Author Archives: Paul Lagasse

. . . and One Wish List Item Some things were just made to be mixed: gin and vermouth, peanut butter and jelly, blazers and jeans — and science fiction and cult TV opening credits. After hours* of painstaking research … Continue reading →

At the end of this year’s Balticon, I scored a copy of a novelization of The Invaders, the short-lived UFO-invasion TV series from the late 1960s. Ah, fond memories! Growing up in Santa Fe in the late 1980s, I used … Continue reading →

One of my friend Anne’s specialties is finding great postcards to send to people based on their interests. Given our mutual interest in the history of flight, many of my favorites feature scenes and posters from the Golden Age of … Continue reading →

Whether it’s the third Doctor reversing the polarity of the neutron flow, or Geordi LaForge recalibrating the thermal interferometery scanner, or even Jules Verne’s amazing Bunsen Battery, fans of science fiction have grown accustomed to reading and hearing characters lob … Continue reading →

In steampunk, what’s old is new — and cool — again. But that’s not the only means by which retro-tech is finding new life these days. Case in point: bloggers who call themselves “typecasters,” who use manual typewriters as their … Continue reading →

As the Space Transportation System’s thirty-year career winds up (depending on the weather, the final mission may be departing later this morning), it’s important to look ahead to what’s next. It’s hard not to feel a little despairing; for the … Continue reading →

Next Monday, it’s all over. Only one writer will be left standing. And the loser will have to face a fate so unimaginable that . . . well, okay, it’s not that bad actually. The Ebook Death Match is a … Continue reading →

This is a deeply bittersweet photo. Most of us have been waiting decades to see something like it. And very soon it will no longer be possible to see such a thing again. Next month, the space shuttle fleet will … Continue reading →