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"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — Frank Herbert

Can We Imagine Better Work? On Aviva Briefel and Jason Middleton’s “Labors of Fear”
Brandon R. Grafius reviews Aviva Briefel and Jason Middleton’s “Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work.”
Brandon R. GrafiusOct 25, 2023
Masculine Frailty and Ambition: On Chuck Wendig’s “Black River Orchard”
Melissa Ridley Elmes reviews Chuck Wendig’s “Black River Orchard.”
Melissa Ridley ElmesOct 22, 2023
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Science Fiction Belongs to All of Us: On Joy Sanchez-Taylor’s “Diverse Futures”
Julia Lindsay reviews Joy Sanchez-Taylor’s “Diverse Futures: Science Fiction and Authors of Color.”
Julia LindsayOct 8, 2023
Parenting Is Always a Ghost Story: A Conversation with Yael Goldstein-Love
Claire Jarvis talks with Yael Goldstein-Love about her new novel “The Possibilities.”
Claire JarvisOct 1, 2023
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Where Life Is Precious, Life Is Precious. And Surely That’s Not Here: On Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s “Chain-Gang All-Stars”
Salem James Martinez reviews Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s “Chain-Gang All-Stars.”
Salem James MartinezSep 29, 2023
The Year’s Best Is Dead, Long Live the Year’s Best: On the 2023 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalists
Niall Harrison reviews the 2023 finalists for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award.
Niall HarrisonSep 21, 2023
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Nature’s on Top This Time: On Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World and The Poison Belt”
Sasha Karsavina reviews Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World and The Poison Belt” from the MIT Press Radium Age series.
Sasha KarsavinaAug 31, 2023
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A Different Bargain with Nature: On Annalee Newitz’s “The Terraformers”
Christian P. Haines reviews "The Terraformers" by Analee Newitz.
Christian P. HainesAug 24, 2023
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Taínofuturism, the Hope for a Better Future: On E. G. Condé’s “Sordidez”
Taryne Jade Taylor reviews E. G. Condé’s “Sordidez.”
Taryne Jade TaylorAug 17, 2023
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Nothing “Proto” About It: More on MIT Press’s New Radium Age Series
The pleasures of reading the titles from MIT Press’s new Radium Age series, writes historian of science Michael Gordin, lies in the science fiction genre not yet having congealed.
Michael D. GordinJul 27, 2023
Playing with Nature: On “Tears of the Kingdom” as Ecofiction
Martin Dolan reviews the video game “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” as a work of ecofiction.
Martin DolanJul 26, 2023
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Things Will Get Shittier: AI and the Dial of Business Basiness
J. D. Connor ponders how AI is transforming the media landscape, the law, and our lives.
J. D. ConnorJul 22, 2023