Allan Dyen-Shapiro--Science Fiction Author

Allan Dyen-Shapiro

When Westerners See More and Understand Less: Comments on Netflix’s 3-Body Problem

I adored Cixin Liu’s trilogy, tearing through the books back when they came out. The translations deserved all their awards. Although I...

Allan Dyen-Shapiro

Terrorism and the Fortress Mentality

The event: September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists fly two planes into the World Trade Center, killing nearly 3000 people. The...

Allan Dyen-Shapiro

Your Dystopia Has Problems

I recently broke down and paid for Hulu as part of the Disney Plus package that the BBC sellout to The Mouse necessitated if I was going...

Allan Dyen-Shapiro

A Different Take on Gaza/Israel

I skipped the rallies—the stand-with-Israel as well as the stop-the-bloodshed ones. I neglected to gift the planet with self-righteous...

Allan Dyen-Shapiro