The Department of International Literary and Cultural Studies hosted the “Dystopia Now!” symposium, focused on representations of dystopia in media and popular culture, on Friday. Dr. Cornel West ...

This article appears in the August 2024 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. I’ve seen enough: The Future sucks. I don’t mean the future, as in our planet’s survival or America’s ...

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“Special military operation.” “Department of Government Efficiency.” “Enhanced interrogation techniques.” “Alternative facts.” We live in a time when governments use lexical distortions to manipulate ...

Daniela is a freelance writer with two years of experience covering entertainment. She is a senior writer on Collider’s freelance team and has also been published in other platforms, such as Elite ...

If, like me, you watched Google's demonstration of Glass and Now, I have a humbling thought for you: You were watching the future of ubiquitous, omniscient, always-on, wearable computing; you were ...

Jerry Brown is right about us journalists. We love dystopia. For those who don’t know, the word is defined by Merriam Webster as “an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful ...

"Special military operation." "Department of Government Efficiency." "Enhanced interrogation techniques." "Alternative facts." We live in a time when governments use lexical distortions to manipulate ...