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Anne Hathaway as the antiheroine Natalie in a tense Hollywood studio, reflecting the dark themes of Caro Claire Burke's novel 'Yesteryear'.

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Caro Claire Burke's 'Yesteryear' Novel Explores Provocative Themes

The antiheroine of Caro Claire Burke's buzzy debut novel 'Yesteryear,' Natalie, assaulted her former producer, Shannon.

Mateo Garcia·May 31, 2026

A person in 2006 looking at a screen displaying short videos, eerily similar to the modern TikTok feed.

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2006 Book Mentions Features Now Found on TikTok

In a forgotten 2006 sci-fi novel, a character scrolls through an endless feed of short, algorithmically-curated videos, eerily mirroring TikTok's core experience a decade before its launch.

Karim El-Sayed·May 28, 2026