by Gideon Marcus We've got a triple (maybe quadruple) play for you this morning. Dig in and enjoy the bounty! Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick and Arthur Wheeler With so many new books coming out, it's not often that we at the Journey can devote inches to older titles. However, the original Fail-Safe has been staring … Continue reading [October 14, 1967] Threat level: High (October Galactoscope)
by Gideon Marcus End of Summer The long, hot summer is over, and with it a general cooling across the country, both in temperature and in tension. While San Francisco enjoyed a summer of love, with folks as disparate as Eric Burdom and Scott McKenzie coming to just be-in, the rest of the nation was … Continue reading [September 30, 1967] Ain't that good news! (October 1967 Analog)
by Mark Yon Scenes from England Hello again! The strange evolution of the ‘new’ New Worlds continues this month. Be warned – it’s not an issue to loan to minors! Cover by Peter Phillips Let’s go to the issue! This month’s “Leading Article” looks at our fascination with predicting the future – relevant to science … Continue reading [August 26, 1967] The Shock of the New II – Sex and the Modern British SF Reader New Worlds, September 1967
by Gideon Marcus We've had a bit of a backlog of books here at the editorial desk, and the only remedy was to have two back-to-back Galactoscopes. Luckily, summer is slow season for TV, and thus the schedule opens up a bit. Sometimes, our book review column comprises a clutch of mediocrities. This time around, … Continue reading [July 18, 1967] Highs and Lows (July Galactoscope #2)
by David Levinson The angels of our better nature… It all started in January with a day of music and speeches called the Human Be-In in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Young people came from all over, and as many as 30,000 people attended. When spring break rolled around, more and more descended on the … Continue reading [July 4, 1967] Angels and Demons (August 1967 IF)
by Gideon Marcus When I get older, losing my hair Age afflicts us all. I remember once having a beautiful mop of curly hair with a line that was two inches from my brows. Now, the front is racing toward the back, and my only compsensation is the flourishing stuff coming out my ears. Of … Continue reading [June 20, 1967] Yours sincerely, wasting away (July 1967 Fantasy and Science Fiction)
by Victoria Silverwolf State of Confusion Two new science fiction novels feature protagonists who get into big trouble without understanding things until the end. They don't know who's fighting them or who's helping them, or why. One book comes from the pen (or typewriter) of a relatively new voice in SF, the other from an … Continue reading [June 16, 1967] What's Going On Here? (June 1967 Galactoscope)
by David Levinson Persecution and division It’s rarely discussed, but a major condition of the decolonization of Africa has been that the newly independent nations are expected to retain their old colonial boundaries. The stated reason is to prevent squabbling and even armed conflict over redrawing those boundaries, such as we’ve seen between Pakistan and … Continue reading [June 2, 1967] Uneasy Alliances (July 1967 IF)
by Gideon Marcus Living in the Past Dancing on the main stage The Renaissance Pleasure Faire has really taken off since it first opened in 1963. Sort of a reaction to modern society, it is several acres of the 16th Century surrounded by semi-arid modern Southern California. And as a refuge from the horrors of … Continue reading [May 12, 1967] There and Back Again (June 1967 Galaxy)
by David Levinson [L]et us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it. – Abraham Lincoln, Address to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society A duty to a higher power On April 28th, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali (whom many papers insist on calling by his former name, Cassius Clay) refused induction … Continue reading [May 2, 1967] The Call of Duty (June 1967 IF)
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