Siddhant Adlakha / TruthdigMar 6, 2025
Bruno Dumont’s sci-fi satire “The Empire” unfurls an alien opera above coastal France. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 2, 2020
Legislators have also capitulated to the president’s vast expansion of the territory of war. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJan 24, 2018
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings," the science fiction writer said in a 2014 speech. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigJun 14, 2017
The Princeton University professor and Pulitzer Prize winner says she plans to bring poetry events "to parts of the country where literary festivals don’t always go." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigMay 18, 2015
In the spirit of cautionary prophesies such as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Demon Seed,” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “Her,” Alex Garland’s provocative film raises questions of gender, ethics and existentialism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Michael Dirda / TruthdigSep 21, 2013
The concluding volume in Margaret Atwood's "dystopian trilogy" -- a vision of global disaster in the not too distant future -- is a brilliant piece of social science fiction.The concluding volume in Margaret Atwood's "dystopian trilogy" is a brilliant piece of social science fiction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 24, 2013
Now that the foundations of austerity are crumbling because of an Excel coding error, few may be willing to champion the economic theory; sci-fi may become part of the mandatory reading list for West Virginia students; meanwhile, flamenco has become more than a dance--it's a new way to protest the banks. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 2, 2012
A new documentary about prison and the drug war makes the science fiction dystopias of "Looper" and "Dredd 3D" feel disturbingly plausible. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 8, 2012
Ray Bradbury, who died Tuesday night at the age of 91, spoke in 2008 with Truthdig's Steve Wasserman about his books and the passions that drove his writing The video, text excerpts and full transcript follow . Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )
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