Notices by Joachim Boaz (sfruminations@wandering.shop)

William Gibson (1948-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?172

L, James Warhola, 1984; R, Rich O'Donnell, 1986
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Jack London (1876-1916) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1975

L, uncredited, 1907; R, James Bama, 1970
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Ed Emshwiller's cover art detail for the 1st edition of John Brunner's Castaways' World (variant title: Polymath) (1963)
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"Will mail FREE TRIAL of harmless NOXALCO. Can be given secretly in food or drink for Whiskey, Beer, Gin, Home Brew, Wine, Moonshine, etc."

Umm... anyone know more about what this stuff actually is?

An advertisement in Amazing Stories (April 1932)
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@nyrath Don't think it can be. According to the article you linked, it wasn't until 1937 that its properties connected to alcoholism were established.

My sister sends me ridiculous pictures of my cat while I’m on vacation…. #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #caturday

Not a surprising list…. Science fiction films before 2013 made with the assistance of the Pentagon

From Stephen Dedman’s May the Armed Forces Be With You: The Relationship Between Science Fiction and the United States Military (2016) #scifi #sciencefiction #history

Artist Tony Roberts (1950-) was born on this day. List of covers: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?9727

L, 1975; R, 1974

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Cyrus cat likes to "help" write science fiction reviews.

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