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[December 22, 1966] Who's In Charge Here? (The Monitors by Keith Laumer and The Nevermore Affair by Kate Wilhelm)

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by Victoria Silverwolf Ah Love! could thou and I with Fate conspire To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire, Would not we shatter it to bits — and then Re-mould it nearer to the Heart's Desire! — from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward FitzGerald Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? There's a common … Continue reading [December 22, 1966] Who's In Charge Here? (The Monitors by Keith Laumer and The Nevermore Affair by Kate Wilhelm) →

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[August 16, 1966] All Shook Up (Catastrophe Planet by Keith Laumer)

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by Victoria Silverwolf With apologies to Elvis Presley. Retief and Company Prolific author Keith Laumer was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1925. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War Two, then in the renamed US Air Force from 1953 to 1956, and again from 1960 to 1965, reaching the … Continue reading [August 16, 1966] All Shook Up (Catastrophe Planet by Keith Laumer) →

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[November 2, 1969] Love and Hate (December 1969 IF)

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by David Levinson A paper dragon Back in April, I wrote about a border skirmish between the Soviet Union and China. That wasn’t the end of the matter. The Soviets went on a minor diplomatic offensive, trying to get India to join an alliance against China and to pull North Korea back into the Soviet … Continue reading [November 2, 1969] Love and Hate (December 1969 IF) →

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[Oct. 31, 1969] Struggling to get out (November 1969 Analog)

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Science Fiction Theater Episode #10 Tonight (Oct. 31), tune in at 7pm (Pacific) for our special, Halloween-themed episode! by Gideon Marcus Inside Lebanon Feel that?  It's the calm before the storm. For the past week, the nation of Lebanon has been rocked from within by "Palestinian" guerrillas.  Yesterday, at the behest of leaders in Cairo, … Continue reading [Oct. 31, 1969] Struggling to get out (November 1969 Analog) →

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[October 2, 1969] Darkness, Darkness (November 1969 IF)

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by David Levinson An unexpected, expected coup To the surprise of almost no one, September 1st saw a military coup in Libya. King Idris has grown increasingly unpopular ever since the United Kingdom of Libya was proclaimed in 1951. His government was initially seen as weak, due to the federal structure of the kingdom, sharing … Continue reading [October 2, 1969] Darkness, Darkness (November 1969 IF) →

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[Sep. 30, 1969] Decisions, decision (October 1969 Analog)

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by Gideon Marcus Options in Space Just two months ago, men set foot on the Moon.  It was the culmination of 12 years of American progress in space, nine years of manned flights. And yet, it is also just the beginning.  This nation has built the infrastructure to begin a new era of space exploration … Continue reading [Sep. 30, 1969] Decisions, decision (October 1969 Analog) →

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[September 4, 1969] Plus ça change (October 1969 IF)

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by David Levinson Silly season It’s considered a truism in journalism that nothing happens in August, so the papers run filler stories about silly things to make up their page count. Sure, Hurricane Camille killed hundreds as it raged from Mississippi to Virginia, and China and the Soviet Union are on the brink of war, … Continue reading [September 4, 1969] Plus ça change (October 1969 IF) →

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[September 2, 1969] People, Machines, and Other Thinking Entities (October 1969 Fantastic)

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by Victoria Silverwolf Machine Language Two events occurred today that demonstrate how computers can communicate with each other and with people. At the University of California in Los Angeles, a gizmo called an Interface Message Processor (IMP) allowed two computers on campus to have a conversation, of sorts.  (I assume it was something like beep … Continue reading [September 2, 1969] People, Machines, and Other Thinking Entities (October 1969 Fantastic) →

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[August 22, 1969] Peake District: New Worlds September 1969

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by Fiona Moore Hello! I’m taking over the New Worlds reviews from Mark Yon, which is a little intimidating, but I hope I’ll be able to live up to his excellent legacy. On the UK Star Trek broadcast front, I missed “Mudd’s Women” due to having to take a work trip to Glasgow, but “A … Continue reading [August 22, 1969] Peake District: New Worlds September 1969 →

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[July 31, 1969] Stranger than fiction (August 1969 Analog)

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by Gideon Marcus Dip in Road A week has gone by since Mary Jo Kopechne, a 28 year-old worker on Robert F. Kennedy's campaign, lost her life.  Of course you've read the news.  She went to Martha's Vineyard for a reunion with other campaign workers, where she met the last surviving Kennedy brother, Teddy.  According … Continue reading [July 31, 1969] Stranger than fiction (August 1969 Analog) →

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