Rethinking systems for structuring and using time  Time is fundamental for human existence and experience. Societal frameworks for structuring and understanding time and temporal experience have, however, remained stagnant and are potentially no longer fit for their intended purpose or, more importantly, the purposes we might intend for them at present. Indeed, when considering the…

Alex McHugh interviews sci-fi author Dennis Danvers on anarchist ideas in fiction, his books The Watch and Leaving the Dead, and the life of a writer. Mr. Danvers has written a variety of well-received sci-fi novels, including Circuit of Heaven, Time and Time Again, and End of Days, as well as the Locus and Bram Stoker…

Origin Story  Those who are not familiar with comic books and the history surrounding them may be confused about the recent kerfuffle over the Batgirl cover and it being pulled. Never fear! For I have in my Utility Belt of Knowledge, the proper gadgets to give some context and offer critique. Batgirl, or Barbara Gordon as she is better…