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Pittsburgh’s Convention Scene Shut...

Jun 5, 2020 by

Pittsburgh’s Convention Scene Shuts Down

Like dominoes, Pittsburgh’s pop culture conventions have shut down for the summer. First, it was the Three Rivers Comicon, scheduled to take...

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2020 Munsey Award Nominees

Jun 1, 2020 by

2020 Munsey Award Nominees

The PulpFest Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that fourteen individuals have been nominated by their peers for the 2020 Munsey Award. The...

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DreamHaven Books

May 30, 2020 by

DreamHaven Books

In a week of sad news on the pulp front, PulpFest regretfully has more to add. PulpFest dealer Greg Ketter’s DreamHaven Books has been...

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PulpFest Historical — Rudolph Belarski

May 27, 2020 by

PulpFest Historical — Rudolph Belarski

Rudolph Belarski was born 120 years ago today on May 27, 1900. The son of unskilled immigrants from Europe, he grew up in the mining town of Dupont,...

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There is Nothing Wrong with Your Televis...

May 25, 2020 by

There is Nothing Wrong with Your Television Set . . .

PulpFest — Postponed Until Next Year   Throughout the latter months of 2019 and early 2020, PulpFest was planning for a banner year. From...

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Science Fiction: To What Purpose?

May 22, 2020 by

Science Fiction: To What Purpose?

In 1911, when Hugo Gernsback introduced what he at first termed “scientific fiction,” it was his hope that these stories would stimulate...

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Ray Bradbury in the 25th Century

May 20, 2020 by

Ray Bradbury in the 25th Century

Bradbury and the Comics Like movies, that “magician of words,” Ray Bradbury, was a graphic story enthusiast long before such people...

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Bradbury on the Silver Screen

May 18, 2020 by

Bradbury on the Silver Screen

From a very early age, Ray Bradbury had a love for the cinema. His passion was born through his mother, Esther Bradbury. In 1924, she began taking...

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