Three decades in, Amazon still working on its original books business

Three decades in, Amazon still working on its original books business

Snippets from online Amazon customer reviews as well as star ratings are displayed for books at one of the original Amazon Books stores opened in Seattle, Washington in 2015. In 2022, Amazon shut down its physical bookstore business. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Within its first month of coming to life … Read more

Sports Illustrated is latest media company damaged by AI experiment

Sports Illustrated is latest media company damaged by AI experiment

NEW YORK (AP) — Computer-generated writers … writing computer-generated stories? Sports Illustrated is the latest media company to see its reputation damaged by being less than forthcoming — if not outright dishonest — about who or what is writing its stories at the dawn of the artificial intelligence age. The once-powerful publication said it was … Read more

Robert Brustein, theater critic and pioneer who founded stage programs for Yale and Harvard, dies

Robert Brustein, theater critic and pioneer who founded stage programs for Yale and Harvard, dies

NEW YORK — Robert Brustein, a giant in the theatrical world as critic, playwright, crusader for artistic integrity and founder of two of the leading regional theaters in the country, has died. He was 96. Brustein died on Sunday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to an emailed statement from Gideon Lester, the artistic … Read more

Review: Bad Bunny’s latest album a rap-heavy treatise on fame and an ode to his ‘real fans’

Review: Bad Bunny’s latest album a rap-heavy treatise on fame and an ode to his ‘real fans’

Where does Bad Bunny go from his blockbuster 2022 album, “Un Verano Sin Ti,” one of The Associated Press’ top albums of the year By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer October 18, 2023, 12:03 PM ET • 4 min read It is what every artist wants and so few manage: distinction. In a heartbeat, Bad … Read more