by Gideon Marcus Huzzah! It's hard to believe it was just six years ago that the Renaissance Pleasure Faire started in the suburbs of Los Angeles: "Counterculture" didn't even have a name yet (I think we were calling it "contraculture"), but already, there were folks weary of the modern age, casting their eyes back to … Continue reading [May 31, 1969] When eras collide (June 1969 Analog)
by Mx. Kris Vyas-Myall The Cassiopeia Affair by Chloe Zerwick & Harrison Brown In Redo Valley, Virginia, a radiotelescope complex in the late 20th century hunts for extra-terrestrial intelligence. One night Max Gaby detects a signal coming from Cassiopeia 3579. Inside there is a two-dimensional picture being sent out via binary. This provides proof of … Continue reading [August 24, 1968] Here, There, and Nowhere (August 1968 Galactoscope)
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 Mx. Kris Vyas-Myall Space has been big news in the British press recently. Not the current struggles of America’s Gemini-9 link-up, but rather the saga of the UK’s presence in the ELDO. The European Launch Development Organization was formed by a treaty signed in 1962 between Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands … Continue reading [June 12, 1966] Which Way to Outer Space? (New Writings In SF 8)
By Jason Sacks Well, so far this has been a great month. Last week saw the end of a dynamite World Series, in which Sandy Koufax, the greatest pitcher of his generation, showed himself to be one of the greatest Jews of his generation as well. It was tremendously meaningful to my family that Sandy … Continue reading [October 24, 1965] "What time is it?" (October Galactoscope)
by Victoria Silverwolf Days of Our Lives I'm stealing the name of a new soap opera, due to premiere on NBC next month, because it sums up the way that past, present, and future came together in the news this month. Yale University put an item known as the Vinland Map on public display on … Continue reading [October 22, 1965] Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (November 1965 Fantastic)
by Victoria Silverwolf Out of the Depths One of the more intriguing events this month was the discovery of the wreck of the Confederate cruiser Georgiana by a young man named Edward Lee Spence. The teenage diving enthusiast — he's been finding shipwrecks since he was twelve years old — located her remains in the … Continue reading [March 26, 1965] Digging Up the Past (April 1965 Fantastic)
[if you’re new to the Journey, read this to see what we’re all about!] by Gideon Marcus Ace Doubles are like an insurance policy for scientifiction readers. Hungry for a decent yarn after a couple of lousy mags? Want something more filling than a short story but that requires less commitment than a novel? Did … Continue reading [December 26, 1962] Diversions. (Ace Double F-161: Brunner's Times without Number, Grinnell's Destiny's Orbit)
[if you’re new to the Journey, read this to see what we’re all about!] by Gideon Marcus What the papers are now calling the Cuban Missile Crisis is a blister ready to burst. An American pilot has been shot down. There are rumors of confrontations between American and Soviet warships. Bomber take-offs have rattled windows … Continue reading [October 27, 1962] Calm in the Storm (the November 1962 Analog)
by John Boston This September Amazing continues the magazine’s slide into mediocrity after the promise of the year’s earlier issues. Keith Laumer’s serial A Trace of Memory concludes, and it’s quite disappointing, in part because it compares so poorly to last year’s Worlds of the Imperium, in part because it seemed to start so well. … Continue reading [August 12, 1962] FEH (the September 1962 Amazing)
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