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An ongoing festival of ideas. The word “Plutopia” is a portmanteau combining two terms: “pluralist utopia,” a concept that envisions an ideal society where diverse beliefs and identities coexist in harmony, actively promoting mutual respect and minimizing conflict. While idealistic, the term represents a vision of a more inclusive and harmonious world, acknowledging the complexities of achieving such a perfect society.
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: If the invading enemy in a film is an alien from outer space, as in "War Machine," does that make it science fiction? Or is it an explosive, mindless action film? https://youtu.be/AFuE1LRxm80?si=Q26JqF9nLp-ju8IT
WAR MACHINE | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Marc Abrahams discusses the Ig Nobel Prizes, awards that honor real achievements that make people “laugh and then think.” Also the “Annals of Improbable Research,” a journal that highlights unusual but meaningful work ranging from pasta physics to fingernail growth studies. https://plutopia.io/marc-abrahams-improbable-research-and-ig-nobel-prizes/
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: “Project Hail Mary” sends a mission from Earth to Tau Ceti to solve a cosmic mystery threatening our sun. The fate of two civilizations may depend on an unlikely interstellar partnership. https://youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI?si=uDVMqspWh-Kj_Ygf
Project Hail Mary - Official Trailer

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Dr. Roy Casagranda discusses Iran’s modern history, the rise of the Islamic Republic, and the rapidly escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. https://youtu.be/1t7Z0hgntJQ?si=1dTNkahkQJ-U1O_b
Roy Casagranda on Iran, War and Global Fallout

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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: "Paradise" season 2 begins on the post-apocalypse surface of earth, where there are a few survivors, and where Xavier Collins has gone to search for his wife Teri. Mayday! https://youtu.be/wQfqQ-oIXiA?si=VoNmxuWxOwl-2WjU
Paradise Season 2 | Official Trailer | Hulu

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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Set in the post-Burn 32nd century, "Starfleet Academy" follows the first new class of cadets in over a century, led by 400-year-old chancellor Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter). The show's commitment to decency riles anti-woke conservatives. https://youtu.be/rHDDzcyNWGs?si=wcU8ZROSswcGyjuG
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official Trailer | Paramount+ (NYCC 2025)

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Gareth Branwyn discusses “Dreaming for Creatives,” which focuses less on dream interpretation and more on mining the “dream-time mind” for creative material.
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Gareth Branwyn: Gareth In Slumberland

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On the Plutopia podcast, Shira Chess, author of "The Unseen Internet: Conjuring the Occult in Digital Discourse," discusses how online culture has always been shaped not just by code and commerce but by myth, ritual, and “enchanted logic.” https://plutopia.io/shira-chess-the-unseen-internet/
Jon Lebkowsky sits down with @Doomscroll for a thoughtful Mastodon interview on digital culture, healthy online communities, decentralization, platforms vs. humans, and the fragility — and resilience — of democracy in the internet age. Read the full Q&A: https://plutopia.io/jon-lebkowsky-interviewed-by-doomscroll/
Jon Lebkowsky interviewed by Doomscroll | Plutopia News Network

Plutopia News Network's Jon Lebkowsky discusses digital culture and the evolving social web.

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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: A young predator, considered the runt of the clan by his father, stalks the invincible Kalisk on planet Genna with the help of a legless and seemingly stranded corporate synth. A furious, alien coming-of-age tale: "Predator: Badlands." https://youtu.be/43R9l7EkJwE?si=tYqub99MjASO8-BG
Predator: Badlands | Official Trailer

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