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Intensive Navigations in The Expanse (2015-2022)

Having recently re-watched the deep evolution of story in the Expanse over its six seasons it is hard not to feel that there was (and is) something special at work in this adaptation. Initially cancelled by Syfy channel after three gradually ramped up seasons – it was rescued by Amazon for three more before its […]

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Fiction Teaches Us Our Dreams (AI in Stories 1968-)

There are many reasons to have real reservations and concerns as human beings rush headlong and with maximum speed, the creation and ongoing development of AI, while integrating them more quickly and thoroughly into every aspect of our lives. It is a development that promises more in the direction of its already hugely divisive and controversial […]

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Alien Past Inside the Present – Simon Stålenhag (w/ Nigel Kneale, Strugatsky Brothers)

The books, stories and images of Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag (b.1984) have certainly made an impact in the last decade, landing deep into the culture with their alluring and dreamy visions of retro-futural technologies in rural and other settings. What began as online paintings have subsequently found release in the form of books, a role […]