Every Issue of Flaming Hydra

Art in the ashes / Terror on Terra

A visit to the Getty Villa with Diana Moskovitz, and a rollicking podcast recap of Alien: Earth

Role player

Zito Madu considers the career of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland

Flavor saver

Tasty new fiction from Nathan Munn

Haunted hotel / Monster post-mortem

A Hollywood ghost story from Jack Pendarvis, and Josephine Riesman and Leila Brillson recap ALIEN: EARTH

Ahhh.

Taking the pill of chill

Youth movement

Brian Hioe on the dangers of inexperience

Divine purpose

A dreamy new story by Sam Thielman

Hidden powers

Where politics and the occult collide, by Yemisi Aribisala

Inside the aliens

Josephine Riesman and Rhi Olivaw on a spectacular year for Xenomorphs

Perfect employees / Happy pictures

John Saward on robots, slaves, and robot slavers

Poultry politics / Soul music

Felipe De La Hoz on risk assessment, and piano lessons with Misha Angrist

Elusive future

What Kim Kelly couldn’t find on Facebook

Scared silly / Transcendent travel

Harry Siegel reckons with history, and Laurie Woolever takes flight

Auto responder / Working stiff

An epistemological crisis with Hamilton Nolan; Rax King on 'Boogie Nights'

Be cool / Stay dry

Amy Chu’s surprising holiday destination, and a new story from Miles Klee and Mads Gobbo

Peerless patter / Exquisite ennui

Tom Lehrer remembered by Jennie Rose Halperin; new fiction from Colin McGowan

Lustful solace / Faraway fellowship

Reading therapy with Talia Lavin, and Brian Hioe on obstacles to solidarity

Feathered friends / Film fans

A city bird reconsidered by Ben Ehrenreich; the Hydra invites readers to choose some fun movies

Slow burn / Long drive

Sam Thielman on the world changed by Gaza; new poems by Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún

Gratuitous gratuities

George Orwell’s days scrambling for tips, by Diana Moskovitz

Leave abuse / Take love

Myriam Gurba in conversation with Lindsey Boylan; a new home for S.I. Rosenbaum

Perverse verse / Creative instinct

Jídé Salawu investigates a faux-Nigerian literary hoax, and Anna Merlan takes in an art exhibit

Art’s sake

Nathan Munn knows what Art is

Fragile refuge

Jonathan M. Katz remembers the Hotel Oloffson, Port-au-Prince

Almighty dollar / Popular powers

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd + Megan Greenwell talk money; a free-for-all podcast on SUPERMAN; Zach Rabiroff on the Man of Steel

Waste land / Colder case

Kim Kelly appreciates municipal services, and Arwa Mahdawi concludes her true crime investigation

Listen to the suit / Talk to the hands

Misha Angrist talks fashion and neurology with Rick Bedlack; a valedictory sendoff for Linda Yaccarino by Joe MacLeod

Not buying it / Suspending disbelief

Miles Klee, naysayer; return to the road with Jack Pendarvis

Built for violence / Left for dead

Tod Seelie’s visit to the pretend war zone, and Zito Madu, missing the departed

Talking with the punk man about comic books

Zach Rabiroff in conversation with Billy Bragg about protest, comics, and cave walls

Big slugger / Warped colors

Remembering Dave Parker with John Saward; Felipe De La Hoz in a purple haze

Global citizens

Yemisi Aribisala on a questionable insurance policy

Old gold / Kitten kitchen

Anna Merlan's golden hours, and Brian Hioe’s adventures as a feline baker

Super market

Amy Chu on shopping at Daily Table

All-seeing eye

A New York Times film reviewed by Maria Bustillos; vote for the Hydranym

Fugitive food

Laurie Woolever talks with Michael Shaikh, author of 'The Last Sweet Bite'

Personal data

David Moore visits a DIY data market

Lake effect / Wreck yourself

Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún on Minnesota, a land of contrasts; new fiction from Luke O’Neil

Entertainment with teeth

John Saward on 'Jaws' at 50

Hang time / Road rules

Trevor Alixopulos greets the sunrise, and Jídé Salawu gets behind the wheel

Peter Parker papers

Zach Rabiroff and Josephine Riesman on a tormented, forgotten genius at Marvel Comics

Crowded tent / Empty words

Osita Nwanevu on growing the antifascist coalition; Hydranym victors; Tom Scocca consults the dictionary

Mechanical learning / Man of Steel

Misha Angrist on the allure of AI; Sam Thielman and Joe MacLeod nerd out on Superman

Young and free / Baby chimps

Amy Chu on the Linda Lindas, and zoological conjectures with Jack Pendarvis. Plus HYDRANYM voting!

Get together / Play a show

Tommy Craggs on foxhole solidarity, and Rax King at the Dew Drop Inn

High fly

Nathan Munn trips the balls fantastic; a new HYDRANYM

Bold explorers / Dangerous arguments

Talia Lavin ventures into the cold! HYDRANYM victors... and Nathan Schneider on where true hope begins

Insect abundance / Dogged pursuit

Bug out with Carrie Frye, and decline to sell out with Ben Ehrenreich

Beast mode

S.I. Rosenbaum on conscience, animals, and the right to be; we invite you to vote in Hydranym No. 2

Timeless hero / Modern ruins

Sam Thielman on Superman, and new fiction from Luke O’Neil

Threat assessment / Hollow twang

Taking the leap (or not) with Trevor Alixopulos; Miles Klee’s radio investigation of the national mood

Wohon yawon

Anna Merlan fleeced at the fancy market

Square meal / Routine comforts

Breakfast with Hamilton Nolan, and Zito Madu on sports superstitions

Fancy flotilla

Crashing the Venice Biennale with Tod Seelie

Fallen comrades

Brian Hioe on the death of a friend; the first voting round of our new word game

Shelf abuse / Initial effort

Jennie Rose Halperin on the women trying to protect the Library of Congress; a new word game for subscribers

Suspect device

Maria Bustillos on Sam Altman, Jony Ive, and money

Police theories

Arwa Mahdawi on the 1996 disappearance of Susan Walsh

Diplomatic interpreter / Ambassador Hotel

Egyptian writer Ibrahim Fawzy talks with Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún; Jack Pendarvis and Ace on condiments

Unkindly cut

Yemisi Aribisala on the difficulty of keeping one’s head

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Birds and bees / Political potency

A stroll among the flowers with Emily Flake; a scandal explained by Jídé Salawu

Use your words / Fear your data

Seizing the megaphone with Osita Nwanevu; Nathan Munn reveals the monster in the machine

Edible itinerary / Canine companionship

A luscious food (and book) tour with Laurie Woolever, and memories of Misha Angrist’s best friends

Maple leaf rage / Undead blues

Nathan Munn explains the Canadian election to Zach Rabiroff; the music of ‘Sinners’ enchants Rax King

A wing and a prayer

A dream of care and convalescence from Sam Thielman

A pack of villains / The comfort of the boss

John Saward on advances in biotechnology; insights on the Latino vote from Felipe De La Hoz

Popcorn time

A.J. Daulerio predicts your summer cinema hits

Burn the flags / Split the check

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd’s poetic fire; new fiction from Miles Klee

Share the glow / leave the ashes

Diana Moskovitz of the BTS ARMY reporting for duty; new fiction from Luke O’Neil

Fight the bosses / Leave them kids alone

Kim Kelly on May Day, and Tom Scocca and Maria Bustillos Yakkin' about the late David Horowitz

Speak now

Myriam Gurba talks with journalist Daniel Alvarenga about El Salvador

Shared suffering / Loyal listener

Anna Merlan, TikTok habitué; Joe MacLeod phones in to Andy Richter

Brutal anonymity / Famous names

Zach Rabiroff on the war on immigrants; all the way to Memphis with Jack Pendarvis

Formless evil

In-flight superhero analysis with Brian Hioe

Complex fats

Yemisi Aribisala on the temptations of rage

Death watch

Ana Marie Cox on death and salvation

Cold and empty

Talia Lavin on finding the words; Carrie Frye talks The Awl: The Book

Easy listening

Jennie Rose Halperin on the life and work of Michael Hurley

Trouble at home

Arwa Mahdawi nears the end of an investigation

Film a hand / Break a leg

Nathan Munn on Canadian medicine, and Hollywood gossip on the road with Jack Pendarvis

New life / Aging legs

Ben Ehrenreich sweeps forward; dance class with Amy Chu

Modern problems / Ancient moods

Brian Hioe on global authoritarians; a history lesson with Trevor Alixopulos

Evil emoji / Feline friends

All the world’s a stage, says Zito Madu, and an announcement from Diana Moskovitz

Chasing rumors / Finding the dead

Arwa Mahdawi on the known unknown, and fiction (or is it?) by Sam Thielman

Life in retreat

Zach Rabiroff and a Turkish artist on the wealth (or otherwise) of nations

Moral panic / Dangerous complacency

Parker Molloy on comic book burnings, and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún on an old academic crisis

The Diceman cometh / Bunny business

Jack Pendarvis on Tinseltown; flash fictions by Luke O’Neil

New warmth / Old hotness

John Saward at home in Chicago; A.J. Daulerio looks back in disbelief at 2005

Mob mentality / Windblown trash

Jídé Salawu’s reflections on the film ‘October 1’; Tom Scocca inspects a ticker symbol