by Victoria Silverwolf Yin and Yang An ancient Chinese representation of the topic I will discuss. Up and down. Left and right. Hot and cold. Female and male. Good and evil. There's a natural tendency for human beings to think in pairs of contrasting concepts, sometimes in opposition, sometimes complementing each other. Such dualities are … Continue reading [August 10, 1965] Binary Arithmetic (September 1965 Fantastic)
by Victoria Silverwolf Hail, Britannia To the surprise of absolutely nobody, the Beatles again have the most popular song on the U.S. charts. This time is it's a cheerful little melody called Can't Buy Me Love. You'd be grinning too, if you were that popular. I suppose there will be no end of imitations. My … Continue reading [April 22, 1964] World Affairs (May 1964 Fantastic)
by Victoria Silverwolf Galactic Journeyers from the United Kingdom have often spoken about the strange phenomenon known as Beatlemania. Not too long ago, CBS News offered a report on the craze. This peculiar form of passionate devotion to four shaggy-haired musicians has made little impact here in the United States. That may change soon. released … Continue reading [January 22, 1964] The British Are Coming! The Americans Are Here! (February 1964 Fantastic)
by Victoria Silverwolf [Time is running out to get your Worldcon membership! Register here to be able to vote for the Hugos.] Ring Out the Old Is it 1964 yet? The caption says Happy New Year, Kids! These happy young cosmonauts seem to think so. That's a Vostok rocket they're carrying. You remember Vostok, don't … Continue reading [December 23, 1963] Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New (January 1964 Fantastic)
by Gideon Marcus This has been a year of many firsts. My first year as a full-time writer, my first published fiction story, and now, my first Worldcon. Ever since I became a science fiction fan back in 1950, Worldcons have been mysterious, half-magic events that happened to other people. I'd read reports in Fanac … Continue reading [September 5, 1963] Oh Brave New World (the 1963 Worldcon)
by Victoria Silverwolf It might be my imagination, but it seems that events came in pairs this month. On April Fools' Day, two new medical soap operas premiered on American television. I'm not fond of that genre – give me Route 66 or Alfred Hitchcock Presents when I want something other than science fiction and … Continue reading [April 23, 1963] Double, Double (May 1963 Fantastic)
As promised, a surprise article from a surprising source. Victoria Silverwolf has been an asset to this column for three years, providing commentary that might as well have been an article in and of itself (not to mention being 95% in alignment with my views). Imagine my joy when Ms. Silverwolf offered to contribute an … Continue reading [September 20, 1961] Theme and Variations (October 1961 Fantastic)
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