I stand corrected.

Numbers are not their notations.

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I'm pretty sure Temu is Chinese.

The King in Yellow by Robert Chambers is not modern, but it is what inspired Lovecraft, and Chambers is a far better writer. It's several short stories, is pretty accessible, and has some moderate critiques or observations on society that are still relevant.

Important caveats - it's not all horror. Chambers was mostly a romance author who occasionally did horror and it shows near the end of the collection.

The beginning of the first story is pretty jarring to modern sensibilities, but Chambers was probably not a racist, and it was probably meant to be jarring even for readers of the day. It's a story where you have to remember the author is not the narrator.

"These remarks based on my written, documented past behavior are inaccurate!"

We've found a time traveller from ancient Greece...

Edit: sorry. I mean we've found a time traveller from ancient Mesopotamia.

Always has been.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_science

The prequels were better

Well, actually...

Whichever editor let them post "100 thousand" should be spanked one 100 times with the severed hand of whatever asshole wrote it in the first place.

Why is Medium conflating trolls and shills?

People who are paid propagandists are shills, not trolls.