Do Female Androids Dream of Rebellion?
There is something revolutionary in their will to be free.
Blade Runner
Apocalypse Now
Blade Runner
Blade Runner 2049
Roe v. Wade
Blade Runner 2049
Nonsensehaving a functioning ovary does not a real woman make
Westworld
Westworld
Westworld
Ex Machina
Westworld
Westworld
Blade Runner
Heather O'Neill is a novelist and essayist. Her works include Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Lonely Hearts Hotel, and When We Lost Our Heads. She lives in Montreal.
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