Why Science Fiction Isn’t Actually About Science (And Why That’s the Point)
The first time someone told me science fiction was “just robots and rockets,” I nearly spilled my coffee all over my copy of *The Left...
The first time someone told me science fiction was “just robots and rockets,” I nearly spilled my coffee all over my copy of *The Left...
You know that look people give you when you try explaining why you’re rewatching *Blade Runner 2049* for the seventh time this month? I got...
I was maybe fourteen, sitting in our basement in suburban Chicago, when Babylon 5 completely rewired my brain about what sci-fi television could be. This...
You know what happened to me last week that got me thinking? I’m in the break room at work, microwaving leftover pizza, and this new...
You know how sometimes you’re scrolling through streaming services way too late, half-asleep but still hunting for that one film that’ll surprise you? That’s exactly...
God, I love it when a story completely blindsides you. Like, you think you know what you’re getting into, and then something shifts and suddenly...
Last winter I found myself doing something I haven’t done in years – actually getting excited about going to movie theaters again. Not because I...
Man, I used to be such a terrible sci-fi evangelist. Like, really bad at it. Someone would ask me for book recommendations and I’d immediately...
Man, I still remember the exact moment sci-fi horror clicked for me. I was maybe fifteen, staying up way too late on a school night...
The first time I showed *2001: A Space Odyssey* to my AP English class, half the students fell asleep during the ape sequence. Can’t blame...