“Absolutely masterful.” —Annalee Newitz “A unique meeting of big concepts and elegantly-crafted action.” —Adrian Tchaikovsky A strange alien spacecraft suddenly appears in the sky in this electrifying...

A look at five African books from the rich history of SFF that work as First Contact narratives.

Uncle, why does our house always smell bad?

Sometimes the toilet flushed by itself. We would hear the rush of water, then the pipes settling inside the wall. Nobody had gone in. Nobody had come out. "The jinn have used the toilet," someone wou...

Sometimes the toilet flushed by itself. We would hear the rush of water, then the pipes settling inside the wall. Nobody had gone in. Nobody had come out. "The jinn have used the toilet," someone wou...

Sometimes the toilet flushed by itself. We would hear the rush of water, then the pipes settling inside the wall. Nobody had gone in. Nobody had come out. "The jinn have used the toilet," someone wou...

Last June (2025) I was in Havana, Cuba for a Lucumi ceremony and celebration. For the two months prior my mind had been swirling with reflections and realizations about this moment in time. All at onc...

Carrie Mae Weems photographed a Black woman in front of a mirror who asked: “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the finest of them all?” And the mirror answered: “Snow White, you Black Bitch, and do...

Like the light of a month-long flashbulb, the 2026 World Cup still lingers in the corners of our eyes, its flickering afterimage continuing to color our peripheral vision. What a terrible, and terrifi...

Between visiting a sick parent and his daughter's first birthday, Jeremy Capps wrote "La La" for anyone who's ever let a new infatuation take over.

In these times of digital existence, in-person gatherings allow for connections far beyond the confines of a comment section or shop listing.

What if “Sinners” and “Is God Is” belong to the same spiritual universe? Reading the films through the Yoruba Ibeji twins reveals a meditation on ancestry, protection, Hoodoo, and Black futurity, wher...

What if “Sinners” and “Is God Is” belong to the same spiritual universe? Reading the films through the Yoruba Ibeji twins reveals a meditation on ancestry, protection, Hoodoo, and Black futurity, wher...

This week, the crew chats with Erin Brown, Tonya R. Moore, and Emmalia Harrington about editing a Black Anthology called: The Cook Out. Links mentioned during the show: Tonya R. Moore Emmalia Harringt...

I have told this story before, and I will tell it again, and each telling grows more teeth. Sometimes thirty-four, thirty-six. Sometimes they multiply faster than your science allows, like every word ...

I have told this story before, and I will tell it again, and each telling grows more teeth. Sometimes thirty-four, thirty-six. Sometimes they multiply faster than your science allows, like every word ...

There have been several Gen Z articles and social media think pieces released over the past few weeks about what people think of Gen Z, and clearly, we’ve amassed a large enough fan base to have peopl...

In a world of fast outputs, not everything is meant to last. This roundtable begins with a simple question: what is actually worth our time, our care, and our attention?

In a world of fast outputs, not everything is meant to last. This roundtable begins with a simple question: what is actually worth our time, our care, and our attention?

A reflection on the quiet grief of letting go of people who are still alive, navigating loss and healing without avoidance. For folks carrying this unseen weight, may these words offer comfort and a g...

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