Gravity’s Rainbow Under Today’s Hypersonic Skies
In our era of awe-inspiring hypersonic weaponry, we turn to Thomas Pynchon, who warns in Gravity’s Rainbow that the Rocket is never mere hardware; it is a nihilistic creed whose liturgy is speed.
Apocalypse
Why Is There Still So Much Nostalgia for Nuclear Apocalypse?
The popularity of nuclear apocalypse is nostalgia for a time when our worries were wrapped in a single nuclear package, and all we needed was a bunker and a dream.
A Murky Age in ‘Age of Apocalypse #1’
The uber-event of the '90s stumbles, but doesn't fail.
‘The Battery’ Is a First Act in Search of a Plot
Amounting to one feature-length inciting incident, the low-budget zombie film The Battery will test the limits of even the most devoted horror fans’ patience.
Needlessly Elaborately Epic: “Uncanny Avengers #21”
Overly elaborate plots rarely justify their complexity. But there are exceptions.