How Scientific and Technological Breakthroughs Created a New Kind of Fiction

How Scientific and Technological Breakthroughs Created a New Kind of Fiction

Joshua Glenn Chronicles the Development of Sci-Fi in the Early 20th Century

By Joshua Glenn | August 7, 2023

<em>Black Boy</em> and Me: How Richard Wright Inspired Omer Aziz

Black Boy and Me: How Richard Wright Inspired Omer Aziz

"I will always look in my rearview reverentially, owing something deep in my heart to Richard."

By Omer Aziz | August 7, 2023

How the Start of World War I Changed an American Heiress's Life Forever

How the Start of World War I Changed an American Heiress's Life Forever

Janet Wallach on the Making of Socialite and Spy Marguerite Harrison

By Janet Wallach | August 7, 2023

How Casting Helen of Troy Becomes an Exercise in Female Power

How Casting Helen of Troy Becomes an Exercise in Female Power

“Helen’s spell has always depended, in part, on her own erotic agency, exercised in defiance of male authority.”

By Ruby Blondell | August 7, 2023

When the Earth Started to Sing

When the Earth Started to Sing

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | August 7, 2023

Douglas Rushkoff on Re-Occupying Reality

Douglas Rushkoff on Re-Occupying Reality

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 7, 2023

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Luke Nichter on The Year That Broke Politics: 1968

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How Oprah changed Joyce Carol Oates' life.

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Just for funsies, Michael Chabon built a replica of the SFF section of his childhood bookstore.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda's next musical is an adaptation of <em>The Warriors</em>.

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Skill Plus Inspiration: Wylie Dufresne Offers His Recipe for Becoming a Chef

Skill Plus Inspiration: Wylie Dufresne Offers His Recipe for Becoming a Chef

"That’s the wonderful thing about cooking is that it’s a never-ending opportunity for education."

By Wylie Dufresne | August 4, 2023

Adrian Tomine on the Delight of Collaborating on the <em>Shortcomings</em> Adaptation

Adrian Tomine on the Delight of Collaborating on the Shortcomings Adaptation

“My wife was actually kind of freaked out by how happy I was during that time.”

By Adrian Tomine | August 4, 2023

On Being a Writer and a Mother to Children Who Don't Love to Read

On Being a Writer and a Mother to Children Who Don't Love to Read

Aimie K. Runyan on Instilling a Lifelong Love of Reading In Her Children... on Their Terms

By Aimie K. Runyan | August 4, 2023

The Ineffable Romance of <em>Good Omens</em>... Four Years, One Pandemic, and Two Hollywood Strikes Later

The Ineffable Romance of Good Omens... Four Years, One Pandemic, and Two Hollywood Strikes Later

Alexis Gunderson on the Funny Calm Before a Storm

By Alexis Gunderson | August 4, 2023

Campbell McGrath on Reading Poetry Aloud

Campbell McGrath on Reading Poetry Aloud

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | August 4, 2023

“You must change your life.” The Sealey Challenge can help.

“You must change your life.” The Sealey Challenge can help.

By Tyler Meier | August 3, 2023

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