by Gideon Marcus Rats! A study just completed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare has concluded that cyclamates may cause bladder tumors in rats. How does this affect you? Decades ago, it paid to be plump. It was a sign of wealth and health. It was attractive! These days, we're in the Grape … Continue reading [October 24, 1969] How sweet it isn't (November 1969 Fantasy and Science Fiction)
by Gideon Marcus Impending collapse The end may be near for the nascent would-be-state of Biafra. For two years, the Nigerian breakaway has seen its land systematically (re)taken, and the eight million Biafrans, mostly Ibo people, have been crammed into ever small regions under Biafran control—just 3,000 out of an original 29,000 square miles. Starvation … Continue reading [April 26, 1969] Downbeat (May 1969 Fantasy and Science Fiction)
by Mx. Kris Vyas-Myall Arthur Sellings Double Feature I was sad to read in last month’s Science Fiction Times of the death of Arthur Sellings at only 47. His is a name not well known enough outside of the UK. His story follows the standard pattern of many of the current crop of great SF … Continue reading [December 16, 1968] Adventure and eulogies (December Galactoscope)
by Gideon Marcus It is the Policy of the United States Government Say what you will about LBJ's unfortunate Vietnam policy, there's no question but that his last four years in office have seen more progress on the Civil Rights front than any four decades since the 15th Amendment. Case in point: just over a … Continue reading [October 22, 1967] Equal Opportunity Employer (November 1967 Fantasy and Science Fiction)
by Gideon Marcus Bouncin' Back to You Cast your memories back to the distant past — about four years. Remember when Bobby Vee exploded on the scene with his first hit, Rubber Ball. It's a song about a fellow who should know better than to stick with an untrue love but, like a rubber ball, … Continue reading [May 18, 1965] Rubber Ball (or Skip the End) (June 1965 Fantasy & Science Fiction)
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)
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