Thai American artist Astria Suparak's Virtually Asian is a short video essay that looks at how science-fiction filmmakers fill the backgrounds of their futuristic worlds with nebulous Asian faces while filling their featured cast with white ones. Particularly prevalent are the Asian hologram advertisements that apparently occupy every cityscape in the future, from Blade Runner (1982) to A.I. (2001) to Minority Report (2002), and do we even need to start in on Ghost in the Shell (2017)?
Watch a supercut of sci-fi movies that use Asian bodies without casting Asian characters
James Lipnickas' eerie graphite drawings of alien-human high-rises
James Lipnickas, a phenomenal graphite artist, has lately been creating these haunting drawings of high-rise towers—populated with cryptic humans who appear to periodically wrestle with aliens. Some of my favorites are below, reprinted with his permission. Check out his Instagram, too. It has more from this series, and also work going back further, including eerie… READ THE REST
Wiki for a cult '70s TV show that does not exist
Remember that British sci-fi show from the 70s that mixed together paganism, the paranormal and sent it into space? The one whose pure weirdness somehow vaulted it past obvious limitations of budget and casting? You know, that one. Excalibur. Excalibur is, in fact, an interactive fiction project made by J. J. Guest, G. C. Baccaris,… READ THE REST
Early raves for Stargrave, the spaced-out sibling of Frostgrave
I'm starting to get very excited to get my hands on Stargrave, the new sci-fi skirmish game by Joseph McCullough. Joe is the creator of the fantasy miniatures skirmish game, Frostgrave, one of my favorite mini games over the past five years. Like Frostgrave, in Stargrave, you put together a small warband of fighters and… READ THE REST
Learn how to successfully launch your online store for just $35
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. With people feeling stranded inside their own homes during much of last year, one of the easiest ways to take things off their minds was by picking up a new hobby.… READ THE REST
Never break or lose a charger again: this device is the pinnacle of wireless charging
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Anybody who's owned a phone charger, or any other charger with a small cord for headphones or a similar device, knows how quickly they can wear down. Not only that, but… READ THE REST
Tackle inclement weather with this heated jacket, now $60 in time for winter
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. As the calendar inches into December, a good portion of the country is getting ready to settle in for the ensuing deep freeze. Certain regions of the country have already received… READ THE REST
