You Can Be ‘Disabled and Cute,’ Says Keah Brown | NowThis
‘I can be both disabled and cute. It’s not an either-or situation.’ — Keah Brown wrote ‘The Pretty One’ to…
Women’s Breasts Are the Focus of These Unique Paintings | NowThis
‘Women are more than their chest size’ — This artist is capturing women’s personal experience with their breasts through her…
The Pleasure and Promise of the Sci-Fi Romance
Among the scant books in my tiny rented room in San Francisco, I’ve kept a spine-worn copy of Romeo and…
‘Sorry to Bother You’ Is Great Science Fiction, People
The new film Sorry to Bother You has been widely praised by critics, but writer Evan Narcisse is frustrated that…
Sorry, Nerds: Terraforming Might Not Work on Mars
Listen, I get it. You want to go to Mars. I want to go to Mars. (Sort of.) And the…
‘Castle Rock’ Proves Netflix’s Sci-Fi Push Into Genre Is Spreading
Late in an early episode of Castle Rock, the show chooses a humorless moment to poke a little fun at…
Solarpunk and anarchist infrapolitics
Connor Owens writes on anarchism and a form of sci-fi that emphasises the possibilities of eco-utopias. Social transformation never happens…
How 5 Artists in the Hammer Museum’s Made in LA Biennial Are Using Their Work to Imagine Alternative Futures
“There are two types of art,” says Los Angeles-based artist Megan Whitmarsh, referencing critic Manny Farber’s 1962 essay, “White Elephant…
They ‘Come in Peace’ But They’ve Been Through Hell: Huma Bhabha Brings Her Battle-Scarred Figures to the Met Rooftop
The Pakistani-born artist Huma Bhabha has installed two monumental sculptures on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The…