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There's a phenomenon I actually see extremely commonly when literature is used to teach history to middle school and high school students. Let's call it "pajamafication." So a school district

Colorization APIs are becoming widespread; AI-colorized historical photos are circulated without caveat. But is AI colorization providing an accurate image of the past? To find out, I digitally desaturated these

If you're wondering what factors Boeing and United smoothed over in their study to get this result, here they are:-It studied 767s and 777s, not the planes you actually fly

I am reading a thread of people complaining about #ownvoices and it is the cringiest thing. The term "SJW" appeared. A male author is insisting that he is living proof

Observation from PitMad: Comp titles serve different functions in queries versus pitch contests. In a query, comp titles demonstrate that you know the market and show your book's niche. They

Who likes steampunk animals?(Sculpture by Hasan Novrozi) Who really likes steampunk animals?(Sculpture by Brian Mock) Who loves steampunk animals?(Sculpture by skallywaggly84) Who adores steampunk animals?(Sculpture by Marilyn Morrison)

A lot of people on here don't understand what it means for a character in a historical work to display anachronistic attitudes that don't make sense for the society they

Aragorn's facial hair as a measure of each decade's cultural ideals of masculinity: a thread 1950s: Unclear. Has a hat. (Pauline Baynes) 1960s: Full beard (Cor Blok) 1970s: The 'gornstache

Okay, here's my controversial philosophy opinion: People who wouldn't pull the trolley lever are responsible for a huge amount of the problems we have as a society. There's a type