Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.

Andrew Polk, 26, teaches 10th-grade English in suburban Ohio, not far from where he grew up. As a high school student less ...
Futurism

Large Language Models Will Never Be Intelligent, Expert Says

Are tech companies on the verge of creating thinking machines with their tremendous AI models, as top executives claim they are? Not according to one expert. We humans tend to associate language with ...
National Catholic Register

New Book by Pope Leo XIV Invites Readers to Dream of a ‘Reconciled, Peaceful, and Harmonious Humanity’

The Vatican Publishing House published Nov. 20 a new Italian-language book by Pope Leo XIV titled The Power of the Gospel: The Christian Faith in 10 Words, a compilation of the Pontiff’s speeches and ...
The Atlantic

Eight Plot-Heavy Books That Will Keep You Turning Pages

The literary landscape of the 21st century seems more and more divided when it comes to one particular aspect: plot. Some books have it; others don’t. The have-nots have gotten a lot of critical ...
Variety

‘Pluribus’ Book by Rhea Seehorn’s Carol Sturka Available to Download

Are you a big fan of mindless crap? Well, you’re in luck. An excerpt of the fictional “Pluribus” book “Bloodsong of Wycaro,” the latest novel in Carol Sturka’s “Winds of Wycaro” romantasy series, is ...
collider

All 6 Stephen King Books From the 2020s, Ranked

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...
Forbes

Here’s The ‘Harry Potter’ Full-Cast Audiobooks Release Schedule

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone — the first full-cast audiobook based on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series — is new on Audible on Tuesday. When will the full-cast renditions of the books ...
Forbes

When Does First ‘Harry Potter’ Full-Cast Audiobook Come Out This Week?

The new full-cast audiobook for author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone will be released by Audible this week. Treadway, Lester and Stanton will voice Harry, Ron and Hermione for ...
GamesRadar+

Mojang is finally revealing all of Minecraft: Java Edition's code after 16 years to "make it quicker and easier for modders to create and improve mods"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It continues with an explanation on obfuscation within the Java Edition: "For a long time, Java ...
InfoWorld

C, C++, Java vie for second place in language popularity

While Python continues to be the runaway leader in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity, C, C++, and Java are engaged in a fierce battle for second place. Currently in fifth place, ...
Variety

PBS Kids Sets ‘Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures’ Full Series

PBS Kids is expanding “Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures,” which debuted in 2023 as a series of shorts, into a full half-hour series set to debut in 2026. A spinoff of “Super Why,” which ran on PBS ...