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Alongside her poetry and novels, Atwood has also written many short stories, achieving critical acclaim. Margaret Atwood’s most well-known book is The Handmaid’s Tale which has recently enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. It is considered one of the world’s best examples of dystopian fiction...
I think that’s why SF and fantasy movies so often come out wrong – they put setting at the bottom of the pile, when setting is the reason why a story is SF or fantasy. What if, instead, we think about stories having a heart (the reason the story exists), a skeleton (structure,...
"Black Mirror' has some disturbing elements, but much like you'd expect with anthologies, some episodes will be your favorites, while others will probably fall short of your expectations. Some stories mix romance, horror and mystery into the more philosophical musings on tech run amok. Watch on...
The origin story itself, which is sparked by women’s sudden possession of electrical superpowers, is set in the 21st century, intertwining the stories of many different women from different parts of the world who cultivate this power to turn the tables against those who have been stifling ...
s path intersects with those of two young women. Maria is a teenage refugee from Texas. And Lucy is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning investigative reporter originally from Connecticut. She’s pursuing the story behind the water politics of Arizona at great risk to her life. The intertwined stories of...
Although Murphy relies on Nori’s input and guidance, the film, directed by Joe Sill from a script by J.D. Dillard and Alex Theurer (story by all three), doesn’t bind them together deeply enough to create a sufficiently meaningful central relationship. The Murphy-Jake dynamic is far more...
Using the technology they have created, the women banish men from their cities and use them solely to advance the human race. This story puts the role of gender empowerment and societal propaganda into focus and might hit close to home, as all good dystopian novels do. When Birana questions...