Bookstore Rebound

from the Chicago Tribune Editorial: The bookstore comeback is good news for readers The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune As winter settles in and daylight fades early, Americans long have turned to books for comfort, curiosity and company. The good news this holiday...

Tinseltown Fortune-telling

from The Hollywood Reporter Predicting Hollywood in 2026 Educated guesses, smart takes and back-of-the napkin math on what entertainment industry insiders will be talking about in the next 12 months. BY ERIK HAYDEN, PAMELA MCCLINTOCK, RICK...

Edited AI

from The Free Press Man over Machine: Why AI Firms Are Hiring Writers AI may eventually render writers obsolete, but for now, tech companies prefer man-made words to chatbots.  By Maya Sulkin NOT TOO LONG AGO, THE MOST POWERFUL LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD WAS CODE, AND...

The Sanctuary of Sound

from Times Square Chronicles The Church Studio; The Sanctuary Of Sound by G.H. Harding “For music fans who habitually and meticulously study the liner notes of record albums and CDs for the names of players and studios … this book is full of dates, times, and...

Barbarians no Bibliotheca!

from The Free Press Niall Ferguson: Without Books We Will Be Barbarians It is not the road to serfdom that awaits—but the steep downward slope to the status of a peasant in ancient Egypt. By Niall Ferguson “WHAT RAY BRADBURY FAILED TO ANTICIPATE IS THAT HIS NATIVE...