Book bans in Texas spread as new state law takes effect

As Texas enters its third straight school year of coordinated book banning activity, a growing number of districts are targeting library books. Caught in the dragnet: books featuring a “naked” crayon and one with a cartoon butt.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/11/texas-library-book-bans/?source=Snapzu

Punk Sinatra (An A.I. mockumentary)

The forgotten punk pioneer
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The secret life of a ghostwriter

What does it take to lend one's writing to someone else? A ghostwriter who has authored multiple books offers a peek into the world of writing sans the fame.
Read more: https://www.deccanherald.com/features/art-and-culture/the-secret-life-of-a-ghostwriter-2736021?source=Snapzu

Why Isn’t Frasier Drinking at Cheers in the New Revival? The EPs Explain

Frasier is back in Boston in the new Paramount+ revival, but he has yet to set foot in the bar where everybody knows your name. Thursday’s premiere saw Frasier Crane return to his old stompin…
Read more: https://tvline.com/interviews/frasier-revival-cheers-reunion-not-returning-new-bar-explained-1235060082/?source=Snapzu

Amazon's Wheel of Time Has a Serious Dragon Reborn Problem

Amazon's Wheel of Time has been quite the wild ride, but the show has a major problem with the Dragon Reborn.
Read more: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/amazon-wheel-of-time-dragon-reborn-problem/?source=Snapzu

Robots Are People, Too: On the Ways Writers Use Non-Human Characters to Tell Human Stories

Sapient machines have appeared in stories for over a hundred years, but they’re just one example in our long tradition of using non-human characters to tell stories about ourselves.
Read more: https://lithub.com/robots-are-people-too-on-the-ways-writers-use-non-human-characters-to-tell-human-stories/?source=Snapzu

Porn addicts, vicars, madmen and murderers: Sarah Ogilvie on the Oxford English Dictionary’s unlikely writers

In a 70-year crowdsourcing project, a motley global public sent in the words and definitions that would form the first OED. Ogilvie reveals the shocking stories behind the book’s birth
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/13/sarah-ogilvie-oxford-english-dictionary?source=Snapzu