Tag: History
The Clubhouse; Fanzine Reviews: “The Reader as Masochist.”
"Personally, as a reader, I don’t much like being obviously experimented upon."
The Apollo 1 Fire: Astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee
Astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee were American heroes destined to go to the Moon. Unfortunately, neither of them made it.
I Dreamed of a Science Fiction Future Bright and Shiny
A guest post on the wonder of living in a science fiction world.
Review: Bandersnatch, by Diana Pavlac Glyer
A review of the 'sequel' to The Company They Keep, the Inklings and creative collaboration.
The Apollo 1 Fire: Astronaut Gus Grissom
NASA’s “Failure is not an option” started after the Apollo 1 fire. Too late for Gus Grissom.
Magic at Christmas
whether you are Christian, Jew, Muslim, Pagan, or Atheist -- I hope you will not take it amiss that I wish you all a little bit of magic in your homes at this time and throughout the coming year
Falcon 9 Lands the Way a Spaceship Should
Spaceships landing the way they should! Welcome to the science fiction future.
Fannish Survey
Learn a little something about fandom, fanhistory and yourself with this fun survey of fannish knowledge.
How to Create a Top 100 List for Science Fiction Literature
One suggestion for a better way to come up with "Top 100" lists of science fiction.
Hugo Gernsback’s Patents
I happened upon a resource that made it fairly easy to gather up a bunch (perhaps all) of the registration numbers for Hugo Gernsback's...
As if there aren’t enough hurdles to productive creativity…
Change. Sometimes you can't even paint your way through it.
He Ain’t Heavy – He’s My Brother
Astronomer's discover our 'solar sibling', a star born at the same time, and out of the same nebula, as our own.
Review: Gideon Smith and the Mask of the Ripper by...
Gideon Smith, Aloysius Bent, Rowena Fanshaw, Bell of the Airways and Maria the Mechanical Girl are back, and boy have they got their hands full!
Answer the Question: Yes or No?
Trek fandom was rejected by Trufandom. It must be true, I read it on the internet.
1941 Retro Hugo Awards: Supplement: Reviews of ALL 1940...
Jamie Todd Rubin takes a side trip during his Vacation in the Golden Age
The 1941 Retro Hugo Awards (Part 5 – Dramatic Presentation Short...
All of our 1941 Retro Hugo Award posts are indexed on one page for easy access.
In 1940 there was NO television. Note. This doesn't...
Review: Boarding the Enterprise
Numerous authors related the impact that Star Trek had on the science fiction genre - and themselves - on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
The 1941 Retro Hugo Awards (Part 3 The Cover Artists)
Ooooo - science fiction pulp cover art! The cover artists of 1940!