OpenAI may be changing how the world interacts with language. But inside headquarters, there is a homage to the written word: a library.
Category: Books and Literature
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How a Novelist Became a Pop Star
In fiction, Ali Sethi wrote about being queer in Pakistan. Now he’s singing his story.
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By the Book Interview With Judi Dench
“They’re snapshots of the past: first-night gifts, holidays abroad, memories of lost friends and loved ones,” the award-winning actress says. Her latest, written with Brendan O’Hea, is “Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent.”
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Cass Elliot’s Death Spawned a Horrible Myth. She Deserves Better.
The Mamas & the Papas singer was known for her wit, her voice and her skill as a connector. For 50 years, a rumor has overshadowed her legacy.
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He Sang ‘What a Fool Believes.’ But Michael McDonald Is in on the Joke.
The singer and songwriter with a silky-smooth voice has written a memoir with Paul Reiser that recounts his story of pain and redemption with dashes of humor.
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What’s the Meaning Behind ‘The Garden of Times,’ the J.G. Ballard Story and Met Gala Theme?
In 1962, J.G. Ballard published “The Garden of Time,” a short story about aristocrats overrun by “an immense rabble.” Now it’s the dress-code theme for the year’s most lavish ball.
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In China, Ruled by Men, Women Quietly Find a Powerful Voice
Women in Shanghai gather in bars, salons and bookstores to reclaim their identities as the country’s leader calls for China to adopt a “childbearing culture.”
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With ‘All Fours,’ Miranda July Experiments in Fiction and in Life
In “All Fours,” her first novel in almost 10 years, the writer, artist and filmmaker considers freedom — sexual and otherwise.
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Is ‘The Idea of You’ Harry Styles Fan Fiction?
The filmmakers do more to align star and character than the novel did. But somehow that doesn’t make the movie indebted to the musician.
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The Romance Novelist, His Muse and a ‘Healing’ Plot Twist
After their 2021 wedding, John Murray and Kimberlee Stevenson experienced much heartbreak. Now comes joy.
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A Starry Cast Navigates ‘Uncle Vanya’ and ‘Every Emotion Under the Sun’
Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Alison Pill and Anika Noni Rose discuss the new translation of Chekhov that brought them to the farm.