The Architectural Arch and the Liberation of Music
Architecture as frozen music. At least, Goethe thought so. Thus the basis for some poetic machinations by Lewis Gesner.
Foreclosure Crisis Fueled Dramatic Rise of Racial Segregation: Study
Displacement of black and Latino households was so dramatic, crisis should be seen as a ‘mass migration event’ says lead author of paper.
Ambassador
We leave you in the capable hands of Hugo Award nominee Peter Watts as he gives you this short tale of first contact gone very, very wrong.
Character Assassination
Though they foreground models over characters, systems-oriented video games can’t evade the issues of identity politics. Ben Gabriel writes.
Mother’s Day in North Carolina
An encounter between very different Baptists, from Faulkner Fox.
This Is What Happens After You Die
Most of us would rather not think about what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways, writes Moheb Costandi.
The Halo of a Streetlamp
Castro and Paulus linger with a beast while the more human of us look on. Fiction from Cole Hornaday
Is Green the New Black? The Dangers of the Eco-Consumer Movement
With everything from hybrid cars to “green” household cleaner, individuals are being sent the message that significant environmental issues can be tackled by shopping in the “right” way. But is this true? Caroline Harrison writes.

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