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The meme-ification of the "Demon Core"
The strange transformation of a criticality accident into dark Internet humor
Nov 20, 2024 • 
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"Where black is the color, where none is the number"
Bob Dylan's dark, gnomic, and adaptable post-apocalyptic masterpiece
Nov 8, 2024 • 
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"Where black is the color, where none is the number"
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Not a drop to drink
The plausible eco-horror of Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Water Knife"
Oct 11, 2024 • 
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The Occasion Instant, 1961
What can be learned from how people responded to false alarms about nuclear war in the late 1950s?
Sep 11, 2024 • 
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What would a faithful World War Z adaptation look like?
Is it possible to make a serious, thoughtful movie about global disaster and recovery?
Jul 23, 2024 • 
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