by Gideon Marcus Brighter than a Million Suns China's got the Bomb, but have no fears—they can't wipe us out for at least five years… So sang satirist Tom Lehrer in 1965 for the television show That Was the Week that Was. Well, here we are, about five years later, and the Chinese have graduated … Continue reading [January 6, 1969] Booms and Busts (February 1969 Galaxy)
by Victoria Silverwolf After the Ball is Over According to my sources in the publishing world, the latest issue of Worlds of Tomorrow is the last one that will be published. I can't say I'm completely surprised, given Frederik Pohl's juggling act of editing three magazines at once. Worlds of Tomorrow is the youngest of … Continue reading [April 8, 1967] Swan Songs (May 1967 Worlds of Tomorrow)
by Gideon Marcus Not with a Bang A rising tide floats all boats, but a tidal wave swamps them. 16 years ago, Galaxy magazine was the vanguard of the Silver Age of Science Fiction, along with Fantasy and Science Fiction and Astounding leading a pack of nearly forty monthly/bimonthly/quarterlies. By the end of the decade, … Continue reading [March 10, 1967] Mediocrités, Slayer of Magazines (April 1967 Galaxy)
by Gideon Marcus President Johnson commissioned noted (and favorite of our editor, Janice) artist Peter Hurd to draw his official Presidential portrait. This was the result: Reportedly, upon seeing the painting, Johnson described it as the ugliest thing he had ever seen. Aghast, the artist asked what the President had wanted in a portrait. Lyndon … Continue reading [January 10, 1967] Return to sender (February 1967 Galaxy)
by Gideon Marcus Identical cousins My brother Louis and I diverge quite a lot. He's an observant Jew, I'm an atheist. He served in World War 2 (drafted into the Navy), I did not. He's an affluent pawnbroker. I'm a writer of questionable success. But where we differ the most is the subjects of our … Continue reading [November 12, 1966] A Family Tradition (December 1966 Galaxy)
by Gideon Marcus Where Men Have Gone Before Last week saw the debut of the exciting science fiction anthology show Star Trek. The opening narration describes a five-year mission, going "where no man has gone before." Indeed, the second pilot of the program bore that very title. Never mind that in two of the three … Continue reading [September 14, 1966] All the Old Familiar Places (October 1966 Galaxy)
by Gideon Marcus The Big Bang The Americans and Soviets have signed onto a Partial Test Ban Treaty, restricting nuclear tests to deep underground. The Chinese and French are under no such obligation, however. Not only have the Chinese detonated two (or was it three?) atomic devices in the open air, but now the French … Continue reading [July 8, 1966] South Pohl (August 1966 Galaxy)
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