Musings from the Peanut Gallery

In recent issues, Analog editor Stanley Schmidt has been on a witch-hunt over overpopulation. Not sure what touched this off in his mind, but it seems that he’s bought into the Malthusian view that we are in immanent danger of exceeding the “carrying capacity” of the planet. Of course, Thomas Malthus was wrong. And so [...]

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The first book Anne McCaffrey wrote in the Dragonriders of Pern series, although not the first book in historical sequence. This is a series that I am going to really enjoy. This first book was written in 1968, and the series is still ongoing in 2007.
From the back of the book:
To the nobles who live [...]

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Via Glenn Reynolds, here’s a link to retro-futuristic art. Really cool stuff.

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Science Fiction, Art

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This is a truly hilarious take on Douglas Adam’s great masterpiece from the 1970’s. The movie takes from the first three of the trilogy.
Here’s the absolutely hysterical, wonderfully wild, cosmic adventure comedy THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Based on Douglas Adams’ worldwide best-selling novel, and starring an outrageous intergalactic cast, this is one ride [...]

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