The Genesis of a Fictional City
Eskor David Johnson’s Pay As You Go is set in an imagined city, Polis, one that takes elements from New York to Chicago to London and...
Movie Companies Sue Lawyer in Dispute Over Piracy Settlement Cash
While opinions, definitions, and scope vary, it seems fairly clear that lawsuits targeting BitTorrent pirates do little to prevent mass piracy. A steady stream of suspected...
5 Tips for Giving Better Bookish Gifts
Every holiday season for the last 10 years, my Book Riot Podcast co-host Jeff O’Neal and I have answered listener requests for holiday gift book recommendations. It’s fun,...
Authors and Bookish Accounts to Follow on Bluesky
Using X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — can be a tense experience. Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, and arguably before...
Retro Comic Rewind: The Purple Claw
Some comics go down in history as masterful examples of the craft and are beloved by multiple generations. And others end up at the landfill. In...
Gifts For Readers 2023: The Best Bookish Gifts Under $30
Several years ago, I found myself scrolling through the annual deluge of gift posts that make their way across websites this time of year and was...
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15 (2023) Review: A Fantastic Value Laptop
I’ve tested my fair share of Lenovo laptops, from workhorse ThinkPads to premium Yoga 2-in-1 laptops, and they’ve always delivered. I was intrigued by this budget-friendly...
80 Pirate IPTV Sellers Face $3.5m Bill After Failing to Charge Customers VAT
In recent years, rightsholders in Sweden have reported significantly increased consumption of pirate IPTV services, and law enforcement’s inability to tackle the problem due to a...
Pirate Bay URL Disappears from Google Knowledge Panel in ‘Blocked’ Regions
Two years ago, Google started delisting the URLs of several popular pirate sites from its search results. This decision didn’t impact all users. Instead, Google voluntarily...
Get two beginner-friendly drones for $149.97
TL;DR: Through Dec. 3, you can grab two Ninja Dragon drones for only $149.97 instead of $369.99 — that’s 59% in savings. This year’s gift-giving season...
