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Building a Better Definition of Science Fiction

Building a Better Definition of Science Fiction

Ann and Jeff VanderMeer on the History and Future of the Genre

By Jeff VanderMeer and Ann VanderMeer | July 14, 2016

"Why Not Use This Moment to Celebrate Writers of Color?"

Ben H. Winters on African-American Mystery Writers You Should Read

By Ben H. Winters | July 13, 2016

Starting Your Own Religion Is Actually Pretty Easy

Starting Your Own Religion Is Actually Pretty Easy

Elizabeth Kelly Offers a Few Tips on Founding a Fictional Church

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Catching Wild Bill and Jane: The End of a Killing Spree in Panama

Catching Wild Bill and Jane: The End of a Killing Spree in Panama

On the Crimes of William Dathan Holbert and Laura Michelle Reese

By Nick Foster | July 13, 2016

In the Wilds of Utah, For Research

In the Wilds of Utah, For Research

Alexandra Oliva on Killing the Meat You Eat, and Taking Comfort for Granted

By Alexandra Oliva | July 12, 2016

What Happens When You Break Into America's Nuclear Bomb Factory

What Happens When You Break Into America's Nuclear Bomb Factory

On Hearing the Lord's Call to Turn Swords Into Ploughshares

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Reading the Future of Cuba in its Abandoned National Art Schools

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