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Dark Matters Podcast 22 July 2023

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Austin and Margari discuss the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, how Hollywood bought into the techno-optimism of Silicon Valley and why it’s hurting them. And they discuss the latest episode of AppleTV’s “Foundation”

The Beit al-Khalifa museum in Omdurman, Sudan, on Jan. 22, 2023.

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Hidden Black Roots of Dune

Margari Hill July 18, 2023 No Comments Dune Frank Herbert Sci-Fi science fiction sff

Denis Villenueve’s Dune (2021) opens with indigenous people resisting colonialism. The Black, Brown, and swarthy natives of the desert planet Arrakis contrast with the…

Dark Matter Podcast 7/8 2023

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Margari and John discuss ep 3 and 4 of Black Mirror.

Dark Matter Podcast 7/1 2023

austinyoshino July 7, 2023 No Comments Black Mirror killer whales Mars orcas Sci-Fi science fiction scifi

Margari and Austin discuss killer whales and life on Mars during the science round up then go on to critique episodes 1 and 2 of “Black Mirror”

Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction w/ Xmas ornaments

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Review: The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction

austinyoshino January 1, 2022 No Comments Gollancz Hachete India Pakistan science fiction scifi South Asian Science Fiction Sri Lanka

The whole purpose of Fresh Pulp Magazine is to find SFF voices, not only in communities of color, but from the perspective of those communities.…

Zoha Kazemi holding her award winning book "Death Renaissance"

Book Reviews

Review: Death Renaissance by Zoha Kazemi

Somayeh Karami October 27, 2021 No Comments Iran Iranian Science Fiction science fiction Zofeh Zoha Kazemi

“Death Renaissance” is the latest novel by Iranian science fiction author Zoha Kazemi. She has written several novels and short stories in the genre and…