Fernando A. Flores’ fantasia depicts the U.S.-Mexico border of the near future as a site of both exploitation and ...

Still, “Gliff,” which blends the speculative, literary and dystopian, feels chilling and fresh. The novel is set in a fever dream of a dystopian near-future. Though no year is specified ...

I've spent a lot of time lately talking to disabled people and learning about their hopes and fears. It's been a chastening experience.

Seattle satirist Maria Semple’s breakthrough novel is a flurry of contemporary, epistolary wit. Passive aggressive e-mail ...

The Brutalist' is up for 10 Oscars. But real brutalist architecture is seldom celebrated. Here are some local examples in the ...

It may be a Ben Stiller production, but the excellent Severance is more dystopian workplace thriller than comedy.

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