Art

“Mars is signaling a dark star”

A vision of "The End of the World" from the beginning of the 20th century

Nov 28 •

Alex Wellerstein

Critical mastery

The sublime art of nuclear posters

Sep 12 •

Alex Wellerstein

The perfect horror of Chesley Bonestell's nuked New York

Gritty realism in the artwork for a 1950 article on "Hiroshima, U.S.A."

Aug 21, 2024 •

Alex Wellerstein

Lord Byron's "Darkness"

One of the earliest works of post-apocalyptic fiction in English, from the "year without a summer"

Jul 31, 2024 •

Alex Wellerstein

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Doomsday Machines

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