Yes! It took me a while to realize this—and Battle of the Planets, which I also loved—were, in fact, mature stories that had been watered down a bit (ok, a lot) for American kiddos. I was around 9 or 10 when I was watching this, and remember being scandalized when a female character (whose name I've forgotten)…

The "Biblical story of the Fall of Man" goes beyond the passage in Genesis to encompass the remainder of the Old Testament, as well as New Testament teachings about Christ, the Second Adam. You're right when you say that the Adam-Eve story is modified by later parts of the scriptures. However, it's wrong to say that…

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! This is a wonderfully even-handed piece of journalism that presents two viewpoints without mocking them based on their religious foundations. It would have been easy to slant toward one viewpoint or deride both for their origins. Instead, you let them present their viewpoints in…

We don't have cable—just an antenna in the back yard. So my kids have encountered a lot of cartoons through Netflix. Even so, they'll be sad to hear that the CW has dropped its programming. One small broadcast station, though, that still runs cartoons is called Qubo. They show a lot of cartoons that aren't just…

Long had he searched through ancient, dusty tomes

Tried to edit it. Should be "she" not "he" in line 12. Can't tell if it's fixed or not.

[I've been writing sonnets for the last several CAWPs, alternating between Italian and traditional English rhyme schemes. I'm going to try this one in Spenserian and see how it goes]

The sun burned through the clouds on Pontus X.

Could it be The World of Star Trek by David Gerrold?

Great concept. Nicely done. One quick edit: it's "artifacts" with an "i." I'd read more.

That's a good one, that is. Love the epistolary style. Really captured the tone of an early 20th century newspaper. Excellent.

No one knew how the sweatshop fire began:

The troop had reached the known world's rugged edge;

I get it—the inversion of the biblical story—but I feel like I'm missing something at the end. I tried googling LeMat, but only got a gun manufacturer.

The Witches always promised him the throne;

I'm sure your much more informed than I, but I don't really think Houdini's reputation was based on sleight of hand. He was a hardworking and impressive showman specializing in escapes and willing to take on new and different challenges (movies and airplanes come to mind). That's one of the reasons most folks—other…

There is no road left now to take me there,

Excellent point. In Syria, I think Americans had a "let them fight it out" mentality. With Iraq, Americans see evidence of genocide. Of course, in both areas, many Americans who identify as Christians are also increasingly concerned by oppression of Christians in those countries. I don't think it's true that…

Maybe Tom Lehrer can clarify: Wernher von Braun

The chrononaut, astride his ashen steed,