May Day, 1871: The Day “Science Fiction” Was Invented
This Sunday is the 140th anniversary of May 1, 1871. On that date Lord Bulwer-Lytton’s The Coming Race and George Chesney’s “The Battle of Dorking” were both first published, and on that date Samuel Butler delivered to his publisher the manuscript of what would become Erewhon. (Erewhon was published in 1872). This is why critic…
Turn the Volume Up To Eleven
Want to win a pair of wicked sweet AE2 audio headphones from Bose? What? WHAT?? Oh, sorry. We we wearing our pair of wicked sweet AE2 audio headphones from Bose. Take this quick survey, email the last question to [email protected] with “Bose Headphone Contest” as the subject line, and you could win the new Slipknot…
“Mudflap Girl” was my mom
If you’ve driven anywhere in 30-odd years, you’ve likely seen the chromed silhouette of a large-bosomed reclining woman affixed to the mudflaps of big rigs. She’s known as Mudflap Girl, but Ed Allen has another name for her: Mom. Allen, a fashion designer in Washington, D.C., claims the image was designed by his father Stewart,…
