Oracle became stewards of the Java platform as a by-product of their acquisition of Sun Microsystems. But looking back, it seems that the Java Platform has been more of a burden than a blessing.

Put down the tome – there are easier ways to meet that 2025 reading goal. Reading shouldn’t be stressful, but sometimes it’s fun to turn up the heat with a challenge. Just don’t talk to us the last ...

The literary landscape of the 21st century seems more and more divided when it comes to one particular aspect: plot. Some books have it; others don’t. The have-nots have gotten a lot of critical ...

Short books, novellas, graphic works, or very lean novels, offer a unique reading experience: you can complete one in a few sittings, yet still come away changed. In a busy world, a compact book ...

As a yarmulke-wearing summer college intern in Coats’s office at the time, I fondly recall the senator’s warm and sincere enthusiasm for the project, for the Jewish people in general, and for his ...

László Krasznahorkai, seen here in Spain in 2018, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. Carlos R. Alvarez / WireImage via Getty Images Hungarian novelist and screenwriter László Krasznahorkai has ...

Thirty years ago, the PlayStation console kicked off a new gaming era with its launch in the US and Europe. To celebrate this milestone, Sony has announced that it'll be exploring the history of the ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris' highly anticipated book detailing her experiences on the unprecedented 2024 campaign trail only included three mentions of Michelle Obama, the majority of which ...

You have likely heard about the Presidential submissions to this anthology, which the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform obtained from Epstein’s estate and released to the public this ...

An entry in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book shows the disgraced financier holding a novelty check with a signature of “DJ TRUMP.” It makes reference to a woman who dated both men in the 1990s. By ...

From Brutus to Brutus. With elephants, ducks, steers, tigers (of all stripes), gators and bulldogs in between. Lee Corso has donned a mascot’s headgear for the final time. This icon of college ...

When I talk about digital notebooks with friends and family, two very different products have come up in conversation: the Supernote Nomad and the Rocketbook. The former is an E Ink notebook that ...