It’s a New Year, that fabled moment when the sins and failures from the previous year are wiped clean and we can all start fresh. You know what that means: it’s New Year’s resolution time. Sure, we’re a couple days in, but you’ve still got time. And like everything else in life, it’s an opportunity to turn to books […]

It’s beach reading time. And since I know you don’t want to bring your shiny new hardbacks anywhere near the seaweed and beached jellyfish, I hereby declare the next three months the Summer of Paperback Favorites. While I can’t promise my compilation’s handy acronym (SPF) is accidental, I can assure you I’ve selected several of the […]

One could argue that the global rise of science fiction across almost every entertainment medium has something to do with the way the world seems to be hurtling toward a science fiction future, from technological breakthroughs, to extended lifespans, to, less cheerily, horrific climate change. Between endless wildfires, deep droughts, and annual superstorms, it’s easy to start looking at apocalyptic as […]

Star Wars fan, we feel your pain. With two months to go before Star Wars: The Force Awakens is released, you’ve rewatched all the films, cartoons, and documentaries four times. You’ve reread every single tie-in novel, comic book, and graphic novel. You’ve racked up massive overage charges streaming the trailers in a high-def loop on your […]