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The magazine, home to such series as "Naruto" and "One Piece," has created a formula for coaxing hit franchises out of young talents. The twenty-four-year-old behind "Kagurabachi" may be next.

"I stare at my reflection, and I see / my melody is waning--no surprise, / but only blues take root and hold."

The latest album from the musical "S.N.L." alum is a compilation of sound effects, including such tracks as "Obligatory Applause at a Speech" and "Tentative Sawing."

"In the gorgeous summer air, / between the slip and squeeze, / it gasped."

"Eat, Pray, Love" was a huge hit in part because readers imagined they could be like its author. Her new book, "All the Way to the River," shows how dubious that notion was.

Aufguss: a world championship for twirling a really hot towel.

Patrick Drahi made a fortune through debt-fuelled telecommunications companies. Now he's bringing his methods to the art market.

We're used to algorithms guiding our choices. When machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, though, what's left for the human imagination?

Today's theme: Monoculture.

Reality became malleable, was always giving way and changing its rules.