Articles
Interview with an Iranian Otaku
Japanese animated films (anime,アニメ) and the manga (漫画) from which they are often derived has grown into a global cultural force. Our Middle East editor,…
The Problem With “bugging in”
First of all, let’s talk about the democratization of, well, everything. Just because we say something is a certain way or…
Zombies and the Global South
In 1968, George Romero debuted his feature film “Night of the Living Dead” with Judith Odea and Duane Jones. It was “revolutionary” at the time…
Why you shouldn’t read SF reviews
A couple of things have happened this month in the world of SF, and both of them happened over at Netflix. Disney and Comcast mouthpieces…
Music Reviews
Review: Flamagra by Flying Lotus
Only three of the tracks were available to preview before the album’s full release. But I was so enamored with some of the names that…
Review: Walk Through Fire by Yola
British born “Queen of Country Soul”? Why not? “Walk Through Fire” firmly establishes British born vocalist, Yola, as precisely that. My first encounter with…
Review: Lux Prima by Karen O and Danger Mouse
I was a fan of Karen O since her days as the vocalist for The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Though I have to admit that a lot…