Goodreads was the future of book reviews, then Amazon bought it(washingtonpost.com)

530 points by pseudolus 3 years ago | 403 comments

Washington Post tech article on how Goodreads, once seen as the future of book reviews, has fared since being acquired by Amazon.

Margaret Cavendish’s brilliant writing was largely neglected in the 1600s(washingtonpost.com)

29 points by benbreen 3 years ago | 6 comments

We shall dwell amidst wonder and glory for ever: On weird fiction(clereviewofbooks.com)

42 points by plimp 2 months ago | 2 comments

What Does George Orwell's '1984' Mean in 2024?(smithsonianmag.com)

34 points by KnuthIsGod 1 year ago | 16 comments

The hunt for a stolen Jackson Pollock(washingtonpost.com)

22 points by prismatic 9 months ago | 3 comments

Warning from OpenAI leaders helped trigger Sam Altman's ouster(washingtonpost.com)

69 points by c5karl 2 years ago | 37 comments