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A gavel coming down on a stack of glitching digital papers.

COLLEGE 102 and algorithmic justice in ‘Mercy,’ starring Chris Pratt

Melita D’Souza
  •  
Feb. 25
Music
Cartoon version of Brandon listens to music through headphones while seated on a bean bag in a corner of a purple-walled room with "Beandon's Musical Corner" written in the background. The window panel is the image of The D-Plan band.

Beandon’s Musical Corner: The Dismemberment Plan’s Travis Morrison on Chappell Roan, Sci-Fi and the Internet

Brandon Rupp
  •  
Oct. 29, 2024
Reads
Author Carmen Maria Machado stands behind a lectern gesturing as though she's addressing the audience.

The beautiful and the terrible: Carmen Maria Machado reads queer horror and sci-fi

Cate Burtner
  •  
May 8, 2024
Arts & Life
From left to right: Terry, Korvo, Yumyulack and Jesse prepare for takeoff in their spaceship. (Photo: Hulu)

‘Solar Opposites’ is lighthearted, gory alien fun

Michael Espinosa
  •  
April 1, 2021
Arts & Life
98 different foods cut into identical cubes and arranged in perfect rows

The strange and sterile food art of the future

Emily Zhang
  •  
June 3, 2020
Arts & Life
While "Black Mirror" is a brilliant series, certain episodes stand out more than others. (Photo: Netflix)

‘Black Mirror’: Top 10 Episodes

Matt Hsu
  •  
July 29, 2019
Will Yun Lee and Dichen Lachman in "Altered Carbon." (Courtesy of Netflix)

‘Altered Carbon’ is visually radioactive yet as decaying as its name suggests

Abe Thompson
  •  
May 25, 2018
John Boyega, left, and Scott Eastwood in the movie "Pacific Rim Uprising." (JASIN BOLAND/Universal Pictures)

‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ doesn’t one-up the original

Noah Howard
  •  
May 14, 2018
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

‘A Quiet Place’ is silently scary

Hamza Ali Zahurullah
  •  
May 10, 2018
Ana de Armas and Ryan Gosling in 'Blade Runner 2049.' (Courtesy of Alcon Entertainment)

Movies In Conversation: ‘Blade Runner 2049’

Elaine Kim
  •  
Oct. 26, 2017
The album cover to the original 1982 "Blade Runner" soundtrack (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment).

Intimate and grandiose: the genius of Vangelis’ ‘Blade Runner’ soundtrack

Hamza Ali Zahurullah
  •  
Oct. 17, 2017
The Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." cast greets fans at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, which attracts more than 160,000 attendees each year. (Sandy Huffaker/Reuters)

The geek fan-omenon: Exploring the empowerment and toxicity of fandoms

Olivia Popp
  •  
Oct. 11, 2017
David Sullivan and Shane Carruth in "Primer" (Courtesy of StudioCanal).

Shane Carruth’s headscratcher sci-fi ‘Primer’

Olivia Popp
  •  
May 18, 2017
Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter in 'Planet of the Apes' (Courtesy of 20th Century Fox).

The original ‘Planet of the Apes’ is innovative and refreshing

Olivia Popp
  •  
March 9, 2017
Sienna Guillory in a scene from Ben Wheatley's sci-fi "High-Rise." (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)

Film review: “High-Rise” deals capitalism a pseudo-low-blow

Connor Huchton
  •  
May 12, 2016
Courtesy of Alicia Hamar.

Director William Eubank discusses his film “The Signal”

Alicia Hamar
  •  
June 2, 2014
Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival.

Cannes closes with “The Salt of the Earth” and “Maps to the Stars”

Alexandra Heeney
  •  
May 30, 2014
The Stanford Daily

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