apocalyptic fiction
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3 Body Problem’s David Benioff on the Show’s Grim View of Humanity’s Chances
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem—an adaptation of the first book in Liu Cixin’s highly acclaimed sci-fi trilogy—asks a lot of big questions and puts its characters through some agonizing decisions. But at its core, the show grapples with one big dilemma: whether or not humanity is worth saving from a threat that feels both existential and…
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The Matrix Resurrections’ Co-Writers Dig Into the Movie’s Spoilers and Biggest Questions
Watching The Matrix Resurrections is like eating a huge holiday meal. You love it, but you need a few minutes to digest. Well, that time is over. Last week, we posted about how co-writers David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon got on board the project with friend and collaborator Lana Wachowski, and what they had to…
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Elon Musk Tweets About Cybertruck Bringing “Post-Apocalyptic” Technology To The Present
I’ll be the first to admit that the charms of Tesla’s not-yet-extant but already quite profitable upcoming electric pickup truck, the boldly-designed Cybertruck, are kind of lost on me. I adore weird and risky automotive designs, but the Cybertruck just doesn’t seem to be designed to be an actually usable truck. The design decisions seem…