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Your Free Saturday Mystery Movie: Pursuit to Algiers

Nap time for me.
Panzer thought you might like to watch a classic mystery movie tonight. Since you've already listened to Sherlock Holmes in the Bitesized Audio Classics The Cardboard Box earlier, he thought you'd enjoy a Sherlock Holmes classic movie. The movie he found on the Feature Film channel is Pursuit to Algiers. In the movie Basil Rathbone plays Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce is Dr. Watson. It's in black and white and was made in 1945. It's 1 hour 5 minutes long. The movie is free on YouTube.

Grab some popcorn and enjoy the movie.
To watch the movie tootle over to Pursuit to Algiers

Free Mystery Audio Short Story: The Cardboard Box

  Going off to find something else.
For those of you who prefer short classic mystery, Panzer found a Sherlock Holmes short story on the Bitesized Audio Classics on YouTube.
The audio short story The Cardboard Box is written by Arthur Conan Doyle and narrated by Simon Stanhope. It's 58 minutes long.
As with all Panzer's treasures, it's free for your listening.
To listen to the episode tootle over to The Cardboard Box

Free The Literary Life With Mitchell Kaplan Podcast:Autho Dean Koontz Interview

  My work is finished for today.
For those who enjoy author interviews Panzer went to The Literary Life With Mitchell Kaplan Podcast. There he found an interview by Mitchell Kaplan of bestselling author Dean Koontz.
The episode Dean Koontz on His Life and His Work is 46 minutes long, including intro and advertisements.
  If you don't subscribe to any of the listed listening platforms, then on the left side of the page under the photo you can click the center start button and listen to it on the page.
 The episode is free (with advertisements) for your listening.
 To listen to the interview tootle over to Dean Kootz Interview

Free MysteryRat's Maze Podcast: Harvey and the Redhead

Now I'm looking low.
Tonight for mystery fans Panzer has the MysteryRat's Maze podcast.
The podcast episode Harvey and the Redhead is written by Debra H. Goldstein and narrated by Sean Hopper and Ariel Linn. The episode is 41 minutes long including the intro.
 As always, the episodes at MysteryRat's Maze are free for your listening.
Enjoy!
 To listen to the episode tootle over to Debra H. Goldstein

Free Romance Audiobook: The Lighthouse

I'll start looking high.
Tonight we start off with a romance audiobook Panzer found on YouTube. The audiobook The Lighthouse is written by Jessie Newton and narrated by Jill Smith. It's 9 hours 36 minutes long. As always, it's free for your listening.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Jessie Newton

Bullet Points: Broadcast Beat Edition -The Rap Sheet

It's too hot for this little kitty.
Today, Panzer made a quick trip to The Rap Sheet site. There he found a post about crime/mystery TV series.

J. Kingston Pierce's post discusses four TV series, three starting in September. They are mystery, crime and/or detective series. The post includes links to various other posts with information about the series.

Panzer says, "This little kitty will definitely be watching these."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a bowl of ice cream for your snack while you read.
To go to the post tootle over to Bullet Points

AI=Created Art Isn't Copyrightable, Judge Says in Ruling That Could Give Studios Pause - The Hollywood Reporter

 As Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere today, the Panzermobile was shaken by clapping coming from outside. Following all the hoopla, took our little kitty pilot to The Hollywood Reporter site. There he found a post about AI-generated artwork and copyright.
  I can't copyright my books. I'm a cat.
According to Winston Cho's post, a federal judge ruled that AI-created artwork can't be granted a copyright. The judge's reasoning is based on the fact a copyright can only be granted to human created artwork. The lawsuit was before the judge because the U.S. Copyright Office refused to grant a copyright for a piece of artwork generated by an AI not a human.
  Panzer says, "If it's true for AI-generated artwork, it's true for AI-generated books. No copyright for either."
Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading selection. 
To read the post tootle over to AI generated works

Free The Big Thrill August Special Edition - International Thriller Writers

  See you tomorrow.
Today, Panzer discovered the newest edition of The International Thriller Writer's The Big Thrill is online.
  On the landing page you can scroll down to find the different articles, writer interviews and book reviews. You can also click the links in the right sidebar to go to the individual sections as well.
  Since this is the entire special edition, you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
To read the special edition tootle over to The Big Thrill

AI-generated books are infiltrating online bookstores - Axios

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Axios site. There with a little digging in the posts our adventuresome kitty traveler found one about AI-generated books.
  I knew it was coming.
The post by Scott Rosenberg has information about Amazon and other book retailers being buried under AI-generated garbage books. To make it worse, AI-generated book reviews are making it look like the garbage doesn't stink. Included in the post are quotes from and links to other sources about the AI books problems.
 Panzer says, "There's a certain online "education" site you can go to to learn how to get GPT to write any kind of book you want."
Note: This is a very long post. Bring a glass of lemonade and two cookies (biscuits) for your reading.

To read the post tootle over to AI Book Publishing

Your Monday Panzerism

  He won't do that again.*
Panzer on return policies:
Mom ...
What's His Name bought the cheap cat food again.
Can we take him back to the Husband Store and get a better one?



*From Cat Wisdom for humans