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Book Review: Idyllic Nightmares in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery and Other Stories”

Most of Jackson’s stories never quite breach true horror territory, but they highlight anxieties surrounding the facade of perfectionism…

5 min readJun 12, 2023

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Book Review: Idyllic Nightmares in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery and Other Stories”

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‘Meet Your Maker’: The robot priests taking the world by storm

In an era of diminished religious affiliation, faith leaders are turning to technology to help usher worshippers back into the flock.

8 min readOct 25, 2021

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‘Meet Your Maker’: The robot priests taking the world by storm

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Book Review: Echoes of Evil in Dave Cullen’s “Columbine”

With masterful investigative work, Cullen untangles the intricate threading of an apocalyptic act that remains seared into the public…

8 min readSep 13, 2023

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Book Review: Echoes of Evil in Dave Cullen’s “Columbine”

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Greg R. Hill

Book Review: The Death of Nativism Reigns in Hanya Yanagihara’s “The People in the Trees”

Themes of colonialism and exploitation run deep in Yanigahara’s debut novel, set on a fictional Micronesian island of wonders.

5 min readJun 6, 2023

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Book Review: The Death of Nativism Reigns in Hanya Yanagihara’s “The People in the Trees”

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Greg R. Hill

Book Review: Fate and Fortune Clash in Cormac McCarthy’s “No Country for Old Men”

The Southwest Texas-set novel cements McCarthy’s dominance of American literature.

3 min readMay 30, 2023

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Book Review: Fate and Fortune Clash in Cormac McCarthy’s “No Country for Old Men”

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Greg R. Hill

Book Review: “The Terror” by Dan Simmons

Based on the lost Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845, this blood-on-the-ice horror barely slackens its ravenous jaws over its 700-plus…

6 min readMar 29, 2023

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Greg R. Hill
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In Our Times

Over 100,000 people need organs. Will animal-to-human organ transplants ever work?

The rise of genetically-engineered animals could soon make organ waiting lists a thing of the past. But science has an uphill battle to…

10 min readMar 15, 2022

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Over 100,000 people need organs. Will animal-to-human organ transplants ever work?

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Greg R. Hill
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In Our Times

North Korea’s ‘Pink Lady’: How Ri Chun-hee became the voice of a nation

From abject poverty to universal recognition, the story of North Korea’s famous broadcaster shows the remarkable power of state loyalty.

9 min readJan 19, 2022

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North Korea’s ‘Pink Lady’: How Ri Chun-hee became the voice of a nation

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Greg R. Hill
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In Our Times

How prepared are we for the next big solar storm?

When sunspots explode, their geomagnetic power can wreak havoc on Earth. But can anything be done to limit the damage?

7 min readOct 19, 2021

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How prepared are we for the next big solar storm?

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Greg R. Hill
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In Our Times

The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes

A 19-year-old Stanford dropout promised to change the world with her blood testing technology. Then the lies started to unravel.

10 min readOct 15, 2021

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The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes

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Greg R. Hill

Greg R. Hill

Journalism grad and English teacher. Born in Scotland, living in Japan. Editor of In Our Times. Writing about sci-fi, tech and the future. 🖖

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