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We Assume AI Replacing Workers Is Inevitable
We spend a lot of time worrying that artificial intelligence is going to take our jobs. But AI can’t fire anyone. People can. That…
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TRANSMISSION 005 // OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The United States Meta-Agent Program has introduced its newest government-sanctioned Colossal. His name is Anthem. When duty calls, he answers. When America stands, he…
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Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta – A Book Review
Believe it or not, Ghost Town is my first Tom Perrotta book. I primarily picked it up at the library because I recognized his…
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TRANSMISSION 004 // VIRAL FOOTAGE
Two men. One masked woman. She doesn’t have superpowers. Apparently, nobody told her that should stop her. DEVIL WOMAN. No powers. No backup. No…
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TRANSMISSION 003 // EVIDENCE
Sixty-one victims. No apparent connection. No known motive. Surveillance footage recovered from Waid’s Wharf captured one person of interest. Shadow Serpent. Discover The Chronicles…
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TRANSMISSION 002 // EMERGENCY ALERT
The following footage was submitted by a Purgatory Station resident. They don’t know where he came from. They don’t know what he wants. They…
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TRANSMISSION 001 // CLASSIFIED
The following document was obtained without authorization. Agent 0099 refused the order. Hundreds died. MAP called him a traitor. He called it murder. What…
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones – A Book Review
Stephen Graham Jones’ The Buffalo Hunter Hunter gave me something I honestly didn’t think I needed: a completely new take on the vampire. The…
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AI Is Why We Need Journalism
I’m a big proponent of artificial intelligence. I use it regularly, I talk about it often, and I believe it has enormous potential to…
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