REVIEW: “Pipeline” Is A White-Knuckle Thriller With Revolutionary Politics
Daniel Goldhaber's climate-activism thriller deftly combines human drama with sincere political exploration by Josh Lewis Adapted from the 2021 nonfiction manifesto of the same name by human ecology lecturer and climate activist Andreas Malm, How to Blow Up a Pipeline is
Jack Kirby and The Houdini of the Real
In attempting to pay homage to Jack Kirby's Mr. Miracle, Tom King and Mitch Gerards end up trapping themselves by Jean Brigid-Prehn In his later days, the illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini embarked on a crusade of debunking psychics and mediums,
Does Batman Have To Be Copaganda?
Batman's complex relationship with law enforcement, on page and screen by Kevin Fox, Jr. // Illustration by Bhanu Pratap Batman, the billionaire vigilante, has been my favorite superhero since I was a toddler. His darkness—his typically black costumes, his tragic backstory and
Is It Imposter Syndrome? Or Are We All Imposters?
Insecurity in an age of phonies, hucksters, and nonsense jobs. by Raquel S. Benedict Imposter syndrome, we are told, is an epidemic among young professionals, especially those of marginalized backgrounds. Prestigious industries like academia, publishing, and medicine churn out advice columns and host seminars to help
The Troubling Persistence of the “Arab Sheikh”
How a tired—and offensive—cliche shines a light on the West's perception of Arabs by J.D. Harlock Dressed in a dishdasha, keffiyeh, and dark aviator sunglasses, a rotund man gyrates his way onto a scene of gross opulence. You need not know his
From Milton to Marx
Exploring the complex contradictions of Satan as dialectical figure by Jessie Jones The Satan that we know—indeed, that contemporary feminism and a legacy of witchcraft knows—is Miltonian through and through. Milton spun his Satan, a symbol of refutation, rebellion, but also fallen
Hollow Throne: Satanic Panic & the Post-Modern Lucifer
Satan's most enduring cultural legacy is one from which he is puzzlingly absent by Kurt Schiller // Illustration by Sam Hindman In the winter of 1980, Satan was making a comeback. And it all began with a book. Written by Canadian psychologist Lawrence
Gray Mars: Space Exploration In The Hands Of The Billionaires
If billionaires are the ones leading us to Mars, we're better off not going By Eli Horowitz Over the past decade, a curiously inverted ideology has spread across the political spectrum. From American conservatives to Canadian leftists to Chinese government officials, every
The Writing On the Wall: Sci-Fi’s Empty Techno-Optimism
Before "offering solutions," sci-fi must actually grapple with the material realities of our present by Eli Horowitz The year was 2011, and the award-winning sci-fi author Neal Stephenson was drinking himself maudlin on the sweetened wine of nostalgia.
REVIEW: Halloween Kills Is Melting
Although far from perfect, Halloween Kills is the film that finally delivers on the promise of the 1978 original's iconic ending. by val Loughcrewe The Shape is a God. John Carpenter and Deborah Hill knew this without realizing it when, at the end