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Dick Allen
Richard Anthony Allen (March 8, 1942 – December 7, 2020), nicknamed "Crash" and "the Wampum Walloper", was an American professional baseball player. During his 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played as a first baseman and third baseman, most notably for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox, and was one of baseball's top sluggers of the 1960s and early 1970s. A seven-time All-Star player, Allen began his career as a Phillie by being selected 1964 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and in 1972 was the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player with the Chicago White Sox. He led the AL in home runs twice; the NL in slugging percentage once and the AL twice; and each major league in on-base percentage once apiece. Allen's career .534 slugging percentage was among his era's highest in an age of comparatively modest offensive production.
There are two obvious ways of looking at the state of the SF field in any given year.
— from Science fiction, 1985
Most acclaimed
Crash
1973
Gagosian Gallery London will present 'Crash', a major group exhibition opening on 11 February 2010, which takes its title from the famous novel by JG Ballard. Ballard's novels stand among the most visionary, provocative literature of the twentieth century, with his ominous predictions regarding the fate of Western culture and his insights into the dark psychopathology of the human race. This exhibition is a response to the enormous impact and enduring cultural significance of his work, following his death in spring 2009. Highlighting Ballard's great passion for the surreal and his engagement with the artists of his own generation, 'Crash' includes examples of his specific inspirations as well as works by contemporary artists who have, in turn, been inspired by his vision. Ballard's first published short story 'Prima Belladonna' appeared in 1956, the same year as the celebrated Independent Group's exhibition 'This is Tomorrow' at the Whitechapel Gallery, which marked the birth of Pop Art in Britain. It was here, and in the work of Surrealists such as Salvador Dali and Paul Delvaux, that Ballard found the seeds of what he called a 'fiction for the present day'. With its dystopian depictions of the present and future, its bleak, man-made landscapes and the recounting of the psychological effects of technological, social and environmental developments on humans, his work has resonated strongly among other writers, filmmakers and visual artists. The exhibition 'Crash' brings together works by artists tuned to the Ballardian universe, from his contemporaries such as Ed Ruscha, Richard Hamilton, Andy Warhol and Helmut Newton, to younger artists such as Tacita Dean, Jenny Saville, Glenn Brown and Mike Nelson. The exhibition is organised in association with the Estate of JG Ballard. (Press release).
Science fiction
1985
Included in this volume:INTRODUCTION, Rich Horton (Editor)DARK INTEGERS, Greg EganA PLAIN TALE FROM OUR HILLS, Bruce SterAN EYE FOR AN EYE, Charles Coleman FinlayALWAYS, Karen Joy FowlerAN OCEAN IS A SNOWFLAKE, FOUR BILLION MILES AWAY, John BarnesVIRUS CHANGES SKIN, Ekaterina SediaWIKIWORLD, Paul Di FilippoARTIFICE AND INTELLIGENCE, Tim PrattJESUS CHRIST, REANIMATOR, Ken MacLeodNIGHT CALLS, Robert ReedEVERYONE BLEEDS THROUGH, Jack SkillingsteadART OF WAR, Nancy KressTHREE DAYS OF RAIN, Holly PhillipsBRAIN RAID, Alexander JablokovFOR SOLO CELLO, OP. 12, Mary Robinette KowalPERFECT VIOLET, Will McIntoshVECTORING, Geoffrey LandisTHE SKYSAILOR’S TALE, Michael Swanwick