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MagentaRocks

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Just a former little evil banker with a twisted sense of humor who has a secret identity as a normal person.

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Frequent post warning during #tennis tournaments and #F1 races. Topics of Interest: #Movies #Film #TV #Books #Reading #Science #Space #NASA #WeirdStuff #DarkHumour #SciFi #Surfing #Hockey (LGR) #Music #Art #PopCulture #Volcanoes #Murderbot

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Bogart, Dietrich, Keaton: faces from Hollywood’s golden years – in pictures

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/jun/25/bogart-dietrich-keaton-faces-from-hollywoods-golden-years-in-pictures

The

Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood

https://www.accartbooks.com/uk/book/fabulous-faces-of-classic-hollywood/

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This is just horrible.

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500,000 Books Have Been Deleted From The Internet Archive’s Lending Library

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/06/20/500000-books-have-been-deleted-from-the-internet-archives-lending-library/

More at:

https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/19/internet-archive-stands-firm-on-library-digital-rights-in-final-brief-of-hachette-v-internet-archive-lawsuit/

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@MagentaRocks @bookstodon
Indeed!

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@MagentaRocks @bookstodon Many thanks for linking that eye-opening article! I'm a big e-book borrower and knew that libraries pay more than the standard commercial price — but I had no idea how bad it really is. Plus, I've run into "piracy" complaints about the Internet Archive before and now know that's basically untrue trash talk.

Many thanks for sharing this. Happy to boost.

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I find this so unsettling, yet condensed and things like CliffsNotes have been around for years. I think this enables people with ADHD and those with the attention span of fleas, yet, maybe it can be useful for some. At least this isn't all AI.


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May be pay-walled, no gift link option available.

"Can You Read a Book in a Quarter of an Hour?
Phone apps now offer to boil down entire books into micro-synopses. What they leave out is revealing."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/27/can-you-read-a-book-in-a-quarter-of-an-hour

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https://web.archive.org/web/20240520103816/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/27/can-you-read-a-book-in-a-quarter-of-an-hour
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There is a bot account!!!!

@bookstodon

https://botsin.space/@murderbotbot/112467101610829455

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@MagentaRocks @bookstodon I know, cool isn't it. I had to unfollow it because I haven't read/heard them all yet (spoilers).

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Amazon Is Hosting a Massive Book Sale
Ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcover editions are deeply discounted through May 20.

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Article may be paywalled. No gift option available. The headline above is all you really need.

https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-book-sale-spring-2024/

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TIL about the author Richard Flanagan. This excerpt from his new book, 'Question 7', is compelling and a bit horrifying. While reading, I found myself making sure I could breath.The book is out in the UK and coming to the US in September.

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‘I did not wish to die. I was 21 … But death was choosing me’: author Richard Flanagan on the accident that nearly killed him

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/11/richard-flanagan-kayak-capsized-question-7

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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin audiobook review – from the civil rights frontline

Law & Order’s Jesse L Martin narrates two powerful essays examining the Black experience in the US, the first in a series marking the author’s centenary year

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/10/the-fire-next-time-by-james-baldwin-audiobook-review-powerful-essays-from-the-civil-rights-frontline

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