The Mechanics Of Wonder: The Creation Of The Idea Of Science Fiction by Gary Westfahl (book review).
I picked up this book over a decade ago having seen it pop up in a bibliography and had an
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The Problems Of A Secret Identity: an article by: GF Willmetts.
Back when super-heroes were first created, the nature of the disguise was, for the likes of Bruce Wayne, to scare
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Retro Fan #13 March 2021 (magazine review).
The latest issue of ‘Retro Fan’ starts running with interviews by Mike Eury with Mark Goddard and Marta Kristen about
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Cicero by David Llewellyn (book review).
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a political writer, a powerful orator and statesman who came to a rather sticky end in
Read MoreM. C. Escher: Journey To Infinity (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
M.C. Escher is best known for his tessellations and for his ‘Impossible’ structures. Strangely, he did not think of himself
Read MoreEditorial – Feb 2021: Disaster Reality Can Be A Poor Substitute In Fiction.
Hello everyone, With the continuation of covid-19 and, currently, 9 variants and counting, the template of disaster movies in any
Read MoreScience In Practice (Editorial – Jan 2021).
Hello everyone, Seeing science working is kind of scary for a lot of people, despite the fact that they rely
Read MoreBeing Geek: Born, Bred Or Just Creative (an article by GF Willmetts).
One of the first lessons I learnt in General Semantics is that labels are imprecise names because no one or
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Retro Fan #12 January 2021 (magazine review).
Please do not get confused by the January release date of this latest ‘Retro Fan’, it actually the Christmas edition
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Holly Jolly by Mark Voger (book review).
A tiny confession: I’m not the festive type. Can’t eat the food nor drink or socialise with diabetes and agoraphobia
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