What Are Algorithms, and Why Do They Make People Uncomfortable?
Africa Studio “Algorithm” is a word that gets thrown around a lot. But when we build conversations around YouTube or Facebook algorithms, what are we actually...
8 GAME OF THRONES Spotify Playlists to Celebrate the Final Season
The wait is over. The final season of Game of Thrones has arrived. If you’re a longtime reader of the original books by George R.R. Martin,...
On Loving A Book I Did Not Finish
On paper, Turtles All the Way Down looks like a book so perfect for me that it might as well have been reverse engineered from the...
5 Things You Should Do on Independent Bookstore Day
Have you marked your calendar yet? Independent Bookstore Day is on Saturday, April 27—and there are just so many reasons to celebrate. Sprawling or cozy, specialized...
50 Must-Read How-To Books
Want to learn a new skill or try out a new hobby? Here are 50 of the best how-to books written to teach you 50 different...
I Finally Read EDUCATED by Tara Westover and It’s an Important Book For Our Times
From the first page of Tara Westover’s Educated, I was gripped by her story and her writing. I eagerly wanted to know more about her survivalist...
The Contradictions of Spring: Literary Quotes About Spring
“Spring is here / why don’t I feel like dancing?” So goes the mournful and lyrical phrase that has stuck in my mind through the years....
23 Children’s Books About Emotions For Kids With Big Feelings
Emotions can be difficult. For adults, absolutely, but even more so for children. How are they supposed to express the hard ones like grief, anger, or...
32 Badass Avengers Shirts to Prepare You for Endgame
We’ve all screamed ourselves hoarse by now about Avengers: Endgame, which is set for its U.S. release on April 26. It’s the culmination of over a decade...
Louis Tomlinson helps Richard, 83, tick a load of stuff off his bucket list and it’s just the purest thing
83-year-old Richard and Louis Tomlinson have a number of things in common: a love of singing, the fact they’re both from Yorkshire, and the fact they...
