Dune: Prophecy trafficks in uninspired inevitability
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s getting hard to justify the buzz around certain “prestige” series — in no small part because, somehow, despite having an endless supply of money …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s getting hard to justify the buzz around certain “prestige” series — in no small part because, somehow, despite having an endless supply of money …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The idea of a powered human exoskeleton is an old one. Sigourney Weaver whooping the crap out of the xenomorph queen with a power loader …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I know what you’re thinking: “Why is the science guy writing about science fiction?”
I have an answer for that. Similar to the communicators of …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World has been a topic of censorship ever since it was first published in 1932. The dystopian speculative novel explores societal …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s telling that The Washington Post felt compelled to publish a piece Aug. 22 titled, “What you need to watch before Ahsoka series releases.” First, …
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