Stars of Sci Fi

Like last month’s sci fi stars, some authors celebrating birthdays this month also represent the old and the new in sci fi and fantasy. Robert Heinlein left the U.S. Navy […]


Stars of Sci Fi

Two science fiction authors born in June changed the entire genre. In 1938, John W. Campbell took over the editorship of Astounding Science Fiction. Known as the “father of modern […]


New: Ethnographic Video Online

We recently purchased Ethnographic Video Online, which is a large collection of online ethnographic films and documentaries. Currently it contains about 300 videos and will grow to 1,000 videos at […]


Stars of Sci Fi

Two great but very different science fiction authors were born in May: Harlan Ellison and Ursula Le Guin. Ellison, an endlessly creative annoying man who’s on his fifth wife, has […]