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A New World Order review: A powerful sci-fi movie without dialogue

A New World Order review: A powerful sci-fi movie without dialogue

8 September 2021

A New World Order follows two people caught in a war against the machines. It has no dialogue and shows just how powerful silent films can be, says Simon Ings
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In the Watchful City review: An impressive debut filled with folklore

8 September 2021

A stranger and a cabinet of curiosities is enough to make a protector of a city rethink their position in S. Qiouyi Lu's novella In the Watchful City
PU'ER, CHINA - AUGUST 07: A herd of wild Asian elephants strolls through a village at Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County on August 7, 2021 in Pu'er, Yunnan Province of China. (Photo by Wang Zhengpeng/VCG via Getty Images)

Fuzz review: Witty and amusing science writing at its best

8 September 2021

Mary Roach has a way of writing that makes any subject both interesting and fun. Her new book, Fuzz, about human-wildlife conflict is no exception

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