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Spikes, Spandex & Space Camouflage: a century of Sci-Fi costumes (article).
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from a hundred years of science fiction, it’s that when humanity eventually spreads to the stars, it’ll…
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Geeks never retreat… a quick look at the Geek Retreat cafe chain in the UK (article).
Geek Retreat is on a mission to bring a sense of belonging to us geeks and nerds everywhere. Founded in 2013 by Stephen…
August 2020
FeatureScifi
Aliens In Isolation: an article by: GF Willmetts (article).
Ever since the finale of the 1953 film version of HG Wells’ ‘War Of The Worlds’, aliens on Earth could fall foul to…
March 2015
FeatureCulture
Pictures Of Inspiration: Stellar Radiance by David A Hardy: by Rod MacDonald (article).
Uncle Geoff’s favourite Science Fiction photograph is of Thunderbird 2 landing at London airport. https:/my-favourite-photograph-thunderbird-2-landing-at-london-airport-hopefully-one-of-a-series-by-gf-willmetts-article/ I could nominate several photographs but what comes to…
February 2015
FeatureCulture
My Favourite Picture by Andy Bollan (article).
I love this picture. I first saw it on NASA’a APOD website http://apod.nasa.gov/apod roughly 10 years ago. It looks like a candle on…
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Toho Studios To Reactivate And Reclaim Godzilla: an article by Beth Kelly (article).
Films offer a voyeuristic glimpse into the human condition but for all the fear committed to film, life’s worst unpleasantries remain off-screen. As…
September 2014
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The Rubery Book Award, by Pauline Morgan (article).
The cynic will always question why we need another book award when there are so many around already. The answer is simple. Most…
August 2014
FeatureCulture
Geek And The Zen Lack Of Sport Interest by GF Willmetts (article).
When my colleague, John Rivers, declared he had an interest in sport as well as our genre, I think he was more surprised…
FeatureCulture
Doctor Who, SF And Football by John Rivers (article).
On my Facebook and Twitter timelines, throughout and after the World Cup Final, an interesting thing happened. During half-time of the BBC’s Final…
May 2014
FeatureCulture
Sorrowful Songs Revisited: Henryk Górecki by Rod MacDonald (article).
play while you read. I first listened to Górecki’s ‘Third Symphony’ on radio and CD 20 years ago. It had a profound effect…
FeatureCulture
The A-Z Of Big Finish by Sue Davies (article).
If you haven’t heard of Big Finish then you must have your head in a bucket and speaking of buckets, I’m sure they…
February 2014
FeatureScifi
Which Of The SF Sub-Genres Is Safe Or Unsafe And Why? An examination by: GF Willmetts (article).
After last month’s editorial, I thought it would make sense to have a look at the baker’s dozen of Science Fiction sub-genres and…