fantasy A free short story about Irish history to read while you're quarantined over St. Patrick's Day Thom Dunn

books On the strengths of fiction done as near-history Guy Gavriel Kay

Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Rigellian: the science-fictional inhabitants of a bright blue star Jesse Sheidlower

Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Otherspace: a science-fictional place for when no other space will do Jesse Sheidlower

HDSF Meet the Space Bum, ambiguous stock character of generations of science fiction Jesse Sheidlower

HDSF Cereans live on Ceres (in the future) Jesse Sheidlower

HDSF A conapt is a bad place to live—unless you're the protagonist of a science fiction story Jesse Sheidlower

Ancient Apocalypse debunked Society for American Archaeology asks Netflix to reclassify Ancient Apocalypse as "science fiction" Jennifer Sandlin

maps The art of map-making design for tabletop wargames Gareth Branwyn

HDSF Meet the Terrenes, the people of Earth in (some) science fiction Jesse Sheidlower

HDSF What does it mean to fan—or fangirl? Jesse Sheidlower

HDSF When you need to Get Away From It All in science fiction fandom, that's… Gafia Jesse Sheidlower

History When some Christians were pro-choice and pro-segregation Elías Villoro

HDSF Have you committed a Time Crime? Maybe you will… Jesse Sheidlower

music Epic Rap Battles of History returns with Lara Croft vs. Indiana Jones Devin Nealy

books Toil and Trouble: a brief history of women using the occult as a form of resistance Thom Dunn

science fiction Octavia Butler's Kindred to premiere on Hulu on December 13 Elías Villoro

HDSF What is a "problem story" in Science Fiction? Jesse Sheidlower

books "Under The Banner of King Death" puts pirates in their place — in the history of workers' rights Thom Dunn

television Gangs of New York is coming to television Devin Nealy