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“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
"Nuclear weapons repel all thought, perhaps because they can end all thought"
Martin Amis on the difficulties of writing about nuclear war
Nov 14 • 
Alex Wellerstein
Inventing the Doomsday Machine
It is not a thing a sane man would do
Sep 26 • 
Alex Wellerstein
Not a drop to drink
The plausible eco-horror of Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Water Knife"
Oct 11, 2024 • 
Alex Wellerstein
Famished barbarians
The very British fears of Sam Youd's The Death of Grass
Aug 27, 2024 • 
Alex Wellerstein
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 • 
Alex Wellerstein
The end of The Road
Love is a bullet and a Coke
Jul 15, 2024 • 
Alex Wellerstein
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