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  • Chatbots Have Stolen Fanfiction From a Gift Culture

    Chatbots Have Stolen Fanfiction From a Gift Culture

    First, a confession. I’ve written fanfiction. Like, a lot of fanfic. In my spare time, I still write fic! (I’m currently writing a couple of fics for Interview With the Vampire and Trigun! It’s going great, thank you.) Over the course of the past 15 years I’ve published around 750,000 words of fic, and just to…


  • Boy, the Silo Opening Credits Sure Feel Familiar

    Boy, the Silo Opening Credits Sure Feel Familiar

    As a fan of Hugh Howey’s books, I am quite excited to watch Apple TV+’s live-action adaptation of the hit sci-fi series Silo, about the remnants of humanity who have been living in an underground bunker for so long they’ve forgotten why they’re there. But Apple has just revealed the opening credits for the adaptation,…