Watch the Skies!
The Telegraph watches the skies with 140 years of UFO photographs.
Spooky Old Time Radio
Listen to the Mercury Theater of the Air’s 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast and fear the impending Martian Invasion. And for more Halloween fun, listen to the chilling horror of shows like Suspense, The Inner Sanctum and The Strange Doctor Weird (who also sells hats).
Imperial Fleet Week
Imperial Fleet Week in San Francisco. (Or possibly an occupation).
Yellow Peril
I’ve learned something reading Terry and the Pirates: There’s no way around the yellow peril in the Golden Age. Good comics sometimes have racist renderings in them.
Ants Attack Electrical Equipment!
No it’s not a science-fiction plot. Crazy Rasperry Ants are invading Houston, Texas and they are attracted to electronics.
An Engineer and a Dreamer
Sad news: Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction writer and inventor/scientist, died recently – at the age of 90, he had a full life, but it’s still a great loss. To mark his passing, I picked up my favourite of his books, Childhood’s End, and gave it a re-read. […]
The Cultural Gutter 