Film & Television

The Steel Reinvention: How Doctor Who’s 2006 Cyberman Reboot Changed Sci-Fi History

On May 13, 2006, the long-running science fiction institution Doctor Who achieved a delicate balancing act that few television franchises...

Japanese Pop Culture

The Smoke and the Steel: The Paradoxical Legacy of Edo’s Hikeshi

In the crowded, labyrinthine streets of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) during the 17th and 18th centuries, a child’s aspirations were remarkably...