Netflix’s ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ turns dystopian drama into real-life competition — minus the death

[ad_1] When it was first announced, Netflix’s “Squid Game: The Challenge” faced backlash for its premise. Critics online called out the irony of creating a spinoff of the popular South…

Dystopian beauty: Why you should visit Germany’s former industrial hub

[ad_1] This former industrial heartland has transformed coal into culture – with some spectacular results. With more slag heaps than scenic villages, more factory chimneys than castles, Germany’s Ruhr region…

With ‘The Ferryman,’ Justin Cronin explores a brave new dystopian world

[ad_1] Justin Cronin Tim Llewellyn Photography NEW YORK — Justin Cronin spent a decade writing and publishing his bestselling “Passage” trilogy, which spins a sweeping tale about a dystopian, near-future…

Raising a trans kid in Missouri has become a ‘dystopian nightmare’ for families

[ad_1] When Kyle Freels got off work Tuesday, he and his wife, Rene, drove from their home in Missouri across the Mississippi River to look at neighborhoods in Illinois. They…

OPINIONISTA: Mussolini dreaming – South Africa’s on a journey towards a full-blown dystopian state

[ad_1] A perceptive article by Ismail Largadien drew a frightening comparison between Julius Malema and Benito Mussolini. A notorious march orchestrated by Mussolini in October 1922 demanded that the liberal…

Apple’s dystopian drama Silo starts streaming in May

[ad_1] Apple has another dark drama coming to its streaming service. Today, the company showed off the first teaser trailer for Silo, a dystopian series based on the novels by…