Archive for 'SF & Fantasy'
Pulp Fiction and The Arabian Nights
By Paula R. Stiles Golden Gazette News Historical fantasy tends to center around medieval Europe. Recent shows The Borgias and Game of Thrones have moved the action somewhat farther south and east into the Mediterranean, taking [...]
From Pulp Fiction to Paul McCartney’s ‘Kisses on the Bottom’: ‘When Shadows Fall’ Inspires Song
by Golden Gazette News The Great American Songbook that seeks to represent the best songs of the twentieth century (primarily from Broadway theater, musical theater and Hollywood musicals) includes dozens of songs of enduring popularity, including: [...]
‘John Carter of Mars’: From Pulp Fiction Magazines to Movie Magic
By Lee Barwood, The Golden Gazette On March 9th, the sprawling science fiction movie John Carter, starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Hayden Church, Lynn Collins and Samantha Morton, will hit theaters across the world. Directed [...]
A Golden Age Christmas
Many of the tales in the Stories from the Golden Age collection take place in New York City, including The Tramp, our latest featured title. New York is a city that has inspired countless TV shows, books, [...]
If Looks Could Kill: The Medusa Myth
The legend of Medusa has changed over the centuries, but all accounts agree that her looks were killer—literally. Born of Greek mythology, Medusa was chief among the Gorgons, three monstrous and terrifying sisters. While the other two sisters, [...]
Today in History, Nov. 18
On November 18th, 1497, Vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope. Vasco da Gama was a naval commander whose expedition from Lisbon around the Cape of Good Hope to India resulted in Portuguese dominance [...]
Science Fiction and Fantasy Pulp Fiction Style
Meet “Fanner Marston” a petty thief who as an adult masters his own craft but goes completely mad! With his vicious greed and slavering lust for power, he alone of 40 men survives a blistering trek [...]
You May Have NASA to Thank for a Good Night of Sleep…
The primary focus of NASA has been on space exploration and understanding the components of our sector of the universe. But with over 1,400 new inventions recorded just last year by NASA, the innovations in science [...]
What is Gravity? A Short Lesson
There are some interesting questions about the properties of matter and gravity that you yourself may have had. So let’s take a few minutes to educate, and possibly dispel some misconceptions that might be floating about [...]
Grand Landmarks: Grand Central Station
Grand Central Station is a monumental gateway that was built in New York in the heyday of railway transportation. The railway station was constructed in 1903-1913 for the New York and Harlem Railroad company. It serves [...]
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