Feb
19
Undead Chemicals
Saul interviews neuoscientist Dr. Andrea Gore about the severe, near-Lovecraftian effects of "forever chemicals."
13 min read
Saul Elbein
Dec
18
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
A prophecy for a burning world
7 min read
Nov
20
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
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
How the crusade against nature made — and perhaps doomed — American development.
16 min read
Oct
28
The Heat Death Classic™ Halloween Spooktacular
What is a monster? It is an invitation. Come and see.
36 min read
Oct
16
The Myths of Antisemitism
Is "Jew Hatred" really so eternal?
29 min read
Sep
25
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
In a subscriber exclusive Q&A, Asher and Tansy talk costuming, Going Rogue, and the rocky roads of IP blockbusters
24 min read
