Welcome to the future

Published Jan 21 2011, 01:51 PM by S.I. Rosenbaum

If you've been paying attention, you might have noticed by now that the Phoenix staff has been infiltrated by nerds at the highest levels. And as nerds, and Bostonians, we realized that we all remembered reading the same book in our geeky youth: Future Boston, a 1990s anthology written by local sf writers, which mapped out a timeline for the city's next 100 years.

We decided to take this idea and built an issue around it. After all, robots are already vaccuuming our floors, electric cars are roaming our streets, and cats are getting $30-million grants. We figured we'd better write about the future before there wasn't any left.

To do it, we collaborated with some of the original FuBos writers as well as the Boston Comics Roundtable; looked back to past visions of Boston's future; and pumped local experts for their current predictions.

Thus, we present to you -- BOSTON . . . OF THE FUTURE

We only have three years before the aliens land: Future Boston authors on why Boston lends itself to science fiction -- and what we learn about the city we live in by exploring the city it could become.
Writing stories in the ruins: the FuBos gang gives you tips on how you and your friends can invent a sf universe for fun and profit.
The history of the future is not long: From giant utopian pyramids to the Great Concavity, from zombie warfare to the Red Sox losing — again: the many fictional futures of Boston.
Fondling our crystal balls: Local experts predict the city's next ten years.
An illustrated chronicle of Boston, 2020-2100: the Boston Comics Roundtable crew take you on a visual tour of what's to come.

Enjoy, and don't forget to charge your personal jetpack.

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