SF
Film Noir Meets Glitch Art in This Dystopian Animated Short
'Glitch Noir' offers up a killer pixelated glimpse of the future.
The Most Adorable Film Ever Made About the Perils of Space Capitalism
"Wire Cutters" is cute, compelling, and depressing as hell.
China's First Hugo Award Is a Win for Diversity in Science Fiction
By protesting diversity, conservative science fiction activists helped hand the most diverse—and worthy—selection a Hugo.
Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company
A former Amazon employee-turned author and editor imagines the future of work at the Company—the sprawling megacorps where the elusive Customer is always #1.
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In the future, we'll be able to use lifelike "alters" to stand in for us at work and social events. Just be sure to note the expiration policy.
The Prostitute
Tomorrow's prostitutes won't just let johns spend time with their bodies—they'll let them take full control of it. And some want much more than sex.
San Francisco Is Fighting Public Urination with Pee-Proof Paint
The paint is specially made to deflect liquid, which means that anyone who dares pee on painted surfaces will get a brutal mist of piss ricocheting back at them.
Fixed in a Flash: The Utopian Future of Health Care, as Seen in Science Fiction
Why our sci-fi dreams of the future of medicine are indistinguishable from magic.
The Great Comic-Con Trailer Roundup
Every SF and Superhero flick that debuted at this year's comic mega-event.
Killing Taylor Swift: An Apple Music Love Story
We just got a lead on the Swift thing. Make it look like a suicide.
Trending Hot Topic
Hot Topic's social network: like Facebook for goths and Buzzfeed for kids who grew up eating emoji french fries and Snapchat for Americans who’ll never live in Malibu.
The Secret Authoritarian History of Science Fiction
Many have been surprised by the recent controversies stirred up by SF's right-wing writers—but they shouldn't be.