Saul Elbein

Saul Elbein

Washington, D.C.
Feb
04
The Days After Tomorrow

The Days After Tomorrow

On post-apocalypses, the double meaning of "millennial," and the exquisitely trashy Day After Tomorrow.
19 min read
Jan
13
Load 16 Tons, What Do You Get?

Load 16 Tons, What Do You Get?

17 min read
Dec
30
White Christmas, At The Turn of The Year

White Christmas, At The Turn of The Year

13 min read
Dec
17
Drowning in the Signal

Drowning in the Signal

22 min read
Nov
18
Decline and Fall: History and Star Wars with Patrick Wyman

Decline and Fall: History and Star Wars with Patrick Wyman

A lively interview on processes of empire, the violence of frontiers, and the role of history in invented worlds.
23 min read
Nov
11
Pissing on Sea Turtles

Pissing on Sea Turtles

16 min read
Oct
21
Decline and Fall: The Long (Star) War

Decline and Fall: The Long (Star) War

An account of the Long Star War, how it began and how everybody, in the end, lost.
19 min read
Oct
07
The Art of the Mashup

The Art of the Mashup

Ten song mashups, the joys of fusion, and the key to a perfect curry
20 min read
Sep
23
World's Finest, Forever and Ever

World's Finest, Forever and Ever

The real difference between Superman and Batman lies not in backstory or costume, but in how they're allowed to change.
15 min read
Sep
09

Decline and Fall: The Military Makes The State

Dispatches from the Armenian drone war, and an introduction to Decline and Fall.
19 min read