Trekonomics: Discussing Star Trek’s Pseudo-Economics
Robert P. Murphy points out that, not only does the post-scarcity economy portrayed in Star Trek not make sense, it’s not really even post-scarcity. In reply to…
Tag: John C Wright
Retro Review: Galaxy Quest (1999)
My 80s and 90s movie reviews seem to be resonating with readers. This response makes sense, given that many have rightly despaired of Hollywood ever treating…
Revisiting Hyboria in Robert E. Howard’s ‘Conan: Beyond the Black River’
Beyond the Black River was first published in Weird Tales magazine, serialized from May to June of 1935, the first part coming three months after…
Revisiting Robert E. Howard’s Conan: ‘A Witch Shall Be Born’
A Witch Shall Be Born was first published in Weird Tales magazine in December of 1934, coming one month after the final installment of People of the Black Circle. It…
Is Firefly REALLY Great Space Western, or Just Greatly Overrated?
We were discussing Joss Whedon’s late and lamented outer space horse opera FIREFLY. A reader named Sophia’s Favorite holds forth sharp criticism for the…
The Death of Doctor Who: I Will Not Hate It Forever
So the Doctor turns out to be, not an eccentric Time Lord who stole a broken TARDIS to flee into time and space for madcap…
Chat: John C. Wright’s “Critical Autopsy of a Galaxy Far, Far Away”
John C. Wright is an award-winning author of science-fiction novels and short stories whose work has appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and anthologies. He is…
Watching Today’s DC Animation is a Game of PC Bingo
I am, or, rather, was, a booster and supporter of the DC animated universe as seen on television and direct to video movies, and whenever I saw…
Revisiting Conan: The People of the Black Circle
The People of the Black Circle was published first published in Weird Tales magazine in three parts over the September, October and November 1934 issues. It is the twelfth…
Vigilante Justice: Superheroes Are Cowboys
Our own Sophia’s Favorite observes: “Don’t apply earth-logic to comic books. In reality the Avengers are a costumed lynch-mob half of whose members are walking…