Jane Austen’s Whisper Networks
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when a woman’s economic well-being depends on the men around her, it pays to listen to what other women...
“Ah, That Was Easy!” — A Quick, Simple Trick to Make Your Quotes Stand Out
As an editor, one of the first pieces of feedback I give to writers is to vary word choice and sentence structure. But there’s one place...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 22, 2020
Sponsored by Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast Novel Gazing. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while...
Gyms Now Offering Perks for Working Out With an Apple Watch
The plan is that soon you’ll be able to waltz into a gym, connect your Apple Watch to a treadmill, and earn cash back or a...
14th-Century Steambath Discovered in Mexico City
Archaeologists in Mexico City have uncovered a pre-Hispanic steambath dating back to the 14th century. Its location in the city’s historic district confirms the whereabouts of...
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Casual Queerness Is Fantastic
Dreamworks’ Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is all about a group of (mostly) average kids making their way around a strange post-apocalyptic land. It’s been...
Oprah Winfrey’s Controversial Book Club Pick, AMERICAN DIRT, Casts a Long Shadow
On Tuesday, January 21, Oprah announced that her next book club pick would be none other than the highly anticipated and highly controversial American Dirt by...
Why I Went Birdwatching at a Particle Physics Lab
We drove past the perfect-circle frozen pond delineating the Booster—the second in a sequence of Fermilab’s particle accelerators—and then onto the 2-mile ring road that traces...
6 Signs You Can’t Handle a Long-Distance Relationship
If you’re in a long-distance relationship, you don’t need us to tell you it’s tough work. Yes—work is exactly what it is. And not everybody is cut...
An Open Source eReader That’s Free of Corporate Restrictions Is Exactly What I Want Right Now
I get it. The Kindle and its ability to shop for and instantly buy books anywhere using wifi or Whispernet are incredibly convenient, and it’s what’s...
