literary

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In the 1980s and 1990s, the gripe was “stick to reading, writing and ‘rithmetic,” which implies hostility toward expanding those lessons to more complex ideas like literary analysis, critical thinking, and higher math and sciences.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Feed an Iranian news dispatch or a literary classic into some text detectors, and they return the same verdict: AI-generated.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Loren is the founding editor of the art and literary conceptual “tabloid” On the Rag and curator of the reading series Casual Encountersz.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

On Wednesday, she hosted a literary reception at Clarence House to celebrate the fifth anniversary of her Reading Room book club charity.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Despite this, when Poe unexpectedly passed away in 1849, Rufus GriswoId was named literary executor of his estate, to the surprise of many.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman