Tourism
Libra: The 21st Century (Libertarian) Space Colony
The government can't get their hands on you when you're floating above Earth
February 15, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Sit Back and Plug In: Entertainment in the Year 2000
Was our future to be delightful or depraved? Sort of depends on your perspective
December 13, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
The Best Gifts to Give (or Receive) About Paleofuturism
Books and DVDs make up our expert's gift guide of more ideas for this holiday season
December 12, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Recapping ‘The Jetsons’: Episode 06 – The Good Little Scouts
A camping trip to the moon might seem fanciful, but 1960s advertisers were already promoting space tourism
October 29, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Sex and Space Travel: Predictions from the 1950s
The cure for lonely space missions? One astronomer proposed hiring astronaut concubines
October 18, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
A New Great Depression and Ladies on the Moon: 1970s Middle School Kids Look to the Year 2000
The ideal future according to a ten-year-old: shorter school days, lower taxes, and lots and lots of robots
October 12, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Hello Mars — This is the Earth!
In 1919, Popular Science magazine imagined how Earthlings might communicate with Mars
July 31, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Wernher von Braun’s Martian Chronicles
In 1954, a special issue of Collier's magazine envisioned a ten-ship flotilla to the red planet.
July 30, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Hey, Travelers, Got Any Spare Change?
Now I know what to do with my jar of Turkish liras, Cambodian riels and Irish 50-pence pieces.
July 23, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
Summer Vacation on Campus
Looking for unique, fun, inexpensive lodging? Stay in a university dorm
June 04, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
Take a Vacation on Volvo
Once you get your car you’re free to hit the road along the west coast of Sweden with its fishing villages, traditional folkways and islands
May 23, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
Jobs of the Future: How Accurate Were the Soothsayers of 1982 At Predicting Today’s Top Careers?
College graduates take note: Your dream career as a robot psychologist or nasal technologist is just around the corner
May 15, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
The Snows of…Tenerife?
The white stuff can fall at any time and almost anywhere, from the streets of Rome to the subtropical Canary Islands
May 02, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
Nudity, Art, Sex and Death – Tasmania Awaits You
With one big bet, an art-loving professional gambler has made the Australian island into the world’s most surprising new cultural destination
May 2012 |
By Tony Perrottet
A Journey to Obama’s Kenya
The dusty village where Barack Obama’s father was raised had high hopes after his son was elected president. What has happened since then?
May 2012 |
By Joshua Hammer
All Aboard the Beijing-Lhasa Express
The writer casts aside concerns about comfort and political correctness to take the rail trip of a lifetime
April 26, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
Rocket to the Stars at the 1939 New York World’s Fair
A trip into space without leaving Earth--or even going outdoors
April 25, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
The Top 10 Places to See in Tasmania
With Tasmania's 3.4-million acres of protected wilderness, this alluring isle feels close to heaven—Tasmanian devils included
April 17, 2012 |
By Tony Perrottet
An American Library in Paris
Founded after World War I, the City of Light's English-language library has long been a haven for expats, including Hemingway
March 25, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
The World Will Be Wonderful In The Year 2000!
The secret formula for predicting a fantastical yet credible future
February 29, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
