Connie Willis Award Winning Author Nov 3, 2009
Robert Heinlein is the author Willis most often cites as having influenced her. She also credits Zenna Henderson, Kit Reed, Fredric Brown, Shirley Jackson, and Damon Knight with influencing her work. (Suite101.com)
David Ryan Palmer: These are the voyages of the starship Optimism Sep 24, 2009
For the past couple of years, I've had my head buried in the proverbial sand, only interacting with what used to be one of my favorite subjects in the universe through cheesy science fiction serials (science only in the broadest of senses), through non-cheesy sources like Robert Heinlein and Spider Robinson, authors I adore, and through liberal applications of "Firefly" beamed directly into my frontal lobe. But recently, having gotten bitten by the revamped "Star Trek" franchise, I've found my... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Letters to the editor (7/31/09) Jul 31, 2009
A gifted writer of the 20th century, Robert Heinlein, once noted: "There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.". Since when has Congress gained enough hubris to think themselves more aware of my needs than I myself. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dont seek easy answers to our complex problems Jul 28, 2009
Kirk O wrote on Jul 27, 2009 9:05 AM:" This is my community, by choice. I have lived and worked here for 17 years. By my measure that makes me a local. I have and am invested in the community, what it is and what it will become. To truly bring about positive changes in Klamath Falls we need to begin to define our journey, just as we would plan any trip. Three components are crucial to the journey, but there is one aspect that will reign as the most important. The three points for definition are;... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Founder recalls Comic-Con's humble start Jul 22, 2009
Big names such as Charles Schulz, Stan Lee and Robert Heinlein attended. So did Dr. Timothy Leary, newly released from federal custody and eager to promote new, non-chemical methods of mind expansion. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
• Steve Crump: Why Americans are dying to get through the week Jul 12, 2009
So when the digital display on your bedside alarm clock reads "6:00" on Wednesday morning, do yourself a favor: Roll over, pull the covers tightly over your head, and recall the immortal words of science fiction writer Robert Heinlein. "They didn't want it good; they wanted it Wednesday.". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Young adults feel affinity with supernatural characters in books Jun 28, 2009
In this it s kin to science fiction, though that genre tends to be social and political - Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein or A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - while the supernatural inclines toward the psychological and personal. Not always, of course. (Boston Globe)
From Illinois to Mars and Back Jun 23, 2009
He is a pastoral moralist who jokes that he eats metaphor for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; his line of descent has little to do with Jules Verne or Robert Heinlein and instead can be traced to the Nathaniel Hawthorne of Rappaccini s Daughter and Young Goodman Brown. Like Hawthorne, he has Salem connections: in 1692, Mary Bradbury was convicted of witchcraft, though she escaped hanging. (The American Conservative)
Professor, 30, student, 50. Is consensual sex OK? Jun 17, 2009
Robert Heinlein once said something about people never wanted laws made to stop THEM from dong something they knew was wrong, but that they wanted laws made to stop OTHER PEOPLE from doing things they didn t like them doing. I think it applies here. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Mapping the world May 17, 2009
Udell has no hesitation in labeling himself a geek, the type of person who read the works of science fiction authors Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein as he was growing up. He remembers becoming interested in computers early on during school in Racine, to which his family moved when he was 3. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Review Farnham's Freehold May 1, 2009
Cold War Science Fiction by Robert Heinlein ... In Farnham s Freehold Robert Heinlein asks what could happen if the bombs fell ... Farming humans for food was addressed in H.G. Well's Time Machine () Robert Heinlein takes this concept one step further In Farnham s Freehold. (Suite101.com)
Arts and Entertainment Apr 13, 2009
"The exhibit of works by UM-St. Louis BFA students arts is an annual event at Gallery 210, which is located on the UM-St. By Ben Gemignani If you are thinking about sampling a unique and thought-provoking style of fiction, classic science fiction has much to offer the intelligent reader. One of the greatest authors of science fiction's Golden Age was Robert Heinlein, a native Missourian. Robert Anson Heinlein was born on 7 July 1907 in Butler, MO. By Jake Sabolo Everyone loves pie, or at least... (The Current Online, MO)
Small bookstoresenjoying unchained success Apr 2, 2009
Booksmith has added a third bookcase of science fiction and has reinstated classics by Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. It has also increased its psychology offerings, beefed up mysteries, and tripled its magazine racks to include periodicals like JazzTimes and Smart Money. (Boston Globe)
* World News Quick Take Feb 27, 2009
The story inspired some of the greatest science fiction writers, including Robert Heinlein, whose classic Stranger in a Strange Land was dedicated to Farmer. UNITED STATES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
