science fiction
‘Dune’ 2021: A more mature ‘Star Wars’ with an edge
October 21, 2021Dune the book came first. Paul existed before Luke, and I didn’t feel like I was subliminally being sold toys.
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‘Y: The Last Man’ is dystopian television for a post-Trump world
September 21, 2021The real meat of the story isn’t to be found in the catastrophic event that wipes out nearly all the men on the planet, but rather in the challenges involved in rebuilding an imperfect world.
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New U.S. stamp honors principled sci-fi and fantasy writer Ursula Le Guin
August 19, 2021The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has honored the cross-genre writings of Ursula K. Le Guin, the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author, with the 33rd stamp in its literary series. The stamp was released on July...
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Review: ‘Captive State’ puts sci-fi and resistance center stage in Chicago
March 29, 2019The film is an ambitious effort that produces mixed results.
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Star Trek communism? New book charts possible futures
January 24, 2017Peter Frase’s idea of multiple futures takes a quantum leap away from traditional historical materialism toward a kind of sci-fi Marxism.
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