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X-FILES creator Chris Carter on the future (and his future) with the franchise, as well as his fine art career
X-Files creator Chris Carter opens up about his first art exhibition, the Ryan Coogler reboot, AI, and why he’d rather not do sci-fi again.
Ollie Kaplan
14 hours ago5 min read


Book Review: Hero versus AI in DARK READING MATTER: THE LAST THURSDAY NEXT NOVEL
Or: How do you write a speculative fiction satire in an age where sci-fi has become reality and reality has become indistinguishable from parody? This review includes vague but significant spoilers for Dark Reading Matter: The Last Thursday Next Novel. If you’re considering the book but are on the fence, my short spoiler-free review is: read it, preferably but not necessarily after the proceeding seven volumes and the other books in the author’s oeuvre. As the eighth and fina

Avery Kaplan
1 day ago7 min read
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