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

Vast Silences: On Victor LaValle’s “Lone Women”
John Edward Martin reviews Victor LaValle’s “Lone Women.”
John Edward MartinMay 2, 2023
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Science Fiction as Mode of Action: On MIT Press’s “Uneven Futures”
Roger Luckhurst reviews the new collection of essays “Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction” from MIT Press.
Roger LuckhurstApr 16, 2023
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Who Owns Dungeons & Dragons?
Emily Friedman writes about intellectual property and Dungeons and Dragons.
Emily FriedmanApr 8, 2023
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The Final Girl Returns Home: On Stephen Graham Jones’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper”
Justin Wigard reviews Stephen Graham Jones’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper.”
Justin WigardMar 18, 2023
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The Daughter Displaces the Island: On Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau”
D. Harlan Wilson reviews Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau.”
D. Harlan WilsonMar 11, 2023
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The World Beyond This One: On Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s “Rehearsals for Living”
Jenna M. Wilson reviews Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s “Rehearsals for Living.”
Jenna M. WilsonFeb 25, 2023
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A Revolutionary Hate to Salvage Utopian Love: On China Miéville’s “A Spectre, Haunting”
Hugh Charles O’Connell reviews China Miéville’s “A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto.”
Hugh Charles O’ConnellFeb 18, 2023
- Economics and Finance
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Game Wonder: On FromSoftware’s “Bloodborne” and H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Haunter of the Dark”
Nathan Wainstein explores the aesthetic ambiguities of wonder in FromSoftware’s video game “Bloodborne” and H. P. Lovecraft’s story “The Haunter of the Dark.”
Nathan WainsteinFeb 11, 2023
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Dancing on the World’s Thin Crust: On the MIT Press’s Radium Age Series
Niall Harrison reviews three early-20th-century science fiction novels published as part of the MIT Press’s Radium Age series.
Niall HarrisonJan 21, 2023
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Are You Living Your Best Multiverse Life?: An Interview with Jonathan Carroll
Evan Selinger talks with Jonathan Carroll about how to choose your best multiverse life in his new novel “Mr. Breakfast.”
Evan SelingerJan 14, 2023
Does Horror Infect or Protect?: On Brandon R. Grafius’s “Lurking Under the Surface”
Jason Ray Carney reviews Brandon R. Grafius’s “Lurking Under the Surface: Horror, Religion, and the Questions That Haunt Us,” a nonfiction book that explores the relationship between horror films and biblical studies.
Jason Ray CarneyJan 7, 2023
- Religion
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Hurray for Inventing New Genres or Whatever: On Dr. Moiya McTier’s “The Milky Way”
Joani Etskovitz explores the genres at play — from astronomy and mythology to self-help and romance — in Dr. Moiya McTier’s “The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy.”
Joani EtskovitzDec 24, 2022