The Tech World’s Greatest Living Novelist, Robin Sloan, Goes Meta

In which Robin Sloan writes Moonbound—a science fiction book about science fiction—and our writer writes his…

This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born

Noor Siddiqui founded Orchid so people could “have healthy babies.” Now she’s using the company’s gene…

This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born

Noor Siddiqui founded Orchid so people could “have healthy babies.” Now she’s using the company’s gene…

Brandon Sanderson Is Your ***

He’s the biggest fantasy writer in the world. He’s also very Mormon. These things are profoundly…

The Biggest Threat to Humanity? Black Goo

Seen most recently in sci-fi shows like Westworld and Severance, the sinister substance also exists in…

The First—and Last—Time We Rank the Star Wars Movies

All ranked lists are lazy, lame, and lacking. Except this one.

Nobody Knows How to Watch Movies Anymore

People get distracted, hit pause, never finish. It seems hopeless—but it’s not as dire as it…

The Real Reason Matrix Resurrections Bombed

It’s back on HBO Max. Nobody cares. Because moviegoers hate themselves.

Of Course We’re Living in a Simulation

The only people who absolutely disagree are, well, scientists. They need to get over themselves and…

The TikTok-Tailored Terpsichorean Trauma of ‘Encanto’

With song-and-dance numbers optimized for social media, Disney animated films have turned into multiplatform IP factories.…