For the Purposes of Education as Well as Recreation: Historical Notes on “The Handmaid’s Tale (Special Edition)”
None of the adaptations of “The Handmaid’s Tale” have yet found themselves able to include the actual ending of the novel.
SF
"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — Frank Herbert
In the Habitations of Specters: On Stephen Graham Jones’s “Mapping the Interior”
Readers can feel confident following Stephen Graham Jones into the dark and obscure landscapes of his fiction.
Mutate or Die: Eighty Years of the Futurians’ Vision
As writers, artists, literary agents, and editors, the collective effect of the Futurians after their dissolution in 1945 was magnificent.
Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Going?: Identity and Self in Ann Leckie’s “Provenance”
Glyn Morgan on Ann Leckie's "Provenance."
Here’s to Unsuicide: An Interview with Richard Powers
"We came into being by the grace of trees." Everett Hamner talks with Richard Powers about his latest novel, "The Overstory."
The Bureaucratic Fantasies of Renee Gladman’s “Houses of Ravicka”
Part of the intelligence of “Houses of Ravicka” is how Renee Gladman shows that the administrative and welfare state can be a site of fantasy and nostalgia.
Solarpunk: Against a Shitty Future
We need new stories for uncertain times. Is Solarpunk what we’ve been waiting for?
Apocalypse Soon
Jessica Langer on Jeff VanderMeer's "Borne" and science fiction in the 21st century.
Dwelling in the Upside Down: On “Stranger Things 2”
"Stranger Things 2" feels less like a tribute to old films, less nostalgic, and more a cautionary historical fiction focused sharply on the near future.
Feeling the Fear of Difference: Celebrating “A Wrinkle in Time”
A symposium on Madeleine L’Engle’s classic YA fantasy.
The Bard of Auburn: Getting Weird in the Long Valley
Scott Bradfield on Clark Ashton Smith.
No Follow-Through
“Star Trek” seems paralyzed by the idea of doing the one thing the fans of the series actually want.
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