SF

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

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  “There’s Too Much Reality”: On Jack Womack’s “Random Acts of Senseless Violence”

  With everyone thinking about "The Handmaid's Tale" after the election, Ron Hogan believes "Random Acts of Senseless Violence" is also appropriate reading.

  Ron HoganFeb 22, 2017

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  The Thousand Eyes of “Watch Dogs 2”

  Who watches "Watch Dogs 2"? Will Partin on the price we pay for normalizing video games as instruments of surveillance.

  Will PartinFeb 19, 2017

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  • Science & Technology

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  One of Them Now, Finally: Stephen Graham Jones’s “Mongrels”

  Kristina Baudemann on Stephen Graham Jones's "Mongrels."

  Kristina BaudemannFeb 18, 2017

  • Fiction

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  Before the Flood: Karel Čapek and the Destructive Drift of History

  Greg Morrison revisits “War with the Newts,” a prophetic science fiction satire by Czech author Karel Čapek.

  Gregory MorrisonFeb 17, 2017

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  The Mirror and Thomas Jefferson: Real People in Fiction

  Using real people in fIction: Steve Erickson and Stephen O'Connor represent Thomas Jefferson.

  Hayden BennettFeb 12, 2017

  • Fiction

  • SF

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  Beyond Blade Runner: Community in Cities of the Future

  Carl Abbott on what science fiction can tell us not only about the city of tomorrow, but also today.

  Carl AbbottFeb 10, 2017

  • SF

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  Strange Weather: Fiction and Climate Change

  Min Hyoung Song reviews Amitav Ghosh’s “The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable.”

  Min Hyoung SongJan 1, 2017

  • Literary Criticism

  • SF

  • Science & Technology

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  Political Surrealism, Surreal Politics

  China Miéville takes on Surrealism, exploring how to be as radical as reality in art and in politics.

  Carl FreedmanDec 26, 2016

  • Philosophy & Religion

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  Politicizing Star Wars: Anti-Fascism vs. Nostalgia in “Rogue One”

  Dan Hassler-Forest on the latest Star Wars film.

  Dan Hassler-ForestDec 26, 2016

  • Film

  • SF

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  A Conversation Between Timothy Morton and Jeff VanderMeer

  Novelist Jeff VanderMeer and philosopher Timothy Morton explore literature, climate change, hyperobjects, surrealism, coffee, and shedding cats.

  Andrew Hageman, Jeff VanderMeer, Timothy MortonDec 24, 2016

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  An Empire Divided

  Ann Leckie’s Imperial Radch trilogy exemplifies not only what the best space opera can achieve, but also what the best science fiction can offer.

  Graham J. MurphyDec 17, 2016

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  The World According to Stanisław Lem

  Ezra Glinter surveys the work of Polish science fiction writer Stanisław Lem.

  Ezra GlinterDec 10, 2016

  • Around the World

  • SF