by John Boston The festivities continue, albeit muted, at the University of California at Berkeley, where the administration continues its clumsy and tone-deaf standoff with students and some faculty who are demanding rather ordinary political rights in the public places of what amounts to their home town. From this distance, it seems the administration is … Continue reading [November 11, 1964] Unloading (December 1964 Amazing)
by Gideon Marcus In Your Heart, You Knew He Was Wrong It's been a month for dramatic political change. In the Soviet Union, Khruschev was deposed after eight years in power, and the British Labor party came to the fore after thirteen years in the wilderness. And in the United States, the reactionary politics of … Continue reading [November 7, 1964] Landslides and Damp Squibs (December 1964 IF)
by Gideon Marcus In the presence of greatness This weekend, I attended a small gathering of SF fans in San Diego. I'd been invited to give a talk on the first season of Doctor Who, a new science fiction show currently playing across the Atlantic in the UK. While I've never actually seen any episodes … Continue reading [October 8, 1964] Through Time and Space (November 1964 IF)
[Don't miss your chance to get your copy of Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958-1963), some of the best science fiction of the Silver Age. If you like the Journey, you'll love this book (and you'll be helping us out, too!) by Gideon Marcus Which one is it? It's election season, and the commercials are … Continue reading [September 18, 1964] Split Personality (October 1964 IF)
by Gideon Marcus Reversing the trend The United States is the richest country in the world. By any reckoning, we measure in superlatives: biggest economy, strongest military, most movies, coolest cars. But there is one outsized statistic we shouldn't bury in gloss — 19% of Americans live in poverty. Several months back, newly installed President … Continue reading [August 21, 1964] The Good News (September 1964 Fantasy and Science Fiction)
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 Wishing Waiting Hoping Can it be . . . drifting up through the murk, like a forgotten suitcase floating up from an old shipwreck . . . a worthwhile issue of Amazing? You certainly can’t tell by the cover, which is one of the ugliest jobs ever perpetrated by the usually talented … Continue reading [June 12, 1964] RISING THROUGH THE MURK (the July 1964 Amazing)
by Gideon Marcus The gimmick Everybody's got to have an angle these days to stand out. Volkswagen cars are tiny and cute. Avis, being number two, tries harder. In your heart, you know Goldwater's… right? Science fiction magazines are no strangers to gimmicks. Fantasy and Science Fiction has "All-star issues" with nothing but big-name authors … Continue reading [Apr. 6, 1964] The art of word-smithing (May 1964 IF)
[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 Gideon Marcus A New Leaf Today's special birthday (mine!) edition of the Journey is for the fans. It seems F&SF has … Continue reading [February 21, 1964] For the fans (March 1964 Fantasy and Science Fiction)
by Gideon Marcus Value Shopping The price of science fiction digests has steadily gone up over the years. In the early 50s, the standard cost was 35 cents. I think the last hold-out at that price point was Fantastic. Now Galaxy and Analog cost four bits, and the cheapest mags go for 40 cents. Still, … Continue reading [February 9, 1964] Bargain Basement (March 1964 IF)
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