How sci-fi visionary Isaac Asimov foresaw the madness of our forthcoming election
In Asimov's short story 'Franchise,' a super-computer runs elections and only one man gets to vote
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Fast Forward Leading American medical journal faces down its own history of endorsing Nazi race science
The article documents how the New England Journal of Medicine praised Nazi medical practices and was slow to document Nazi Germany’s abuses.
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Culture Is Adam Sandler’s Kafkaesque Tarkovskyesque Kubrickesque Netflix sci-fi drama better than it sounds?
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Culture How a lifelong fascination with Jewish culture led this author to become a science fiction pioneer
The work of Joanna Russ is honored with a collection from the Library of America
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Film & TV Is ‘The Mandalorian’ the most Jewish sci-fi series ever?
The panel ‘Mandalorthodox’ delves into the religious and historical influences of the ‘Star Wars’ show
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Culture ‘Extrapolations’ gives us an amazing Black rabbi (and a lot of embarrassing white Jews)
Daveed Diggs’ performance moves the Jewish story forward, but tired tropes hold the show back
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The Schmooze Science Fiction Takes Off in Israel
Crossposted from Haaretz Uri Aviv wonders who could imagine a science fiction film coming out of Israel. Yet among the country’s film buffs and science fiction geeks, expectations are high for Ari Folman’s upcoming adaptation of Stanislaw Lem’s book “The Futurological Congress.” The movie is not a one-off. After years of wandering in the desert,…
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