Tomorrow is a Long Time: Zombie Politics in Post-Obama America
As the election results came in last November, I found myself empathizing with the hero of The Walking Dead; small town sheriff Rick Grimes had newly awakened into a world where large swathes of the...
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21 Questions with Bear McCreary
Please explain what just happened. I just read your question. No, wait, I just answered your question. What is your earliest memory? My earliest memory is probably watching the film Gandhi in a...
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Zombies Ate My Baby: 7 Parenting Lessons from The Walking Dead
Being a parent is hard. We all know that. Sleepless nights, hours spent elbow-deep in vomit, pressure to do the right thing by your kids every waking hour of the day. You love them unconditionally,...
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The Lori Problem
As season three of AMC’s The Walking Dead wraps up, it’s a good time to think about some of the much-maligned female characters in this series, starting with the most notorious example, the...
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21 Questions with Darci Picoult
Please explain what just happened. I heard children playing outside and a classical piano playing next door. Now there is a horn beeping. A man laughing. Life. What is your earliest memory? Seeing a...
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Edan Lepucki: The Nervous Breakdown Interview
Edan Lepucki’s characters in her debut novel California are living during a time of duress. When I met the author, so was I. Cal and Frida coexist alone in the woods after the collapse of civilization....
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The Walking Dead: Blood, Misery, and the Meaning of the End
My husband works at a treatment facility for youth with emotional and behavioral issues. He reports that his students love films and novels about the end of the world. They fully believe the world as...
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