The True Villain of Britney Spears’s Memoir? You
I never cared about Britney Spears growing up—never replicated the …Baby One More Time pigtails, failed to do the 1,000 crunches a day required for Oops! I Did It Again …
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Why Read Books When You Can Use Chatbots to Talk to Them Instead?
When I asked the chatbot if it identifies with the monster, it responded with a familiar chatbot excuse for dodging tricky questions: “As an artificial intelligence, I don’t have personal …
Jada Pinkett Smith Congratulates Britney Spears On New Memoir
Fresh off the release of her own autobiography, “Worthy,” Jada Pinkett Smith is taking time to celebrate the publication of Britney Spears’ hotly anticipated, tell-all memoir. On Tuesday, the actor …
Britney Spears Has Always Known What She’s Doing
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In her poignant new memoir, Spears revisits some of the darkest moments of her mental health struggles, many of which played out before the public eye. But even during those …
Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth on His New Memoir, ‘Sonic Life,’ and What He Wants To Write Next
A wave of distress broke on Sonic Youth fans earlier this month: Thurston Moore, the frontman for the legendary post-punk band, would not be traveling to the US on a …
What did the Romans do for us? Classicist Mary Beard reveals all | Books | Entertainment
PAST MASTER: Dame Mary at the Colosseum in Rome (Image: PA) Bear with me, but how often do you think about Ancient Rome? I’m only asking because this slightly bizarre …
The Curse of the Creator Economy
Journalist Taylor Lorenz isn’t the first to declare legacy media a dead industry walking. But few voice it with the conviction that she does—and an even more vigorous claim that …
George R.R. Martin, More Sue OpenAI For Copyright Infringement
NEW YORK (AP) — John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale,” the latest in a wave …
Logie award-winning Australian actress Joy Chambers-Grundy dies aged 76
Logie award-winning actress Joy Chambers-Grundy has died aged 76. Chambers-Grundy was a best-selling author, poet, philanthropist and businesswoman. She died in her sleep on Saturday morning, surrounded by loved ones. …
If Elon Musk Had Been a Happy Child, Would He Still Be Launching Rockets?
I meet with Walter Isaacson in a small conference room in the offices of book publisher Simon & Schuster. The walls are festooned with framed covers, including of course Isaacson’s …