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Apple Looks to Take Ebook Case to Supreme Court
The company said the case “presents issues of surpassing importance to the United States economy.”
Two Vodkas and One Iced Coffee with Salman Rushdie
VICE caught up with the iconic author to discuss his 12th novel, 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights.' As he chatted about everything from fatwa to Twitter feuds, Rushdie proved he is as controversial, and incredible, as ever.
Learning to Be Less Stupid with Patricia Marx
Author and humorist Patricia Marx discusses search history shame, trying to learn Cherokee, and fighting the reality that we've all been getting dumber since college.
Oliver Sacks Humanized His and Others' Diseases, Is Dead at 82
The neurologist detailed the final months of his life in heartbreaking essays for the 'New York Times.'
China's First Hugo Award Is a Win for Diversity in Science Fiction
By protesting diversity, conservative science fiction activists helped hand the most diverse—and worthy—selection a Hugo.
Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' Reveals the Limits of the Liberal Imagination
Despite its aesthetic flaws, the recently published "sequel" to 'To Kill a Mockingbird' feels right at home in our turbulent racial times.
[Exclusive] Visualizing 36 Years of Iranian Literary Censorship
Talking to Small Media about their interactive visualization of Iran's literary censorship from the 1979 revolution through to today.
The Secret Authoritarian History of Science Fiction
Many have been surprised by the recent controversies stirred up by SF's right-wing writers—but they shouldn't be.
Read an Excerpt from Joshua Cohen's Tour-de-Force Novel 'Book of Numbers'
An excerpt from the novelist's astonishing new book about a failed writer and an eccentric billionaire, both named Joshua Cohen, in the internet age.
My Grandfather Was a Gun-Running Psychopath Who Hung with William S. Burroughs
Paul Lund was a serial womanizer, a career criminal, and a friend of the Beats. He was also, as I recently found out, the father my mom never met.
The Counselor
Will the future of healthcare bring artificial intelligence that convinces you it's time to die?