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27 Apr 2026 Damian Walter Facebook science fiction Iain M. Banks Literary Gatekeeping

The Two Damien Walters: A Sci-Fi Critic at War with Himself

Damien Walter's Culture essay is brilliant literary criticism. His Andy Weir takedowns are the azadian game-playing his own essay warned us about. A critic at war with his best self — and losing.

27 Nov 2025 genetics Bladerunner science fiction CRISPR racism

The Fatal Flaw: Assessing Blade Runner Genetics in the Age of CRISPR

In Bladerunner, replicants are the successful culmination of bio-engineering: complex, sentient, genetically-engineered human-like organisms, grown from the fetus to maturity through artificial wombs.