Saul Elbein

Saul Elbein

Washington, D.C.
Sep
25
The River Kills When Angry

The River Kills When Angry

Three days down the canyon it began to feel like we were working our way down through the gullet of a great beast.
25 min read
Sep
19
What Film Owes to Star Wars: a Q&A with Tansy Gardam

What Film Owes to Star Wars: a Q&A with Tansy Gardam

In a subscriber exclusive Q&A, Asher and Tansy talk costuming, Going Rogue, and the rocky roads of IP blockbusters
24 min read
Sep
18
Decline and Fall: Dressing the Empire with Tansy Gardam

Decline and Fall: Dressing the Empire with Tansy Gardam

Going Rogue's Tansy Gardam on blue jeans, Star Wars costumes, and what clothes an empire.
15 min read
Sep
11
The Time of the Orc is at Hand

The Time of the Orc is at Hand

A classic Heat Death post asks: what does it take to make an eternal enemy?
21 min read
Sep
04
Cherry-Scented Ghosts

Cherry-Scented Ghosts

What does it mean for a lawn – or a landscape – to be haunted? Novelist Wendy Wagner explains.
12 min read
Jul
02
The Soul In The Machine

The Soul In The Machine

On R.U.R and the forgotten origin of the word "robot."
12 min read
Jun
17
The Feminist's Salmon

The Feminist's Salmon

An excerpt from Feminism In The Wild on what it means to queer the animals -- and why doing so is just good science
16 min read
Jun
10
Katrina Redux?

Katrina Redux?

7 min read
Mar
27
A Faith that Burns, or the Sermon at Ground Zero

A Faith that Burns, or the Sermon at Ground Zero

What is belief really worth?
14 min read
Dec
02
Austin on Climate

Austin on Climate

10 min read