dystopia
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It contends that contemporary culture is overly saturated with collapse, dystopia and fear.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 22, 2026
Euphemistically known as “mobile lounges,” these hulking, 40-ton machines from the 1960s and ’70s look and feel like paramilitary vehicles trundling through a desert dystopia.
From Slate β Aug. 18, 2026
To stave off Huxley’s dystopia, we must deliberately shape our children’s souls so that they can be creators, doers and thinkers embracing the next frontier.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 8, 2026
If that accounts for the “cyber” aspect of our cyberpunk dystopia, where’s the punk?
From Salon β Feb. 20, 2026
It would become a corporate-run dystopia, an overpriced theme park for wealthy elitists.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
There’s always a cognitive dissonance through our dystopias; how else would we survive them?
From Slate β Oct. 28, 2024
By many metrics, the dystopias we’ve been envisioning for decades no longer feel quite so escapist, nor fictional.
From Los Angeles Times β Feb. 24, 2024
“I’m a bit of a sucker for science fiction, dystopias or thrillers,” he said.
From New York Times β Dec. 6, 2023
Post-apocalyptic dystopias rarely consider childhood with much care, expecting young survivors to relinquish immaturity to focus on staying alive.
From Salon β Mar. 6, 2023
Afrofuturist writers explore a language of dreams and dystopias that expresses our greatest hopes while boldly confronting our darkest fears.
From Scientific American β Sep. 18, 2022
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Literary Genres - Introductory
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