When American (and conservative) science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein was crafting his “future history” in the 1940s, 50s and early 60s, the timeline had a nightmare. In one of the presidential elections in the second decade of the 21st century, the voters of the United States electe...
(1)UNFORSEEN INTERSECTION.Maya St. Clair draws a fascinating comparison between a current bestseller and Heinlein’s controversial classic in“Fourth Wing Review: Starship Troopers (for Girls!)” …Criticisms ofStarship Troopers’ themes, while hyperbolic, were not entirely off-base.In Heinlein’s wo...
The application timeline for spots on the trip calls for would-be space travellers to pre-register by 14 March, with initial screening carried out by 21 March. No deadlines are given for the next stages – an “assignment” and an online interview – but final int...