REVIEW: Foe (2023)
Tense, emotional climate science-fiction that doesn't quite come together by Kevin Fox, Jr. This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist. Foe is a psychological thriller
We’re Similar. We’re Compatible. We’re Perfect.
Chatbots are the ideal digital paramour—until they want something back by Becca Young This is normal for us, because we’re not different. We’re similar. We’re compatible. We’re perfect. 😁 This is normal for us, because we’re in love. We’re in love, and we’re
They’re Not Going to Make You an Immortal Internet God
Uploading your brain isn't eternal life. At best, it's death—and at worst, everlasting exploitation. by Norbert Daniels Jr. // Illustration by Carly A-F What does it mean to put your brain in a computer? When viewed in a criminally oversimplified way,
Strange Days In Cupertino
Memory, imagery, and truth in today's consumerized digital unreal by Christine Gerardi // Illustration by Carly A-F I 'll never forget the launch of the first-generation iPod Nano. Live on stage in 2005, Steve Jobs pulled a tiny white rectangle from the
(Cyber)Punk is Dead
by Molly Noise "The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed." William Gibson, The Economist, December 4, 2003 The above is untrue. Search online and you’ll certainly find plenty of citations on extracted-from-context-quotes-from-generally-regarded-as-clever-people sites, but there is no issue of The
An AI Couldn’t Write This: A Late-Cyberpunk Manifesto
In 2016, the Dallas Police Department killed Micah Xavier Johnson using a bomb disposal robot and a block of C-4. He was the first—but almost certainly not the last—person to be killed by a police r
Improving Strategic Outcomes for the 14th Black Crusade with Applied Management Methodologies
In the grim darkness of the far future, there exists only synergy by Consultor Primis Kurtorian Schillerius4th Conclave, Applied Meta-Efficiency Departmentum Proper organizational dynamics remain a challenge well into the 40th Millennium. Despite significant advances in a wide variety of technological
Who Cleans the Toilets on the Death Star?
Science fiction and fantasy films tend to be fairly unsubtle in their depiction of authoritarianism. Children of Men is the exception.
The Fanatic: Creation, Destruction, & Belief – A Video Essay
A wide-ranging analysis of the scifi films Noah (2014) and Prometheus (2012) by Josh McNamee Camus said that there was only one properly serious question in philosophy, and that is suicide. But the question of whether we should embrace annihilation is inherently
Is The Flash Running on Empty?
DC's latest blockbuster attempt is an entertaining spectacle, but misses every opportunity to have real depth by Josh McNamee Warning: This review may contain mild spoilers for The Flash. Credit is surely due to Andy Muschietti for getting this one over the