“Amazon doesn’t help independent bookstores. Period.”

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Amazon’s Clash With Independent Bookstore Day Might Repeat The we-could-care-less vibes were strong in Amazon’s response to Retail […]


Netflix’s ‘Electric State’ Is No Hit, but the Streamer Doesn’t Mind

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Netflix spent over $275 million to make “The Electric State,” a sci-fi action adventure film starring Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and a slew of sentient robots. Had it opened in theaters, instead of on its service as it did on March 14, the film would almost certainly be declared a giant disappointment. Reviews have […]


JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says remote work ‘doesn’t work in our business’

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon defended his position against remote work to a group of college students, telling them that telework “doesn’t work in our business.” Dimon, 68, said he “had enough” of virtual working when speaking to students at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business last week. A student asked the bank executive about […]