Monthly Archives: July 2022

S2E4: Catch-Up Episode #2: Monster Movies

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Alex R. Howe

In this second catch-up episode, I talk about the most recent monster movies (and one novel) to come out and their place in science fiction as a whole. Movie recommendation: Love and Monsters My YouTube video on the physics of giant … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up: Languages Mentioned in S2E3

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Alex R. Howe

In this week’s episode of A Reader’s History of Science Fiction, I talked about constructed languages, or conlangs. I listed the major ones I discussed in the description, but there were many more that I mentioned in passing, which I … Continue reading →

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S2E3: Constructed Languages in Science Fiction

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Alex R. Howe

Science fiction frequently plays with language in different ways to explore the concepts of philosophy, culture, and cognition; and constructed languages (or conlangs) are a big part of that. In this episode, I highlight how conlangs have contributed to the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Thor: Love and Thunder

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Alex R. Howe

Thor: Love and Thunder is Disney’s latest addition to the MCU and the fourth Thor movie. This is actually a pretty big deal. Thor is the first MCU hero to get a fourth movie outside of the ensemble Avengers films. … Continue reading →

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