Review of Pathemata by Maggie Nelson – a writer’s effort to convey the experience of chronic pain | Autobiography and memoir
In her notable 1985 work, *The Body in Pain*, Elaine Scarry discusses the “embarrassment” of pain and its resistance to being expressed in words. She notes that “physical pain” doesn’t just reject language; it can actively destroy it. This notion resonates with Virginia Woolf’s earlier observation about language being “dry” when it’s failing. Both of […]
UK-wide effort started to address the exclusion of working-class writers | Publishing
There’s a crisis in the UK writing and publishing scene, highlighting a growing disconnect among working-class individuals whose stories often go unheard. Advocates for new literary platforms argue this point strongly. The timing of the launch for The Bee magazine was intentional, coinciding with the early May bank holiday. The magazine includes literary magazines, podcasts, […]
LA Times tells left-leaning opinion writers to publish fewer columns
The Los Angeles Times reportedly cut commentary from left-leaning opinion writers. Staff are said to have President Trump smoke a comfortable owner. Robin Abkalian, Jackie Karmas and LZ Granderson were informed by their boss that they would expect to publish one opinion piece a week, rather than their usual two. According to a report in […]
‘Taxi Driver’ screenwriter calls AI ‘smarter’ and ‘better’ than Oscar-nominated writers
Paul Schleder, a writer known for acclaimed works such as “Taxi driver”, “Raging Bull”, and “First Reformed”, revealed that it clearly supports artificial intelligence. I was surprised. In a series of posts last week, he was amazed at the abilities of AI and Chatgpt in his profession. “AI is more wise than me. I have […]
House GOP tax writers call for cuts 'as soon as possible'
Republican tax leaders on Tuesday ramped up pressure on members of other parties to pass tax cuts as a top priority in Congress. “We need to make the Trump tax cuts permanent as soon as possible,” Rep. Jason Smith (R-Missouri), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said during the committee's first hearing in the […]
Babylon Bee blasts Southern Poverty Law Center after left-wing group doxxes anonymous writers
Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon on Tuesday accused the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) of exposing several anonymous writers on his website in a post that went viral on X. did. The Babylon Bee is a conservative Christian satirical site that produces humorous fake news articles. Dillon identified several writers for the non-satirical sister […]
The viral superhero football matchup gets a serious breakdown from our writers
We've all heard the phrase, “It's not the X's and O's that make the difference, it's the Jimmy's and Joe's.” Words attributed to legendary Texas Longhorn coach Darrell K. Royal. He said the players he puts on the field are more important than the strategy he plans. However, if all talents are relatively equal, you […]
Veteran Hollywood Professionals Facing Evictions After Writers’ Strike
The BBC reports that an experienced actor and aviation cinematographer felt uneasy about having a “good value meal at McDonald's” even though he was “at the heart of Hollywood's golden age of streaming”. piece How the industry's writers' strike has affected other industries. Before Michael Fortin was on the brink of homelessness, built He turned […]
CNN permanently axes opinion section, informs some writers via terse email
News giant CNN has decided to permanently shut down the opinion section of its website as part of a sweeping restructuring project under CEO Mark Thompson. News of the closure actually broke a few weeks ago. Substack Article Article by journalist Claire Atkinson. On July 10, Atkinson reported that CNN opinion editors and contributors had […]
‘Midwit’ writers of ‘The Boys’ took WOKE to new level
Amazon Prime’s The Boys has always been a “woke” show, but its latest season took the meaning of that word to a whole new level. “The Boys has been a woke show since the very first season,” Lauren Chen explains. “I realized that in the later seasons, especially in seasons three and four, the wokeness […]