by Victoria Silverwolf A Hodgepodge of Happenings It's the season for clearing out all that stuff you've got piling up in the closet, ready to greet the new year with a fresh start. With that in mind, and given the fact that no one news item dominated the headlines this month, allow me to throw … Continue reading [December 23, 1964] Odds and Ends (January 1965 Fantastic)
by Victoria Silverwolf Wars Near and Far The involvement of the United States in the conflict in Vietnam reached a turning point this month, with the signing of a joint resolution of Congress by President Lyndon Baines Johnson on August 10. Doesn't look like much, for a piece of paper sending the nation into an … Continue reading [August 25, 1964] Combat Zones (September 1964 Fantastic)
by Victoria Silverwolf (if you found us at San Diego Comic-Con and can't figure out why we seem to be 55 years behind you, this should clear things up!) Bad News Drives Out Good News This month started off in a optimistic way, as President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act on July 2, after … Continue reading [July 20, 1964] Dashed Hopes (August 1964 Fantastic)
[At time of publication, the state funeral for our late President, John F. Kennedy is underway. Given the tumult of the last few days, we can only hope this article marks the resumption of some kind of normalcy, such as may yet be possible…] by Victoria Silverwolf My colleagues have already written eloquently about the … Continue reading [November 25, 1963] State of Shock (December 1963 Fantastic)
by Victoria Silverwolf This month it seemed as if many news items evinced memories of previous happenings. Often these occurred on the anniversaries of earlier events, creating a sense of familiarity. Nigeria, granted independence from the United Kingdom on October 1, 1960, became a republic on the same date three years later. Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe … Continue reading [October 24, 1963] Sounds Familiar (November 1963 Fantastic)
by Gideon Marcus Around the world, events herald a heightened rate of change. Civil Rights marchers and boycotters in Birmingham, Alabama have been met with fire hoses, attack dogs, and mass incarceration. Casualty reports for servicemen killed in Vietnam are becoming a weekly occurrence. In a more hopeful vein, the nuclear test ban group at … Continue reading [May 6, 1963] The more things change… (June 1963 Galaxy)
by Victoria Silverwolf It might be my imagination, but it seems that events came in pairs this month. On April Fools' Day, two new medical soap operas premiered on American television. I'm not fond of that genre – give me Route 66 or Alfred Hitchcock Presents when I want something other than science fiction and … Continue reading [April 23, 1963] Double, Double (May 1963 Fantastic)
by Gideon Marcus Science fiction has risen from its much maligned, pulpish roots to general recognition and even acclaim. Names like Heinlein, MacLean, Anderson, Asimov, and St. Clair are now commonly known. They are the vanguard of the several hundred men and women actively writing in our genre. One name that comes up again and … Continue reading [Apr. 17, 1963] Would-be poetical (May 1963 Fantasy and Science Fiction)
by Victoria Silverwolf Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. (The more it changes, the more it's the same thing.) Jean-Baptiste Alphose Karr, Les Guêpes, January 1849 Those famous words of the noted French journalist of the previous century are worth pondering at this time, when we look forward to a new year. Thanks … Continue reading [December 22, 1962] The More Things Change . . . (January 1963 Fantastic)
by Gideon Marcus Since humans have been a species, there has always been a frontier. Whether it be Alaska for the first settlers of the Americas, or the New World (for Europeans), or the Wild West (for White Americans), there has always been an "over there" to explore. Today, our frontiers are the frozen Arctics, … Continue reading [July 9, 1962] To the New Frontier (August 1962 Galaxy Science Fiction)
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