Tag: books

• 100 Notable Books of 2017

  January 3, 2019

  The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. This list represents books reviewed since Dec. 4, 2016, when we published… more ›

• Here are the Biggest Fiction Bestsellers of the Last 100 Years

  December 3, 2018

  Here are the Biggest Fiction Bestsellers of the Last 100 Years As the year draws to a close, some of us like to look forward, and some of us backward—and… more ›

• Sight Unseen

  November 30, 2018

  Sight Unseen It is possible, according to many sources, to become invisible, but you must be patient, methodical, and willing to eat almost anything. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/sight-unseen-critic-at-large-kathryn-schulz more ›

• Secrets of the Magus

  November 26, 2018

  Secrets of the Magus Ricky Jay, who is perhaps the most gifted sleight-of-hand artist alive, was performing magic with a deck of cards. Also present was a friend of Mamet… more ›

• 100 Notable Books of 2018

  November 21, 2018

  100 Notable Books of 2018 An American Marriage By Tayari Jones. $26.95. Algonquin. Fiction. Roy and Celestial are a young black couple in Atlanta “on the come up,” as he… more ›

• Amazon has everything it needs to make massively popular algorithm-driven fiction

  November 17, 2018

  Amazon has everything it needs to make massively popular algorithm-driven fiction Amazon is the Voldemort of book events—”our friends in Seattle,” the ominous euphemism goes. The Seattle-based company is famous… more ›

• The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain

  October 31, 2018

  Science suggests we’re hardwired to delude ourselves. Can we do anything about it? I am staring at a photograph of myself that shows me 20 years older than I am… more ›

• [Essay] Known Unknowns | New Dark Age by James Bridle | Harper’s Magazine

  July 22, 2018

  [Essay] Known Unknowns | New Dark Age by James Bridle | Harper’s Magazine This cautionary tale, repeated often in the academic literature on machine learning, is probably apocryphal, but it… more ›

• Trump’s 19th Century Foreign Policy

  June 11, 2018

  Trump’s 19th Century Foreign Policy » His views aren’t as confused as they seem. In fact, they’re remarkably consistent—and they have a long history. One of the most common misconceptions… more ›

• The Creepy Rise of Real Companies Spawning…

  June 9, 2018

  The Creepy Rise of Real Companies Spawning Fictional Design » In 2011, the Dutch industrial giant Philips unveiled something it called the Microbial Home. more ›