they really do not do gags like this anymore

Polygon is hiring a games writer!!! 👀👀 job-boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/jobs/…

Pitch: a novel written in this format about the remains of an ancient civilization on Mars.

Single best description of AI I’ve ever read, from the great Ted Chiang.

Every university administrator who is pouring untold resources into the AI hype machine while shutting down humanities programs should be asked about why they made such horrible decisions at every single event they do for the rest of time.

Guys. What are we doing here.

To all the poets out there: I'm pulling together a new anthology for Macmillan, and I would love to read your submissions. If you've any poems about FEELINGS - joy, happiness, anxiety, sadness, etc - I'd love to hear from you! Please DM me.

On Labor Day, revisit Toni Morrison’s reflections on the job advice she received from her father. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/xM8lFc

happy labor day! what if you celebrated by reading and sharing polygon’s union zine? it’s 54 pages on how and why the video game industry is unionizing.

LFG, NIGHTBITCHES

Hub City is OPEN!! We have three calls this fall and would love to see your book. We are looking for fall 2026/spring 2027 at the earliest and are in need of: a novel, a short story collection, a nonfiction title about the South (not an essay collection or memoir, sorry).

editor: this is a great start! me:

M. Night Shyamalan's CLAP

I profiled Mikey Madison, star of the Palme d’Or-winning film “Anora” for The Cut! it’s giving best actress oscar nominee, I am so serious thecut.com/article/mikey-…

I screamed #EnglishTeacherFX

Paperback is real! And on sale 10/22! Smarter people than me had plenty of nice things to say. Pre-orders help a lot and you can do it here: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/gabriel…

ATTENTION: GREAT LAKES WRITERS! We want your non-fiction essays, longform narrative journalism, and poetry for THE GREAT LAKES ANTHOLOGY, edited by our very own Editor-In-Chief Michael Welch and forthcoming from Belt Publishing! More info below: chireviewofbooks.com/2024/09/06/cal…

rewatched Garland's adaptation of ANNIHILATION and while it still feels oddly inert compared to the novel (and miscast), some of the visuals are spectacular