SF

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

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  Ghost Stories Aren’t Dead: On the Anthologies “Even in the Grave” and “Other Terrors”

  Lindsey Carman Williams reviews two new anthologies — Even in the Grave and Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology — that captivate the senses with fear, horror, and terror in every short story written by an array of talented ghost story and horror writers.

  Lindsey Carman WilliamsDec 10, 2022

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  Police and Thieves: On Tony Gilroy’s “Andor”

  Aaron Bady reviews Tony Gilroy’s “Andor,” streaming on Disney+.

  Aaron BadyDec 8, 2022

  • Dear Television

  • SF

  • Television

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  Memento Mori: On Lauren Haldeman’s “Team Photograph”

  Lee Thomas takes a look at Lauren Haldeman’s experimental graphic novel “Team Photograph.”

  Lee ThomasDec 7, 2022

  • Comics

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Poetry

  • SF

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  The Fantasy Story as a Merciless Laboratory of History: On R. F. Kuang’s “Babel, or The Necessity of Violence”

  Kurt Guldentops and Sungshin Kim trace the intellectual adventure that is R. F. Kuang’s “Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution.”

  Kurt Guldentops, Sungshin KimDec 3, 2022

  • Fiction

  • SF

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  No One Receiving: On Daniel K. L. Chua and Alexander Rehding’s “Alien Listening”

  Patrick Valiquet responds to music theory’s close encounter with speculative realism in “Alien Listening: Voyager’s Golden Record and Music from Earth” by Daniel K. L. Chua and Alexander Rehding.

  Patrick ValiquetNov 26, 2022

  • Music

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • SF

  • Science & Technology

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  Stine Still Scares: A Conversation with R. L. Stine

  Danielle Hayden discusses the writing process, horror, hobbies, and humor with R. L. Stine upon the release of his new children’s horror collection, “Stinetinglers: All New Stories by the Master of Scary Tales.”

  Danielle HaydenNov 20, 2022

  • SF

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature

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  Refuge Through Insurrection: On M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi’s “Everything for Everyone”

  Shinjini Dey reviews M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi’s “Everything for Everyone.”

  Shinjini DeyNov 19, 2022

  • Politics

  • SF

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  They [Do Not] Come in Peace: On Claire G. Coleman’s “Terra Nullius”

  Billy J. Stratton reviews Claire G. Coleman’s novel “Terra Nullius.”

  Billy J. StrattonNov 12, 2022

  • Fiction

  • SF

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  Multiculturalism in Middle-earth: On Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”

  Kathryn Lavezzo discusses “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” J. R. R. Tolkien, and Stuart Hall, tilting toward a critique of whiteness in Tolkien film/tv adaptation.

  Kathryn LavezzoNov 7, 2022

  • Film

  • SF

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  Nightmares Worth Indulging: On Feminist Press’s “It Came from the Closet”

  Grace Byron reviews “It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror” from Feminist Press and editor Joe Vallese.

  Grace ByronNov 4, 2022

  • Film

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • SF

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  I Don’t Worry About My Oeuvre: A Conversation with John Carpenter

  Paul Thompson interviews John Carpenter about the state of horror, navigating Hollywood, and the movies he didn’t make.

  Paul ThompsonNov 2, 2022

  • Film

  • Music

  • SF

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  The Earth Is a Haunted House: A Conversation Between Stephanie Feldman and Andy Davidson

  Andy Davidson and Stephanie Feldman discuss various topics, including their new books “The Hollow Kind” and “Saturnalia,” respectively.

  Andy Davidson, Stephanie FeldmanOct 29, 2022

  • Fiction

  • SF