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The Boomerang

Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA

Historian and writer of speculative fiction. Blogs about history, literature and popular culture.

Twitter: @EH_Kern

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Oct 24, 2013

HG Wells The Time Machine and the Issue of Race

By The Boomerang

We can all agree on the classics, right? The classics are great pieces of literature that show us the true nature of the human condition. The classics are classics because...

Aug 15, 2013

Sleepy Hollow, Starbucks and the American Revolution

By The Boomerang

In the preview for the upcoming TV-show Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane, newly awakened from a slumber lasting more than two hundred years, reacts to the number of Starbucks there are....

Aug 08, 2013

Asimov’s Foundation and the Science of History

By The Boomerang

There are some books that are eye-openers. They hold the promise of a good read and then they end up being so much more. My previous blog post was on...

Jul 25, 2013

Historical Science in Science Fiction

By The Boomerang

Say the phrase “science fiction”. What do you see? I would bet an image of the Universe has appeared in your mind. The science of science fiction is most often...