The Black Museum — “A Lady’s Shoe”

“The Black Museum. A Repository of Death. Here in the grim stone structure on the Thames which houses Scotland Yard is a warehouse of homicide, where everyday objects . . . all are touched by murder.”  The Black Museum (1952) aired “A Lady’s Shoe” (in the United States and as near as historians can reasonably …

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Asimov’s, November/December 2023

Asimov’s, November/December 2023 “The Ghosts of Mars” by Dominica Phetteplace “Embot’s Lament” by James Patrick Kelly “Berb by Berb” by Ray Nayler “The Open Road Leads to the Used Car Lot” by John Alfred Taylor “Neptune Acres” by Robert R. Chase “Meet-Your-Hero” by Prashanth Srivatsa “Death of the Hind” by Kevin J. Anderson & Rick …

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Strange Horizons, December 11, 2023

[On May 10, 2021 Strange Horizons officially expressed its political support for Palestinian solidarity. The views of Tangent Online reviewers are not necessarily those of Strange Horizons. Fiction critiqued at Tangent Online is, as much as is humanly possible, without prejudice and based solely on artistic merit.] Strange Horizons, December 11, 2023 “Bury Me in …

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The Adventures of Superman — “The Mystery of the Walking Dead”

The Adventures of Superman (1940-1951) aired “The Mystery of the Walking Dead” on October 29, 1949 as the 62nd episode of its run in the 1949 season (all of which from February to December save one were of the half hour variety as opposed to the many multi-part, 15-minute serials that ran through most of …

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Strange Horizons, December 4, 2023

[On May 10, 2021 Strange Horizons officially expressed its political support for Palestinian solidarity. The views of Tangent Online reviewers are not necessarily those of Strange Horizons. Fiction critiqued at Tangent Online is, as much as is humanly possible, without prejudice and based solely on artistic merit.] Strange Horizons, December 4, 2023 “Maladaptive Camouflage” by …

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Analog, November/December 2023

Analog, November/December 2023 “Apollo in Retrograde” by Rosemary Claire Smith “The Eiffel Tower of Trappist-1D” by Jeff Reynolds “Proxima Centauri Blues” by Michael Cassutt “Wasted Potential” by David Lee Zweifler “The Disease Collector” by Tom Jolly “Subtraction” by James Sallis “Going Through a Phase” by Geoffrey A. Landis “Hyppolyta Flyby” by Michael Capobianco “Home for …

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