leifur wants to read Stories Are Weapons by Annalee Newitz

Stories Are Weapons by Annalee Newitz
A sharp and timely exploration of the dark art of manipulation through weaponized storytelling, from the best-selling author of Four …
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A sharp and timely exploration of the dark art of manipulation through weaponized storytelling, from the best-selling author of Four …

Lunar New Year should be a time for familial reunions, ancestor worship, and consumption of an unhealthy amount of candied …

Lindsay Ellis: Apostles of Mercy (2024, Titan Books)
First Contact has not been going well. The nations of Earth are rapidly militarizing against the arrival of the Superorganism, …
@Tellington whoops, I've been out of it for a bit! I have enjoyed this so far, although I got sidetracked before I finished it, which tends to happen to me with nonfiction books. I like how McCulloch gets into the history of the internet and web, and also the analysis of emoji as gestures.
@Tellington whoops, I've been out of it for a bit! I have enjoyed this so far, although I got sidetracked before I finished it, which tends to happen to me with nonfiction books. I like how McCulloch gets into the history of the internet and web, and also the analysis of emoji as gestures.

Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting …

Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life …

In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it; celebrities like Tom Brady endorsed it; and TV ads …

In the twelve unforgettable tales of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, the strange is made familiar and the …

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Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back.
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