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Chain Reaction: Stories About State-Sanctioned Internment


August has many meaningful historical anniversaries: Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the Freedom March President Nixon’s resignation the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki union strikes result in adoption of workday limits the Watts riots in L.A. the Social Security Act signed into effect Hurricane Katrina devastates the Gulf Coast the Salem “witch” trials the ratification…

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My Favorite Things: Discworld, Arcade-Inspired Cinema, and Classic Sci-Fi (again?)


Hey there! You’ve stumbled across My Favorite Things, a weekly column where we talk up top notch speculative content. This week, we bring you an underrated action movie masterpiece, a fabulous Terry Pratchett novel (but which one?), and a cult classic sci-fi television show. Wait a minute… one of these has already appeared on My Favorite Things! I guess that makes…

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My Favorite Things: Classic Sci Fi, Bawdy Sword and Sorcery, Awesome Re-reads, and TOYS!


Welcome back to My Favorite Things! Every week, our columnists rave about the best of the best in the world of speculative fiction. This weeks column is all about one of our favorite topics here at Speculative Chic, awesome ladies! This includes powerful leaders in a classic sci-fi series, ass-kicking party girls saving the world, authors proven to be be…

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