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Elon Musk Just Doesn’t Understand the Sci-Fi Visions of Iain M. Banks

Elon Musk Just Doesn’t Understand the Sci-Fi Visions of Iain M. Banks

Tobias Carroll on When Bad Fans Happen to Good Books

By Tobias Carroll | April 30, 2025

Another reason to love Pedro Pascal? He called J.K. Rowling a

Another reason to love Pedro Pascal? He called J.K. Rowling a "heinous loser."

Cheers to the only Minister of Magic we recognize.

By Brittany Allen | April 28, 2025

Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

Milo Todd on Writing Historical Fiction in an Era of Alternative Facts

By Milo Todd | April 28, 2025

Science in America is Going Dark: <br>On Zoë Schlanger’s <em>The Light Eaters</em>

Science in America is Going Dark:
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Gabrielle Bellot Ponders the Death of Original Thinking in a Country That’s Lost Its Way

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From Lagos to Calgary the Resource Curse Condemns Nations to Corruption and Autocracy

From Lagos to Calgary the Resource Curse Condemns Nations to Corruption and Autocracy

Don Gillmor Explores the Economic, Political and Environmental Impact of Our Addiction to Oil

By Don Gillmor | April 25, 2025

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Time to re-read The Masses, the 1910s literary magazine crushed by government censorship.

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The Quiet Trauma of the Uprooted: Confronting the Origin Myths of Cuban Refugee Families

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Words as Borders, Weapons, Traps: Sarah Aziza on Being a Palestinian Writer Today

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The Author of “The Hollow Half” Explores Language, Silence, and Being

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Lydia Kiesling on Refusing to Speak at an Anti-Trans University

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Copaganda on the News: On the Crucial Stories the Media Ignores

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How the Child Welfare System Prioritizes Autonomous Family Units, and Punishes Disabled Parents

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“Is Canada a Viable Country?” Yes, According to American Literature

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