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☆ Artificially Intelligent Help for Planning Your Summer Vacation
  + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The summer travel season starts in just a few weeks, but if you are looking for software that goes beyond simply booking flights and hotels, you’re in luck. Search engines enhanced by artificial intelligence can help with your research and outline full itineraries. Travel AgentGeneral-purpose A.I.-powered search tools and chatbots like Google’s Gemini spin up a list of things to do on your vacation when asked, but A.I. bots that are fine-tuned for travel queries are often more comprehensive. These bots scout destinations, plan itineraries, search for accommodations and flights, map out road trips and do more — grabbing a lot of information at once and saving you all that time-consuming web trawling.
☆ The Basics of Smartphone Backups
  + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
What would you do if you permanently lost all the photos, notes and other files on your phone? If you have a backup system in place, you’d likely know what to do next: Restore it all to a new phone. Here’s a quick overview of some ways you can keep your files safe, secure and up to date. Getting StartedWhen you first set up your phone, you created (or logged into) a free account from Apple, Google or Samsung to use the company’s software and services. For example, this would be the Apple ID on your iPhone, the Google Account on your Android phone or the Samsung Account on your Galaxy device.
Persons: you’d Organizations: Apple, Google, Samsung
☆ Use Your Allusion: See How Many Literary References You Recognize
  + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Lines from poems and plays frequently serve as inspiration for later literary allusions. This 12-question quiz is crafted from a running list created by the Book Review’s staff to test your knowledge on a wide variety of referenced works. The source material spans thousands of years and includes ancient Greek history and modern pop songs. After you finish, you’ll get your score and a list of links to the original works. (And yes, the headline above does allude to a pair of 1991 albums from the rock band Guns N’ Roses.
Persons: you’ll, Erik Carter
☆ Do You Know These Pulitzer-Winning Women and Their Books?
  + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s multiple-choice quiz designed to test your knowledge of books and literary culture. This week’s challenge asks you to identify several Pulitzer Prize-winning works of fiction written by women and published within the past 25 years. Just tap or click on the title you think is correct to see the answer and a snippet of the original coverage in The Times. After the last question, you’ll find links to the award-winning titles in case you’re looking for a good book to read.
Organizations: The Times
☆ Do You Know These Books That Became Best Picture Winners?
  + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about literature that has gone on to find new life in the form of movies, television shows, theatrical productions and other formats. With the 2024 Academy Awards ceremony on March 10, this month’s challenge focuses on nonfiction books that were adapted into films that went on to win the Oscar for best picture. Just tap or click your answers to the five questions below. And scroll down after you finish the last question for more information and links to the books.
☆ How Well Do You Know Berlin and Its Literary Landmarks?
  + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself. This week’s literary geography quiz is all about Berlin, Germany’s capital city. The novels highlighted within the quiz were published in English within the past 85 years and told from the viewpoint of a visitor or expatriate experiencing the city. But even if you are unfamiliar with the specific titles, the questions are about Berlin’s landmarks — and the books form a handy reading list. Links to the books will be listed at the end of the quiz if you’d like to do further reading.
Locations: Berlin, Germany’s
☆ Can You Find the 10 International Thrillers Hidden in This Text Puzzle?
  + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
This month’s Title Search encourages you to discover 10 thrillers with settings around the world. The titles of the novels are hidden below within an unrelated text passage. As you read along, tap or click the words when you think you’ve found a title. When you uncover each title, the answer section at the bottom of the screen grows to create a reading list with more information and links to the books. A new literary quiz lands on the Books page each week and you can match wits with previous puzzles in the Book Review Quiz Bowl archive.
Persons: you’ve
☆ Can You Name the Sequels to These Best-Selling Novels?
  + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s multiple-choice quiz designed to test your knowledge of books and literary culture. Some authors create characters that are too complex to be contained in just one novel, and this week’s challenge asks you to identify the sequels to five best-selling books. The original novels were published from 1985 to 2021, but their relatively recent sequels were all published within the past 10 years. Just tap or click on the title you think is correct to see the answer and a snippet of the sequel’s review in The Times. After the last question, you’ll find links to both the first and second books.
Organizations: The Times
☆ Do You Know Where These Apocalyptic Novels Are Set?
  + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself — even if the world around it has changed dramatically. With that in mind, this week’s literary geography quiz is all about real places in the United States where authors have chosen to set their fictional apocalypses, plagues, zombie invasions and other disruptive events. To play, just make your selection in the multiple-choice list and the correct answer will be revealed. Links to the books will be listed at the end of the quiz if you’d like to do further reading.
Locations: United States
☆ Can You Find the 14 Best Sellers Hidden in This Text Puzzle?
  + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Looking for a hot best seller to curl up with during the next snowstorm? This month’s Title Search encourages you to discover 14 books that have appeared on the various New York Times best-seller lists within the past year. The main titles of these books — which include fiction and nonfiction entries on the paperback, children’s books, hardcover and monthly lists — are hidden below within an unrelated text passage. As you read along, tap or click the words when you think you’ve found a title. A new literary quiz lands on the Books page each week and you can match wits with previous puzzles in the Book Review Quiz Bowl archive.
Persons: you’ve Organizations: New York Times
☆ How to Cut Down Your Screen Time but Still Get Stuff Done
  + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | More About J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Next, add steps (in the order they should occur) from the menu of actions and apps. Tap the Add Action button, select All Actions from the menu and choose FaceTime from the list. After you add the first name, tap the + button and repeat the steps until you have added everyone else. You can save the shortcut to your home screen by tapping the Share menu icon and choosing Add to Home Screen. Tap it to call everyone in the group — or tell Siri to run that shortcut by name.
Persons: Siri Organizations: Google
☆ Do You Recognize These Lines From Classic Young-Adult Novels?
  + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s multiple-choice quiz designed to test your knowledge of books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment asks you to identify passages from 20th-century books that have become classic middle-grade and Y.A. To help narrow down the possibilities, each of the five questions focuses on a book from a specific decade: The first question is about a book published in the 1950s and the last question is about one published in the 1990s. After the last question, you’ll find links to the books for further reading (or rereading).
☆ Do You Know These Holiday-Time Screen Adaptations?
  + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about literature that has gone on to find new life in the form of movies, television shows, theatrical productions and other formats. This month’s challenge focuses on screen adaptations that have become popular viewing choices during the year-end holiday season — and the variety of books that originally inspired them. Just tap or click your answers to the five questions below. And scroll down after you finish the last question for more information and links to the books and videos.
☆ Visit the Library From the Comfort of Your Own Phone
  + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | More About J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library and the Queens Public Library systems allow people who live, work, pay property taxes or attend school in the state of New York to get a card. Statewide libraries exist beyond New York, like the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is open to Pennsylvania residents, and the Houston Public Library, which serves most Texans. Image In some cases, once you find the information on your library’s website, you can sign up for a library card right on your phone. Once you have the app installed, log in your library user name and password and start browsing for things to borrow. If you already have a library card, use your card number to sign into the app.
Persons: Libby, SimplyE Organizations: Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, Queens Public, Free Library of Philadelphia, Houston Public Library, Texans, . New York Public Locations: New York, Pennsylvania, .
☆ Do You Know These Science Fiction Novels That Became TV Shows?
  + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s monthly quiz about books that have been made into television shows, movies, theatrical productions and more. This month’s challenge is about science fiction novels from the past 60 years that were adapted into television shows. Tap or click your answers to the five questions below. New literary quizzes appear on the Book Review page every week and you can find previous installments in the Book Review Quiz Bowl archive online.
☆ Use Your Phone as a Pocket Tutor for Study on the Go
  + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | More About J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Autumn is edging closer, and the return to a more regular office schedule looms for many people — and with it, the waiting time for transportation, meetings and appointments. Here’s a guide to finding Android and iOS apps that turn your smartphone into a traveling pocket tutor. Learn a LanguageWeb-based academic courses and music lessons have boomed in the past few years, especially as remote learning became a part of pandemic life. Although Apple and Google have their own free translation apps, some people also found online language lessons useful. No one wants to hear you practice your French pronunciation on a commuter train, but several language-instruction apps offer free or inexpensive tutorials in vocabulary and grammar that you can do quietly or while wearing headphones.
Organizations: Apple, Google
☆ Do You Know the Real Names of These Authors?
  + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s multiple-choice quiz designed to test your knowledge of books and their authors. This week’s installment asks you to match up five people with their pen names. After the last question, you’ll find a list of books about or by the people highlighted in the quiz. The Book Review Quiz Bowl appears on the Books page every week with a new topic. Click here for the archive of past quizzes.
☆ Did You Make It to the End of These Popular Novels?
  + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s multiple-choice quiz designed to test your knowledge of books and their authors. This week’s installment asks you to identify the last lines of five popular novels, all published in the second half of the 20th century. After the last question, you’ll find a list with links to the titles highlighted in the quiz. The Book Review Quiz Bowl appears on the Books page every week with a new topic. Click here for the archive of past quizzes.
☆ A Time Capsule of Human Creativity, Stored in the Sky
  + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | More About J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Later this year, the Lunar Codex — a vast multimedia archive telling a story of the world’s people through creative arts — will start heading for permanent installation on the moon aboard a series of unmanned rockets. The Lunar Codex is a digitized (or miniaturized) collection of contemporary art, poetry, magazines, music, film, podcasts and books by 30,000 artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers in 157 countries. It’s the brainchild of Samuel Peralta, a semiretired physicist and author in Canada with a love of the arts and sciences. Some works were commissioned for the project, including “The Polaris Trilogy: Poems for the Moon,” a collection of poetry from every continent, including Antarctica. He has also accepted works submitted by individual artists.
Persons: “, ”, Wes Anderson’s, Samuel Peralta, Ayana Ross, Pauline Aubey, Alex Colville, Peralta Locations: Asteroid, Canada, Ukraine, Antarctica, Toronto
☆ How Many Novels Set in the Mid-Atlantic States Do You Know?
  + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the location can even feel like a character itself. This week’s quiz is about novels published in the past 20 years with significant scenes in America's Mid-Atlantic States. To play, just make your selection in the multiple-choice list and the correct answer will be revealed. Links to the books will be listed at the end of the quiz if you’d like to do further reading. And don’t forget: A new quiz arrives every week on the Books page and previous quizzes can be found here.
Locations: States
☆ Spies: Do You Know These Books and Their Screen Adaptations?
  + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s monthly quiz about books that have been made into television shows, movies, songs and more. This month’s challenge is about stories of spycraft, war and international intrigue that have made the jump to the screen. Tap or click your answers to the five questions below. New literary quizzes appear on the Book Review page every week and you can find previous installments in the Book Review Quiz Bowl archive online.
☆ Can You Find the Hidden Titles of a Dozen 19th-Century Novels?
  + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
This month’s Title Search highlights 19th-century fiction with a puzzle that challenges you to find the main titles of a dozen novels hidden in a block of text. As you uncover the titles, the answer section at the bottom of the screen grows to create a reading list with more information and links to the books. Many of the titles were serialized in periodicals before being released as complete novels, so the publication dates refer to the final books. And because all these 19th-century works have fallen into the public domain, the answer list links to the free e-book versions online. A new literary quiz lands on the Books page each week and you can match wits with previous puzzles in the Book Review Quiz Bowl archive.
Persons: you’ve, Queen Victoria’s Locations: Britain, Russia, America
☆ A Tech Checklist for the Dark Side of Summer Weather
  + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Emergency, which consolidates information from older Red Cross apps, also offers checklists, first-aid tips, information about nearby shelters and downloadable guides that work offline. Wirecutter, a product review site owned by The New York Times, has guides for alternative chargers, emergency radios and other equipment to help you through hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Stuff Your Digital WalletLosing your physical wallet in a catastrophe can be highly disruptive, but if you have credit or debit cards saved to the digital wallet app on your phone, you have a backup for businesses with contactless payment terminals. Digital versions of your health care cards and driver’s license may also be options. (Four states now offer official digital driver’s licenses or state ID cards for the Apple and Google wallet apps, but more are coming, including New York; some states also have their own digital ID apps.)
Persons: checklists Organizations: The New York Times, Apple Locations: New York
☆ Can You Find the Hidden Titles of These 12 Books About Broadway Icons?
  + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
“Don’t be shy,” said the exhausted milliner, who was frantically finishing the hat for the ingénue’s big number at the end of Act One. “What do you need?” “I’m looking for Lorraine again,” said the assistant director. “I’ve been going from stage to stage in this building. “I’ve been going from stage to stage in this building. A little bit wicked of her in the middle of the tech rehearsal, I thought.” “What would I do without you?” sighed the A.D. “The costume crew knows all.”
Persons: ”, milliner, Lorraine, “ I’ve, Don’t Locations: Chita
☆ Create a Private Social Space, Far From the Maddening Crowd
  + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( J. D. Biersdorfer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Even before the recent TikTok bans and mental-health concerns from the surgeon general, public attitudes toward social media have evolved. Facebook and other sites do offer the ability to make private groups. But if you’re looking for a change, you can set up your own personal ad-free space with an exclusive membership elsewhere. Getting StartedBefore you make the leap to your own micro-social network, think about what you want it to be. Does your group mostly post photos, or are you looking for a place to share status updates, pictures, videos and links?
Organizations: Facebook
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