“The path from good to evil goes through bogus.” —Tara Ploughman

Annexing Tomorrowland: when fantasy invades the future

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A smaller-scale "tribute" on the site of the Rocket to the Moon ride. It's now a pizza place. Photo by Tom Arthur.

I’ve been surprised to find myself re-reading, after god knows how many years, the massive Titan science fiction trilogy by John Varley. Berkeley Original paperbacks from 1985. The three books (Titan, Wizard and Demon) weren’t even side by side on my bookshelves, but their broad spines beckoned. How come?

Oh yeah: I recently visited Disneyland. That’s why. read more »

11.05.09 § 0

A Robotron Story, or, What’s YOUR Excuse?

I recently came across a reference to a “Robotron” manual typewriter, and at first I thought it was concocted term out of Steampunk fiction. Why else would a writing machine (not even an electric one, mind you) bear such a high-tech moniker?
228px VEB Robotron.svg A Robotron Story, or, Whats YOUR Excuse?
Robotrons are real.
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07.01.09 § 0

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