art Pass the time with Dystopian Future Bingo Thom Dunn

dystopian entertainment New rules for Las Vegas casinos promise a grim, joyless experience Mark Frauenfelder

reading Reading Rainbow's theme song gets magical makeover from rising star Bukola Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment "Adults cannot be trusted": The brutal 1999 Japanese movie that influenced "Squid Game" Ellsworth Toohey

Comics "Mary Tyler Moorehawk" is Johnny Quest meets Infinite Jest by way of Jack Kirby Thom Dunn

happy mutants Sarah Pinsker's "Song for a New Day": outstanding dystopian rock-and-roll novel of rebellion and redemption Cory Doctorow

science fiction Talking Radicalized with John Scalzi in the LA Times Cory Doctorow

censorship That German-French Deal to "Rescue" the EU Copyright Directive? Everyone Hates It. EVERYONE. Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Even the rightsholders think Europe's Article 13 is a mess, call for an immediate halt in negotiations Cory Doctorow

fake news Bible predictions: talking pets, the Mark of the Beast, and an exploding pop star, in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants See you this afternoon, San Diego! (then Portland, Seattle, Bellingham…) (!) Cory Doctorow

books A week into the Trump Administration, dystopian books top charts Rob Beschizza

uk UK Tories want 10-year prison sentences for watching TV the wrong way Cory Doctorow

offworld The brain-tingling world of ASMR collides with science fiction Laura Hudson

Gweek LISTEN: Dr. Monkey's Retro Scans Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Elysium: everything that sucks about movies these days Colin Berry

Entertainment 75 years of Superman: How the boy in blue continues to leave his mark on pop culture Lisa Granshaw