‘Candela Obscura’ Stars on Magic and Play in an Oppressive World
Critical Role’s first Illuminated Worlds creation, Candela Obscura, is charting an optimistic path for future live-play games. We sat down with its star-studded cast.
An Astrobiologist’s Search for Life in Space—and Meaning on Earth
In Life on Other Planets, Aomawa Shields talks about her hunt for habitable exoplanets as a classically trained actress and one of the few Black women in astronomy.
‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker Wants to Break the Content Machine
After years of exploring society’s dark absurdities, the sixth season of Netflix’s wildly popular sci-fi show looks at its own reflection.
What Will Ethical Space Exploration Look Like?
Astrophysicist and ‘Off-Earth’ author Erika Nesvold maps out the questions we need to ask before living on other planets.