All-New Interesting Things DAN DARE - PILOT OF THE FUTURE    Dan Dare was a sci-fi series first appearing in issue No. 1 of the weekly British boys' magazine Eagle on April 14th, 1950. Eagle was much more than just a comic since it also contained educational features such as historically accurate strip-cartoons and cut-away diagrams of the then-latest technologies and it conveyed a fun yet socially responsible attitude in its pages NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCI-FI & FANTASY    From CrowsNest YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF CLIFFHANGERS?  ... Up until the early 1950s when you went to the movies on a Saturday morning or  afternoon to a 'children's matinee' you didn't just get one crummy movie, a few trailers for upcoming films, and a despised Pepsi commercial. Hell, no. SHADOW OF THE GLADIATOR  The year is 73 BC and Rome is still a Republic. In two decades time the Republic will come to an end when Julius Caesar makes himself a dictator HOW TO BE INTERESTING AND OTHER LIFE SKILLS   Parties and other social functions can really be a drag sometimes. You stand by the punchbowl or sit down on a sofa and watch everybody else mingling, but nobody seems to want to chat with you. You're attractive, witty, and interesting. What's wrong? AUSTRALIA UNLEASHED  Browse new Australian websites with Come on Aussie MARTINDALES REFERENCE DESK   Things you didn't know you didn't know FREE DICTIONARY AND ENCYCLOPAEDIA   This day in history, word of the day, spelling bee, and more