A Song of Ice and Fire – and Game of Thrones – has grown into a strange cultural phenomenon. Let's look back at its roots and find out why.

When R.F. Kuang is discussed online, it tends to be either with complete adoration or utmost disdain – with very little room between the two. Why, and what does it say about us?

Ghost's Satanized is the album in microcosm, taking a powerful look at the human condition while remaining true to Ghost's usual style and themes.

Dimension 20's strict structure, its cast & atmosphere, and its audacious imagination make it a veritable masterclass in storytelling – in addition to being so endlessly entertaining.

The Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian Tchaikovsky has utterly gripped my attention lately; here's some fascinating elements and their parallels in Stormlight!

Colonial oppression feeding itself on the history, culture and magic of its victims. Revolutions doomed before they started. What can we learn for our own lives?

"I [will] have the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

There are spirits of pure evil in Stephen King's novels, but they really only serve to accentuate the deeply human and relatable traumas that these books depict.

Few stories leave a lasting impression to compare with this science fiction romance which spans multiverses and takes place in the form of letters exchanged between rival agents. What makes this book so excellent?

"Look at Tain Shir and you cannot fathom the name behind the cartouche. You cannot extract her reasons. You only see why men turn to religion: for hope that there are gods to oppose her.” ― Seth Dickinson

Speculative fiction encompasses science fiction, fantasy, weird fiction, magical realism and more – some of which I might be alone in arguing for. What is it, and what's the point?

In these stories, lives are a disposable commodity whose only purpose is to increase corporate profit. What lessons can we take for our own world?

The Rehearsal Season Two tries to fix the communication issues between pilots, but doesn't quite make the connection to masculinity. I bridge the gap on Fielder's behalf.

When it comes to issues you're deeply passionate and knowledgeable about, why stick to subtlety? These books put their messages front and center, and might be better for it!

My brand of ADHD and personal experience makes emotional conflict a devastating interruption. How can we relate that to narrative combat in fiction?

Musing on categorization in terms of ADHD and our human tendency towards in- and out-groups. Why doesn't the same useful tool work the same way for every situation?