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Aliens, abortion and baby machines: HG Wells & John Wyndham
Woman’s Hour ran a fascinating interview today with novelist Kishwar Desai, about India’s burgeoning surrogate baby industry. Her exploration of this massive business (an estimated 20,000 babies produced each year) seems to differ from Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale only … Continue reading
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Tagged 50s, 60s, abortion, aliens, books, cinema, culture, film, HG Wells, John Wyndham, literature, Martians, science fiction, zombies
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The Fantasies of Youth
Every generation has its teen moral panic exploitation movie. In the 1930s it was Reefer Madness. In the 50s it was Beat Girl (the evils of Soho coffee bars and bongos). For my generation it was 1982’s Mazes and Monsters … Continue reading
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Tagged Brontes, culture, fantasy, film, Harry Potter, literature, science fiction, Tom Hanks, Warhammer
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