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Free Guy and Building Utopia
This is a movie that lived in dystopia, but it didn’t end there. It ended with optimism, hope, and a beautiful, new, utopian world.
Tom Hanks’s “Finch” isn’t Solarpunk, it’s a Solarflop
I wanted to be able to call this film solarpunk. I wanted to like this movie and come away from it excited. Unfortunately, neither ended up being the case.
Building Utopia Pt 3: Harmony Between Humanity, Technology, and Nature
How do we build harmony between humanity, technology, and nature?
Building Utopia Pt 2: How to Tell if the Future You’re Building is Utopian
How do we ensure the utopian worlds we are building aren’t, in fact, dystopian nightmares?
Solarpunk Magazine on Oregon Public Broadcasting
What if humans came together to solve the climate crisis? What if people from marginalized groups all felt safe in society? The solarpunk genre imagines creative answers to these questions.
Building Utopia Pt 1: Utopia in the Age of Climate Crisis
Utopianism doesn’t have be to pie in the sky and impractical. It doesn’t have to be unachievable. Real utopia can exist. We can imagine a better future and create a new world for the next generations.
What Sets Solarpunk Apart? Alternative vs Possible Futures
Rather than looking to the past and reimaging history into alternative futures, solarpunk looks directly into the future in search of something brighter.
Rebuilding Tomorrow with Disabled Folks in the Lead
If the futures we imagine aren’t accessible, and if they don’t go out of their way to include and make space for these communities, then the worlds we are building can’t by any right be called utopian.
One Year Later, “Recognize Fascism” is Still One of the Most Important Anthologies You Need to Read
In a moment where rightwing extremism continues to boldly rear its ugly head, books like Recognize Fascism are vital and welcomed additions to our cultural conversation.