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Brave New Metaphors: Lessons From Science Fiction
https://www.pw.org/content/brave_new_metaphors_lessons_from_science_fiction

Brave New Metaphors: Lessons From Science Fiction

The celebrated writer shows how science fiction’s “novums”—the futuristic or fantastical developments a writer invents in their work—can delve into philosophical questions, explore contemporary issues, and help us see worlds that are not yet real.

Poets & Writers

Thought Portal 8h ago

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Seek the Unknown in the Familiar: Lessons From Historical Fiction
https://www.pw.org/content/seek_the_unknown_in_the_familiar_lessons_from_historical_fiction

Seek the Unknown in the Familiar: Lessons From Historical Fiction

The best historical fiction “vibrates with a past that is in the present” and reveals the unseen in stories thought we knew—craft skills any writer can bring to their work.

Poets & Writers

Thought Portal 10h ago

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Cultivate Suspense: Lessons From Thrillers
https://www.pw.org/content/cultivate_suspense_lessons_from_thrillers

Cultivate Suspense: Lessons From Thrillers

The author of Winter Counts offers a masterclass in building suspense, whether your character is planning a heist or planting a garden.

Poets & Writers

Thought Portal 10h ago

#article
Embrace the “And Then”: Lessons From Fairy Tales
https://www.pw.org/content/embrace_the_and_then_lessons_from_fairy_tales

Embrace the “And Then”: Lessons From Fairy Tales

Fairy tales are built on their own enchanting associative logic. A maestro of magical realism explores what writers can unlock when they let readers leap between a story’s plot points—and where such a trail of breadcrumbs can lead.

Poets & Writers

Thought Portal 10h ago

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Conjure the Strange: Lessons From Horror
https://www.pw.org/content/conjure_the_strange_lessons_from_horror

Conjure the Strange: Lessons From Horror

The award-winning writer studies how the most powerful horror stories are grounded in “deeply human dilemma,” and how daring the ghoulish can bring us closer to our characters.

Poets & Writers

Thought Portal 1d ago

#film
We Were Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCxqJgpejbs

We Were Here (trailer)

YouTube

Thought Portal 1d ago

#film
Resynator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYj-0zKtkqo

RESYNATOR [OFFICIAL THEATRICAL TRAILER]

YouTube

Thought Portal 1d ago

Neil Brown 1d ago

The idea that one should be forced to verify one's age or identity to use one's own computer absolutely baffles me.

Thought Portal 1d ago

#film
A Season with Isabella Rossellini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMKxpeyBUg4

A SEASON WITH ISABELLA ROSSELLINI - 2023 - Film - Original Trailer - Festa del cinema di Roma 2023

YouTube

Thought Portal 3d ago

Electronic Frontier Foundation 3d ago

The FCC’s WiFi router ban is “an extremely blunt instrument, and it’s going to impact many harmless products in order to stem a real problem,” EFF’s @legind told CNET. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/fcc-bans-foreign-made-routers-as-national-security-risk/

Is Your Wi-Fi Router Safe From the FCC Ban? Nearly Every Major Brand Is Impacted

The crackdown on foreign-made routers labeled a "national security risk" affects most major router brands.

CNET

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