Whether the US President has the power to declare war is a matter of US constitutional law. That question can be answered theoretically, politically, or historically. Whatever it is, everything depends on the year 1964. And the story told by the events of that year and the decades that followed is the story of the
nice art, nice cover Another month of books, another month of book covers. This month was all about art choices – and some clever tricks, too. Below are my favorite book covers of June; As always, feel free to add to my list in the comments. Maggie O’Farrell, land; Cover design by Holly Ovenden (Knopf,
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“What a beautiful girl!” Antonio shouted as he saw a group on horseback passing through the square in the village of N***a.(1)Just then arrived to participate in the local festival scheduled for the next day. Article continues after ad Antonio Gonzalez has been my fellow student and my favorite friend since my youth. On saying
A story that was widely accused on social media of being written using AI has won the overall Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Zameer Nazir’s story snake in the grove It went viral with critics criticizing X and Bluesky after it was named as the regional winner in mid-May. claim of It showed “clear markers” of
what a trip! Zamir Nazir, one of three finalists for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, was charged with using AI to create his work. won the overall award. ICYMI: The online allegations began shortly after the Commonwealth Foundation in May announced the five regional winners who will compete for the overall prize. reader, writer, and
This week is one of those rare instances where you may be reading the title of this piece and wondering what happened to the last slate of YA book releases for June. The answer is that they are here – all of the books in this week’s roundup were published on June 30, but you’re
July means sunshine with watermelon slices and things cooked on the grill. There are electric bugs, bubble machines and long walks on the beach. This is the peak of the American summer. We may be in a bit of a lull before peak book season begins again in the fall, but there are still plenty
Jez Cajiao & Aethon: The Vault – The Best in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror! Dark fantasy meets grimdark dungeon core litrpg! An epic dungeon adventure. An event after the apocalypse. In all the games Matt has played, dungeons are places to raid and conquer, but when power is taken from the world, and the