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This thread is for comments about Cyril M. Kornbluth: One of Science Fiction's Forgotten Greats, by James Palmer.
Edited by Jed Hartman (Mon Jan 03 2005 05:41 PM)
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John Thiel
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A very nice article here, a rarity in how well it spotlights the individual. Worth reading and I'm glad you presented it.
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George M. Ewing
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I enjoyed the profile on Kornblut
I have always had a special place in my heart for 'Gladiator-at-Law'
since I read it in high school in the 1960's.
Talk about dumb & dangerous Reality TV shows, computerized stock market
trading, credit card and real estate scams, corporate raiders, younger and younger teen violence & gangs, the list goes on, still very relevant today!
I noticed the tv commercials and news satire in the first couple of
'ROBOCOP' movies borrowed heavily from Pohl & Kornbluth..... "I'd buy THAT for a quarter!".
Next time you stop by a Starbuck's for a really expensive cup of
designer coffee, remember: "The alkaloids in COFFIEST (TM) are guaranteed non-habit forming!"
Yeah, right....Thanks Again, -- George M. Ewing
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Anonymous
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Yes, Kornbluth was unusually prophetic. He etched out great segments of the world we now live in, considerably in advance.
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Donna Royston
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This article intrigued me enough to get me to buy a copy of Kornbluth's short stories. I am emjoying them a lot, especially because they are quite original and unpredictable.
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