| No Images? Click here   According to Merriam-Webster, dotage refers to "a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness."In other dictionary news, M-W recently redefined the meaning of "troll" -- read about it here.  If book sales are any indication ― and they are ― readers did, in fact, want to know What Happened during the 2016 election.According to an Associated Press report verified by HuffPost, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s recently released book about her defeat at the hands of now-President Donald Trump has sold more than 300,000 copies across hardcover, ebook and audio formats. The opening hardcover sales alone (168,000) were enough to position What Happened as the highest-selling nonfiction release in five years.All this despite critics taking issue with Clinton’s decision to rehash the divisive presidential election not even a year after its surprising results. “The best thing she could do is disappear,” a former Clinton fundraiser reportedly told The Hill. “She’s doing harm to all of us because of her own selfishness. Honestly, I wish she’d just shut the f**k up and go away.”  On Tuesday, Toronto-based Anoosha Syed revealed via Twitter how she’d received horrific backlash after she shared her magical illustration of Hermione, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley to her Tumblr page last month. Critics unjustifiably accused Syed of “black tarring” the character and called her a “fucking dumbass liberal.” They also blasted her for drawing Potter with a darker skin tone. The 23-year-old illustrator, however, had some things to say to her detractors.  After an election steeped in economic populism from the left and the right, it’s clear that America’s love affair with capitalism and Silicon Valley solutions is fraying; what’s less clear is whether a viable alternative exists, even in the fanciful world of fiction. In four provocative new novels, four women authors ― Alissa Nutting, Doree Shafrir, Courtney Maum and Catherine Lacey ― complicate our optimistic romance with the tech mogul and the uber-capitalist economy, and struggle to find a meaningful path forward for women and society at large. If you're looking for books to read this weekend, try: 📚 Made for Love by Alissa Nutting 📚 Touch by Courtney Maum 📚 Startup by Doree Shafrir 📚 The Answers by Catherine Lacey And read more from Claire Fallon's essay, "The Tech Bros Will Not Save You," here.   “Loving Vincent,” a star-studded biopic about the life of Vincent van Gogh that’s been hailed as the first fully painted feature film ever made, debuts on Sept. 22. And while the whole “fully painted feature film” thing sounds really cool in theory, seeing it is a whole different starry night.  An unpublished author’s lawsuit against “The Art of Fielding” writer Chad Harbach has gone public, but his day in court is yet to come. Here's a breakdown of the case, courtesy of Andres Sawicki, an associate professor at the University of Miami School of Law who specializes in intellectual property law’s effect on creativity in the arts and sciences. “I have seen on Twitter [...] people have a feeling at 9 a.m. quite strongly, and then by 11 have been shouted out of it,” the author said. “That part, I find really unfortunate.”Read more:
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