How will GPT-3’s reimagining of a Shakespeare classic hold up under literary scrutiny?
Author: Lana Crowe
Alan Sillitoe’s 1958 novel has been praised for its authentic depiction of postwar Nottingham. But does its innovative style cast off the label of ‘realist’?
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Chloƫ Grace Moretz impresses in a conventional yet charming YA drama
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The Royal Academy of Arts’ 250th Summer Exhibition is marries tradition and the 21st century