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Apocalypse
April 2, 2020
Magazine
Michelle Dean
A Fragmented Novel for the End of the World
Jenny Offill’s
Weather
captures the dread of a global catastrophe.
July 8, 2019
Emily Atkin
Trump Tries to Gaslight Planet Earth
The president claimed on Monday that America is doing a great job of protecting the environment.
April 9, 2019
Magazine
Meehan Crist
Down to Earth
Why is the story of climate catastrophe so hard to tell?
October 12, 2018
Jane Hu
The Office at the End of the World
Ling Ma’s novel ‘Severance’ likens life under capitalism to a zombie apocalypse.
June 29, 2017
Sarah Jones
Donald Trump, the president, can’t stop tweeting about women and their blood.
June 6, 2017
Sarah Jones
The Leftovers
’ Hungry Ghosts
The series finale had disappointed hopes, thwarted quests, and something like resolution.
May 5, 2017
Magazine
Danez Smith
[but how long into the apocalypse could you go before having to kill some white dude?]: A Poem
October 4, 2014
Sophie McBain
Apocalypse Soon: Meet The Scientists Preparing For the End Times
August 5, 2014
Adam Kirsch
Finally, a TV Show That Truly Takes Religion Seriously
July 15, 2014
Anthony Grafton
The Millennia-Old History of the Apocalypse
November 3, 2013
Lori Nix
Eleven Photographs of a Miniature Apocalypse
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