Well, if it has arisen from the ashes, we don’t have it here. And yeah, I would guess it’s been at least 20 something years since I bought an issue.
To tell the truth, I’d all but forgotten about it.
Didn’t Asimov write a straight science column for them, am I disremembering?
Book reviews were by Spider Robinson. Science column was “A Step Farther Out” by Jerry Pournelle. Editorials were by Baen (need I say more?). Oh, yeah, the fiction was pretty good too!
I remember being disappointed with the Asimov mag. He probably didn’t have much to do with the content, though. Where would he find the time, and knock off a book every couple of months as well? Good marketing ploy, I guess.
Wally–check a recent issue of “Asimov’s”; I’ll think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
I believe “Galaxy” was revived several times after the Baen years, none successfully. I cannot confirm which exact years.
Dr. Asimov wrote a science column for “The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction” from 1959 until shortly before his death. He never missed a column, and fell just short of his 400th. He wrote editorials for his eponymous magazine; that job has been taken over by Robert Silverberg.
I realize now I was being lazy, so I did some quick researching on line. “Galaxy” was revived as a print magazine in 1994. It was edited by E.L. Gold (son of H.L. Gold, the founding editor) and ran only 8 issues. It died but was resurrected as an e-zine. If you’d like to read more (and buy back-issues of this fine zine), go to http://galaxyezine.org.