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TCS Part 3: The Mysterious Scientist
When the Tin Can Society reached Stonegood Park, they put their pre-arranged security plan into effect. Rodney and Throttle took up guard positions at the edge of the forest, with their walkie-talkies at the ready. The rest of the team … Continue reading
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Paul’s Favorite Turkeys of Science Fiction
The first Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup I ever tasted was really good — so good, in fact, that it was years before another one tasted as good. Nostalgia? No — it turned out that the first one was just really … Continue reading
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TCS Part 2: The Eye in the Sky
Dominic led the Tin Can Society deeper into the woods in the direction indicated by the gruff Army sergeant and the men from NASA. As they crested a hill, they saw ahead of them a small knot of soldiers standing … Continue reading
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Cabinet of Curiosities: FlagShip’s Steampunk Issue is a Blast
Stout hearts, wondrous inventions, mysterious travelers, exotic outposts, plenty of brass, and of course airships — like a Victorian cabinet of curiosities, the latest issue of FlagShip, the science fiction/fantasy arm of Flying Island Press, is full of secrets and … Continue reading
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TCS Part 1: Meet the Tin Can Society
Typically on late summer afternoons, Wilson Street in Stratton, Connecticut is quiet and still. It’s lined on both sides by solid two-story homes fronted by plain but well-tended lawns; since it doesn’t run to Main or Center Streets, the only … Continue reading
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Teenagers and Other Scary Things from Outer Space
Today’s installment of 37 Minutes is a guest post by Channel 37’s historian-in-residence — aerospace historian, archivist, professor, and author, Dr. Anne Millbrooke. Follow Anne on Facebook and Twitter. # # # Scary things come from outer space, according to … Continue reading
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The Terminal
“Henry Jones, please. Henry Jones, now departing Gate Three, Track Number Two.” At the back of the terminal, a man stood up and tossed aside the newspaper he was reading. As he walked toward the gate, he unfolded a pair … Continue reading
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Breaking the Sound Barrier
On this date 64 years ago, U.S. Air Force Captain Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager broke the sound barrier in the bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket-plane, a pivotal moment in aerospace history. Thanks to Capt. Yeager, on that day the gap between … Continue reading
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A Man of Destiny
My friend Harold Appleby always knew he was meant for something special. But it wasn’t until he was in his early thirties, when the Mysterious Object suddenly appeared, that he believed he’d found exactly what that “something special” was. Now, … Continue reading
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The Original “Cowboys and Aliens”
Today’s installment of 37 Minutes is a guest post (our first!) by aerospace historian, archivist, professor, and author Dr. Anne Millbrooke, our new historian-in-residence. Follow Anne on Facebook and Twitter. # # # Cowboys fight Martians in Cowboys & Aliens … Continue reading
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