barry pierce
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barry pierce
@BarryPierce
I write about books, mostly.

What's the best way to learn Art History is there like a good book or course or can someone just teach me it






Intrigued by this latest book world drama. A popular femgore novel, Shy Girl by Mia Ballard (published by Headline in the UK) has been accused of being either partially or wholly written by ChatGPT. A Reddit post (reddit.com/r/horrorlit/s/…) and a huge video essay make the case.

Well, it’s official. The book is dead. nytimes.com/2026/03/19/boo…

From California to Camden, #BritishVogue’s April 2026 cover star #OliviaRodrigo is the 23-year-old singer-songwriter the world fell for like no other. As fascination about her new album and life away from the mic hits fever pitch, Amel Mukhtar takes a walk on Primrose Hill with this decade’s biggest breakout star to talk fame versus reality and what it takes to chronicle all our love stories. britishvogue.visitlink.me/VHHsMU

Jake Shane’s Vanity Fair #Oscar party interviews are going viral for all the wrong reasons. From awkward moments with Kris Jenner to calling an Oscar nominated film’s sick child “annoying” while talking over Julia Fox and Damson Idris, the chaos said it all: red carpet reporting is a craft, and not every influencer is a reporter. variety.com/2026/film/colu…

New Lime bike unveiled - smaller and much easier to ride. Some will have rear cargo shelf. Launches today in Oxford and Milton Keynes. About 1,500 due to arrive in London next month.

That conspiracy theory that Paul Mescal made up he was born in 1996 bc he wanted to the youngest actor to win an academy award and now we’re stuck with this lie


I'll also be chatting with Xiaolu Guo to celebrate the paperback release of CALL ME ISHMAELLE, which was one of my fave books of last year. Excited to chat all things mystic, maritime, and Melville. wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/…

NATHAN BARLEY (2005) x264 SD (DVDrip)+ Ai Upscale AAC 2.0 ENG + Sub EN *Files are zipped Cynical journalist Dan Ashcroft (Julian Barratt) writes a scathing article calling out the "idiots" around him-only to become an unwilling icon to them.










