Good morning. Here’s your Fourth of July reminder that patriotism, jingoism, and nationalism exist to stoke the average person’s zeal for an abstract concept into a tool meant to be wielded in the oppression of others. There is no reason to love the USA — it was built on slavery and genocide, and the only…
REVIEW: Stranger Things: The Experience Is Silly, Spooky Fun
Immersion experiences can be hit or miss, but I often feel like its a two-way street where the audience member has to let themselves be immersed. Sure, there’s definitely shoddily constructed experiences; I have been in a haunted house where a wall quite literally fell down when I touched it. But are you someone who screams…
2022 Hugo Award Reviews: Tangles/The Sin of America
Welcome to the second part of WWAC’s 2022 Hugo Award review series. This instalment shall be covering two more Best Short Story finalists: Seanan McGuire’s “Tangles” and Catherynne M. Valente’s “The Sin of America”…
