Speed, immensity, dreaming

“George Lucas, according to his biographer, Dale Pollock, wanted to recapature the romance of space that had been kindled in … More

Foundation & Empire

“In October last year, an item appeared on an authoritative Russian studies website that soon had the science-fiction community buzzing … More

“Fans began to take over creative responsibility in the world of Science Fiction as early as the mid-thirties; I doubt … More

“Perhaps the most explicit example of the late nineteenth century technological imaginary is the cinema – an entertainment which began … More

“The world was ending then, it’s ending still, and I’m happy to belong to it again….” The author of these … More

“Like adding New York to Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, then squaring the result. The capital of the Old Republic … More

“It would appear that the Star Wars Universe owes another debt to architecture. A reader sent in the above image … More

“Toward the end of the film, the hero (Robert Duvall) attempts to escape from his underworld city (called, in the … More