Review - Ted Chiang - "Exhalation" (2008) This tale takes place in a world which exists in an argon bubble in chromium, inhabited by a civilization of pneumatically-powered machine m...

"The Space-Eaters" (1928) by Frank Belknap Long, with Commentary "The Space-Eaters" © 1928 by Frank Belknap Long The cross is not a passive agent. It protects the pure of heart,...

Jack Williamson, "The Prince of Space" (Retro Review, 1931) Introduction When I saw the title of this story, I was reminded mainly of a couple of really bad Japanese movies, which I saw on MST3K . O...

Natural Boundaries for Spacefaring Civilizations Introduction An important concept in earthbound geopolitics is the "natural boundary" -- which is to say a defensible frontier b...

"The City in the Sea" (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe, with Commentary discussing its relationship to the Cthulhu Mythos “The City in the Sea” © 1845 by Edgar Allan Poe Lo! Death has reared himself a throne In a strange city lyin...

"A Glitch Is A Glitch" (s5 e15) Is the Worst Episode of Adventure Time Introduction Adventure Time is one of my all-time favorite animated TV shows. It's about the adventures of a heroic human boy named ...

The Seminal Status of "Doc" Smith's Lensman series "The Seminal Status of "Doc" Smith's Lensman Series" (c) 2007, 2011 by Jordan S. Bassior E. E. "Doc" Sm...

Damon Knight and the Conceptual Ancestry of the Mundane SF Movement "Damon Knight and the Conceptual Ancestry of the Mundane SF Movement" (c) 2011 by Jordan S. Bassior Introduction As those of...

How Superpowered People Would Change the World "How Superpowered People Would Change the World" ( c) 1993, 2007, 2011 by Jordan S. Bassior) ﻿ Introduction: I originally wro...