What Is the “Screen Door Effect” in VR?
leungchopan/Shutterstock.com The “screen door effect” often occurs when using modern virtual reality headsets. It looks like you’re viewing the world through a mesh screen, and is...
Take This Fidget-Friendly AirPod Sleeve For a Spin, Now 20% Off For Our Readers [Exclusive]
Whatever you think of the headphones inside, there’s no denying that Apple’s AirPods charging case is one of the best fidget toys of all time. But...
Ayesha Harruna Attah Reimagines the Fate of Her Enslaved Ancestor in “The Hundred Wells of Salaga”
The author on using fiction to start a dialogue about slavery in Ghana Ayesha Harruna Attah’s great-great grandmother is the force behind The Hundred Wells of Salaga,...
And You Thought Your Last Breakup Was Bad
Five love stories by Matt Leibel Illustrations by Sara Lautman Issue №51 The Power Couple When the power couple broke up, they squabbled over who would get to keep...
The Center for Fiction’s New Home Reflects a Change in How We Read
A modern space addresses the needs of modern readers and writers A rendering of the new space by BKSK Architects I t isn’t hyperbole to say the...
The Long and Villainous Life of Starro
Starfiiiiish…Innn…Spaaaaace… Sounds ridiculous right? Then again, at baseline, what supervillain doesn’t? The nightmare lunacy is what makes them terrifying. The fact they couldn’t really exist but…but...
THE STUBBORN ARCHIVIST is Proof #OwnVoices is Necessary
I am obsessed with inter-generational novels. I am obsessed with novels about women who navigate the world in their shells, until they know themselves enough and...
21 Great Essay Collections from 2019 to Add to Your TBR
The year 2019 is bringing us some amazing essay collections. I’ve been keeping a list of the most exciting ones I’ve come across, and the number...
Android’s Real Security Problem is the Manufacturers
Cameron Summerson If you’re running a Google Pixel handset, your phone is safe from a security hole that could let a PNG file completely wreck the...
My Problem with LOLITA
Over the last seven years I have attempted to read Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita on three separate occasions. Twice I aborted the mission before getting very far....
