Jordi Puig

Bibliotecari i autor de 'Mala peça al tauler', una gran novel·la d'escacs, intriga i humor (de debò que sí) publicada per @Stonberg. Life is a sitcom.

[Jordi Puig @jpuigg]

Aquí podeu comprar aquesta obra mestra de la narrativa catalana contemporània que és "Mala peça al tauler": https://t.co/RiwdxIHKqK

[Humanoid History @HumanoidHistory]

The Cylons attack Los Angeles in GALACTICA 1980. The spaceships and blaster fire were matted onto scenes of devastation filmed for the 1974 film EARTHQUAKE.

[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Happy birthday to Skynet, which became self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern Time on August 29, 1997!

[Math Files @Math_files]

This 1986 protest literally happened. Teachers marched in the streets warning that calculators would ruin an entire generation’s ability to think.

[Nando Cruz @nandocruz32]

L'ajuntament va obrir concurs per la concessió d'un espai públic, els Jardins de Pedralbes, a qui volgués fer un festival.
El guanyador ja no es diu Jardins ni Pedrables, sinó Les Nits Occident.
Llogar un espai públic per promocionar una empresa d'assegurances.
Barcelona 2026.

[Humanoid History @HumanoidHistory]

THE RIGHT STUFF, 1983. Poster art by Tom Jung.

[Cartoonist Pics @Fotosdecomics]

El poster de Frank Frazetta para "The Gauntlet" 1977 de Clint Eastwood.

[Humanoid History @HumanoidHistory]

LOGAN'S RUN opened on this day in 1976.

[WEIRDLAND TV @WeirdlandTales]

Italian novelist/artist, Dino Buzzati (1906-1972).

[3CatInfo @3CatInfo]

Un servei bibliotecari públic de qualitat i condicions laborals dignes: les reivindicacions dels treballadors de les biblioteques, en vaga a tot Catalunya a pocs dies de l'inici de la selectivitat https://t.co/rKsCQSCOI4 https://t.co/rKsCQSCOI4

[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Capricorn One is still one of the most entertaining conspiracy thrillers of the 1970s, with a great set up and a really strong hook: the faking of a crewed mission to Mars.

It's sometimes a bit overlooked, maybe because it's a slow build up, but the payoff is worth it with some brilliant action sequences: Telly Savalas and Elliott Gould in a crop sprayer dodging helicopters, Gould driving at breakneck speed without breaks through traffic. It tapped into a lot of existing conspiracy theories and a general post-Watergate mood of distrust in institutions, and writer and director Peter Hyams delivers a strong thriller as a result. The two novelisations, by Ron Goulart and Ken Follett (writing as Bernard L. Ross) are really good reads.

Hyams later sci-fi work also doesn't get all the credit it deserves. Outland (1981) is a solid 'space Western' that feels claustrophobic and tense throughout. 2010: The Year We Make Contact is also really good ("Piece of pie!"). Watching all three movies together makes for a fun (but long) evening!

Capricorn One had its US release delayed until mid-1978 to avoid clashing with Superman. Audiences really liked it and the Jerry Goldsmith score, realistic NASA props and some great set pieces make it really work quite well.

[Scarred for Life @ScarredForLife2]

Animated French series ONCE UPON A TIME... MAN (1978) spanned the entire history of humankind. The final episode sees humanity wipe itself out in a nuclear war in the year 2060 (don't worry, we survive, thanks to moon colonists!)

[Humanoid History @HumanoidHistory]

Radar equipment at Templehof Central Airport in Berlin, 1987. Photo by Thomas Farr.

[Jorge Fornés @jfornes74]

Happy birthday Dennis O’Neil.

[. @batmancurated]

gotham city in batman year one; art by david mazzucchelli & richmond lewis

[We Are the Mutants @WeAreTheMutants]

Beautiful D&D ads from 1981 with art by Bill Willingham.

[Scarred for Life @ScarredForLife2]

OMNI (1978): "The world's first major magazine of science fact, fiction, and fantasy" captivated me when I was 8. I didn't understand 90% of it, but I loved its silver pages, the UFO Update, and most of all, the eye-melting artwork. Bring back magazines that look like this!

[DCU Updates @dcuworld]

Rick Veitch Swamp Thing returns next week!

-Swamp Thing 1989 #1 PREVIEW with Art by Michael Zulli

[We Are the Mutants @WeAreTheMutants]

Century Plaza Theaters, Century City, 1977. Photos via Los Angeles Theaters/Paul Rayton: https://t.co/VrrkbZBj1v

[Humanoid History @HumanoidHistory]

ANALOG Computing, 1984. "Atari Newsletter And Lots Of Games." Every issue included source code for apps and games you could type in yourself.