About Yesteryear's Future
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The Titanic in Speculative Fiction
When something as infamous and poignant as the Titanic disaster happens, it becomes a part of the cultural ethos. So it only makes sense that it has become a recurring theme in speculative fiction. This post includes a list of speculative tales, TV shows, and films that incorporated the Titanic into the storyline.
5 things to do on National Science Fiction Day
All things science fiction are celebrated on Jan. 2, honoring the late Isaac Asimov and his contributions to evolving the genre.
Banned books and speculative fiction
I’ve noticed that speculative fiction books pretty much always make the list of top 10 challenged books for any given year.
SF Subgenres: Science Fantasy
Once upon a time, there was science fiction. But as the genre matured, the term was more tightly defined, leaving out many stories that no longer fit the bill. Thus the term science fantasy was born.
SF Subgenres: Magic Realism
Magic realism was first described in the world of art by a German art critic, Franz Roh, in 1925. Much of it is associated with Latin American and Caribbean artists.
Leprechauns in Film and Fiction
In Irish lore, leprechauns are small, mischievous sprites among the fairy folk. Usually, a leprechaun appears in the form of an old man dressed in a green or red coat.
Childhood Memories: Starman
This Christmas, I asked for and received the Starman DVD set. For those of you who do not know of which I speak, Starman was a Japanese superhero created in the late 1950s and based on Superman. In Japan, he was known as Supergiant and was the star of several 50-minute serials. In the early […]
Thoughts Provoked by Arthur C. Clarke’s Death
You may already know this — in fact, if you are any kind of SF fan, I know you know this — but Arthur C. Clarke has passed away. He was 90 years old. That’s how old my maternal grandpa was when he died. I’m not sure why I made that connection, but I did. […]
Semi-Off Topic Pet Peeve
Have you noticed a growth in the number of T.V. shows about U.F.O.s lately? They seem to be proliferating in the wake of the ghost-related shows. Anyway, I was watching one in the background the other day and I noticed a bit of poor word usage that seems to be common among the, for the […]
