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Thanks for a very nice tribute to Sir Graves, Ricky. I was a little too old for Deming’s schtick but would tune in because some of the movies were pretty dang good. Like my substance-abusing peers, I eventually […]

Nicely put, Gary. Science plays a great role in everyday life and is the path to material improvement (or, alas, destruction) in the future, but it doesn’t have all the answers.

I, for one, find it easier to […]

Well, I haven’t conducted any polls, but virtually all the Christians I know, whether regular church-goers or lax believers, believe in at least some aspects of evolution. Maybe it’s the neck of the woods I live […]

I suspect the rancor between Christians and SF/F fans stems from the creationism-evolution dispute. What non-religious fans might not realize is that many devout Christians fully embrace the theory of evolution. […]

Thanks for an excellent article, Duane. Translators have a tough job, and one unsuited for the spirit of the original work easily can turn a piece of gold into dross.

I read Verne’s “greatest hits” as a kid — […]

One reason why social and political discourse is in such sad shape today is that too many people have adopted the 1960s dictum “The personal is political.” Without a dividing line between the personal and the […]

“Let’s Spend the Night Together” was banned on nearly every pop station in America when it came out, which is why the excruciatingly dull B-side “Ruby Tuesday” became a hit. Ed Sullivan made the Stones perform the […]

This book sounds so intriguing that I’m tempted to finally buy a Kindle; the only thing stopping me is the 300 or so dead tree books in my “must read” pile in my library.

BTW, have you read William R […]

Nice column, Juliet. I spent many an hour as a kid wandering the far-from-mean streets of Riverdale with Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie, Jughead, Moose, Midge and the rest of the gang. They weren’t exciting like […]

UPDATE: According to the March 4 issue of Linn’s Stamp News, the science fiction writers stamp issue will honor FIVE authors, not four as originally expected. There’s no clue yet about which authors will appear on […]

Patrick, it’s highly unlikely the Postal Service will honor a living person on a stamp anytime soon. The policy change, which made headlines in 2011, was based on a rather dubious legal loophole uncovered by a […]

It’s a bit more complicated than that, Geoffrey. When a friend of mine was writing a book about Hollywood musicals a few years ago, he wanted to quote snippets from some of the songs. Not the entire lyrics, mind […]

I’m a firm believer in not only the primacy of intellectual property rights but also the need for (yet more) copyright reform. For most of the 20th century, a copyright was valid for 28 years and could be renewed […]

Excellent point, David. The USPS announced its decision to honor living people on stamps with great fanfare in 2011, but there’s been plenty of backtracking behind the scenes ever since. While the change hasn’t […]