If Don Adams really did die of smoking as Bernie asserts, nonetheless he lived to be 82 (versus 64 for Sammy Davis Jr.).

If Don Adams really did die of smoking as Bernie asserts, nonetheless he lived to be 82 (versus 64 for Sammy Davis Jr.).

The ad is not so bad, because it gives me an excuse to expose my teenagers to the entire "O Superman" online.

The ad is not so bad, because it gives me an excuse to expose my teenagers to the entire "O Superman" online.

Heinlein's 1947-58 series of YA books (once called "juveniles" and before that, while he was writing them, "boys' books") were all originally published by Scribner's and deliberately targeted toward libraries; there were no other U.S. editions until the mass-market paperbacks of the 1970s. The Heinlein juveniles are…

Heinlein's 1947-58 series of YA books (once called "juveniles" and before that, while he was writing them, "boys' books") were all originally published by Scribner's and deliberately targeted toward libraries; there were no other U.S. editions until the mass-market paperbacks of the 1970s. The Heinlein juveniles are…

I'm aware of the novella version but have read only the novel - what are the main differences? Is the entire story the same but more tightly told in the novella, or are major segments added for the novel?

I'm aware of the novella version but have read only the novel - what are the main differences? Is the entire story the same but more tightly told in the novella, or are major segments added for the novel?

Besides Bright Lights, Big City (whose movie adaptation forced a name upon the narrator; I guess that was unavoidable) the only use of second person I've seen is in the Theodore Sturgeon story "Bulkhead" (also known as "Who?") from the mid-1950s. It works beautifully there.

Besides Bright Lights, Big City (whose movie adaptation forced a name upon the narrator; I guess that was unavoidable) the only use of second person I've seen is in the Theodore Sturgeon story "Bulkhead" (also known as "Who?") from the mid-1950s. It works beautifully there.

Say what you will about the deficiencies of production of most of the Ziggy tracks, but "Hang On to Yourself" is just right as it is. The 1973 live version (Hammersmith Odeon) is a little faster and more exciting in a way, but it's missing the handclaps, which have so much to do with making the original version stick…

Say what you will about the deficiencies of production of most of the Ziggy tracks, but "Hang On to Yourself" is just right as it is. The 1973 live version (Hammersmith Odeon) is a little faster and more exciting in a way, but it's missing the handclaps, which have so much to do with making the original version stick…

My single favorite track from this era is "Watcher of the Skies" from the Genesis album Foxtrot. Lovely harmonies and interesting construction/meter/bass line, plus lyrics sung by some far-future version of Peter Gabriel looking back on the extinct human race: "Judge not this race by its remains!"

My single favorite track from this era is "Watcher of the Skies" from the Genesis album Foxtrot. Lovely harmonies and interesting construction/meter/bass line, plus lyrics sung by some far-future version of Peter Gabriel looking back on the extinct human race: "Judge not this race by its remains!"

A few years ago I came across the interesting bit of information that John Colicos had been sought to reprise his role as Kor for "The Trouble with Tribbles" but was unavailable, so William Campbell (who'd already been a featured guest star in season 1) was hired instead and the role became Koloth; evidently the same…

A few years ago I came across the interesting bit of information that John Colicos had been sought to reprise his role as Kor for "The Trouble with Tribbles" but was unavailable, so William Campbell (who'd already been a featured guest star in season 1) was hired instead and the role became Koloth; evidently the same…

Better yet was a line from his original appearance as Kang in 1968-69: "You are prisoners of the Klingon Empire against which you have committed a wanton act of WAR!" (at the end of the teaser, just before the opening credits).

Better yet was a line from his original appearance as Kang in 1968-69: "You are prisoners of the Klingon Empire against which you have committed a wanton act of WAR!" (at the end of the teaser, just before the opening credits).

What's wrong with Mars-heaven? He'd probably be the leader of the marching band.

What's wrong with Mars-heaven? He'd probably be the leader of the marching band.