By Matt Wolfbridge On Civilizational Loss, Mourning, and Life’s Remaining Beauty: An Interview with Luke O’Neil Everything is as bad as O’Neil says it is. But do we deserve it? His latest fiction collection grasps for an answer. By Typebar_Admin / 29 Aug 2025
By Sam Reader Cyberpunk 2077 and the Anesthesia of #Dissent There are few easy answers to the questions the cyberpunk genre asks. By Typebar_Admin / 29 Aug 2025
By J.D. Harlock The Super Mario Bros. Films and Our Bizarre Obsession with Faithfulness to the Source Material Does faithfulness to the source material always lead to a superior adaptation? By Typebar_Admin / 29 Aug 2025
By Jonathan Thornton A Celebration of the Abject, the Queer, and the Arcane: The Work of Writer-Musician Jenny Hval Hval’s work, both in written and musical form, shows an artist willing to explore the limits of genres. By Typebar_Admin / 29 Aug 2025
By William Schwartz Flash Gordon and the Importance of Imagination Flash Gordon is not concerned with lore or brand identification. By Typebar_Admin / 29 Aug 2025
By Ernie Smith Don’t Call It A Substack. Newsletters Have Been Here For Years Why is everyone suddenly calling their newsletter a "Substack"? By Typebar_Admin / 14 Jul 2025
By Eden Kupermintz Weirding the Periphery: How Imperialism Infiltrated Our Imagination Through Fantasy So much of foundational fantasy is about the (often imperial) core versus outside territories. By Typebar_Admin / 25 May 2025
By Christopher Luis-Jorge Pumping Gold: How a Decade of Bodybuilding and Terrorism Started a Wave of Cheap Fantasy Movies Politics, pulp fiction, and pumping iron. By Typebar_Admin / 25 May 2025
2000s Craving Pulverized Flesh: The Anti-Fascist Philosophy of Zombie Strippers We are surrounded on all sides by pole-dancing ghouls. By Typebar_Admin / 25 May 2025
Books Italo Calvino and the Secret of "Cozy" Fiction No lattes needed. By Typebar_Admin / 25 May 2025
By RS Benedict Lost Highway, David Lynch, and the End of History We're all on a ride going nowhere down a lost highway. By Typebar_Admin / 25 May 2025
By Anna C. Webster Call to Power: How a Forgotten Civilization Spinoff Game Accurately Predicted the Future One forgotten title from 1999 that would accurately depict the arc of human civilization throughout the 21st century. By Typebar_Admin / 25 May 2025
