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Grace Byron is a critic, reporter, and novelist based in Queens. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, Bookforum, and elsewhere. Her debut novel Herculine is out now.

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Books

Claire Stapleton Helped Write The Myth Of Google, But Now She’s Trying To Tell The Truth

Samer Kalaf

A general view of a "Google" logo and a WNBA logo on seats

The Machines

The Mystery Of Google’s Fixation On “The Transwoman In The WNBA”

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Nicholas Russell

Gross distressing AI image of the disparate threads of the American flag wrapping themselves into the shape of Civil Rights marchers, like something out of John Carpenter's The Thing.

Arts And Culture

Darren Aronofsky’s AI Videos Are A Fitting Tribute To America, I Guess

David Roth

Oklahoma City Thunder General Manager Sam Presti, at center in glasses and a vest, was in attendance for the retirement of Kendrick Williams during a college basketball game between Texas Longhorns and the TCU Horned Frogs on February 3, 2024.

What Is Sam Presti’s Name? The Answer(s) May Surprise You.

The author can be reached at postpostdoc@protonmail.com.

Post-Postdoc

The AI Floodwaters Are Rising Fast

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the Stanford Business, Government, and Society Forum at Stanford University in April of 2024.

Google

Claire Stapleton Helped Write The Myth Of Google, But Now She’s Trying To Tell The Truth

The Mystery Of Google’s Fixation On “The Transwoman In The WNBA”

Darren Aronofsky’s AI Videos Are A Fitting Tribute To America, I Guess

What Is Sam Presti’s Name? The Answer(s) May Surprise You.

The AI Floodwaters Are Rising Fast

Google’s Got Nothing But Wrong Answers