by David Levinson “Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt When Gideon contacted me about taking on the reviews for IF, I took President Roosevelt’s words to heart and said, “Yes.” It’s tougher than … Continue reading [March 4, 1965] OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLES (April 1965 IF)
by Gideon Marcus TV Triplets Back when the Young Traveler and I were watching The Twilight Zone, we accidentally picked the wrong time to turn on the set and ended up getting introduced to Mr. Ed, Supercar, and The Andy Griffith Show, in that order. It made for an amusing night, and we learned a … Continue reading [January 26, 1965] Down the Rabbit Hole…Again (February 1965 IF)
[If you have a membership to this year's Worldcon (in New Zealand) or did last year (Dublin), we would very much appreciate your nomination for Best Fanzine! We work for egoboo…] by Gideon Marcus Things in Flux I read an article yesterday about how America was retiring all of its first-generation nuclear missiles, the hundreds … Continue reading [January 6, 1965] Plus C'est La Même Chose (February 1965 Galaxy)
by Victoria Silverwolf The Past is Prologue The closing of two amusement parks in recent days caused many to look back nostalgically on the innocent fun of yesteryear. Freedomland U.S.A., only four years old, shut its doors for good this month. Located in the Bronx, this Disneyland-with-a-New-York-accent featured several theme areas, including fun-filled, if not … Continue reading [September 24, 1964] Looking Backward (October 1964 Fantastic)
by Victoria Silverwolf Patience is a Virtue If you're like me, you look forward to the arrival of the latest issues of your favorite magazines at the local newsstand. You carefully calculate the exact day they'll show up and get there ahead of time, eager to meet the delivery person who loads all the publications … Continue reading [September 16, 1964] The Waiting Game (November 1964 Worlds of Tomorrow)
by Gideon Marcus SFlying Eastward Today saw the Journey in the wilds of Utah, attending a small science fiction conclave out in the lovely summer desert of Deseret. What could have impelled us to make another plane trek less than a week after having returned from a long sojourn in Japan? Well, we were invited. … Continue reading [July 6, 1964] Busy Schedule (August 1964 IF)
by John Boston Melting Down The cover of the May 1964 Amazing depicts an astronaut whose space helmet and surrounding objects are melting as the giant sun blazes in through his rather large porthole. This illustrates Lester del Rey’s story Boiling Point, or more likely the story rationalizes the cover; I suspect more strongly each … Continue reading [April 14, 1964] COOKING WITH ASH (the May 1964 Amazing)
[Due to an oversight (clearly!), Galactic Journey was not included on Locus' Awards Ballot this year. If you're a fan of the Journey, we be grateful if you'd fill us in under Fanzine!] by Victoria Silverwolf Until a decade or so ago, science fiction rarely dealt with erotic themes in an open way. That began … Continue reading [February 17, 1964] Breaking Taboos (April 1964 Worlds of Tomorrow)
by Gideon Marcus If you've been following the papers this week, you can't have missed the biggest news: the tour of Madame Nhu, the sister-in-law of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, was pushed from the front page when a military coup toppled the Asian country's government and assassinated its head on November 2. Rioting … Continue reading [November 9, 1963] Change and Constancy (December 1963 Galaxy)
by Victoria Silverwolf “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – — Emily Dickinson There are reasons to be hopeful this month. The United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Treaty … Continue reading [August 25, 1963] Hope Springs Eternal (September 1963 Fantastic)
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