Welcome to Janelle Monáe’s dreamworld

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  05.01.22 Janelle Monáe is a singer, an actor, a fashion icon—and now a writer. In her recently published science fiction book, The Memory Librarian, Monáe extends the detailed universe she created for her album Dirty Computer onto the page. It's a world that is not only futuristic, but also Black and queer: It is Afrofuturism. Afrofuturism's history is long and vibrant, and there are as many interpretations of its aesthetic as there are artists, but writer Mary Retta offers this loose definition: "It imagines the future of Black liberation from a hostile world—ours." In her conversation with Monáe, Retta probes the connections between The Memory Librarian's oppressive authoritarian future state and the contemporary US—children's book bans, "Don't say gay" bills, anti-trans legislation—and examines the historical tensions between Blackness and technology. She discovers that Dirty Computer first came to Monáe in a particularly horrific and unforgettable nightmare. Still, Retta finds, Monáe's unique vision of a computerized apocalypse always allows humanity and love to shine through. As Monáe says: "You can't turn off the soul of a computer—you just can't." Camille Bromley | Features Editor     Welcome to Janelle Monáe's Dreamworld BY MARY RETTA | 12-MINUTE READ In her new science fiction book The Memory Librarian, the artist and Afrofuturist icon creates an apocalyptic—and hopeful—vision of the future.     Modern Medicine Fails People With Chronic Pain BY HAIDER WARRAICH | 7-MINUTE READ The rigid health care system in the US often leaves pain patients worse off. It's time for clinicians to recenter respect and compassion.     With the Clock Running Out, Humans Need to Rethink Time Itself BY ELEANOR CUMMINS | 6-MINUTE READ Time is political by nature—governing everything from election cycles to environmental policies. Could reconfiguring the hours restore humanity's hope for the future?     On China, US National Security Experts Fear the Wrong Thing BY SAM BRESNICK AND NATHANIEL SHER | 6-MINUTE READ Many argue that regulating Big Tech cedes leadership to China, but a healthy startup ecosystem is America's best defense.     'Vampire Energy' Is Sucking the Life out of Our Planet BY CRYSTAL PONTI | 5-MINUTE READ It's time to tackle a sneaky source of waste that drains wallets and accelerates climate change.     The Intoxicating Pleasure of Conspiratorial Thinking BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN | 5-MINUTE READ What a remorseful January 6 insurrectionist taught me about why we believe.     A Woman's Guide to the Most Toxic Trolls on the Internet BY NINA JANKOWICZ | 8-MINUTE READ If there's one thing a woman can count on, it's getting harassing messages online. Here's a taxonomy of the creatures on the other end of them. GET WIRED Spring Sale. Give yourself the gift of information. Get the print edition of WIRED and exclusive subscriber-only stories for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now.         Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions

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