Asimov's Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine edited
by Sheila Williams (pictured) since 2004. It was launched in 1976 under
the title Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, and was quickly
successful, reaching a circulation of over 100,000 within a year.
George H. Scithers, the first editor, published many new writers who
went on to be successful in the genre. Shawna McCarthy became the
editor in 1983, and expanded the range of stories Asimov's was willing
to publish. Stories involving sex or violence scandalized some readers,
but Isaac Asimov, the editorial director, defended McCarthy's choices in
an editorial. McCarthy transformed the magazine into a leading market
for science fiction writers, and more award-winning stories appeared,
including fiction by Robert Silverberg and John Varley. Gardner Dozois
took over as editor in 1985 and multiple award-winning stories appeared
during his tenure. Asimov's was acquired by Dell Magazines in 1992, and
by Penny Press in 1996.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov%27s_Science_Fiction>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1941:
American photographer Ansel Adams shot Moonrise, Hernandez, New
Mexico, one of his most famous photographs.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonrise,_Hernandez,_New_Mexico>
1944:
World War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first
flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the Doolittle Raid in
April 1942.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_November_1944_reconnaissance_sortie_over_Japan>
1963:
Lê Quang Tung, loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special
Forces, was executed in a U.S.-backed coup against president Ngô Đình
Diệm following a period of religious unrest.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_South_Vietnamese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
have Jesus in one's heart:
(intransitive, Christianity, idiomatic) To be a firm believer in the
Christian faith.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_Jesus_in_one%27s_heart>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I'm interested in the tension between what is represented and
what isn't represented, between the articulate and the silent.
--Edward W. Said
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edward_W._Said>
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