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Everything we know about the explosive final season of The Handmaid's Tale so far

The final season of The Handmaid's Tale is set to premiere on April 8, promising an intense conclusion to its harrowing narrative.

fromIndieWire

3 days ago

Media industry

Elisabeth Moss Was So Busy Directing the 'Handmaid's Tale' Finale, She Didn't Have Time to Cry

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3 days ago

The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey review this dystopia could have been extraordinary

Chidgey's ninth novel, The Book of Guilt, marks her first foray into dystopian fiction, exploring an alternate universe where WWII ended in 1943.

UK news

Marketing tech

fromThe Drum

1 week ago

Does the future of advertising have to be dystopian?

Advertising's future resembles dystopian predictions, fueled by an obsession with personalization.

Media reflects deep societal concerns about the impact of pervasive advertising.

Film

fromDatebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide

2 weeks ago

Holy crap, Stephen King's Long Walk movie is finally real, and the footage looks terrific

Cooper Hoffman is an unexpected yet fitting choice for Ray Garraty in the adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Long Walk'.

#surveillance

Digital life

Laila Lalami's 'Dream Hotel' imagines a future of total surveillance

Technological surveillance in daily life raises questions about privacy and individual rights.

fromwww.npr.org

fromDatebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide

Arts

AI eavesdrops on your sleep in this nightmarish 'Dream Hotel'

fromThe Atlantic

4 weeks ago

Digital life

What Fiction Can Predict, and What It Can't

Digital life

Laila Lalami's 'Dream Hotel' imagines a future of total surveillance

Technological surveillance in daily life raises questions about privacy and individual rights.

fromwww.npr.org

Arts

AI eavesdrops on your sleep in this nightmarish 'Dream Hotel'

fromThe Atlantic

4 weeks ago

Digital life

What Fiction Can Predict, and What It Can't

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fromGameSpot

Red Rising Book Box Set And Official Board Game Are Super Cheap At Amazon

Pierce Brown's Red Rising series, consisting of six published novels and one upcoming final book, has become one of the most popular in the dystopian sci-fi genre over the past decade.

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#young-adult-literature

Books

The Hunger Games hardcover collection is on sale for its lowest price yet

fromBusiness Insider

Independent films

11 'Hunger Games' stars, ranked from least to most successful

Books

The Hunger Games hardcover collection is on sale for its lowest price yet

fromBusiness Insider

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Independent films

11 'Hunger Games' stars, ranked from least to most successful

Media industry

Suzanne Collins wants to use Hunger Games to fix our media literacy problem

The Hunger Games prequel explores themes of media literacy and manipulation, urging readers to recognize and confront propaganda.

Digital life

fromThe Nation

Science Fiction Predicted the Rise of the Tech Bro Oligarchy

The second Trump administration features unprecedented tech influence, mirroring elements of dystopian fiction.

fromThe New Yorker

Mister Lonely, the New TV Hero

The introduction of 'Paradise' sets a tone of deep dissatisfaction through its protagonist, Xavier Collins, as he navigates a world marked by profound moral ambiguity.

Independent films

Humor

There's a lot to Lumon's vocabulary

Lumon Industries uses unique language as a method of psychological control over its employees.

Film

The definition of a classic': Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go at 20

'Never Let Me Go' appeals to students due to its themes of youth, innocence, and friendship, highlighting the bittersweet nature of life.

4 months ago

Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review when humans don't come first

In the world of "Under the Eye of the Big Bird", people are created from animal DNA, living short lives filled with suppressed memories and existential fears.

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