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    Kueperpunk: Wow, how cool to see a review of this anthology on io.9. Glad you liked my story "project 38". For those who are interested in it: i recorded an audio... more »
    Kurt Roithinger: i spent much of the 80s living in austria (and went to school there) and i have to say, SF in those days was just not a common sight. i read voracious... more »
    Dr_Henry_Armitage: "One of his main themes was technologically and mentally advanced races with a corresponding superior moral sense, quite unlike the übermensch propos... more »
    IgorKremlin: Being from Austria myself I'm really excited about this book and immediately started to search for the german version. Rottensteiner published many v... more »
    Grey_Area: While preparing this review I was struck by how much great Science Fiction never gets translated into English. Being a typical American, I only have t... more »
    J. Gov: Never heard of Fechner? Gasp! He's one of my scientific patron saints. Wikipedia him, at least; he was a cool guy. He contributed greatly to the study... more »
    Joe Meils: Oh! Another new fannish term! YARMS stands for? more »
    Grey_Area: I gotta agree with RubyGanador and say this show was more than just camp. Please look at some of the other clips on youtube (please ignore the ones wi... more »
    RubyGanador: If you look past the dancing and the special effects -- which weren't that bad actualy, compared to say ST:TOS -- Raumpatrouille was awesome. The sett... more »
    anderlan: It's the like the end of show dance on Sprockets. SNL. Mike Myers. more »
    Meirelle: I think all of Germany should be given to my peeps in Czechoslovakia. more »
    resonanteye: I doubt the maps "imagined" anything. More likely the mapmakers imagined it, and the maps picture it. Sorry to be picky. more »
    Sproing: "Foyer-d'Homme Steamroller" wouldn't have had quite the same impact at Christmastime. more »
    Sproing: By 1941 Germany had only been a unified nation for 70 years. What's a little partitioning when you're young? more »
    Pessimippopotamus: Realistically speaking, we all know that all of the post continental Europe would've been red. more »
  • #bookreview

    German SF Through Two World Wars And The Berlin Wall

    How did Germany's dreams (and nightmares) of the future shift over a century or so, including two world wars and the Berlin Wall? A new anthology takes us inside the history of German science fiction. More »
  • #foundfootage

    Possibly the Craziest Dance of the Future Ever

    One of television's forgotten gems is the 1960s German space opera Raumpatroullie, in which our intrepid team explores the universe, makes bad jokes about women, and visits malls where people do really weird dances. More »
  • #retrofuturism

    Maps Imagine Post-War Europe Without Germany

    During World War II, some fringe thinkers advocated for the total dissolution of Germany. They left us with maps that depict an alternate Europe where Germany ceded all land to its victorious neighbors.
  • #architecture

    Hamburg's New Science Center Looks Like a Crashed Spaceship

  • #architecture

    A Giant, Glowing Cube in the Middle of Berlin

    German railroad company Deutsche Bahn has its headquarters right in the heart of Berlin's Washingtonplaz. For a redesign, the company chose this cubic construction by Danish architecture firm 3xn. Very, very cube-y on the outside, but the inside is surprisingly airy. Go inside after the jump. More »