Roland just announced Melody Flip, a melody-generation plug-in built on research from Sony Computer Science Laboratories. The pitch is straightforward: drop in an audio file, and the software breaks ...

The poet and writer Coleman Barks died last month at the age of 88. He was well known for his translations of the works of the 13th-century Persian mystic poet Jalaluddin Rumi. Coleman Barks even ...

In Maria Stepanova’s novel “The Disappearing Act,” an accidental stopover in a foreign town leads to personal change. By John Self John Self is a book critic whose writing has appeared in The Guardian ...

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When I ask my girlfriend about the book she’s reading, it’s a given I’ll spend the next couple of minutes in utter confusion. Yesterday Ami responded to my query by saying her latest read made her ...

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According to a recent study, reading for pleasure has fallen by 40% in the last 20 years, continuing a long-running downward trend. By many measures, reading skills for both students and adults ...

Although he retired from a long career as a law professor at LSU in 2011, Patrick H. Martin continues to lead a busy life. Martin, who turns 81 this month, has served as an adjunct professor at LSU in ...

As the temperatures drop and the holidays wind down, Whidbey Island beckons as the perfect setting for a cozy, winter retreat, whether you’re a reader or a writer. The island offers a slower-paced, ...

The Brick is a physical device that turns off apps on an iPhone to eliminate distractions. Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with writer Rachel Khong about her experience using the Brick and how it ...

When Tony Adler retired, somewhat abruptly, as the senior theater critic of the Chicago Reader in 2018, the headline to writer Max Maller’s deeply admiring article read “Goodbye to Tony Adler, the ...