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    The Perfect Escapist Sci-Fi Series

    Entertainment musts from Emma Sarappo
    by Kelli María Korducki http://www.theatlantic.com/author/kelli-maria-korducki/?utm_source=scribd Jun 04, 2023 5 minutes
    "['Doctor Who' is] still perfect sci-fi escapism," says the associate editor Emma Sarappo. Pictured: a still from the series.
    Source: Sophie Mutevelian / BBC

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    Good morning, and welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer reveals what’s keeping them entertained.

    Today’s special guest is Emma Sarappo, an associate editor on The Atlantic’s Books team. Emma is also a frequent contributor to our Books Briefing newsletter, having recently written about books for a changing planet and making sense of the divide between technology and humanity. Right now Emma is looking forward to a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country concert trip, scratching her brain with the Two Dots smartphone puzzle game, and gearing up for the 60th-anniversary special of Doctor Who.

    First, here are three Sunday reads from The Atlantic:

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