“What evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” The Shadow (1937-54) aired “The Power of the Mind” on April 24, 1938–just over 75 years ago. From its first episode in September of 1937 until October of 1938 the incomparable Orson Welles assumed the role of the Shadow. This is one of those …

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X Minus One aired Frederik Pohl’s “The Tunnel Under the World” on March 14, 1956. It originally appeared in the January 1955 issue of Galaxy. One of Pohl’s most oft-reprinted stories, it deals with the lengths (or depths) to which advertisers might go in order to test their marketing campaigns. This tale, however, takes this …

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