Project Gutenberg 2024-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 154 Ellison, Harlan 1934 2018 Beldone, Phil Beldone, Cheech Hart, Ellis Archer, Lee Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Cosmic striptease $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1957. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Cosmic Striptease" by E. K. Jarvis is a satirical science fiction short story published in the late 1950s. The narrative unfolds a fascinating premise where humans receive an astonishing broadcast from Mars, showcasing the Martian culture through a series of unexpected and risqué presentations. This thought-provoking work highlights human civilization's evolving relationship with morality, technology, and nudity, exploring the boundaries of societal norms through an interplanetary lens. The story centers around a TV producer named Roy Mallory and his beautiful secretary, Edith Miller, amidst the historic Martian television broadcast known as the "Big Show." As the Martians attempt to educate humanity by illustrating their advanced way of life in a visually captivating manner, the contents of the show—including nudity and raw depictions of family life—spark controversy and chaos on Earth. Initially regarded as cultural television aimed at elevating human morals, viewers react with shock and disapproval, leading to a humorous unraveling of social mores. The evolving dynamics in Roy and Edith's relationship mirror the changing attitudes toward nudity, culminating in a societal shift indicating that humanity might gradually embrace a more liberated existence inspired by Martian civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240320171150jarvis 1957 US Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Martians -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Communication -- Fiction Earth (Planet) -- Fiction Television broadcasting -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 62322 2025-06-29T07:22:02.359380 text/html 37500 2024-05-24T22:12:59 text/html 422485 2025-06-29T07:22:05.498367 application/epub+zip 421247 2025-06-29T07:22:03.633462 application/epub+zip 223942 2025-06-29T07:22:02.840420 application/epub+zip 983942 2025-06-29T07:22:06.836450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977182 2025-06-29T07:22:04.985399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54072 2025-06-29T07:22:02.200401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34280 2024-05-24T22:12:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18034 2025-06-29T07:22:06.960396 application/rdf+xml 33529 2025-06-29T07:22:03.185422 image/jpeg 5252 2025-06-29T07:22:03.010389 image/jpeg 1732394 2025-06-29T07:22:02.384448 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia