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books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

obituary Maine's "Lobster Lady," who fished for 97 years, has died at 105 Ellsworth Toohey

movies WikiFlix is like Netflix for public domain films, with no ads, no logins, and no data harvesting Ellsworth Toohey

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books Public Domain Day 2026: Hammett, Faulkner, Christie, Kafka now free Ellsworth Toohey

Comic Books Supergirl is James Gunn at his Gunniest Séamus Bellamy

News New York's school phone ban accidentally created a teen social revival Ellsworth Toohey

language Merriam-Webster picks "slop" as word of the year Rob Beschizza

Buffy reboot confronts the OG show's wild premise of centuries‑old men thirsting after a sophomore Jason Weisberger

music "Stranger Than Kindness" is the incredible new Nick Cave virtual exhibition Jennifer Sandlin

boston You can now sleep in the actual Goodnight Moon bedroom Jennifer Sandlin

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movies Del Toro's Frankenstein gets first full-on trailer dripping with Gothic flair Grant St. Clair

science fiction Dark Horse and Lucasfilm resurrect Hisao Tamaki's Star Wars manga with deluxe Kickstarter editions Gareth Branwyn