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Wild, Haunting New Fantasy Novels

Our columnist reviews “The Tapestry of Fate” and other books.

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The Odyssey has survived three millennia. Can it survive a $250 million movie adaptation?

The Odyssey has survived three millennia. Can it survive a $250 million movie adaptation?

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Darwin spent only five weeks in the Galápagos. He ate tortoise, rode tortoise, and drank tortoise urine

Darwin spent only five weeks in the Galápagos. He ate tortoise, rode tortoise, and drank tortoise urine

Oscar Wilde said there is only good art and bad art — the artist's morality is beside the point. But it's not that simple

Oscar Wilde said there is only good art and bad art — the artist's morality is beside the point. But it's not that simple

Karl Popper is sometimes credited with coining "conspiracy theory." He didn't. The phrase is older and stranger

Karl Popper is sometimes credited with coining "conspiracy theory." He didn't. The phrase is older and stranger

Would You Let an A.I. Michael Caine Read You the ‘Odyssey’?

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When the blogosphere gave way to Substack, writers gained audiences but lost one another. Noah Smith explains

When the blogosphere gave way to Substack, writers gained audiences but lost one another. Noah Smith explains

People in arts and culture resist AI most fiercely and miss what is most interesting about it: the way it uses language