What is Queerbaiting vs Queer Coding?
Queerness has been explored in fiction in myriad ways. Nowadays in western media, and particularly in literature, there is much more outright representation of queerness than...
Publishing Jobs: 4 Hard Truths About Working in the Book Business
I truly cannot overemphasize how cool the publishing industry can be. While books and publications have existed far longer than the concept of “industry,” the modern...
Under-the-Radar Spring 2021 Books You May Have Missed
With all the hype around big, buzzy books, it can be super easy to overlook or totally miss other great books that are being published constantly,...
Stephen Colbert to host Virgin Galactic’s livestream launching Richard Branson into space
Richard Branson is set to launch himself into space, nine days before Jeff Bezos. And while we can’t all enjoy a seat beside a billionaire, awkwardly...
Alison Bechdel and the Secret to Human Transformation
Acclaimed cartoonist Alison Bechdel shifts gears and takes center stage in her new graphic memoir, The Secret to Superhuman Strength, out now from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. While...
Netflix’s ‘Fear Street Part 2: 1978’ is even better and bloodier than ‘Part 1’
When Kate’s head entered that bread slicer in Fear Street Part One: 1994, I was certain Netflix’s trilogy had peaked. Now, having finished a hellish stay...
What extreme heat waves can do to your body
Climate 101 is a Mashable series that answers provoking and salient questions about Earth’s warming climate. Humans, with millions of sweat glands, are by far the...
Sen. Warren Wants SEC to Finally Regulate Crypto Markets
Elizabeth Warren has warned that cryptocurrency investors are at the “mercy of manipulators and fraudsters” because the crypto market isn’t properly regulated, according to a new...
How to stop strangers from listening in on your Alexa chats (and why you should)
Privacy Please is an ongoing series exploring the ways privacy is violated in the modern world, and what can be done about it. Amazon’s Alexa can...
Scan documents from your phone with this app on sale
TL;DR: Create scans and more with the iScanner app. As of July 9, get a lifetime subscription for only $39.99 — a 79% discount. The iScanner...
