Netflix’s The Pale Blue Eye uses a fictional whodunnit to explore the origins of Edgar Allan Poe: Netflix’s The Pale Blue Eye is an artist origin story with a difference. The historical noir – set in a beautifully rendered wintry Hudson Highlands, New York – imagines what might have happened if the young Edgar Allan …
The missing ingredient to fight the climate crisis: positive fictional role models: Niko tavernise/Netflix It is often implied that all we need are technological solutions and more renewable energy to solve our environmental issues. But history teaches us that as technology progresses and we become more efficient, we simply consume more. This has associated environmental …
How the rise of veganism may tenderise fictional language: A cheesy book. Igor Normann/Shutterstock For countless generations, meat has been considered the single most important component of any meal. But meat is more than just a form of sustenance, it is the very king of all foods. It’s a source of societal power. Historically, the …