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Artist Sanford Kossin (1926-2023) was born on this day. List of covers: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?96297

L, 1964; R, 1974
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Short Story Review: Robert Abernathy’s “Single Combat” (1955) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/06/02/short-story-review-robert-abernathys-single-combat-1955/

Today I am joined by Anthony Hayes. We both contribute articles on Abernathy's deceptively complex parable of urban alienation.

#cities #urban #urbanism #scifi #sciencefiction #books #BooksWorthReading

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I know few will care about an unknown story by an unknown author, but goodness, I loved writing about this one! I'm proud of what I wrote. And I think my guest poster did as well.

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And I provide a link to an online copy of the short (12 pages) story near the top of the post if you want to give it a read :)

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"What’s the matter, are you old fashioned? This is the twenty-second century, the enlightened century, remember? There’s nothing a girl can’t do if she sets her mind to it."

From Milton Lesser's "Jungle in the Sky" (1952)

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Steve and T.J. predictably get married at the end of the story... but... at least there are these moments.

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Sherwood Smith (1951-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2089

L, Jim Burns, 1993; R, Nicholas Jainschigg, 1997
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@TheGreatHermit Not an author I've read

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Omg, I got to use the phrase "exegetical anxiety" in a review! Exciting! Stay tuned.

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If "wait, what?" is your response, that's okay! As a medievalist by training who wrote a lot about Church history, I'm all about exegesis. Muahaha.

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Phyllis Gotlieb (1926-2009) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?835

L, Richard Powers, 1964; R, Tom Kidd, 1980
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Mordecai Roshwald (1921-2015) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?4833

L, uncredited, 1961; R, Gene Szafran, 1976
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Wallace West (1900-1980) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1140

L, Ed Emshwiller, 1963; R, Milton Luros, 1951

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Everyone wants to remake the good stuff... what about remakes of the truly awful shows with fantastic potential in their ideas?

My suggestion: a modern version of Ark II (1976) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127989/?ref_=ls_t_19

"Three young scientists travel around the country in the 25th century after the world has been ravaged by pollution. In their hi-tech RV (called Ark II), they study the land and help out those in need."

Is that not a fantastic premise?

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@foolishowl And another -- the Logan's Run TV show! It's a post-apocalyptic wasteland outside the domes.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075527/?ref_=ls_t_11

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@foolishowl I also suggest taking a look at some of the more radical formulations of the post-apocalyptic future that exist in the 70s and 80s.

Charnas' Walk to the End of the World (1974) and Motherlines (1978) come to mind. I know the first one is a bit earlier than the show... but it's a great one!

My review: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2015/07/30/book-review-walk-to-the-end-of-the-world-suzy-mckee-charnas-1974/

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@foolishowl Another far more radical than simply a rebuild 80s example that comes to mind -- Joan Slonczewski. The Wall Around Eden (1989)

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@eldadoinquieto That's not what you originally said. You said that producers now wouldn't make a TV show that would reveal the impact of climate change. There are plenty. Realistic or not, they exist.

And another brand new horror movie about climate change! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16280912/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1

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@eldadoinquieto If anything, it's the perfect moment to make a TV show on that topic -- climate change is an IN subject both in the US and out.

A band-new Korean TV show about climate change (sort of, its partially caused by an external cause as well, alas, probably a bad example): Black Knight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Knight_(South_Korean_TV_series)

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@ubergrog Yeah, Damnation Alley is pretty terrible.

I reviewed the book a few years ago on my site: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2017/07/31/book-review-damnation-alley-roger-zelazny-1969/

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