Puritans with Machine Guns in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
The first season of this icily horrific series is a crash course in the possibilities of a uniquely American 'It Could Happen Here' patriarchal Christian fascism.
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Do We Dream of Electric Sheep Like Blade Runner’s Corporate-produced Replicants?
The isolation of Blade Runner 2049's inhabitants continually reinforces and enlivens their deep need for genuine connection, communal relationships, which the divisive effects of global capitalism actively undermines.
‘The Space Between the Stars’ Is a Stellar Debut
Combining meditations on faith and science with a ragtag band of dystopia survivors, The Space Between the Stars entertains and asks important questions.
Scandroid – “Shout” (video) (premiere)
Hear Scandroid tackle a Tears For Fears classic in this video premiere.
Grim Thoughts and Gallows Humor in Eugene Thacker’s ‘Cosmic Pessimism’
Chuckle if you want, but these are good times for grim thoughts, and some of the best and freshest writing is coming from Eugene Thacker.