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Mar
20
Hunger for Justice

Hunger for Justice

Journalist Zack Budryk on hunger strikes, Irish heritage, and the nature of fasting
8 min read
Mar
12
Bushid-Oh No

Bushid-Oh No

The long roots of reactionaries being very, very weird about Japan
13 min read
Feb
19
Undead Chemicals

Undead Chemicals

Saul interviews neuoscientist Dr. Andrea Gore about the severe, near-Lovecraftian effects of "forever chemicals."
13 min read
Dec
18
Heat Death Classic: Festival of Fires

Heat Death Classic: Festival of Fires

Difficult heroes, failed rebellions, and how to rebuild a religion
20 min read
Dec
11
The Sermon Under The Mount

The Sermon Under The Mount

A prophecy for a burning world
7 min read
Dec
04
Coal Measures

Coal Measures

Forests of black stone, political turmoil at the dawn of Texas paleontology, and more early excerpts from Asher's forthcoming book
35 min read
Nov
20
The Fatal Allure of Yesterday's Tomorrows

The Fatal Allure of Yesterday's Tomorrows

On the dangers of seeing science fiction as a template for the future.
23 min read
Nov
13
Lions at the Kitchen Table

Lions at the Kitchen Table

Saul considers the Lancashire Cotton Famine, political mythmaking and the cynical trap of "affordability"
20 min read
Nov
06
The Suburbs Sprawl on a Grave of Wildfire

The Suburbs Sprawl on a Grave of Wildfire

How the crusade against nature made — and perhaps doomed — American development.
16 min read
Oct
28
The Heat Death Classic™ Halloween Spooktacular

The Heat Death Classic™ Halloween Spooktacular

What is a monster? It is an invitation. Come and see.
36 min read