Angela Nissel faces down grief with a laugh
Angela Nissel’s latest book, Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead, is my kind...
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Synth historian Oli Freke will spend big on a good bicycle
Oli Freke is a musician and journalist whose works have appeared in Sound on Sound,...
Margaret Atwood says the problem with AI is ‘garbage in, garbage out’
Maraget Atwood, the storied author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Blind Assassin, was interviewed...
Japanese Gothic is a gorgeously grotesque ghost story
I’ll give the usual caveat: The horror novel Japanese Gothic is best experienced going in...
Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal
At first, the winners of the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2026 enjoyed the...
The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History
If you could travel back in time, what year would you choose? What would you...
‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Bringing New Fans to Hockey. Does the Sport Deserve Them?
The NHL also pointed WIRED to its partnerships with Pride organizations around the US, Canada,...