Here’s what’s making us happy this week. ‹

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June 6, 2025, 11:03am You’re in luck, readers. We have a lot to love this Friday. The theme this week is “Forever Young.” We at Lit Hub are getting our kicks in the rearview mirror, reminiscing on everything from our first chaotic friend groups to our first absurd recitals. We’re playing make-believe and suspending disbelief, […]


Here’s what’s making us happy this week. ‹

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May 23, 2025, 3:22pm Happy spring, fellow travelers. This week we’re back to basics with the good stuff. Physical books supplied by physical people are bringing us lots of joy. And when the pages don’t compel, we’re moving our bodies around. In the wake of #AIBooksellerGate, our own Drew Broussard put out a live bookseller’s […]


Here’s what’s making us happy this week. ‹

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May 16, 2025, 2:40pm Though we in the Western Hemisphere have slightly more than a month till summer starts, most of us at Lit Hub are getting a spiritual jump on the season. McKayla Coyle is calibrating their summer playlist. Emily Firetog is finding the thunderstorm channel relaxing. Because, in addition to making good mental […]


What’s Behind Technology’s Disembodied Female Voices?

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And yet, perhaps after simply being confronted with the possibility of Jessie’s demise, I’ve developed a new fondness for her. Jessie doesn’t pretend to be the ideal woman; she has less in common with the imperfectly perfect Alexa than she does the deep, resonant and pompously put-on voice of authority that Laurie Anderson cultivated in […]


History behind hacking method and what’s next

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As the ransomware industry evolves, experts are predicting hackers will only continue to find more and more ways of using the technology to exploit businesses and individuals. Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images Ransomware is now a billion-dollar industry. But it wasn’t always that large — nor was it a prevalent cybersecurity risk like […]


What’s next for Meta’s metaverse

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In October 2021, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent his trillion-dollar social media company into a new direction. Facebook changed its name to Meta and Zuckerberg set his sights on a new horizon, the metaverse. “There was genuinely a need and a desire at the time for Facebook, the company, to rebrand into something else,” said […]