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We Are Close, We Are Almost There
Zachary Gillan reflects on Jeffrey Ford’s ‘Well-Built City Trilogy’ in the era of resurgent fascism.
SF
"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — Frank Herbert
Fantastical Transcendence and the Magic of Resistance
Ruth Joffre digs into a new anthology of speculative writing about resistance, edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older.
Fascist Pleasures and Failed Satire
David Shipko faces down postmodern fascism in the video game “Helldivers 2.”
Isengard in Oxford
Christian Kriticos explores J. R. R. Tolkien’s long-lost satire of a motorized world.
They’re Not Simply Phantoms
Leland Cheuk talks absolutism and Norse gods with novelist Kurt Baumeister.
Lifestyles of the Rich and Fiendish
Emy Manini faces Alma Katsu’s demons while reading her newest novel, “Fiend.”
Feral, Fearless, and Long Overdue
Alma Katsu and Sadie Hartmann discuss women who write horror fiction.
You Can Go Home Again, and Again, and Again
Cory Oldweiler reviews the new translation of Danish author Solvej Balle’s “On the Calculation of Volume (Book III).”
What’s the Difference Between a God and a Monster?
Heather Macumber reviews Brandon Grafius’s “Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture.”
Strange New Lows
Adam Kotsko boldly goes into season three of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” with high expectations.
The Baby Was Screaming
Tia Glista examines the pro-child paranoia that fuels FX’s new series “Alien: Earth.”
Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities
Rachele Dini discusses OpenAI’s “A Machine-Shaped Hand” and an academic sector in crisis.
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