[Dec. 8, 1959] Best of the Best! (The Galactic Stars Awards, 1959)

Science fiction is dead.  Long live science fiction. Naysayers have been predicting the end of the genre since 1953 when the first post-war boom started to lose momentum.  Since then, I've read a lot of science fiction (and fantasy).  It's true that a lot of the lesser magazines have folded in the past 6 years, … Continue reading [Dec. 8, 1959] Best of the Best! (The Galactic Stars Awards, 1959)

[September 28, 1968] Intelligence Ain't All It's Cracked Up to Be: Charly

by Jason Sacks So far, 1968 has been an exemplary year for science fiction films. Filmgoers have had a chance to watch psychedelic, universe-spanning science fiction with 2001: A Space Odyssey and adventure science fiction with Planet of the Apes and buxom science fiction with Barbarella. And now we have down-to-earth, humanistic – and surreal … Continue reading [September 28, 1968] Intelligence Ain't All It's Cracked Up to Be: Charly