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Before Star Wars, Logan’s Run Was Sci-Fi’s Biggest Event
Before Star Wars dominated sci-fi, Logan’s Run was the genre’s biggest hit. Explore the major differences between the novel, film, comics and TV series.
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Amazing Stories: The Magazine That Built Sci-Fi Over 100 Years
Amazing Stories changed science fiction forever, launching the genre in 1926 and shaping fandom, film, and futuristic ideas that still influence pop culture today.
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How Sci-Fi Has Changed Over the Last 70 Years
Over 70 years, sci-fi has shifted from an optimistic genre to one reflecting our fears and anxieties. This reflects a broader trend of the genre adapting to our current fears.
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Out There: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Film and TV
In Out There: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Film and TV, author and filmmaker Ariel Waldman dives into the real science behind some space-themed sci-fi tropes.
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Rayguns and Rocketships: Vintage Science Fiction Book Cover Art from Korero Press
The good folks of Korero Press are at it again. Their newest book, Rayguns and Rocketships: Vintage Science Fiction Book Cover Art, promises thrills to the eyes. The compiled collection of vintage sci-fi artwork will inspire futurists at heart. The future that was and never to be. Get ready to blast off into the further outskirts of your imagination. Korero Press has your ticket punched for the greatest visual adventure from the comfort of your reading outpost. Keep an eye on Rayguns and Rocketships: Vintage Science Fiction Book Cover Art, it lands in your favorite book store in early December 2022.
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Jason Heller’s Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded
Jason Heller examines how sci-fi crept into music in the seventies an beyond. From Hawkwind to disco. Many strange stars were born.
Read moreSpace 1999
Sandwiched between 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Wars, we were feasted with two years of Space: 1999. Martin Landau and Barbara Bain where given
Read moreStar Trek: USS Enterprise Bottle Opener
The USS Enterprise has traveled past the Neutral Zone, to the future and to the past. Now it will travel to a bottle cap near
Read moreInsect Drones: The Rise of the Microdrones
Drones comes in all shapes and sizes. Some now are just as small as insects. These tiny drones will be the new spies of the
Read moreDarth Vader Banana Peels
There is a dark force at work in Matthew Mahoney who can turn rotten banana peels into a life-like image of Darth Vader. Tony M.If
Read moreRobocup Coffee Mug
Dead or alive, you’re drinking coffee with me! Robocup is based on a t-shirt idea come to life. It is perfect timing with the new
Read moreThe Six Million Dollar Man Christmas: Elves Revolt
Christmas is saved by The Six Million Dollar Man who has to delegate a labor dispute by disgruntled elves revolting against their boss (Santa). Steve
Read moreDr. Who
Dr. Who. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you.
Read moreLost In Space and Forbidden Planet Robot Toys
“Danger, Will Robinson!” Forbidden Planet and Lost in Space robots by Funko has captured my wallet. I just traveled to the past and brought my
Read moreStar Wars Shooting Target Prints
You will not catch me at a shooting range, but I would dig these Star Wars shooting target prints of my favorite sci-fi rogues. You
Read moreDeath Star Cookie Jar
Cookie monsters and Wookies beware, it’s a trap! Your stomach will be invaded with cookies as you fill this Death Star cookie jar over and
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