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Books, Artificial Intelligence, Audible, audiobooks

AI-Generated Audiobooks Are on the Horizon, and I Don’t Want Them

Robot turning book pdf into a book mp3. (Image: Amber Books Ltd, and Alyssa Shotwell.)

Last week, Publishers Weekly wrote a very interesting albeit scary piece the inevitable rise of AI technology coming to audiobooks.

The post AI-Generated Audiobooks Are on the Horizon, and I Don’t Want Them first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, competition, dating show, reality TV

Love Isn’t an Open Door, It’s a Trap Door That Sends Women to the Shadow Realm

The Love Trap Dating Show

'The Love Trap' is a new British dating show where women who might be lying about their relationship status are eliminated by falling through trap doors.

The post Love Isn’t an Open Door, It’s a Trap Door That Sends Women to the Shadow Realm first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, billionaires, eat the rich, Elon Musk

Elon Musk Dangles Promise To Solve World Hunger on Twitter Instead Of, You Know, Actually Solving It

Elon Musk poses at a space event

Elon Musk tweeted that he would sell Tesla stock and donate $6 billion to solve world hunger, if someone could detail exactly how it would work on Twitter.

The post Elon Musk Dangles Promise To Solve World Hunger on Twitter Instead Of, You Know, Actually Solving It first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, handball, Norway, sexism

Norway’s Women’s Handball Team Wins Fight Against Sexist Bikini Mandate

A photo of the Norwegian women's beach handball team wearing shorts in a team photo, as shown on NBC News

The Norwegian women's beach handball team has won their fight against the sport's sexist rules mandating they play in midriff-baring tops and bikini bottoms.

The post Norway’s Women’s Handball Team Wins Fight Against Sexist Bikini Mandate first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Duncan Idaho, Dune, Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho Was Everyone’s MVP in Dune

Jason Momoa bent over with a sword

This is now a Duncan Idaho stan account.

The post Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho Was Everyone’s MVP in Dune first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Jared Leto, Marvel Entertainment, Morbius

New Morbius Trailer Makes Me Actually Interested in the Movie

Jared Leto in Morbius

Sure, there are...bad jokes in this like the "I'm Venom" bit but it is also a movie with a return of Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes and includes Matt Smith so...I'm in.

The post New Morbius Trailer Makes Me Actually Interested in the Movie first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Gaming, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch

Happy Home Paradise Will Be the First (And Only) Paid DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ANCH first paid DLC

Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be releasing it's free and paid DLC on November 5th. Both will be the last major updates the game receives.

The post Happy Home Paradise Will Be the First (And Only) Paid DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, abortion, Neil Gorsuch, U.S. Supreme Court

Worst Part of Supreme Court Texas Abortion Ban Hearing Was Every Time Neil Gorsuch Opened His Mouth

Neil Gorsuch smiles in his justice robe in front of a red curtain

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today challenging SB 8, Texas extreme six-week abortion ban.

The post Worst Part of Supreme Court Texas Abortion Ban Hearing Was Every Time Neil Gorsuch Opened His Mouth first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, banned books, Matt Krause, Texas

Everything is Bigger in Texas, Even The Amount of Books “Under Review” by Texas Lawmakers

2015 image of State Rep Matt Krause next to a ban hammer (literally) and a lasso showing a few of the 850 titles "under investigation." Titles include Handmaidens Tale, V is For Vendetta, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Felix Ever After, Cinderella is Dead, and Native Americans and the Question of Genocide. (Image: screencap from Texas Tribune, Top Png, and respective publishers of the books.)

Why do voters' matter? Because the person leading the investigation on books that pertain to race, sexuality (teen pregnancy, abortion, and anything LGBTQ+), or "make students feel discomfort" is running for a major state position.

The post Everything is Bigger in Texas, Even The Amount of Books “Under Review” by Texas Lawmakers first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Chris Pratt, Garfield

Chris Pratt Attacks Us Again, Is Cast as Garfield

Garfield the cat watching tv

Mondays really are the worst. The real Garfield knew that. This imposter, Chris Pratt, announcing this on a Monday? Not very Garfield at all.

The post Chris Pratt Attacks Us Again, Is Cast as Garfield first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson Super Bowl Scandal to Be Covered in New York Times Presents Doc

Janet Jackson. Image credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com

FX and Hulu are teaming up once more to cover Janet Jackson in a new New York Times Presents video about the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show titled: Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson set to air November 19.

The post Things We Saw Today: Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson Super Bowl Scandal to Be Covered in New York Times Presents Doc first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, baby Yoda, Lizzo, The Mandalorian

Lizzo Channeled the Power of Grogu For Halloween

Baby Yoda with a wide-mouth smile in Disney+'s The Mandalorian Star Wars series.

Love Halloween as much as Lizzo clearly loves Halloween.

The post Lizzo Channeled the Power of Grogu For Halloween first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Alyssa Milano, Charmed

Charmed Star Alyssa Milano Feels Guilty for Her Part in Original Power of Three Break Up

Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)

In her new memoir actress Alyssa Milano is speaking about the infamous feud between herself and fellow Charmed actress, Shannen Doherty, which led to the latter leaving their hit series after three seasons.

The post Charmed Star Alyssa Milano Feels Guilty for Her Part in Original Power of Three Break Up first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, writing, writing advice

8 Bits of (Hopefully) Encouraging Advice on How to Tackle NaNoWriMo This Month

Deku writing

Writing 50,000 words in a month can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be! Here's some advice as we begin NaNoWriMo this month!

The post 8 Bits of (Hopefully) Encouraging Advice on How to Tackle NaNoWriMo This Month first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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