Read more »
Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement | AI (artificial intelligence)

Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement | AI (artificial intelligence)

The publisher of Harry Potter has received a multimillion-pound payout as a beneficiary of a $1.5bn (£1.12bn) copyright settlement between the AI startup Anthropic and thousands of authors over the use of... Read more »
BookBrowse Membership Ezines: Current & Archived Issues

BookBrowse Membership Ezines: Current & Archived Issues

Dear BookBrowsers, This big middle-of-summer issue features a fascinating array of nonfiction, including the latest from humorist David Sedaris, the witty autobiographical essay collection The Land and Its People, which touches on... Read more »
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