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Retro Fan #43 March 2026 (magazine review).
I think we British were spared The Partridge Family and The Brady Bunch when they first aired. Reading writer Mark Voger’s interviews with…
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April 2026
ReviewBooks
Brainwashing by Kathleen Taylor (book review).
I pulled this book, Brainwashing by Kathleen Taylor, quite a while back and have finally worked it into my reading schedule. As it…
March 2026
NewsCulture
Editorial – April 2026: Arguments Are Neither Here Or There.
Hello everyone, When does any argument become political? There’s a quandary from the start. What is ‘political’? Theoggle response doesn’t really make sense…
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Thunder-Tech: an article by GF Willmetts.
How does Thunderbird One’s automatic camera detector work? The dial in the cabin is only the alarm, not actually the gadget itself. In…
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Retro Fan #42 January 2026 (magazine review).
From the cover, it becomes pretty obvious that this edition of ‘Retro Fan’ is special. Writer Mark Voger brings out material from six…
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Editorial – March 2026: What Is It Good For?
Hello everyone. Editorials, as I have said in the past, are hard beasts to write if you want to use topical themes, even…
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Writing Science Fiction: an article by GF Willmetts.
Introduction I think people are beginning to forget how to write science fiction. I am referring to authentic science fiction, not the versions…
February 2026
ReviewBooks
What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger (book review).
I came across this book, ‘What Is Life?’ by Erwin Schrödinger, last year. If the author sounds familiar, it should be. Schrödinger is…
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Editorial – February 2026: Escapism Is Equivalent To A Deep Breath.
Hello everyone, Hardly the most auspicious start to the new year, and, from the looks of things, likely to get worse worldwide with…
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Retro Fan #41 November 2025 (magazine review).
As you can tell from the cover of this issue of ‘Retro Fan’, a major article by Herbie J. Pilato is spent on…
January 2026
ReviewBooks
Art Cure: The Science Of How The Arts Transform Our Health by Daisy Fancourt (book review).
I came across an article by author Daisy Fancourt in ‘New Scientist’ regarding how the arts can improve your mental health and relieve…
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The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means Of Computation by Cory Doctorow (book review).
I greatly admire Cory Doctorow, particularly his non-fiction books. This one, The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means Of Computation’ from 2024,…