MT VOID Back Issues
MT VOID Back Issues
Last updated
1 Jan 2009
The MT VOID
is a publication of the Mt. Holz science fiction club.
MT VOID Science Fiction
Newsletter Back Issues Available: News, reviews, witty commentary, and quote of
the week:
Issues prior to February 2002 may be found at
Lysator (maybe),
and fanac.org .
- 12/26/08, Vol. 27, No. 26:
Comments on Day of the Triffids, on Hercule Poirot, on calendars,
and on Western films;
film reviews of Let the Right One In, If I Were Dictator,
The Wrestler;, and Che
letter of comment on Western films;
and comments on books (Black No More).
- 12/19/08, Vol. 27, No. 25:
Comments on New York City, on bail-outs, on Western films;,
and on the twilight of good literature;
film reviews of Horror in the Wind and Adam Resurrected;
letters of comment on Slumdog Millionaire, on Synecdoche, New York; Forrest J Ackerman,
on weather, on degree mills, and on Spanish-language books;
and comments on books (Quest of the Snow Leopard, Middle Passages,
and Counterknowledge).
- 12/12/08, Vol. 27, No. 24:
comments on spam, on John Thain, and on Forrest J. Ackerman;
film reviews of Slumdog Millionaire and Synecdoche, New York;
book review of 1776;
letters of comment on the class of 2100, on Independence Day, and on alternate histories;
and comments on books (book purchases).
- 12/05/08, Vol. 27, No. 23:
Comments on civics, on tuxedoes, and on religion;
book review of Good Omens;
film review of Happy-Go-Lucky;
and comments on books (Fatherland, La audacia de la esperanza,
"The Gospel According to St. Mark", and "The Streets of Ashkelon").
- 11/28/08, Vol. 27, No. 22:
Comments on fun-size candy, on amazon.com, and on the Johnson County Wars;
letters of comment on war films, on Pluto, and on The Man from Earth;
and comments on books (Death with Interruptions).
- 11/21/08, Vol. 27, No. 21:
Comments on "Star Trek" preview, on common sense, on evolution,
and on war films;
book reviews of non-fiction books;
letters of comment on caital letters, on Pluto, and on Titanic;
and comments on books The Bible: A Biography,
Acquiring Genomes, and Nation).
- 11/14/08, Vol. 27, No. 20:
Comments on The Waldorf Conference, on a complaint,
on the Titanic math problem, and on Pluto;
letters of comment on the Titanic and on caution;
and comments on books Realityland, Smile When You're Lying,
The Last Theorem, and A Pocketful of History.
- 11/07/08, Vol. 27, No. 19:
Comments on the election and on caution;
announcement of the Middletown (NJ) SF group;
film reviews of How About You and Appaloosa;
letters of comment on Independence Day, on science fiction and magic,
and on Religulous;
and comments on books and films (The Titanic and The Titanic; End of a Dream,
Monsters of the Sea, Little Caesar, and The Public Enemy).
- 10/31/08, Vol. 27, No. 18:
Comments on thumbs and on science fiction and magic;
book review of Incandescence;
film review of Religuious;
letters of comment on the Sagittarius Galaxy, on the MT VOID,
on The Bitter Tea of General Yen, on High Noon,
on Clint Eastwood, and on Unforgiven;
and comments on books (H. P. Lovecraft and Rex Libris: I, Librarian).
- 10/24/08, Vol. 27, No. 17:
Comments on amoebae, on the hadron collider, and on galaxies,
letter of comment on Goya,
and comments on books (The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, Man in the Dark,
Once upon a Time in the North, and Travels with Charley).
- 10/17/08, Vol. 27, No. 16:
Comments on a concert, on product placement, on the financial crisis, on Francisco Goya, and on politics;
film review of We Are Wizards;
letters of comment on product placement and Rollback, the Disney Channel, and The Last Mimzy;
and comments on books (The Arabian Nights).
- 10/10/08, Vol. 27, No. 15:
Comments on H. P. Lovecraft, on bars, and on product placement;
film review of Ace in the Hole;
DVD review of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Album: The Best of Season 3;
comments and letters of comment on "Saturday Night Live", Sarah Palin, and Tina Fey;
letters of comment on Robert Sawyer, on product placement, on peplum, and on politics;
and comments on books (Sideways in Crime and The Gift).
- 10/03/08, Vol. 27, No. 14:
Comments on Bush, on "Saturday Night Live", and on product placement;
film review of Ghost Town;
book review of Identity Theft and Other Stories;
letters of comment on The Man from Earth, on Macs on PCs,
on the fifty states, on sword and sandal movies, on The Hands of
Orlac, on Polish film posters, and on the economy;
and comments on books (Constantine's Sword, The Engines of Night,
and The Economic Naturalist).
- 09/26/08, Vol. 27, No. 13:
Comments on a fun quiz, on Polish film posters, on evolutionists,
on the Republican Party and Rome, on sword and sandal films, and on Macs;
film review of The Hands of Orlac (1924);
book review of irreligion;
letters of comments on The Beat Generation and on blatant prejudice;
and comments on books (The Valley-Westside War, Playback,
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Airplane!).
- 09/19/08, Vol. 27, No. 12:
Comments on blatant prejudice and on ugliness;
film reviews of The Man from Earth and The Beat Generation;
corrections;
letters of comment book weights;
and comments on books (The Essential Marcus Aurelius).
- 09/12/08, Vol. 27, No. 11:
Comments on the biter bit, on ugliness, and Macs;
film review of Traitor;
corrections;
letters of comment on the Science Fiction Book Club, and on Jews and Chinese food;
and comments on books ("The Minority Report", Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt,
and "Imaginary Books in Speculative Fiction" ).
- 09/05/08, Vol. 27, No. 10:
Comments on self-interest, on Godzilla after Cloverfield, and on electronics failures;
book review of Redemption Ark;
film reviews of Hamlet 2, Battle in Outer Space,
War in Space, Spider-Man 3, and Smart Money;
letters of comment on Jews and Chinese food and on Olaf Stapledon;
and comments on books (Beyond Star Trek, Frederic Brown's
"Answer" and Isaac Asimov's "The Last Question",
Working IX to V, and Hercule Poirot's Early Cases).
- 08/29/08, Vol. 27, No. 9:
Comments on the Jewish-Chinese food connection
and on the Science Fiction Book Club;
letter of comment on The Dark Knight;
and comments on books (Olaf Stapledon
and Odd John, Star Maker, and Sirius).
- 08/22/08, Vol. 27, No. 8:
Comments on the iPod;
film reviews of The Bitter Tea of General Yen, The Westerner,
The Alamo, and Gangster;
letter of comment on fanzines, on the Internet, on comic book films,
on Jorge Luis Borges, and on Brother Cadfael;
and comments on books (Olaf Stapledon
and Last and First Men).
- 08/15/08, Vol. 27, No. 7:
Comments on the generation chasm, and on ten things not to worry about
and one more thing to worry about;
book reviews of The Kite Runner and Sunstorm;
film reviews of The Last Winter, The Fallen Idol,
Lost Horizon, The Naked Spur, and The Baron of Arizona;
and comments on books (Who?, The Languages of Pao,
Methuselah's Children, A Case of Conscience,
The Triumph of Time, and The Big Time).
- 08/08/08, Vol. 27, No. 6:
Comments on a pearl anniversary, on the Internet and fandom,
on the comic book film, and on the cost of travel;
book review of Hidden Empire: The Saga of Seven Suns Book 1;
letter of comment on Hiroshima;
and comments on books (Borges: A Life
and Jorge Luis Borges: Conversations).
- 08/01/08, Vol. 27, No. 5:
Comments on a sign of the times, and on robots and slaves;
letters of comment on The Dark Knight on autos, on decisions,
and on The Yiddish Policemen's Union;
and comments on books (YA genre fiction, Spellbound,
and The Joys of Reading).
- 07/25/08, Vol. 27, No. 4:
Comments on Qantas, on misinformation, and on education and the Internet;
film review of The Dark Knight;
book review of Tuva or Bust!;
letter of comment on Western films;
and comments on books (Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death,
The Forger's Spell, Discover Your Inner Economist,
and Sister Wendy's "Story of Painting").
- 07/18/08, Vol. 27, No. 3:
Comments on autos, on the value of life, on decisions, and on libraries;
film reviews of Hellboy II: The Golden Army
and Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D;
book review of The Yiddish Policemen's Union;
letter of comment on Western films;
and comments on books (Hugo novelette and novella nominees).
- 07/11/08, Vol. 27, No. 2:
Comments on Thomas Disch, on forgotten British fantasy films,
on must-read science fiction novels, on the FiveBook Worldcon,
and on the top ten Western movies;
film review of Mongol;
book review of A Thousand Splendid Suns;
letters of comment on issue 1500, on Wall-E, and on Hugo nominees;
and comments on books (Murder Is Easy and Simplexity).
- 07/04/08, Vol. 27, No. 1:
Comments on issue 1500, on the man of the future, and on star stuff;
film review of Wall-E;
letter of comment on The Incredible Hulk;
and comments on books (The Dragon's Nine Sons).
- 06/27/08, Vol. 26, No. 52:
Comments on the Odyssey, on the United States' best-kept travel secret,
and on cataloguing;
film review of The Incredible Hulk;
letter of comment on Dalton Trumbo;
book review of The Last Colony;
and comments on books (Halting State
and the Hugo short story nominees).
- 06/20/08, Vol. 26, No. 51:
Answer to puzzle;
comments on sudoku, on Stan Winston, and on drugs;
and comments on books (People of the Book,
The End of the Alphabet, and Shining at the Bottom of the Sea).
- 06/13/08, Vol. 26, No. 50:
Puzzle;
comments on fathers,
on the United States' best-kept travel secret, and on predictions;
book review of Brasyl;
film review of Trumbo;
letter of comment on southern Utah;
and comments on books (The Fortune Cookie Chronicles;
Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards; Suspended in Language;
and Graphic Classics).
- 06/06/08, Vol. 26, No. 49:
Comments on British horror stamps, on stumbling,
and on the United States' best-kept travel secret;
film review of The Life I Lived;
letters of comment on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,
on information, on "The Cold Equations", and on the Iliad;
and comments on books (Don't Eat This Book
and Heart of Light).
- 05/30/08, Vol. 26, No. 48:
Comments on Robert Asprin, on flying over Mars, on the great crossover,
and on the United States' best-kept travel secret;
film reviews of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
and Chronicles of an Exorcism;
letter of comment on "The Cold Equations";
and comments on books (Plainsong
and "The Time Tunnel").
- 05/23/08, Vol. 26, No. 47:
Comments on summer science reading, on commentary, and on "The Cold Equations";
film review of Iron Man;
and comments on books (Desert Solitaire
and national parks).
- 05/16/08, Vol. 26, No. 46:
Comments on getting useful information from corrupted sources;
book review of Halting State;
letters of comment on counting the number of numbers and on Mary Chesnut;
and comments on books (Holy Cow
and "The American Civil War").
- 05/09/08, Vol. 26, No. 45:
Comments on getting useful information from corrupted sources;
book reviews of The Ghost Brigades and The Curious Child;
and comments on books (Dream Factories and Radio Pictures,
"Great Battles of the Ancient World", The Iliad,
and various alternate history stories).
- 05/02/08, Vol. 26, No. 44:
Comments on an inspirational moment and on Anthony Boucher;
film reviews of Yella and The Counterfeiters;
book review of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress;
and comments on books (Bertram of Butter Cross and In Defense of Food).
- 04/25/08, Vol. 26, No. 43:
Comments on prime numbers and on rainbows;
film review of Google Me;
letters of comment on Shakespeare in the nude, on Strong's Concordance,
on the Klu Klux Klan and movies, and on Refusenik;
and comments on books (Brasyl, The Last Colony,
The Lovely Bones).
- 04/18/08, Vol. 26, No. 42:
Comments on the generation gap and on a modest title revision;
film review of Refusenik;
book review of Three Cups of Tea;
letters of comment on Rock Star and Guitar Hero, on Shakespeare in the nude,
on the Black Legion, and on historical inaccuracy in moives;
and comments on books (The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten, Physics for Entertainment,
Follywood, and concordances).
- 04/11/08, Vol. 26, No. 41:
Comments on knowledge, on films of dubious science fictionness, on Rock Band, and on Superman;
letters of comment on the Black Legion, on the KKK, and on Shakespeare;
and comments on books (book sales).
- 04/04/08, Vol. 26, No. 40:
Apology;
comments on white space, on dark matter, on Hugo nominees on-line, and on the Ku Klux Klan in movies and Superman;
book review of Methuselah's Children;
film reviews of Crap Shoot: The Documentary and Fodor's Hamlet;
letters of comment on Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, on uplift,
on The Sirens of Titan, on science fiction authors, on new films with old ideas,
and on David Brin and Star Trek;
and comments on books (The Uncommon Reader,
How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read,
The Science of Michael Crichton, and Rollback).
- 03/28/08, Vol. 26, No. 39:
Correction;
comments on stars, on editing, and on old films with new ideas;
film reviews of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Jellyfish,
and Wait Up Harriet;
letter of comment on overly frank people;
and comments on books (The Sirens of Titan and A Talent to Deceive).
- 03/21/08, Vol. 26, No. 38:
Comments on verbing nouns, on Venerians and Martians, and on Sir Arthur C. Clarke;
list of the Hugo nominees;
film review of American Zombie;
letters of comment on Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, on MP3 players,
and on a literature of discontent, iPods, and Frankenstein;
and comments on books (Eat This, Not That, The Old Man in the Corner;
Side Effects, and From Tokyo to Jerusalem).
- 03/14/08, Vol. 26, No. 37:
Comments on BSFA nominees, on placebos, on science fiction as a literature of discontent, and on iPods;
book reviews of Frankenstein: A Cultural History and Blasphemy;
film review of Cold December;
letters of comment on hobbits, on Jane Austen's economics, and on electronic hoaxes;
and comments on books (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Who Was the Man in the Iron Mask?;
and Ha'penny).
- 03/07/08, Vol. 26, No. 36:
Comments on fighting words, on royalty, and on electronic rumors;
book review of Coyote;
film review of The Bank Job;
letters of comment on Robert A. Heinlein;
and comments on books (The Annotated Pride & Prejudice, Diaspora;
M Is for Magic, and Free for All).
- 02/29/08, Vol. 26, No. 35:
Comments on the bell curve and on netsuke;
film review of Chop Shop;
letter of comment on Robert A. Heinlein and on The Spiderwick Chronicles;
and comments on books (The Painted Veil
and Opening Atlantis).
- 02/22/08, Vol. 26, No. 34:
Comments on human-animal relationships and on cheap education;
film reviews of The Spiderwick Chronicles and Dear Mr. Waldman;
letter of comment on Robert A. Heinlein;
and comments on books (Klezmer: Book One--Tales from the Wild East
and Opera for Beginners).
- 02/15/08, Vol. 26, No. 33:
Comments on super-inflation and on Kiva;
book review of The Ultimate Egoist;
film reviews of War Made Easy and Road to Victory;
letters of comment on Robert A. Heinlein, political documentaries,
the Gulf of Tonkin, Eratosthenes, and medieval knowledge;
and comments on books (Second Glance
and Hickory, Dickory, Death).
- 02/08/08, Vol. 26, No. 32:
Various links;
Hugo reminder;
comments on the Puppy Bowl and on Israel and the electric car;
audiobook review of Variable Star;
film reviews of War Made Easy and Road to Victory;
letters of comment on science fiction for people who don't like science fiction,
on Tata's new car, on Psychohistorical Crisis, on Atlas,
and on The Innocents Abroad;
and comments on books (alternate histories,
Mountains of the Pharaohs, Reading Lolita in Tehran,
and Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?).
- 02/01/08, Vol. 26, No. 31:
Comments on Atlas, on Tata's new car,
and on science fiction for people who don't like science fiction;
letters of comment on Cloverfield, on political films, and on The Innocents Abroad;
and comments on books (The Foundation Trilogy and Psychohistorical Crisis).
- 01/25/08, Vol. 26, No. 30:
Comments on downloading personalities, on Dracula, and on the top ten films of 2007;
film review of Cloverfield;
book reviews of The Hidden Family and The Man Who Saved Britain;
letters of comment on self-driven cars, on political films, and on Preston;
and comments on books (correction, The Innocents Abroad,
and The Remarkable Millard Fillmore).
- 01/18/08, Vol. 26, No. 29:
Correction;
comments on Einstein, on The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, and on Hugo recommendations;
film review of There Will be Blood;
letters of comment on political films, on bibliographic terms, on Edward Gorey,
on blogs, and on self-driven cars;
and comments on books (The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction,
The Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England,
Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th, Edward R. Hamilton, Borders Books, and ramen).
- 01/11/08, Vol. 26, No. 28:
Comments on the sounds of science ficton, on automobiles, and on political films;
book review of Fatal Revenant;
film review of A Writer named Phil Hall;
letter of comment on dos-a-dos binding;
and comments on books (Kalpa Imperial, The Quote Verifier,
and Haunted Ground).
- 01/04/08, Vol. 26, No. 27:
Correction;
comments on the King, on political films, and on blogs;
letters of comment on insomnia and podcasts, on dos-a-dos binding,
on apostrophes, on Sweeney Todd, and on Edward Gorey;
and comments on books (corrections, God Is My Broker,
and 84 Charing Cross Road).
- 12/28/07, Vol. 26, No. 26:
Trivia answer;
comments on breakthrough performances and on podcasts;
film review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street;
letter of comment on the MT VOID and on socialized services;
and comments on books (ABC For Book Collectors).
- 12/21/07, Vol. 26, No. 25:
Trivia question;
comments on sharks and on socialized services;
film reviews of I Am Legend and Golden Door;
letter of comment on proof;
and comments on books (40 Days and 40 Nights, The Comforters,
Year of Wonders, I Am Legend,
and Time Twisters).
- 12/14/07, Vol. 26, No. 24:
Pointers to article on why we love science fiction and
trailers with commentary;
comments on movie making, on computer unaided design, and on antennas;
film reviews of The Orphanage and Atonement;
audiobook review of Empire;
letters of comment on Michael Chabon and Fritz Leiber, on New Jersey,
on recycling, on Beowulf, on upcoming movies, and on "Tin Man";
and comments on books (The Black Swan, Why We Read What We Read,
Classics Revisited, More Classics Revisited,
and Classics for Pleasure).
- 12/07/07, Vol. 26, No. 23:
Comments on recycling CFLs and on humanity;
book review of The Best American Science Writing 2007
film review of Juno;
letter of comment on Michael Chabon and Fritz Leiber;
and comments on books (the "Extreme Word" edition of the Bible, Beowulf,
1945, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, and Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels).
- 11/23/07, Vol. 26, No. 22:
Comments on Worldcon, on a headline, and on religion;
film reviews of No Country for Old Men and The Singing Revolution;
presentation review of Dinosaurs in the Movies;
letters of comment on Hagia Sophia and on Beowulf;
and comments on books (book sales, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar,
Gentlemen of the Road, and Lost Classics).
- 11/23/07, Vol. 26, No. 21:
Comments on Mark Twain, on space art, on delayed landings,
on fascinating ideas, on image advertising, and on cataloguing;
trivia answers;
film reviews of Beowulf and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead;
book review of 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West;
letter of comment on global warming;
and comments on books (Ilario, The Lost Painting,
The Course of Empire, and watching films).
- 11/16/07, Vol. 26, No. 20:
Pointer to Canadian Rockies travelogues; trivia questions;
comments on the history of the MT VOID;
DVD review of Maurice Jarre: A Tribute to David Lean;
film review of Yiddish Theater: A Love Story;
letters of comment on backward time travel, on Halloween costumes,
on the MT VOID, on The Merchants' War, and on things versus experiences;
and comments on books (The Company of the Dead, The Great Impersonation,
The Space Merchants, The Merchants' War,
and City of Truth).
- 11/09/07, Vol. 26, No. 19:
Comments on backward time travel, on green skies, and on Halloween;
book review of Sandworms of Dune;
film review of American Gangster;
letters of comment on things versus experiences and on the acanthus century plant;
and comments on books (Jorge Luis Borges, The Year of Living Biblically,
and Time After Time).
- 11/02/07, Vol. 26, No. 18:
Comments on the science of the supernatural, on travel, and on vines;
film review of Gone Baby Gone;
letters of comment on languages (and Navajo), on curare,
and on The King's English;
and comments on books (On the Art of Reading).
- 10/26/07, Vol. 26, No. 17:
Comments on formulas and on a die-off of languages;
letters of comment on languages (and Windtalkers), on Michael Clayton (and the Titanic),
on early morning discussions, on Plato and Heinlein, on Karl Popper, and on Professor Challenger;
and comments on books (-30-: The Collapse of the Great American Newspaper,
and The King's English).
- 10/19/07, Vol. 26, No. 16:
Comments on morning exchanges and on a die-off of languages;
film review of Michael Clayton;
letter of comment on moons;
and comments on books (The Poison Belt,
and The Open Society and Its Enemies).
- 10/12/07, Vol. 26, No. 15:
Correction of typos;
comments on hotness and on a die-off of languages;
letters of comment on real-life TIE fighters, on public libraries,
and on Westerns;
and comments on books (Thursday Next: First Among Sequels,
A Cross of Centuries, and X-Rated Bloodsuckers).
- 10/05/07, Vol. 26, No. 14:
Comments on a new look and on the top ten westerns;
film review of In the Shadow of the Moon;
book review of I Was a TV Horror Host;
and comments on books (The Gods Themselves,
Masters of Deception, The Accidental Time Machine,
Kafka in Brontëland and Other Stories, the "Oresteia",
and a request).
- 09/28/07, Vol. 26, No. 13:
Comments on last words, on the top ten westerns, and on Pluto;
book review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows;
film review of Eastern Promises;
and comments on books (reading backlogs, Richard III,
Ghosts in Baker Street, Death by Black Hole,
and the film In the Shadow of the Moon).
- 09/21/07, Vol. 26, No. 12:
Correction;
comments on free fiction, on the weeping hunting dog, and on re-inventing dinosaurs;
film review of Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea;
letters of comment on classic movies, on reading habits, and on Worldcons;
and comments on books (answers to the religious literacy test, Un Lun Dun,
and The Case of the Missing Books).
- 09/14/07, Vol. 26, No. 11:
Correction;
comments on Bladerunner and on worldcons;
the answer to last week's question;
film reviews of 3:10 to Yuma and Golda's Balcony;
letters of comment on science fiction films, on anthropocentrism,
on James Fenimore Cooper, on additional senses, on Hugo awards,
on dogs and cats, and on John Steinbeck;
and comments on books (Religious Literacy).
- 09/07/07, Vol. 26, No. 10:
The Hugo winners;
comments on unwelcome company and on sensing death;
letter of comment on C. S. Lewis;
and comments on books (correction, The Tango Singer,
The Avram Davidson Treasury,
and The Log from the Sea of Cortez).
- 08/31/07, Vol. 26, No. 9:
Comments on playing catch-up, on parking, and on the universe;
book review of His Majesty's Dragon;
film review of A New Wave;
letters of comment on Revisiting Narnia, on chili peppers,
on language, on tools, on Ray Bradbury, on Stardust,
on snow leopards, on Away from her, on Ingmar Bergman,
on The Invasion,
on The Ten Commandments--The Musical, on the Chicago Cubs,
and on Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley, and the classics;
and comments on books (The SFWA European Hall of Fame,
and The Yiddish Policemen's Union).
- 08/24/07, Vol. 26, No. 8:
Comments on leopards and on film recommendations;
film reviews of Flatland: The Movie, The Invasion, and Zebraman;
book reviews of Into The Unknown: The Fantastic Life of Nigel Kneale
and Eifelheim;
theater review of The Ten Commandments--The Musical;
letters of comment on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,
on unexpected emergencies, on old-time radio,
and on Crafting the Very Short Story;
and comments on books ("Lincoln's Gettysburg Address", Ragtime,
A Magnificent Farce, Pepys's Diary, 84 Charing Cross Road,
and a poem by Ralph Bergengren).
- 08/17/07, Vol. 26, No. 7:
Administrivia;
comments on vulgarities, on tools, and on Ray Bradbury;
film reviews of Stardust and Manda Bala;
book review of Glasshouse;
letters of comment on the Science Fiction Museum, on unexpected emergencies,
on school supplies, on Ratatouille, on Wonderful Life,
on "Mystery". on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,
on the second half of the 20th century, on The Bourne Ultimatum,
and a nano NASFIC report;
and comments on books (Revisiting Narnia
and The Man from the Diogenes Club).
- 08/10/07, Vol. 26, No. 6:
Comments on Mark Leeper on television, on the changing of the guard,
on zombies, and on mnemonics;
film reviews of Ratatouille, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,
and The Bourne Ultimatum;
book review of Rollback;
letters of comment on chili peppers, on the MT VOID, and on cereal premiums;
and comments on books (Wonderful Life
and Wandering Lands and Animals).
- 08/03/07, Vol. 26, No. 5:
Comments on cliffhangers and on old-time radio;
book review of Blindsight;
letters of comment on the vanishing movie theater experience;
and comments on books (An Infinite Summer
and Crafting the Very Short Story).
- 07/27/07, Vol. 26, No. 4:
Comments on Japanese soft drinks, on crosswords, and on remembering numbers;
and comments on books (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame).
- 07/20/07, Vol. 26, No. 3:
Comments on misunderstanding and on I Am Legend and The Last Man on Earth;
and comments on books (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame).
- 07/13/07, Vol. 26, No. 2:
Comments on Mark Leeper on television, on chili peppers,
and on cereal premiums;
and comments on books (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame).
- 07/06/07, Vol. 26, No. 1:
Comments on "The Grey Man", on chapter 3, on chili peppers,
and on "The Nine Billion Names of God";
and comments on books (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame).
- 06/29/07, Vol. 25, No. 52:
Comments on steam trek, on irony, and on the vanishing movie theater experience;
film review of In Between Days;
letters of comment on almost human and on the second half of the 20th century;
and comments on books (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame).
- 06/22/07, Vol. 25, No. 51:
Comments on spam filter problem, on being geometrically considerate,
on being almost human, and on the second half of the 20th century;
letter of comment on ponds on mars, on oil, on Fahrenheit 451,
on the second half of the 20th century and on Brave New World;
and comments on books (Eyewitness to History, The Tin Men,
The Truth, Herodotus's Histories, and Quicksilver).
- 06/15/07, Vol. 25, No. 50:
Pointer to audio versions of Hugo nominees;
comments on Fahrenheit 451, on ponds on Mars, on shopping flyers,
and on the second half of the 20th century;
film review of Ocean's Thirteen;
letter of comment on the second half of the 20th century and on Lost;
and comments on books (authors' opinions, Brave New World,
and Blood on the Saddle).
- 06/08/07, Vol. 25, No. 49:
Pointer to Pacific Northwest logs;
comments on the Science Fiction Book Club, on Frankenstein (1910),
on Land of the Lost, and on the second half of the 20th century;
film review of Gypsy Caravan;
letter of comment on the future, Away from Her, poetic writing,
and H. G. Wells;
and comments on books (Hugo goofs).
- 06/01/07, Vol. 25, No. 48:
Comments on the Science Fiction Book Club, on blogs,
on logical paradoxes, and on the food stamp challenge;
book review of Rainbows End;
letters of comment on "The Golden Man" and Next, on Minority Report,
on eponyms, and on Eifelheim;
and comments on books (Sacagawea's Nickname, Film Flam,
"Bambi Steaks", and "The Orchid Forest").
- 05/25/07, Vol. 25, No. 47:
Comments on the popularity of Borges, on what's in a name,
and on paradoxes on seeing the future;
film review of Away from Her;
letters of comment on conventions, on The GRapes of Wrath,
on Grindhouse, on witchcraft, on Eifelheim,
on Hammer's revival, and on Indian films;
and comments on books (The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz,
"The Merchant Princes", Misquoting Jesus,
and Things to Come).
- 05/18/07, Vol. 25, No. 46:
Administrivia, correction,
comments on the end of the world, on Bayes's Law, and on Hammer Films;
film reviews of The Promise, Superman (Telugu version)
and Black;
letter of comment on interconnectivity;
and comments on books (Powell's Books).
- 05/11/07, Vol. 25, No. 45:
Comments on triffids and on interconnectivity;
film review of The Namesake;
letters of comment on Jedis, and on Abbott and Costello;
and comments on books (The Art of Worldly Wisdom,
and library book sales).
- 05/04/07, Vol. 25, No. 44:
Administrivia;
comments on Raiders of the Lost Ark and on Jedis;
book review of Rollback;
letter of comment on Indiana Jones, Gothic Horror,
Science Fiction and Fanzine Collection at Texas A&M, and Jorge Luis Borges;
and comments on books (The Space Machine, Emperor,
and Shambhala Pocket Classics and Penguin 60s).
- 04/27/07, Vol. 25, No. 43:
Comments on Raiders of the Lost Ark,
and on the Hammer horror cycle;
and comments on books (A New Universal History of Infamy
and A Universal History of Infamy).
- 04/20/07, Vol. 25, No. 42:
Comments on human computer interaction in movies,
and on aerospace and honeybees;
letters of comment on Eifelheim, witchcraft, conventions,
and The Jane Austen Book Club;
and comments on books (Pesach for the Rest of Us, Blameless in Abaddon,
Mark Twain, and "The Golden Man").
- 04/13/07, Vol. 25, No. 41:
Pointer to links to Hugo nominees;
comments on undersea restaurants and on shadows;
film review of Grindhouse;
letters of comment on access/excess, on Hugo nominations, movies on iPods, and Casino Royale;
and comments on books (A Jew among Evangelicals, Fugue for a Darkening Island,
and The Grapes of Wrath).
- 04/06/07, Vol. 25, No. 40:
Correction to Hugo nominees list;
comments on rendezvous and on movies;
film reviews of Meet the Robinsons and Curse of the Golden Flower;
book review of Time's Eye;
letters of comment on Casino Royale, mathematics, and word recognition;
and comments on books (The Color Purple, Eden,
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book, and
They Do It with Mirrors (Murder with Mirrors)).
- 03/30/07, Vol. 25, No. 39:
Comments on little heroes, on Ron Turner, and on 300;
list of Hugo nominees;
film review of 300;
letters of comment on The Last Mimzy, 300, Persephone,
Starlings, Heisenberg Principle, Schroedinger's Cat, and Edward Rutherfurd;
and comments on books (book sales).
- 03/23/07, Vol. 25, No. 38:
Comments on space failure, on Heisenberg's Uncertainty or Schroedinger's Cat?,
and on the bird and the Bard;
film reviews of The Last Mimzy and 300;
letters of comment on the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and puzzles;
and comments on books (Inverted World, Mission of Gravity,
"Into Darkness", and Black Coffee).
- 03/16/07, Vol. 25, No. 37:
Comments on Godzilla, on forgetting, on the dead, and on principle malpractice;
film reviews of Flatland: The Film and Zodiac;
book review of Scorpion's Gate;
letters of comment on Adam's Apples, Blood Music, Godzilla,
movie casting, pet rocks, and slavery;
and comments on books (King Kong Is Back! and
A Haircut in Horse Town).
- 03/09/07, Vol. 25, No. 36:
Comments on Godzilla and on movie casting;
film reviews of Bridge to Terabithia, venus, and
Adam's Apples;
book review of Lady Slings the Blues;
letters of comment on truth, The Astronaut, Amazing Grace,
and Breach;
and comments on books (Blood Music,
An Oxford Tragedy, Heads to the Storm, and
The Big Book of Jewish Conspiracies).
- 03/02/07, Vol. 25, No. 35:
Web pages for classic SF films free online;
comments on the movie star double standard and on customer service;
film reviews of The astronaut Farmer, Breach, and
Amazing Grace;
letters of comment on the French language, brain damage, Chasm City,
Kim, Letters from Iwo Jima, Notes on a Scandal,
C.S.A>: The Confederate States of America, and a new zine;
and comments on books (The Omnivore's Dilemma,
Why Truth Matters, and
Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeanette Watson and Books & Co.).
- 02/23/07, Vol. 25, No. 34:
Web pages for L.A.con IV report;
comments on The Day the Earth Stood Still and on brain damage;
film reviews of C.S.A>: The Confederate States of America and
Notes on a Scandal;
book review of Chasm City;
and comments on books (Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years,
The Black Sphinx, Babbitt, Kim, and
Is Heathcliff a Murderer?).
- 02/16/07, Vol. 25, No. 33:
Web pages for Locus recommended reading list for 2006,
pseudobiology, and Megavote;
comments on distance metrics and on why one should learn mathematics;
film review of Dracula (2006);
letters of comment on one-way streets, the French language,
Letters from Iwo Jima,
the Battle of Syracuse, conventions, and Pythagoras and the law;
and comments on books (The Green Archer, The Murder Book of J. G. Reeder,
A Passion for Books, Monitor Found in Orbit, and
The Little Book of Hindu Deities).
- 02/09/07, Vol. 25, No. 32:
Correction;
comments on French and on Pythagoras;
film review of Letters from Iwo Jima;
letters of comment on toddler air rage and on translations;
and comments on books (On the Road and Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World).
- 02/02/07, Vol. 25, No. 31:
Web pages of interest and NPR Sunday puzzle;
comments on cause and effect and on toddler air rage;
film review of Drakula Istandbul'da (Dracula in Istanbul);
letters of comment on Children of Men, cookies, warskiing,
and electronic vagabonds;
and comments on books (colons in titles, Robert Charles Wilson,
"The Dictionary of Received Ideas", Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes,
Augustine for Armchair Theologians, Implosion, and Greybeard).
- 01/26/07, Vol. 25, No. 30:
NPR Sunday puzzle; videos; Academy Award nominations for fantasy films;
comments on The Incredible Shrinking Man, on sandwich cookies, and on travel;
letters of comment on Children of Men, C.S.A.,
Pan's Labyrinth, the Kumbha Mela and River of Gods,
numbering, Japanese films, and Jay Leno;
and comments on books (six-word stories).
- 01/19/07, Vol. 25, No. 29:
Science fiction lists; youtube sites;
comments on the Fibonacci Gallery and on the Kumbha Mela;
film review of Pan's Labyrinth;
letters of comment on His Majesty's Dragon, Ridley Scott and Blade Runner,
Water, The Prestige, Casino Royale, Children of Men,
Transcendent, The Wizard of Oz, and racism;
and comments on books (suggestions for Hugo nominations for dramatic presentations).
- 01/12/07, Vol. 25, No. 28:
Correction;
comments on final versions;
top ten films of 2006;
film reviews of From Other Worlds, Children of Men,
and The Death of Mr Lazarescu;
book review of Transcendent;
letters of comment on The Paper Chase, the Bay of Pigs, Stephen Hawking,
The Song of Roland, and The Satan Bug;
and comments on books (The Unsleeping Eye, His Majesty's Dragon,
and The Wizard of Oz).
- 01/05/07, Vol. 25, No. 27:
Various URLs;
comments on hot beverages, on baksheesh, and on ten things learned in 2006;
letter of comment on racial stereotypes;
and comments on books (The Song of Roland, Smokin' Rockets,
subtitles on books, and Pilgermann).
- 12/29/06, Vol. 25, No. 25:
Various URLs;
comments on the film industry on The Devil Wears Prada, and on Alfred Hitchcock;
film review of The Good Shepherd;
letters of comment on chili peppers and diabetes, on Apocalypto, on Shakespeare,
and on various other things;
and comments on books (The Song of Roland, Smokin' Rockets,
subtitles on books, and Pilgermann).
- 12/22/06, Vol. 25, No. 24:
Comments on chili peppers and diabetes, on Christmas, and on plots;
letters of comment on King Kong, on cheat-reading, on Apocalypto,
and on lunch-time tales;
and comments on books (Dom Casmurro, Madame Bovary's Ovaries,
Madame Bovary, and Bouvard and Pecuchet).
- 12/15/06, Vol. 25, No. 24:
Announcement;
comments on King Kong and on cheat-reading;
film review of Apocalypto;
and comments on books (Shakespeare Without Tears,
and Fragile Things).
- 12/08/06, Vol. 25, No. 23:
Comments on logical arguments;
film review of Whole New Thing;
letters of comment on mathematics, on dimension,
on Casino Royale, on The Woman and the Ape,
on The Fountain, and on Babel;
and comments on books (Time Detectives, Pride and Prescience;
Jane and His Lordship's Legacy, and Monsters).
- 12/01/06, Vol. 25, No. 22:
Comments on Howard Waldorp, on mathematics, and on dimension;
book review of Eternity Road;
film reviews of The Fountain and Babel;
and comments on books (The Little Sister, The Mind of a Mnemonist;
The Rabbi's Cat, Introducing Camus, and Farthing).
- 11/24/06, Vol. 25, No. 21:
Comments on special powers;
film reviews of Casino Royale and Opal Dream,
and comments on books (The Woman and the Ape, The Club of Angels;
and The Ladies of Grace Adieu).
- 11/17/06, Vol. 25, No. 20:
Announcement;
comments on Jack Williamson and on Borat!;
film review of The Last King of Scotland
and comments on books (The Darwin Conspiracy,
Movies That Matter, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid;
and Ran and King Lear).
- 11/10/06, Vol. 25, No. 19:
Comments on trailers for Casino Royale, and on Nigel Kneale;
film reviews of Borat!;
letters of comment on John Kerry and on DNA topology;
and comments on books (Blame It on the Rain,
The Physics of Superheroes, and libraries and reading queues).
- 11/03/06, Vol. 25, No. 18:
Correction to comments on The Departed;
comments on Nigel Kneale, on the short-short stories, on carbon dating, and on John Kerry;
book review of The Family Trade;
letters of comment on DNA topology, on cover art, and on various topics;
and comments on books (1491: New Revelations on the Americas Before Columbus,
A Scanner Darkly, and Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology).
- 10/27/06, Vol. 25, No. 17:
Pointer to science fiction cover art;
comments on The Departed, on politics, and on two science and math updates;
film reviews of The Prestige, The Science of Sleep, Infamous, and Flags of Our Fathers;
letter of comment on technology and on Catholics;
and comments on books (Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories,
The Unexpected Guest, Northanger Abbey, and The Prestige).
- 10/20/06, Vol. 25, No. 16:
Comments on The Departed and on the mystique of the Fifties science fiction film;
film review of The Departed;
letter of comment on Bob Tucker and on crickets;
and comments on books (Catholics, Introducing Mathematics,
Passenger to Frankfurt, and The Four Just Men).
- 10/13/06, Vol. 25, No. 15:
Announcement of Readercon 17 con report;
comments on juxtaposition and on wings of song;
film review of The Departed;
letter of comment on fears;
and comments on books ("to-read" lists, Slipstreams,
Grantville Gazette II, and The Sittaford Mystery).
- 10/06/06, Vol. 25, No. 14:
Comments on mathematics, on France, and on the MPAA;
book review of Hunters of Dune;
letter of comment on various topics;
and comments on books (Science Fiction, "A New Refutation",
Adam's Navel, Other Inquisitions, and The Disunited States of America).
- 09/29/06, Vol. 25, No. 13:
Comments on the food market and on Japanese society;
film comments on the Toronto International Film Festival;
film review of Flyboys;
letters of comment on series, on Pluto, and on movies;
and comments on books (Shadow Divers and Dragon Hunter).
- 09/22/06, Vol. 25, No. 12:
Comments on Glenn Ford, on the editors, on the Heinlein Centennial,
on airports, and on upcoming films;
travel comments on our trip to Arizona;
book review of Heavenly Intrigue;
letters of comment on The Illusionist and Hollywoodland;
and comments on books (The Physics of Star Trek, By the Pricking of My Thumbs,
Custer's Last Jump, Letters Back to Ancient China, and Persian Letters).
- 09/15/06, Vol. 25, No. 11:
Comments on Pluto, on what is hot, and on upcoming films;
film reviews of The Illusionist, Hollywoodland,
Aurora Borealis, and Old Joy;
letter of comment on upcoming animated films;
and comments on books (Gabriel Garcia Marquez in 90 Minutes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez for Beginners,
Time Is the Simplest Thing, "Dr. Cyclops", and Jorge Luis Borges).
- 09/08/06, Vol. 25, No. 10:
Comments on Project Gutenberg additions, on the new Heinlein novel, on Uranus,
and on upcoming animated films;
letters of comment on time travel, on interviews and on the video revolution;
and comments on books (Strange Angel, Borges on Writing,
Twenty-Four Conversations with Borges, The First Time I Got Paid for It,
Film Crazy, A Moveable Feast, and Hemingway for Beginners).
- 09/01/06, Vol. 25, No. 9:
Comments on Pluto and on time travel;
book review of Exultant;
letters of comment on interviews and on the video revolution;
and comments on books (Space Cadet, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,
Brave New World, and "No Woman Born").
- 08/25/06, Vol. 25, No. 8:
Comments on library fire police and on the video revolution;
and comments on books (The Book of Imaginary Beings).
- 08/18/06, Vol. 25, No. 7:
Comments on fudge and on interviews;
letters of comment on the war on terrorism;
and comments on books (The Museum of Hoaxes,
Cheats, Charlatans, and Chicanery, Extraordinary Delusions and the
Popular Madness of Crowds, Hoaxes, Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science,
and Stephen Jay Gould).
- 08/11/06, Vol. 25, No. 6:
Pointer to a cartoon about george R. R. Martin;
comments on the Davis House and on the war on terrorism;
film reviews of The Descent and The Land of the Dead;
letters of comment on trilogies, DNA, Western films, Tibet,
the National Film Board of Canada, Wordplay,
and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest;
and comments on books (Amphigorey Also,
The Rowan, The Bronte Myth, and Improbable).
- 08/04/06, Vol. 25, No. 5:
Comments on being steps away, and on DNA;
letter of comment on Western films;
and comments on books (Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of Tibet,
The Bat Tattoo, and Outwitting Squirrels).
- 07/28/06, Vol. 25, No. 4:
Various pointers;
comments on report cards, on the end justifying the means, and on Westerns;
film reviews of Monster House and Brothers of the Head;
and comments on books (Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi,
The Stoneware Monkey & The Penrose Mystery, The Din the Head,
Hadji Murad, and Jules Verne: The Definitive Biography).
- 07/21/06, Vol. 25, No. 3:
Comments on National Film Board of Canada shorts, on fashion, and on Planet Beach;
film reviews of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, A Scanner Darkly,
and Wordplay;
letters of comment on ancient nvaigation, on the transporter, and on
The Da Vinci Code and Superman Returns;
and comments on books (The Affirmation, The Quiet Woman,
The Glamour, and A Narrative of a 1823 Tour through Hawai`i).
- 07/14/06, Vol. 25, No. 2:
Comments on Readercon and on ancient navigation;
letters of comment on orange juice, on the transporter, on trailers,
and on A Prairie Home Companion;
film reviews of The Great Yokai War and The Oh in Ohio;
and comments on books (Agatha Christie).
- 07/07/06, Vol. 25, No. 1:
Comments on trailers, on "100% pure", and on Hugo nominees;
and comments on books (Truth, Knowledge, or Just Plain Bull,
What Rough Beast, The 60 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time,
and A Narrative of a 1823 Tour through Hawai`i).
- 06/30/06, Vol. 24, No. 53:
Comments on communication, on bookstores, on education,
and on time travel on television;
letters of comment on "meet cute" and on robots;
film reviews of Superman Returns and The Prairie Home Companion;
and comments on books (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,
The Speed of Dark, The Secret Documents of Sherlock Holmes,
and Explorers of the New Century).
- 06/23/06, Vol. 24, No. 52:
Announcement of Lunacon report;
comments on the the Robot Hall of Fame and on education;
letters of comment on Captain Marvel and various topics;
film reviews of The Lake House and The Hidden Blade;
and comments on books (Dark Sins, Dark Dreams,
Darwin for Beginners, In High Places, and the "Gor" novels).
- 06/16/06, Vol. 24, No. 51:
Comments on the AFI's list of Top 10 Inspirational Films;
letters of comment on water-fueled cars, big explosions in chemistry, and various topics;
book review of Accelerando;
and comments on books (bookstores, library booksales, Superheroes and Philosophy,
Lint, and "Impossible Dreams").
- 06/09/06, Vol. 24, No. 50:
Pointer to Hawai'i logs;
comments on how to be smarter than a fish and on the water engine;
letter of comment on leet;
book review of Rats;
film reviews of The Sun (Solntse), Thank You for Smoking:
Art School Confidential, and 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous;
and comments on books (Freakonomics, Moby Dick,
and In the Beginning).
- 06/02/06, Vol. 24, No. 49:
Pointer to neat sites;
comments on working in New Jersey, living in Hawai'i;
film reviews of The Da Vinci Code, X-Men: The Last Stand:
and Sketches of Frank Gehry;
and comments on books (Classic Mystery Stories, The Man in the High Castle,
Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii, and
I, Claudius).
- 05/26/06, Vol. 24, No. 48:
Pointer to photoshop for fans of fine art and horror films;
comments on rational dualism and on the real James Bond;
letter of comment on men and clothing;
book review of Old Man's War;
film review of The New World;
and comments on books (The Gospel Probe and
Pearl Harbor in the Movies).
- 05/19/06, Vol. 24, No. 47:
Comments on Yiddish, my dudgeon, and pop culture;
letter of comment on misattributed quotes;
book reviews of Game of Shadows and Learning the World;
and comments on books (Hugo nominees) ("The Calorie Man",
"Two Hearts", "TelePresence", "I, Robot",
"The King of Where-I-Go", "Seventy-Five Years",
"The Clockwork Atom Bomb", "Singing My Sister Down",
"Tk'tk'tk", "Down Memory Lane", and
dramatic presentations).
- 05/12/06, Vol. 24, No. 46:
Comments on clothes and on curiosity;
film review of Crazy Like a Fox;
and comments on books (Hugo nominees) ("Burn", "Magic for Beginners",
"The Little Goddess", "Identity Theft", and "Inside Job").
- 05/05/06, Vol. 24, No. 45:
Comments on Sierra missed and on halvah;
letter of comment on type sizes in comic books;
film review of Wah-Wah;
and comments on books (Hugo nominees) (Old Man's War, Accelerando,
Spin, Learning the World: A Scientific Romance,
and A Feast for Crows).
- 04/28/06, Vol. 24, No. 44:
Pointer to a library comic strip;
comments on the same God and on Mark's quote;
letter of comment on moonbats;
book review of Chapterhouse: Dune;
and comments on books (Journey to the Center of the Earth).
- 04/21/06, Vol. 24, No. 43:
Comments on illegal prime numbers and on poor math;
film comments on Munich;
letter of comment on Harry Otter's age:
and comments on books (V for Vendetta,
The Periodic Table, and Golems Among Us).
- 04/14/06, Vol. 24, No. 42:
More comments on free Hugo-nominated novels;
comments on spin doctors and on soup;
letters of comment on Forbidden Planet and on Forbidden Planet's cameras;
film reviews of The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Sir! No Sir!;
and comments on books (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,
Talk to the Hand, and Thou Shall Not Kill: Biblical Mystery Stories).
- 04/07/06, Vol. 24, No. 41:
Comments on free Hugo-nominated novels and on Forbidden Planet's 50th anniversary;
book review of Heretics of Dune;
letters of comment on ratings and on The Devil and Daniel Johnston;
and comments on book sales and on books (Darwinia, The Annotated Lost World,
and Through the Brazilian Wilderness).
- 03/31/06, Vol. 24, No. 40:
Comments on "Three to Be Read" and on the cartoons;
film reviews of V for Vendetta and The Devil and Daniel Johnston;
and comments on books (Things Fall Apart
and Screen Sirens Scream!).
- 03/24/06, Vol. 24, No. 39:
Pointer to story;
comments on "One Book Worldcon" and on the Academy Awards;
list of Hugo nominees;
letter of comment on SPIDER-MAN II;
film review of Yang Ban Xi;
and comments on books (Iteration,Confederate States of America,
and Bleak House).
- 03/17/06, Vol. 24, No. 38:
Announcement of Philcon 2005 report;
comments on how to find a human, on black holes, and on SPIDER-MAN II;
book review of Coalescent;
and comments on books (The Martian War,
Flaming London, Fifty Degrees Below,
and Lucky Jim).
- 03/10/06, Vol. 24, No. 37:
Comments on "Al Lewis Live" and on SPIDER-MAN II;
letters of comment on Jingles;
book review of Death Match;
film review of Sorry, Haters;
and comments on books (Tall, Dark, and Gruesome,
Leave me Alone, I'm Reading, Down Here in the Dream Quarter
and The Man Who Loved the Midnight Lady).
- 03/03/06, Vol. 24, No. 36:
Comments on biographers and on Richard Matheson;
2005 Nebula ballot;
letter of comment on Stephen King;
book review of God Emperor of Dune;
film review of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada;
and comments on books (Inside Job,
Introducing American Politics,
and Murder on the Orient Express).
- 02/24/06, Vol. 24, No. 35:
Comments on prefaces, on Immanual Kant and turn signals, and on going downhill;
letter of comment on "ten best" lists;
and comments on books (The Emperor of Gondawanaland and Other Stories,
Guys and Dolls, "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption",
and Every Books Its Reader).
- 02/17/06, Vol. 24, No. 34:
Comments on flaming turtle anatomy, on hindsight, and on top ten lists;
letters of comment on freedom of expression, and on portrayals and idolatry;
film review of Sophie Scholl: The Last Days;
and comments on books (Looking for Jake,
Jane Austen's Guide to Dating, The Bronte Project,
and Romanitas).
- 02/10/06, Vol. 24, No. 33:
Correction;
comments on organisms, on Akira Ifukube, and on hearing crickets in the Muslim world;
letters of comment on X-Treme what bread and on zines;
book review of Down These Dark Spaceways;
and comments on books (The Seven Hills,
The Futurological Congress, "In the Rialto",
and The Greatest Book in the World).
- 02/03/06, Vol. 24, No. 32:
Ad;
comments on X-treme langauge;
film review of Revolver;
book review of Children of Dune;
and comments on books (Days of Infamy,
The Historian, The Time Ships,
A Year at the Movies, Acts of Mercy,
and Prose Bowl).
- 01/27/06, Vol. 24, No. 31:
Announcement of a Boris Karloff Festival in New York City;
comments on Katrina and on religion and ethics;
letters of comment on A. E. Van Vogt and on top ten lists;
and comments on books (filing books, "Ecclesiastes", "Job",
Darkhorse Comics's War of the Worlds,
Guilty Pleasures of the Horror Film, Godzilla on My Mind,
From the Files of the Time Rangers, and Born to Kvetch).
- 01/20/06, Vol. 24, No. 30:
Announcement of the OFCS Awards;
comments on gladiators and on selfish genes;
letter of comment on New Orleans and on truth in movies;
film reviews of Immortal and The Matador;
and comments on books (Borges and the Eternal Orangutans,
Adios, Hemingway, and As I Lay Dying).
- 01/13/06, Vol. 24, No. 29:
Comments on New Orleans and on the Internet and real estate;
list of Mark Leeper's top ten films of 2005;
book review of Spin;
capsule film reviews of Match Point, An Unfinished LIfe,
The Family Stone, The Thing about My Folks, and In Her Shoes;
and comments on books (Chekhov's Comic Stories and Bad Press).
- 01/06/06, Vol. 24, No. 28:
Comments on a fantasy world faux pas and on religions, ethics, and genetics;
letters of comment on feeding the birds and on UBIK;
film reviews of Godzilla: Final Wars and Munich;
and comments on books ("A Logic Named Joe" and Booknotes).
- 12/30/05, Vol. 24, No. 27:
Comments on a NJ SF book group, on Yu Fujiki, "Big Up", and feeding animals;
letters of comment on Google scans and the Narnia books;
film review of The Warrior;
book review of Dune Messiah;
and comments on books (ISBN numbers, The Da Vinci Cod,
The Annotated Brothers Grimm, and Ubik).
- 12/23/05, Vol. 24, No. 26:
Comments on holiday greetings, on a holiday toy, on Narnia on BBC7, and on Google library scans;
film reviews of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,
The Brothers Grimm, and Mrs. Henderson Presents;
book review of Cusp;
and comments on books (The Crying of Lot 49, Past Imperfect,
Novel History, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,
The Monk, and Black Magic).
- 12/16/05, Vol. 24, No. 25:
Comments on Interaction; on what Mark has leaned, and on Rod Serling and "The Twilight Zone";
film review of King Kong (2005),
The World's Fastest Indian, and Walk the Line;
and comments on books (King Kong and "Audubon in Atlantis").
- 12/09/05, Vol. 24, No. 24:
Comments on a license plate, on superhero postage stamps, on gift ideas, and on Google;
letters of comment on aviation and other topics;
film reviews of Brokeback Mountain,
The World's Fastest Indian, and Walk the Line;
and comments on books (Introducing Mind & Brain, Bring the Jubilee,
Brave New World, and The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes).
- 12/02/05, Vol. 24, No. 23:
Comments on a Martian oddity and on Google;
letter of comment on quotes;
film reviews of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, Grizzly Man,
and Transamerica;
book review of Dune:
and comments on books (correction, Theodore Rex, Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee,
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Path,
and The Grizzly Maze).
- 11/25/05, Vol. 24, No. 22:
Comments on Kafka and on Google;
letter of comment on blood types and on miscellaneous topics;
and comments on books (Here, There & Everywhere; Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days;
Whose Bible Is It?; and "Newton's Mass").
- 11/18/05, Vol. 24, No. 21:
Comments on birds, on gambling, and on the law;
letter of comment on blood types;
book review of Olympos;
film reviews of Pride and Prejudice and Citizen Dog;
and comments on books ("The Cold Equations").
- 11/11/05, Vol. 24, No. 20:
Comments on the editor, on George Lucas, on "West Wing",
and on the Museum of Jurassic Technology;
letters of comment on intelligent design, on power, and on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang;
book review of Olympos;
film reviews of Bee Season and Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic;
and comments on books (The Oxford Murders,
Sins for Father Knox, Zeno and the Tortoise,
In the Enclosure, and Final War and Other Fantasies).
- 11/04/05, Vol. 24, No. 19:
Comments on horoscopes, on targeted ads, on Zorro,
and on time machines and the law;
letters of comment on horoscopes, on foreigners,
on intelligent design, and on The Bookseller of Kabul;
television review of Alien Planet;
film review of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang;
and comments on books (correction, Math Curse,
It's All Greek to Me, Sam Samurai,
Trent's Last Case, Devil in a Blue Dress,
and Into Africa).
- 10/28/05, Vol. 24, No. 18:
Site pointers to pulp covers;
comments on National Novel Writing Month, on astrology in the classroom,
on horoscopes, on power, and on movies;
letters of comment on intelligent design and on foreigners;
film reviews of War of the Worlds,
Good Night, and Good Luck, and Seven Swords;
and comments on books (The Bookseller of Kabul,
Gallimaufrey to Go, Masters of Mystery,
The Perfect Murder, and Northanger Abbey).
- 10/21/05, Vol. 24, No. 17:
Comments on horoscopes and on intelligent design;
letter of comment on gringos;
film review of The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes;
theater review of The Woman in Black;
and comments on films and books (Galaxy Quest,
Jorge Luis Borges, The Case of the Patient's Eyes,
The Math Instinct, An Open Book, Shelf Life,
and Clara's Grand Tour).
- 10/14/05, Vol. 24, No. 16:
Site pointer for Toronto International Film Festival Report,
comments on horoscopes, Indian dance, and talking to onesself;
letter of comment on Serenity and Wallace & Gromit;
film reviews of Where the Truth Lies,
The President's Last Bang,
and Elizabethtown;
theater review of Behind the Iron Mask;
and comments on books (This Book-Collecting Game,
and The Final Solution).
- 10/07/05, Vol. 24, No. 15:
Correction on top fifty television shows;
site pointers for London travelogue (better pointer),
intelligent design, Robert A. Heinlein, and math innumeracy;
comments on horoscopes, "Firefly", and Bell Labs;
letters of comment on horoscopes and Harry Potter site;
film reviews of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,
Serenity, nbt,
Napola: Elite fur den Fuhrer (Before the Fall),
and The Squid and the Whale;
and comments on books (The Annotated Huckleberry Finn,
The Friar and the Cipher, Science Friction,
and Arcanum).
- 09/30/05, Vol. 24, No. 14:
Administrivia;
site pointers for London travelogue, top 50 SF shows, SF citations,
a new library service, and a review of film reviews of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride;
comments on horoscopes and the Toronto International Film Festival;
letters of comment on adolescence and Harry Potter;
book review of The Road to Dune;
film reviews of Lord of War, Capote,
Proof, and A History of Violence;
and comments on books (Stranger Than Fiction, The Ancestor's Tale,
and Heart of Whitenesse).
- 09/23/05, Vol. 24, No. 13:
Comments on the World of Warcraft, on your horoscope, and on Robert Wise;
letters of comment on forbidden power and on stem cell research;
film reviews of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, A Sound of Thunder,
Everything Is Illuminated, and The Constant Gardener;
book review of Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life;
and comments on books (Codex and The Annotated Huckleberry Finn).
- 09/16/05, Vol. 24, No. 12:
Comments on your horoscope, on-line mugging,
and spoilers;
letters of comment on Harry Potter;
book review of Shadow of the Giant;
film reviews of Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow and The Libertine;
and comments on books (Anarchaos).
- 09/09/05, Vol. 24, No. 11:
Comments on your horoscope, the LA Theatre Works,
and everything I ever needed to know about being in the Time Patrol;
letters of comment on asterisks and decency;
film reviews of Touch the Sound and Keane;
and comments on books (Jorge Luis Borges).
- 09/02/05, Vol. 24, No. 10:
Comments on your horoscope and back yard entertainment;
letters of comment on talking to onesself, Oz, the Twin Towers,
historical confusion, and asterisks and decency;
film reviews of Eternal, Red Eye; and Walking on the Sky;
and comments on books (The Summer Isles and Turning Japanese).
- 08/26/05, Vol. 24, No. 9:
Comments on DNA and on forbidden power;
book reviews of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,
The Snow, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (again),
Century Rain, Ravenor, Olympos, Engine City,
and Accelerando;
film review of This Divided State;
and comments on books (Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books
and Cody's Books: The Life and Times of a Berkeley Bookstore 1956-1977).
- 08/19/05, Vol. 24, No. 8:
List of the Hugo Award winners;
comments on language and on how to analyze great literature;
letters of comment on lines on a globe and on Charlie & the Chocolate Factory;
book review of The Runes of the Earth--The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Book One;
film review of This Divided State;
and comments on books (Zorro, The Fine Art of Murder, and The Sodom and Gomorrah Business).
- 08/12/05, Vol. 24, No. 7:
Comments on bullsh*t;
film review of Pulse;
and comments on books (Sidewise Award nominees and On Bullsh*t).
- 08/05/05, Vol. 24, No. 6:
Comments on three-dimensional galaxies and talking to oneself;
letter of comment on mathematics;
film review of Whisky;
and comments on books (Captain Robert E. Lee's Recollections and Letters of Robert E. Lee, categories,
Citizen of the Galaxy, and The Third Man).
- 07/29/05, Vol. 24, No. 5:
Comments on revolutionary hot sauce and reviews;
letters of comment on sobering thoughts and I. F. Stone;
film review of Doing Time, Doing Vipassana;
and comments on books (Introducing Foucault,
Introducing Science, and The Many Worlds of Barry Malzberg).
- 07/22/05, Vol. 24, No. 4:
Correction;
comments on the James Doohan and on the world situation;
film review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory;
and comments on books (The Da Vinci Hoax
and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory).
- 07/15/05, Vol. 24, No. 3:
Comments on the King Kong trailer, on Jules Verne stamps,
on Amazon' on calculators, and on CEOs;
letters of comment on mathematics and on War of the Worlds;
and comments on books (The Man Who Knew Too Much,
Murder on Main Street, Robert E. Lee's Wartime Papers,
and Captain Robert E. Lee's Recollections and Letters of Robert E. Lee).
- 07/08/05, Vol. 24, No. 2:
Comments on articles on science fiction, on the brain,
and on The Invisible Boy;
letters of comment on parallel lines and on War of the Worlds;
film reviews of several versions of The War of the Worlds;
and comments on books (Men of Mathematics).
- 07/01/05, Vol. 24, No. 1:
Comments on conflict resolution and on mathematics;
film review of War of the Worlds;
and comments on books (Bound to Please,
Truth and Fiction in the Da Vinci Code,
and The War of the Worlds).
- 06/24/05, Vol. 23, No. 52:
Comments on increasing interest in science fiction; Hobb's End,
and the solar sail;
letters of comment on censorship and merlot;
letter of comment and comments on the Hugo nominees;
book review of River of Gods:
film reviews of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, Batman Begins,
and March of the Penguins;
and comments on books (The Mammoth of New Jules Verne Adventures,
and Mammoth).
- 06/17/05, Vol. 23, No. 51:
Comments on losing weight, on censorship and filters, and
on the Hugo nominees;
letter of comment on bookstores;
film review of The Great Water;
and comments on books (Book Row, Fantastic Fables,
and Wise Men and Their Tales).
- 06/10/05, Vol. 23, No. 50:
Comments on worst-dressed superheroes, on galactic empires,
on the Hugo nominees, and on the finding (and buying) of books;
letters of comment on typos and on timelines;
film reviews of Layer Cake and Haute Tension;
and comments on books (movies about books and Gorgon).
- 06/03/05, Vol. 23, No. 49:
Comments on "separated at birth" and on Godzilla;
letters of comment on Godzilla;
book review of The Algebraist;
film review of Milwaukee, Minnesota;
and comments on books (A Slick Trick of the Mind,
The Italian Secretary, and City of God).
- 05/27/05, Vol. 23, No. 48:
Comments on Phantoms of the Opera, Neverland, and "Star Wars";
letters of comment on ideas, Murder Is No Mitzvah,
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and "Star Trek";
film review of Il fantasma dell'opera;
and comments on books (Here, There and Everywhere,
Enter Dr. Nikola!, and Don Juan in Hell/Man and Superman).
- 05/20/05, Vol. 23, No. 47:
Comments on travel at light speed, cars, and "Star Trek";
film review of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith;
and comments on books (Never Let Me Go,
A Field Guide to Monsters, and "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street").
- 05/13/05, Vol. 23, No. 46:
Comments on ideas, science fiction for socialists, and on doing the math;
film review of Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela;
book review of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell;
and comments on books (Ealing Studios,
Murder Is No Mitzvah, and Classic Horror Writers).
- 05/06/05, Vol. 23, No. 45:
Comments on the new BBC Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,
on the Nebula Awards, on fortune cookies, and on doing the math;
letters of comment on Pulgasari and on a hard road to the stars;
film reviews of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
and SF: Episode I (Samurai Fiction);
book review of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell;
and comments on books (Tunnel in the Sky,
City of God, and What Just Happened).
- 04/29/05, Vol. 23, No. 44:
Comments on passing and on The Merchant of Venice;
letters of comment on Pulgasari and on a hard road to the stars;
film review of Writer of O;
and comments on books (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency,
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed,
and more on Introducing Anthropology).
- 04/22/05, Vol. 23, No. 43:
Comments on Pulgasari and on the Nebula Award nominees;
letters of comment on geeks, on brevity, on movies about books and bookstores,
and on Star Trekkin';
film review of Melinda and Melinda;
and comments on books (The Shadow of the Wind, American Notes for General Circulation,
and The Amulet of Samarkand).
- 04/15/05, Vol. 23, No. 42:
Comments on Hugo nominees, on Star Trekkin', and on magic numbers;
film reviews of Man on Fire and The Libertine;
and comments on books (The Wild Party and Introducing Anthropology).
- 04/08/05, Vol. 23, No. 41:
Comments on America;
letters of comments on farbling, on Native Americans, and on movies abour books;
film reviews of Sin City and Kung Fu Hustle;
and comments on books (The Name of the Rose,
George Eliot's Life and Letters, and The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories).
- 04/01/05, Vol. 23, No. 40:
Comments on Hugo nominations, on the hard book pile, and on Native American art;
film reviews of Final Cut and May;
and comments on books (Sherlock Holmes & the Chinese Junk Affair,
The Gamesman, The New World Order, and movies about books).
- 03/25/05, Vol. 23, No. 39:
Comments on types and on cold fusion;
letter of comment on the Olympics and jumps;
film review of Springtime in the Rockies;
and comments on books (Introducing Evolutionary Psychology,
and The Sign and the Seal).
- 03/18/05, Vol. 23, No. 38:
Comments on Andre Norton, on diplomatic gaffes, and on the Voynich Manuscript;
letters of comment on weather forecasting
and on The Flight of the Phoenix;
film reviews of Steamboy and Robots;
and comments on books and films (Three One-Act Plays,
Booknotes: Stories from American History,
Bride & Prejudice, and Pride and Prejudice).
- 03/11/05, Vol. 23, No. 37:
Comments on the weather problem;
letters of comment on The Mysterious Stranger,
on bookmobiles and children's books, and on Troy;
book review of Iron Sunrise;
film reviews of Flight of the Phoenix and Open Water;
and comments on books and films (The Second Favorite Son,
The Know-It-All,
and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat).
- 03/04/05, Vol. 23, No. 36:
Comments on change and on the BBC "Thought for the Week";
letters of comment on bookmobiles and children's books;
book review of The Messiah Code;
film review of 10 on Ten;
and comments on books (The Mysterious Stranger,
Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven,
and Letters from the Earth).
- 02/25/05, Vol. 23, No. 35:
Comments on bookmobiles and the Hubble Space Telescope;
letters of comment on puppy starter kits and wild parrots;
book review of The Messiah Code;
film review of Trauma;
and comments on books (Double Feature Creature Attack,
Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes,
and Sherlock Holmes and the Running Noose).
- 02/18/05, Vol. 23, No. 34:
Comments on puppy starter kits and on eyes that follow you around;
letters of comment on computer auctioning, computer security,
Kindling, and the wild parrots of telegraph hill (the parrots,
not the film);
film reviews of Zebraman and Imaginary Heroes;
and comments on books ("The Thinking Machine", Cannery Row,
Pericles, and Coriolanus).
- 02/11/05, Vol. 23, No. 33:
Comments on Chemlawn and on machine wars;
book review of Relativity;
film review of The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill;
and comments on books (The Family Trade, Weapons of Choice,
Kindling, and Me & Shakespeare).
- 02/04/05, Vol. 23, No. 32:
Comments on Esperanto and on computer security;
comment on Darwin's Children;
book review of The Murder Artist;
film reviews of In Good Company, An Italian Romance,
and 5 X 2 - Cinq fois deux;
and comments on books (The Diamond Age,
Grant Comes East, and The Religions Next Door).
- 01/28/05, Vol. 23, No. 31:
Comments on timing;
Mark Leeper's top ten films of 2004;
letters of comment on The Sweet and Sour Tongue and on Male Fantasy;
film reviews of Breaking News and Writer of O;
and comments on books (The Picture of Dorian Gray,
The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason, and As Timeless as Infinity).
- 01/21/05, Vol. 23, No. 30:
Comments on bells tolling and on mathematics on television;
letter of comment on obsessive-compulsiveness;
book review of Darwin's Children;
audiobook review of Dracula;
film reviews of Keane and Male Fantasy;
and comments on books (The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes,
Outwitting History, and Christopher Lee Filmography).
- 01/14/05, Vol. 23, No. 29:
Comments on Disneyworld and on the obsessive-compulsive;
letter of comment on The Da Vinci Code and The Aviator;
announcement of the On-Line Film Critics Society Awards;
film reviews of Downfall and Travellers & Magicians;
and comments on books (Longitudes & Attitudes,
Anarquia, and Lord Peter).
- 01/07/05, Vol. 23, No. 28:
Comments on Frank Kelly Freas;
letter of comment on The Merchant of Venice;
film reviews of The Phantom of the Opera, The Aviator,
Kung Fu Hustle, and Modigliani;
and comments on books (The Reel Civil War,
Ruth Rendell's Collected Stories, and The Da Vinci Code).
- 12/31/04, Vol. 23, No. 27:
Correction;
comments on The Sharper Image;
letters of comment;
film reviews of A Love Song for Bobby Long
and The Merchant of Venice;
book review of Optical Illusions;
audio book review of Moneyball;
and comments on books (The Horus Killings,
Out of the Flames, and Shalom, Japan).
- 12/24/04, Vol. 23, No. 26:
Comments on determinism;
letters of comment on Canada and on Alexander;
audio book review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
film reviews of Hotel Rwanda
and The Overture (Hom Rong);
and comments on books (A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market,
The Trial, and Criminal Kaballah).
- 12/17/04, Vol. 23, No. 25:
Announcement of Ted Chiang's "Understand" and Evelyn's Noreascon 4 report;
comments on old movies and on education;
letter of comment on philosohpical counseling;
film reviews of Imaginary Heroes
and Beyond the Sea;
and comments on books (The Annotated Lovecraft,
The Sweet and Sour Tongue, and Goldberg Street).
- 12/10/04, Vol. 23, No. 24:
Comments on a simple question and on a simple plan for Social Security;
letter of comment on Salvador Allende;
film reviews of Red Dust, Bollywood and Vine,
and 9 Songs;
and comments on books (The Shadows of Sherlock Holmes,
Count Dracula Goes to the Movies, and The Golem's Mighty Swing).
- 12/03/04, Vol. 23, No. 23:
Comments on Kill Bill 2 and on biopics;
letters of comment on The Catcher in the Rye;
film reviews of Alexander, House of Flying Daggers,
and Notre Musique;
and comments on books (The Apparition Trail,
Untangling My Chopsticks, The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits,
Eats, Shoots & Leaves, and Revelations).
- 11/26/04, Vol. 23, No. 22:
Announcement of film fest;
comments on candid photography and on music;
letters of comment on The Catcher in the Rye;
book review of Beyond Infinity;
film reviews of Saved!, De-Lovely,
and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind;
and comments on books (Library World Records,
Year Zero, and The Cat's Pajamas & Other Stories).
- 11/19/04, Vol. 23, No. 21:
Comments on turnabout and more comments on the limits of multiculturism;
letters of comment on half-tracks;
film reviews of Ray, Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow,
and Salvador Allende;
and comments on books (Books and Reading: A Book of Quotations,
Letter from New York, Brass Knuckles,
and Murder, My Dear Watson).
- 11/12/04, Vol. 23, No. 20:
Announcement of number of issues;
comment on the limits of multiculturism;
letters of comment on Bishop Ussher and Optical Illusions;
film reviews of The Incredibles, Phil the Alien,
Bright Future, and A Whale of a Tale;
and comments on books ("The Heloise Archive", "The Mystery of the Texas Twister"
and The Catcher in the Rye).
- 11/05/04, Vol. 23, No. 19:
Correction;
comments on Leeper's Rule of Thumb and on a business proposal;
letters of comment;
film reviews of The Limb Salesman and Touch the Sound;
and comments on books (Stardust, Inside Hammer,
and At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends).
- 10/29/04, Vol. 23, No. 18:
Announcement of Leeperhouse film;
comments on Universal Legacy packs and on Bishop Ussher;
film reviews of Rahtree: Flower of the Night and Double Dare;
and comments on books (Strange Cargo, Remarkable Reads,
and The Alchemist).
- 10/22/04, Vol. 23, No. 17:
Pointer to a Frank R. Paul gallery;
comments on happiness;
letters of comment;
film reviews of The Grudge, Dead Birds, and Sideways;
and comments on books (The Plot Against America
and Optical Illusions: Lucent and the Crash of Telecom).
- 10/15/04, Vol. 23, No. 16:
Pointer to SciAm's Science & Technology Web Awards 2004;
comments on campaign promises and on film revisions;
book review of Dune: The Battle of Corrin;
film reviews of Being Julia and Blood;
and comments on books (Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
and Wry Martinis).
- 10/08/04, Vol. 23, No. 15:
Comments on signs of the times and more comments on influenza;
film reviews of Primer
and Les Revenants;
and comments on books (Her Name Was Lola, Something Rotten,
and I Rode with Stonewall).
- 10/01/04, Vol. 23, No. 14:
Comments on advertising, on influenza,
and on Philip Roth's new book and stamps;
letters of comment;
film reviews of Shark Tale,
Shaun of the Dead,
and I ♥ Huckabees;
book review of A Case of Conscience;
and comments on books (ReVisions, Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries,
and The Awakening).
- 09/24/04, Vol. 23, No. 13:
Comments on the return of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy",
on the Hugo awards, and on square people;
film reviews of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence,
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,
Silver City, The Motorcycle Diaries,
Bang Rajan: The Legend of the Village Warriors,
and When Will I Be Loved;
book review of Dune: The Machine Crusade;
and comments on books (Time Patrol).
- 09/17/04, Vol. 23, No. 12:
Comments on the cat woman mystique and on visual imagery;
and comments on books (Ten Tall Tales & True, Unlikely Stories, Mostly,
Poor Things, The Voice of the Corpse, Mystery Midrash,
Ibid A Life / a novel in footnotes, and This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV).
- 09/10/04, Vol. 23, No. 11:
Comments on fish oil and on defenses;
and comments on books (Amazonia, Sweet Thursday,
and "The Battle of York").
- 09/03/04, Vol. 23, No. 10:
Announcement of ConKopelli (Westercon 57) convention report and
Frank Frazetta documentary;
comments on the Warner Wolf legacy and on targeted warfare;
film review of Hero;
and comments on books (Snow Crash).
- 08/27/04, Vol. 23, No. 9:
Request on letters of comment;
comments on Kubler-Ross;
letters of comment on various subjects;
and comments on books (Neverwhere,
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, and The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime).
- 08/20/04, Vol. 23, No. 8:
Announcement of trip logs;
comments on flags, on Phase IV, and on revolutions;
and comments on books (Forty Signs of Rain and
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order).
- 08/13/04, Vol. 23, No. 7:
Comments on chain letters;
book reviews of More Than Human and Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies;
film review of Collateral;
and comments on books (Rebel, Blood Lines, and
The Anubis Gates).
- 08/06/04, Vol. 23, No. 6:
Comments on our own equivalent;
film comments on previews of upcoming films;
letter of comment;
film reviews of Code 46, The Notebook, and The Third Society;
book reviews of Mission of Gravity and Dreamer of Dune;
and comments on books (correction, "Sam Hall" introduction,
Coalescent, Eye of the Storm: Chanute Closes, and
Unusually Stupid Americans).
- 07/30/04, Vol. 23, No. 5:
Correction;
comments on unsolicited testimonials and the second highest priority;
film reviews of I, Robot, Two Brothers, and The Bourne Supremacy;
book reviews of Childhood's End and Fahrenheit 451;
and comments on books (Microcosms, The Jigsaw Men, and
What Might Have Been: Imaginary History from Twelve Leading Historians).
- 07/23/04, Vol. 23, No. 4:
Comments on first principles and on a psychological basis for God;
and comments on books (Dead Man's Float, Smith of Wooton Major,
Farmer Giles of Ham, Patriotic Gore, and Science Handbook, Revised).
- 07/16/04, Vol. 23, No. 3:
Comments on the loss of innocence and on I, ROBOT;
and comments on books (Retro Hugo-nominated novelettes and short stories).
- 07/09/04, Vol. 23, No. 2:
Comments on an induction cooker and on I, ROBOT;
and comments on books (Hugo-nominated novelettes and short stories).
- 07/02/04, Vol. 23, No. 1:
A filk song;
comments on I, ROBOT;
and comments on books (Retro Hugo-nominated novellas).
- 06/25/04, Vol. 22, No. 52:
A movie physics URL;
comments on leftovers;
a letter of comment;
and comments on books (Hugo-nominated novellas).
- 06/18/04, Vol. 22, No. 51:
Comments on a pizza-free zone, on CGItis, and on an argument you can't win;
film reviews of Bright Future and To End All Wars;
and comments on books (The Caves of Steel,
Fahrenheit 451, Childhood's End,
Mission of Gravity, and More Than Human).
- 06/11/04, Vol. 22, No. 50:
Comments on the New York Times and on AT&T;
letter of comment on pizza;
film review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban;
and comments on books (Collaborator,
Prime Minister Portillo and Other Things That Never Happened,
and The Well of Lost Plots).
- 06/04/04, Vol. 22, No. 49:
Comments on editorials, on identity, and on the Defense of Pizza rules;
two letters of comment;
film review of The Day After Tomorrow;
book review of Singularity Sky;
and comments on books (Gay Marriage,
Our Lady of Darkness, and The Dirty Duck).
- 05/28/04, Vol. 22, No. 48:
Comments on the laws of physics and on "Mammoth Books";
letter of comments and comments on pizza;
film reviews of Shrek 2 and Troy;
and comments on books (The Secret of the Old Clock,
I, Robot, Lord Jim,
and The Stone Reader).
- 05/21/04, Vol. 22, No. 47:
Announcement on Hugo nominee availability;
comments on billboards and on pizza;
letter of comment on A Wrinkle in Time;
book review of Blind Lake;
and comments on books (When Life Nearly Died,
The Mezuzah in the Madonna's Foot, City of the Beasts,
and Introducing Aristotle).
- 05/14/04, Vol. 22, No. 46:
Announcement on Hugo nominee availability;
comments on dreams and on politics;
film review of Van Helsing;
book review of Ilium;
and comments on books (The Neptune File,
A Wrinkle in Time, Mapping Human History,
and The Manly Movie Guide).
- 05/07/04, Vol. 22, No. 45:
Announcement on A WRINKLE IN TIME;
comments on inspiration and on Pulgasari;
letter of comment on various articles;
and comments on books (The Day of the Triffids,
When Life Nearly Died, Black House,
and Introducing Modernism).
- 04/30/04, Vol. 22, No. 44:
Comments on clonging and on needles;
letter of comment on beef testing;
and comments on books (Fuzzy Dice, The Return of the Black Widowers,
Alias Simon Hawke: Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in New York,
Ilium, and Blindness).
- 04/23/04, Vol. 22, No. 43:
Comments on email, on degrees of science fiction fandom, and on cattle wars;
letter of comment on the English language;
film comments on Timeline;
book review of Callahan's Lady;
and comments on books (The Book of Exodus, The Sun Also Rises,
The Trial, With Signs & Wonders,
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,
The Time Traveler's Wife, and Paladin of Souls).
- 04/16/04, Vol. 22, No. 42:
Comments on English and on the struggle upon us;
film review of Hellboy;
announcement of Hugo and Retro-Hugo nominations;
and comments on books (The Transformation of American Religion,
Vindication, The Manchurian Candidate,
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Ten Little Indians).
- 04/09/04, Vol. 22, No. 41:
Comments on weeding books, our sci-fi world,
and Michael Crichton and PREY;
book review of Haunting at Home Plate;
film review of Good Bye, Lenin!;
and comments on books (The Book of Exodus).
- 04/02/04, Vol. 22, No. 40:
Comments on our sponsor, changing times,
the Verde Canyon railroad, and book series;
letters of comment on Gigolo Joe;
film review of The Ladykillers;
book review of Callahan's Secret;
and comments on books (A Fire Upon the Deep,
Under the Andes, and The Pillars of the Earth).
- 03/26/04, Vol. 22, No. 39:
Comments on Gigolo Joe;
film reviews of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Spartan;
book review of Conqueror Fantastic;
and comments on books (Unforgiveable Stories,
Pre-Revolutionary Science Fiction: An Anthology,
My Sherlock Holmes, and Hybrids).
- 03/19/04, Vol. 22, No. 38:
Comments on the Adam-and-Eve Syndrome, on the neverending series,
and on Sherlock Holmes pastiches;
film review of Girl with a Pearl Earring;
and comments on books (Classic and Iconoclastic Alternate History Science Fiction,
Liverpool Fantasy, and White-Collar Sweatshop).
- 03/12/04, Vol. 22, No. 37:
Comments on Boca Burgers, on spiders on a bridge, and on an editorial on geeks;
letter of comment on energy;
film review of Hidalgo;
book reviews of The Land of Laughs and Iterations;
and comments on books (Contact, Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune,
A Brave Black Regiment, and Mockymen).
- 03/05/04, Vol. 22, No. 36:
Comments on the Oscars and on energy;
and comments on books (Contact, Father of Frankenstein,
Sixpence House, Like a Hole in the Head, and Sherlock Holmes).
- 02/27/04, Vol. 22, No. 35:
Comments on vampire fangs and mummy leaves;
film review of Robot Stories;
and comments on books ("The Neanderthal Parallax", Book Lust,
A Is For Alibi, The Killer Angels,
The Singular Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Needle,
and The Raphael Affair).
- 02/20/04, Vol. 22, No. 34:
Final comments on Las Vegas;
book review of 1610: A Sundial in a Grave;
and comments on books (Midwinter Nightingale, The Crystal City,
Humans, Time's Eye, and the hymn "Gather by the River").
- 02/13/04, Vol. 22, No. 33:
Comments on feeling good and on Las Vegas;
and comments on books (Deadlines Past and The Season).
- 02/06/04, Vol. 22, No. 32:
Announcement of discussion of MISSION OF GRAVITY and of Philcon convention report;
comments on nominations and on Las Vegas;
letters of comment on the MT VOID;
film review of Big Fish;
book review of A Splendor of Letters;
and comments on books (A Pound of paper: Confessions of a Book Addict, The Sun Also Rises;
The House on Mango Street and Tuesdays with Morrie).
- 01/30/04, Vol. 22, No. 31:
Comments on folk songs and on Las Vegas;
letters of comment on the MT VOID;
film reviews of A Problem with Fear, Code 46, and Osama;
book reviews of Tomorrow Happens and American Gods;
and comments on books (Black Heart, Ivory Bones, The Haunted Traveller;
Poems of New York and Easy Riders, Raging Bulls).
- 01/23/04, Vol. 22, No. 30:
Comments on the Passion;
letters of comment on dictionaries and Donald Westlake;
film reviews of Ivan Vasilievich menyaet professiyu and Rosenstrasse;
book review of Revelation Space;
and comments on books (The Book Group Book
and A Conspiracy of Paper).
- 01/16/04, Vol. 22, No. 29:
Reminder of discussion of AMERICAN GODS;
comments on dictionaries;
Mark Leeper's "Top Ten" list of films for 2003;
film reviews of Peter Pan and Monster;
book review of For Us, the Living;
and comments on books (For Us, the Living
and Donald Westlake).
- 01/09/04, Vol. 22, No. 28:
Comments on the new Heinlein novel and on spiders on a bridge;
film reviews of Paycheck, House of Sand and Fog,
The Triplets of Belleville, and Cold Mountain;
and comments on books (Apple of My Eye,
Underfoot in Show Business,
and The Man Who Found Time: James Hutton and the Antiquity of the Earth).
- 01/02/04, Vol. 22, No. 27:
Comments on roomba and on MALTESE FALCON trivia;
film review of Something's Gotta Give;
and comments on books (Smoke and Mirrors,
The Invisible Country, and Changing Planes).
- 12/26/03, Vol. 22, No. 26:
Comments on book titles and on modern writing;
letter of comment on drive-ins;
film reviews of The Cooler, Cypher, and Nothing;
and comments on books (Friday the Rabbi Slept Late;
The Adventures of Brigadier Gerard, and Cato).
- 12/19/03, Vol. 22, No. 25:
Answer to last week's puzzle;
announcement of discussion of AMERICAN GODS;
comments on the MT VOID and on the state of the world;
film reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
and The Fog of War;
and comments on books (In the Presence of Mine Enemies;
Ender's Shadow, and Seabiscuit).
- 12/12/03, Vol. 22, No. 24:
Answer to last week's puzzle and a new puzzle;
comments on state names and on the drive-in theater;
film reviews of The Last Samurai, and The Grudge;
and comments on books (Gunpowder Empire;
and The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories).
- 12/05/03, Vol. 22, No. 23:
Puzzle;
comments on heat;
letters of comment;
film reviews of 21 Grams,
The Snow Walker, and Bon Voyage;
and comments on books (Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader;
Girl with a Pearl Earring,
and Fall of the Roman Republic).
- 11/28/03, Vol. 22, No. 22:
Comments on reindeer and Dr. Who;
film reviews of Bad Santa,
Le temps du Loup, and Emile;
comments on book acquisitions;
and comments on books (Androids, Humanoids, and Other Science Fiction Monsters;
Barker Street Regulars, Murder, Mrs. Hudson,
and Omega).
- 11/21/03, Vol. 22, No. 21:
Comments on Thanksgiving and The High and the Mighty;
film reviews of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,
Margarette's Feast, and So Far Away;
and comments on books (So Many Books, So Little Time;
Shakespeare is Hard, But So Is Life,
and How To Read Literature Like a Professor).
- 11/14/03, Vol. 22, No. 20:
Comments on accounting for taste;
letters of comment on Shadows over Baker Street
and Calculating God;
film reviews of Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine, The Station Agent,
Milwaukee, Minnesota, and One Love;
and comments on books (To Walk the Night, England Under Hitler,
Fahrenheit 451, and Cosmos Latinos).
- 11/07/03, Vol. 22, No. 19:
Comments on doing the right thing;
letter of comment on free books on-line;
book review of Crawlers;
film reviews of Love Actually, Cheeky,
and Rhinoceros Eyes;
and comments on books (Tom's Lawyer, Problems Solved,
Herland, and A Year of Reading Proust).
- 10/31/03, Vol. 22, No. 18:
Announcement of TIFF reports;
comments on the ghost at Leeperhouse;
film reviews of Bright Future, Haute Tension,
Shattered Glass, and Shara;
and comments on books (Dead Souls and Calculating God).
- 10/24/03, Vol. 22, No. 17:
Comments on radio drama on the Web;
book review of Shadows over Baker Street
and Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
film reviews of Madness and Genius and The Tesseract;
and comments on books (They Also Ran, Royal Whodunnits,
Thou Shalt Not Kill, The Annotated Innocence of Father Brown,
Down and Out in Paris and London,
and anti-Semitism in early 20th century British writing).
- 10/17/03, Vol. 22, No. 16:
Comments on calories and radio drama on the Web;
film reviews of Intolerable Cruelty, The Singing Detective,
The Yes Men, and The Bread Maker;
and comments on books (Golden Vine and Gettysburg).
- 10/10/03, Vol. 22, No. 15:
Announcement of Torcon 3 convention report;
comments on pop;
film reviews of Luther, Distant,
and Good Bye, Dragon Inn;
comments on Luther;
and comments on books (Kipling's Pocket History of England).
- 10/03/03, Vol. 22, No. 14:
Announcement of Frankenstein exhibit;
comments on galaxies;
letter of comment of Underworld;
film reviews of Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Out of Time,
and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz;
and comments on books (Childhood's End
and Selected Modern English Essays).
- 09/26/03, Vol. 22, No. 13:
Announcement of free films;
comments on placebos and more comments on movie trailers;
film reviews of Underworld, Secondhand Lions,
Lost in Translation, Anything Else, Dummy,
and Bubba Ho-Tep;
and comments on books (Fear, A Better World's in Birth!,
Blind Lake, and A Short History of Nearly Everything).
- 09/19/03, Vol. 22, No. 12:
Comments on movie trailers;
book review of Hybrids;
film reviews of Casa de los Babys, American Splendor,
Matchstick Men, and Mambo Italiano;
and comments on books (Lost).
- 09/12/03, Vol. 22, No. 11:
Comments on signs and more comments on time;
film review of Cabin Fever;
book review of The Terrible Hours;
and comments on books (Uncle Petros & Goldbach's Conjecture,
Bel Canto, and The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club).
- 09/05/03, Vol. 22, No. 10:
More comments on time;
film review of Girl in His Pocket;
book review of Picoverse;
and comments on books (Introducing Fractal Geometry
and other "Introducing" books).
- 08/29/03, Vol. 22, No. 9:
Comments on time;
book review of Enough;
and comments on books (Pliny's Natural History).
- 08/22/03, Vol. 22, No. 8:
Comments on Xerxes an on bitter obscurity;
film review of Open Range;
and comments on books (The Poet and the Murderer,
After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection,
and Twelve Angry Men).
- 08/15/03, Vol. 22, No. 7:
Announcement of Readercon 15 Convention Report;
comments on campus anti-Jewish movements;
film review of Koi... Mil Gaya;
and comments on books (The Historian as Detective
and Chasing Shakespeares).
- 08/08/03, Vol. 22, No. 6:
Comments on noxious gases and on Matt Jeffries's Enterprise;
film reviews of Seabiscuit, Swimming Pool,
and The League of Extraodinary Gentlemen;
and comments on books (Shakespeare in the Movies, As a Driven Leaf,
"Pirke Aboth", Kafka's Diaries, Raised by Puppets,
and Pecked to Death by Ducks).
- 08/01/03, Vol. 22, No. 5:
Comments on Mars on and my uncle's war story;
film reviews of Winged Migration, The Magdalene Sisters,
and The Secret Lives of Dentists;
and comments on books (The Mysterious Island).
- 07/25/03, Vol. 22, No. 4:
Announcement of trip logs;
comments on pirates and pirate films;
letter of comment on placebocin;
film review of The League of Extraodinary Gentlemen;
and comments on books (Bury My Heart at W. H. Smith's, The Twinkling of an Eye,
Papa, "The Aspern Papers", A Princess of Mars, and "I Remember Babylon").
- 07/18/03, Vol. 22, No. 3:
Comments on the unkindest cut;
and comments on books (Archangel Protocol, Fallen Host, Messiah Node,
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, "Dr. Oz's Experiment", and American Indian Victories).
- 07/11/03, Vol. 22, No. 2:
Comments on the importance of good grammar and on xenophobia;
film reviews of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and Whale Rider;
letter of comment on Hugo-nominated material;
and comments on books (Night of the Iguana, and the autobiography of Buffalo Bill Cody).
- 07/04/03, Vol. 22, No. 1:
Comments on "Science with Your Eyes Closed" and on who should document history;
film review of 28 Days Later;
TV review of Alias;
and comments on books (The Coalwood Way, Jew Store, and Twelve Fair Kingdoms).
- 06/27/03, Vol. 21, No. 52:
Administrivia;
comments on zoos;
film reviews of Hulk and Finding Nemo;
book review of Bones of the Earth;
comments on Hugo-nominated short stories;
and comments on books (Time and Again, Conquistador, and Last Stop Vienna).
- 06/20/03, Vol. 21, No. 51:
Comments on ancient Life;
and comments on books (Charing Cross Road).
- 06/13/03, Vol. 21, No. 50:
Comments on reproductive fears;
film review of The Sweatbox;
and comments on books (How Proust Can Change Your Life).
- 06/06/03, Vol. 21, No. 49:
Comments on turkey carving;
and comments on books (three books on Gothic films).
- 05/23/03, Vol. 21, No. 48:
More comments on science with your eyes closed;
and comments on books (Time and Again).
- 05/23/03, Vol. 21, No. 47:
Comments on science with your eyes closed;
and comments on books (The Little House on the Prairie, Fallam's Secret,
Bones of the Earth,
and Lost in a Good Book).
- 05/16/03, Vol. 21, No. 46:
Comments on a trick question and the man who didn't shoot Liberty Valance;
film reviews of The Matrix Reloaded, Confidence,
and The Dancer Upstairs;
and comments on books (Graven Images, The Cult of Information,
Victorian Inventions,
and Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!).
- 05/09/03, Vol. 21, No. 45:
Comments on psychics and on why taxes need to be so high;
film review of X2;
and comments on books (Rene Descartes's "Meditations"
and Victor Hugo's "Essays on Humanity").
- 05/02/03, Vol. 21, No. 44:
Comments on trading spaces and advertisements;
letter of comment on McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales;
film review of Identity;
book review of Dune: House Corrino;
and comments on books (Graven Images, Perelandra,
"Discourse on Method",
and The Molecular Cafe).
- 04/25/03, Vol. 21, No. 43:
Comments on a small world;
letter of comment on tyrantsm, presidents, and artistic (?) taste;
list of Hugo nominees;
film review of Holes;
book reviews of McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales
and Kiln People;
and comments on books ("What Is Man?", "Vinland the Good",
America and the Americans,
and The Mystery of the Aleph).
- 04/18/03, Vol. 21, No. 42:
Comments on a geography lesson and on tyrantsm, presidents, and artistic (?) taste;
letter of comment on Salem and core reading lists;
book reviews of Conjunctions: 39 and The Once and Future King;
and comments on books (Not So Funny When It Happened, The Amazing Dr. Darwin,
Used and Rare, Parnassus on Wheels, The Haunted Bookshop,
and The Amenities of Book-Collecting andf Kindred Affections).
- 04/11/03, Vol. 21, No. 41:
Comments on time and money, on half-price books through
Discover card, and on Salem, Massachusetts, and witches;
film review of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands;
book review of and comments on The Book Lover and
"lifetime" reading plans;
and comments on books (Turnabout and Black Magic).
- 04/04/03, Vol. 21, No. 40:
Announcement of Leeperhouse Film Festival
and of Bollywood on Turner Classic Movies;
comments on the LOCUS poll;
film review of The Core;
book review of Utopia;
and comments on books (The Granta Book of Travel,
In Rajasthan, and The Translator).
- 03/28/03, Vol. 21, No. 39:
Announcement of Hindi music radio station;
more comments on Bollywood 101;
film reviews of Miyazaki's Spirited Away, Riverworld,
Nowhere in Africa, and Assassination Tango;
book review of The Speed of Dark;
and comments on books (Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!,
Road to Perdition, Carter Beats the Devil,
and The Time Machine).
- 03/21/03, Vol. 21, No. 38:
Announcement of Old Bridge, NJ, Science Fiction Discussion Group
and of a Boskone 40 convention report;
comments on blame and on Bollywood 101;
film review of Teknolust;
book review of The Separation;
and comments on books (Rocket Boys and Warmly Inscribed).
- 03/14/03, Vol. 21, No. 37:
Comments on violence against equality;
book review of Shadow Puppets;
film review of Together;
and comments on books
(The Turk: The Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine,
and Crimson Skies).
- 03/07/03, Vol. 21, No. 36:
Comments on The Wandering Jew and on sharpsters;
film review of Daredevil;
book review of Samaritan;
and comments on books (Warriors of Alavna, Stravaganza: City of Masks,
Starring T. Rex, and 24 Favorite One-Act Plays).
- 02/28/03, Vol. 21, No. 35:
Comments on the twilight years and on One Book New Jersey;
the -4 to +4 ratings Frequently Asked Questions List;
book review of Humans;
film reviews of Gods and Generals and Oligarkh;
and comments on books (Stranger in a Strange Land and Route 66 A.D.).
- 02/21/03, Vol. 21, No. 34:
Comments on the obstinacy of nature and library remembrance;
comments on books (Stranger in a Strange Land);
and pointers to news items related to science fiction.
- 02/14/03, Vol. 21, No. 33:
Comments on Europe;
letter of comment on acceptable risk;
book review of The Eighth Day;
film reviews of The Magdalene Sisters and The Secret Lives of Dentists;
comments on books (McDonalization and The Toilers of the Sea);
and pointers to news items related to science fiction.
- 02/07/03, Vol. 21, No. 32:
Comments on a flat earth and on acceptable risk;
letter of comment on The Stars Our Destination;
film review of Long Life, Happiness, and Prosperity;
book review of Diplomatic Immunity;
comments on books (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
Hidden History,
the "Stars & Stripes" trilogy, Through the Alimentary Canal with Gun and Camera,
and Kick Ass);
and pointers to news items related to science fiction.
- 01/31/03, Vol. 21, No. 31:
Comments on discrimination, a possible Hugo for a fannish CD,
and whether superheroes are human;
film reviews of La Dernière Lettre, Lost in La Mancha,
and Dirty Deeds;
comments on books (How They Said It, When the Fat Lady Sings,
Plutarch, The Tipping Point, and "Waiting for Godot");
and pointers to news items related to science fiction.
- 01/24/03, Vol. 21, No. 30:
Announcement of "Lord of the Rings" satires;
Mark Leeper's top ten films of 2002;
comments on the shop The Stars Our Destination;
a film review of Chicago;
and comments on books (Past Imperfect, new "Foundation" trilogy, and Dead Souls).
- 01/17/03, Vol. 21, No. 29:
Announcement for Leeperhouse Film Festival and of availability of Windycon XXIX report;
comments on England's Manzanar;
film reviews of Adaptation, 25th Hour, and Big Shot's Funeral;
book review of The Da Vinci Code;
and comments on books (gnosticism, The Severed Wing, The Club Dumas,
Karel Capek--Life and Work, and J. P. Telotte's Science Fiction Film).
- 01/10/03, Vol. 21, No. 28:
Correction on Science Fiction Reading Group;
the Answer;
comments on techno-dweeb stuff and on nagazines with snob appeal and slob appeal;
film reviews of About Schmidt and The Pianist;
book review of Wittgenstein's Poker;
and comments on books (Hand of Glory and Ella Minnow Pea).
- 01/03/03, Vol. 21, No. 27:
Announcement of science fiction reading group;
comments on stupid questions;
film reviews of Happy Here and Now, The Intended,
and The Baroness and the Pig;
book review of Labyrinth;
and comments on books (Sherlock Holmes, Flowers for Algernon,
Avram Davidson, C. S. Lewis, gnosticism, and Mind of the Raven).
- 12/27/02, Vol. 21, No. 26:
Comments on "million";
film reviews of Gangs of New York, Catch Me If You Can,
and Max;
and comments on books (Sherlock Holmes, Flowers for Algernon,
Avram Davidson, C. S. Lewis, gnosticism, and Mind of the Raven).
- 12/20/02, Vol. 21, No. 25:
Comments on the Toronto International Film Festival and alphabetic anguish;
film reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Star Trek: Nemesis,
and Never Get Outta of the Boat;
and comments on books (Flowers for Algernon, Lewis Carroll, and Philip K. Dick).
- 12/13/02, Vol. 21, No. 24:
Comments on truth and lies;
film reviews of Equilibrium, Outcast of the Islands (1952),
and A Snake of June;
and comments on books (Theodore Roosevelt, Sherlock Holmes,
Interzone, and Foundation's Fear).
- 12/06/02, Vol. 21, No. 23:
Comments on tolerance;
film reviews of Frida, Real Women Have Curves,
and Between Strangers;
and comments on books (Ruled Britannia and Ted Chiang).
- 11/29/02, Vol. 21, No. 22:
Comments on alchemy;
film reviews of Solaris, Die Another Day,
and Aiki;
and comments on books (The Book of Splendor).
- 11/22/02, Vol. 21, No. 21:
Comments on alchemy and fantasy;
film reviews of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Quiet American,
and The Emperor's Club;
and comments on books (Alternate Generals II, Year of the Hangman,
The Great Gatsby, Stories of Your Life and Others, and Solaris).
- 11/15/02, Vol. 21, No. 20:
Comments on Toto and bmwfilms.com;
letter of comment on tuber intelligence;
and film reviews of The Ring, Alive,
and Ararat.
- 11/08/02, Vol. 21, No. 19:
Announcements on schedule and
availability of Toronto International Film Festival report;
comments on potency and on dreams;
and film reviews of Bear's Kiss, The Best of Times,
and Marius et Jeanette.
- 11/01/02, Vol. 21, No. 18:
Correction;
comments on radio show on Lord of the Rings, tuber intelligence,
and the Brooklyn Bridge;
and film reviews of Ken Park and Man Without a Past.
- 10/25/02, Vol. 21, No. 17:
Comments on word origins and on a definition of the horror genre;
and film reviews of Bubba Ho-Tep, Cabin Fever,
and Reno: Rebel Without a Pause.
- 10/18/02, Vol. 21, No. 16:
ConJose report announcement;
comments on studies in horror;
and film reviews of The Lost World, Auto Focus,
and Take Care of My Cat.
- 10/11/02, Vol. 21, No. 15:
Comments on The Lost World, on U. S. grants,
and studies in horror;
and film reviews of Tuck Everlasting, The Nugget,
and Kedma.
- 10/04/02, Vol. 21, No. 14:
Comments on Frank R. Paul, on fermented bean curd, Sputnik,
and studies in horror;
and film reviews of 8 Women, Welcome to Collinwood,
and Quitting.
- 09/27/02, Vol. 21, No. 13:
Comments on snapping shrimp and on spam;
a letter of comment;
a book review of Passage;
and film reviews of Spirited Away, Secretary,
and Atlantic Drift.
- 09/20/02, Vol. 21, No. 12:
Administrivia;
list of Hugo winners;
comments on a TV Show on Science Fiction and on Rodeo 101;
and film reviews of S1m0ne, The Four Feathers,
One Hour Photo, and Devdas.
- 09/13/02, Vol. 21, No. 11:
Yet more comments on the Western film.
- 09/06/02, Vol. 21, No. 10:
More comments on the Western film;
and book reviews of history and historical novels.
- 08/30/02, Vol. 21, No. 9:
Comments on the Western film and on DVD commentary tracks.
- 08/23/02, Vol. 21, No. 8:
Comments on Chesley Bonestell and on the art of the frolic.
- 08/16/02, Vol. 21, No. 7:
URLs for trip logs;
comments on bird inteligence, and on books and birds;
and a film review of The Kid Stays in the Picture.
- 08/02/09, Vol. 21, No. 6:
Comments on psychics and more comments on DNA;
and a film review of Signs.
- 08/02/02, Vol. 21, No. 5:
Comments on DNA;
and a film review of Read My Lips.
- 07/26/02, Vol. 21, No. 4:
Comments on bacteria and on signs and crop circles;
a book review of Cosmonaut Keep
and film reviews of Eight Legged Freaks and K-19: The Widowmaker.
- 07/19/02, Vol. 21, No. 3:
Comments on Hitler and the occult, and on Jekyll and Hyde;
and film reviews of Reign of Fire and The Road to Perdition.
- 07/12/02, Vol. 21, No. 2:
Comments on honors and statues, digitized books and print-on-demand,
and stealing the company;
and a book review of The Chronoliths.
- 07/05/02, Vol. 21, No. 1:
Comments on delays and on "100 Best" lists;
film reviews of Minority Report amd Windtalkers;
and a book review of American Gods.
- 06/28/02, Vol. 20, No. 52:
Comments on history for the science fiction fan;
and comments on retirement differences.
- 06/21/02, Vol. 20, No. 51:
Comments on "beware the child";
and a group of reviews of movie-related books.
- 06/14/02, Vol. 20, No. 50:
Comments on reading Moby Dick;
and a group of mystery reviews.
- 06/07/02, Vol. 20, No. 49:
Comments on books of numbers;
and a film review of The Sum of All Fears.
- 05/31/02, Vol. 20, No. 48:
Comments on Mars and Leeper on the Leepers;
and a film review of Insomnia.
- 05/24/02, Vol. 20, No. 47:
Announcement of Leeperhouse Film;
and comments on claiming kidnapped children.
- 05/17/02, Vol. 20, No. 46:
Links for Hugo nominees on-line;
comments on Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones, Spider-Man,
and the Legacy of Tom Corbett;
film reviews of Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
and Hollywood Ending;
and a book review of Kiln People.
- 05/10/02, Vol. 20, No. 45:
Obituary for Richard Cowper;
query;
comments on "Mona Lisa";
and a film review of Spider-Man.
- 05/03/02, Vol. 20, No. 44:
Obituary for George Alec Effinger;
comments on ratings minutiae and science pondering "Was Leeper right?";
and a film review of Blade II.
- 04/26/02, Vol. 20, No. 43:
Comments on the science fiction tax, the cradle of civilization,
and capturing spirit;
film reviews of The Scorpion King and Frailty;
and letters of comment on sentinel foods.
- 04/19/02, Vol. 20, No. 42:
Obituary for Damon Knight;
list of 2002 Hugo nominations;
comments on sentinel foods;
and film reviews of Changing Lanes, Y Tu Mama Tambien,
and Enigma.
- 04/12/02, Vol. 20, No. 41:
Various corrections;
obituary for John R. Pierce;
pointers to Charles Sheffield's comments on hard SF;
comments on dance in America;
film review of Panic Room;
and book review of The First Horseman.
- 04/05/02, Vol. 20, No. 40:
Announcement of Boskone 39 report;
and comments on threes and on the true provincials.
- 03/22/02, Vol. 20, No. 38:
Hugo Nominations Reminder;
comments on early universe oscillation;
and a film review of Ice Age.
- 03/15/02, Vol. 20, No. 37:
Comments on language and science fiction, and on the Orwellian paper tiger;
film reviews of The Time Machine (2002) and Monsoon Wedding;
and a book review of Hominids.
- 03/08/02, Vol. 20, No. 36:
Comments on America's secret weapon and of psychics and tomatoes ;
a film review of We Were Soldiers;
and a book review of The Genesis Code.
- 03/01/02, Vol. 20, No. 35:
Announcement of a Leeperhouse film festival;
and film reviews of Queen of the Damned and
Monster's Ball.
- 02/22/02, Vol. 20, No. 34:
Comments on mathematics as a young man's game.
- 02/15/02, Vol. 20, No. 33:
Comments on European Anti-Americanism.
- 02/08/02, Vol. 20, No. 32:
More comments on M&Ms;
and a film review of Black Hawk Down.
- 02/01/02, Vol. 20, No. 31:
Comments on the big question and blue M&Ms;
and a film review of The Count of Monte Cristo.
- 01/25/02, Vol. 20, No. 30:
2001 "Top Ten Films" list.
- 01/18/02, Vol. 20, No. 29:
Film festival announcement;
and a film review of The Shipping News.
- 01/11/02, Vol. 20, No. 28:
Comments on +4 film ratings;
and a film review of Series 7: The Contenders.
- 01/04/02, Vol. 20, No. 27:
Comments on "The Homecoming" and what went wrong with the film
Green Mansions;
and film reviews of Kate & Leopold, A Beautiful Mind,
and The Business of Strangers.
- 12/28/01, Vol. 20, No. 26:
Comments on "Klaatu barata nicto" and using the Internet to choose films;
and a film review of The Majestic.
- 12/21/01, Vol. 20, No. 25:
Comments on the state of American film;
and film reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
and Vanilla Sky.
- 12/14/01, Vol. 20, No. 24:
Yet more comments on the National Testing and Research Center of the
Consumers Union;
a book review of Dune: House Harkonnen;
and a film review of Ocean's Eleven.
- 12/07/01, Vol. 20, No. 23:
Announcement about Windycon XXVIII;
another example of mathematics in science fiction;
more comments on the National Testing and Research Center of the
Consumers Union;
and a film review of ABCD.
- 11/30/01, Vol. 20, No. 22:
URL for Millennium Philcon report;
and comments on the National Testing and Research Center of the
Consumers Union.
- 11/23/01, Vol. 20, No. 21:
Comments on film director Robert Wise;
and film reviews of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
and Amelie.
- 11/16/01, Vol. 20, No. 20:
More comments on McCarthy on the right and McKinney on the left;
and a film review of The Man Who Wasn't There.
- 11/09/01, Vol. 20, No. 19:
Comments on McCarthy on the right and McKinney on the left;
and film reviews of Monsters, Inc.,
I'm Going Home (Je Rentre a la Maison), Quitting,
Le Pornographe, and The Road.
- 11/02/01, Vol. 20, No. 18:
Comments on that sad time of year and on near earth experiences;
and film reviews of Le Pacte des Loups,
The Bunker, Exterminating Angel, and
Bunuel and King Solomon's Table.
- 10/26/01, Vol. 20, No. 17:
Comments on ideas in science fiction;
and film reviews of Asoka,
Bang Rajan: The Legend of the Village Warriors, and
Musa--The Warrior.
- 10/19/01, Vol. 20, No. 16:
Comments on contributions and parallel footprints;
and film reviews of Iron Monkey,
Waking Life, Who Is Cletis Tout?, and Last Orders.
- 10/12/01, Vol. 20, No. 15:
Comments on bad sportsmanship;
and film reviews of Heist,
Mulholland Drive, Nine Queens, Silent Partner,
and Mr. In-Between.
- 10/05/01, Vol. 20, No. 14:
Comments on a crisis of faith;
and film reviews of Enigma,
To End All Wars, Taking Sides,
and Focus.
- 09/28/01, Vol. 20, No. 13:
Comment on Ed Felt;
comments on "Ready. Aim. Fire.";
and film reviews of Serendipity,
Monsoon Wedding, Kissing Jessica Stein,
The Art of Woo and Jalla! Jalla!
- 09/21/01, Vol. 20, No. 12:
Announcement on scheduling;
letter on oscilloscopes;
list of Hugo winners;
comments on lying to ourselves;
and film reviews of Hearts in Atlantis,
The Devil's Backbone, and Pulse.
- 09/14/01, Vol. 20, No. 11:
Comments on HDTV;
and a book review of Bodies in a Bookshop.
- 09/07/01, Vol. 20, No. 10:
Comments on The Final Countdown;
and a film review of The Deep End.
- 08/31/01, Vol. 20, No. 9:
Apology for punning;
comments on animal rights;
and film reviews of Ghosts of Mars,
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and
Curse of the Jade Scorpion.
- 08/24/01, Vol. 20, No. 8:
Obituary for Sir Fred Hoyle;
comments on Atlantis and animal rights;
and a book review of Midnight Robber.
- 08/17/01, Vol. 20, No. 7:
Comments on mathematical science fiction;
and a film review of The Others.
- 08/10/01, Vol. 20, No. 6:
Comments on the appeal of mathematics.
- 08/03/01, Vol. 20, No. 5:
Obituary for Poul Anderson;
comments on salacious spectacle in sinema;
and a film review of The Planet of Apes.
- 07/27/01, Vol. 20, No. 4:
Comments on cheesecake;
a film review of The Human Vapor;
and a book review of The Sky Road.
- 07/20/01, Vol. 20, No. 3:
URL on science and science fiction;
comments on the tyranny of books;
and film reviews of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within,
Jurassic Park III, and The Score.
- 07/13/01, Vol. 20, No. 2:
Various announcements;
comments on the speeding up of time;
and a film review of Sexy Beast.
- 07/06/01, Vol. 20, No. 1:
More on important changes to the MT VOID;
various announcements;
comments on rights;
film reviews of A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and The Anniversary Party;
and comments on the Hugo and Retor-Hugo nominees.
- 06/29/01, Vol. 19, No. 52:
Important changes to the MT VOID;
comments on semiotics;
and a book review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- 06/22/01, Vol. 19, No. 51:
Important changes to the MT VOID;
comments on Mars and semiotics;
a film review of Atlantis: The Lost Empire;
and more of another "top ten films of the century" list.
- 06/15/01, Vol. 19, No. 50:
Comments on deaths;
and another "top ten films of the century" list.
- 06/08/01, Vol. 19, No. 49:
Comments on birdsong;
and a film review of Moulin Rouge.
- 06/01/01, Vol. 19, No. 48:
Comments on Evelyn and on time and age;
and a film review of Pearl Harbor.
- 05/25/01, Vol. 19, No. 47:
More links to Hugo nominees;
comments on Valley Forge;
and a film review of Shrek.
- 05/18/01, Vol. 19, No. 46:
Links to Hugo nominees;
obituary for Douglas Adams;
comments on education and on Valley Forge;
film reviews of A Knight's Tale and The Luzhin Defence;
and a book review of Shadow of the Hegemon.
- 05/11/01, Vol. 19, No. 45:
more comments on the top ten films of the century;
and a film review of The Mummy Returns.
- 05/04/01, Vol. 19, No. 44:
URLs to artcles on Philip K. Dick and fat in foods, and to a Boskone 38
report;
more information on the Hugo nominees;
more comments on the top ten films of the century;
and a film review of The Widow of St. Pierre.
- 04/27/01, Vol. 19, No. 43:
Comments on the top ten films of the century;
a film review of Memento;
and the list of Hugo nominees.
- 04/20/01, Vol. 19, No. 42:
Comments on fat food;
and a film review of The Tailor of Panama.
- 04/13/01, Vol. 19, No. 41:
URLs for our Vietnam logs;
and more comments on Vietnam.
- 04/06/01, Vol. 19, No. 40:
Comments on the Taliban;
and a film review of WIT.
- 03/30/01, Vol. 19, No. 39:
Comments on Vietnam.
- 03/23/01, Vol. 19, No. 38:
Still more comments on James Bond songs.
- 03/16/01, Vol. 19, No. 37:
More comments on James Bond songs.
- 03/09/01, Vol. 19, No. 36:
Comments on James Bond songs.
- 03/02/01, Vol. 19, No. 35:
Comments on religious belief.
- 02/23/01, Vol. 19, No. 34:
Still more comments on sleep apnea:
and a film review of Chocolat.
- 02/16/01, Vol. 19, No. 33:
More comments on sleep apnea:
and a film review of Hannibal.
- 02/09/01, Vol. 19, No. 32:
Comments on sleep apnea.
- 02/02/01, Vol. 19, No. 31:
More comments on progress;
and film reviews of L'Atlantide and Mill of the Stone Women.
- 01/26/01, Vol. 19, No. 30:
Comments on progress;
and book reviews from the year 2000.
- 01/19/01, Vol. 19, No. 29:
Comments on Work Out World and James Bond's age;
and film reviews of Thirteen Days and State and Main.
- 01/12/01, Vol. 19, No. 28:
Comments on the ten best films seen in 2000;
and a film review of Traffic.
- 01/05/01, Vol. 19, No. 27:
Comments on the Doors;
and film reviews of O Brother, Where Art Thou?
and Finding Forrester.
- 12/29/00, Vol. 19, No. 26:
Comments on history and Lovecraft;
and film reviews of Shadow of the Vampire, Cast Away,
and Quills..
- 12/22/00, Vol. 19, No. 25:
Comments on calendars;
book reviews of The Smoky God and Calculating God
and a film review of The Emperor's New Groove.
- 12/15/00, Vol. 19, No. 24:
Comments on outward force.
- 12/08/00, Vol. 19, No. 23:
Comments on food for Caesar;
and a film review of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
- 12/01/00, Vol. 19, No. 22:
Comments on an England trip report and a library conversation;
and a film review of Unbreakable.
- 11/24/00, Vol. 19, No. 21:
Comments on the Sopranos and chili;
and film reviews of Sholay, Risk, La Moitie du Ciel,
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Songs from the Second Floor,
and Fast Food, Fast Woemn.
- 11/17/00, Vol. 19, No. 20:
Comments on Chicon2000 and too close to call;
and film reviews of Red Planet and Pandaemonium.
- 11/10/00, Vol. 19, No. 19:
Comments on a videotape and the election;
and film reviews of Men of Honor, The Dish,
Possible Worlds, Hey! Ram, The Monkey's Mask,
The Wedding, Placido Rizzotto, and The Hit.
- 11/03/00, Vol. 19, No. 18:
Comments on brain transplants and voting;
and film reviews of Chinese Coffee, The Stranger,
The American Nightmare, Eisenstein, The Uncles,
Seance, La moitie gauche du frigo, Two Thousand and None,
and Vulgar.
- 10/27/00, Vol. 19, No. 17:
Comments on memory;
and film reviews of Bedazzled, Pay It Forward,
Dr. T and the Women, Ginger Snaps, The Goddess of 1967,
and Holdup
- 10/20/00, Vol. 19, No. 16:
Comments on the end of the world, brain transplants, and science;
and film reviews of The Yards, Face,
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz, Bunny, Walk the Talk,
Liam, Tell Me Something, Time and Tide, and
Chasing Sleep.
- 10/13/00, Vol. 19, No. 15:
Comments on previews;
a book review of Dune: House Atreides;
and film reviews of Solomon and Gaenor, Meet the Parents,
and Shadow Magic.
- 10/06/00, Vol. 19, No. 14:
More comments on romance;
and film reviews of Bicentennial Man, Sade, Urbania,
The Grifters, The Legend of Rita, and To Die (Or Not).
- 09/29/00, Vol. 19, No. 13:
Comments on romance;
and film reviews of The Contender, Beautiful, Best in
Show, and Bless the Child.
- 09/22/00, Vol. 19, No. 12:
List of Hugo Awards
and comments on the Olympics.
- 09/15/00, Vol. 19, No. 11:
Comments on language.
- 09/08/00, Vol. 19, No. 10:
Comments on government.
- 09/01/00, Vol. 19, No. 9:
Comments on Edgar Allan Poe and on Harold Bloom and Harry Potter.
- 08/25/00, Vol. 19, No. 8:
Comments on Gojira (1954);
and film reviews of Godzilla 2000 and The Cell.
- 08/18/00, Vol. 19, No. 7:
Comments on Alec Guinness.
- 08/11/00, Vol. 19, No. 6:
Comments on the digital economy and restaurants;
and film reviews of Space Cowboys and Hollow Man.
- 08/04/00, Vol. 19, No. 5:
Comments on restaurants;
and comments on X-Men.
- 12/31/99, Vol. 18, No. 27:
Millennium;
and film reviews of Galaxy Quest and Cradle Will Rock.
- 12/24/99, Vol. 18, No. 26:
A Jew's guide to Christmas;
and a film review of Liberty Heights.
- 12/17/99, Vol. 18, No. 25:
Comments about Paris and potatoes;
and film reviews of The Green Mile and The Insider.
- 12/10/99, Vol. 18, No. 24:
Comments about Picasso;
and a film review of Toy Story 2.
- 12/03/99, Vol. 18, No. 23:
Comments about HMOs.
- 11/26/99, Vol. 18, No. 22:
Comments about HMOs;
and film reviews of Sleepy Hollow and The World Is Not Enough.
- 11/19/99, Vol. 18, No. 21:
Comments about "The Speckled Band";
and film reviews of Being John Malkovich and Dogma.
- 11/12/99, Vol. 18, No. 20:
Announcement of logs;
comments about agendas;
and a film review of The Bone Collector.
- 11/05/99, Vol. 18, No. 19:
Comments about agendas;
and a film review of Mr. Canton and Lady Rose.
- 10/29/99, Vol. 18, No. 18:
Comments about Dogma 95;
and film reviews of A Wind Named Amnesia and The Limey.
- 10/22/99, Vol. 18, No. 17:
Comments about lifespans;
and a film review of Fight Club.
- 10/15/99, Vol. 18, No. 16:
Announcement about Harlan Ellsion;
and comments about a dog.
- 10/08/99, Vol. 18, No. 15:
Comments on money, lunch, and first contact;
and a film review of Three Kings.
- 10/01/99, Vol. 18, No. 14:
Comments on lunch;
book review of An Unusual Angle;
and film reviews of The Sixth Sense, American Beauty,
and Mumford.
- 09/24/99, Vol. 18, No. 13:
Comments on East Timor, Y2K, and video games;
and a film review of Mickey Blue Eyes.
- 09/17/99, Vol. 18, No. 12:
Comments on video meeting and red shift;
film reviews of Stir of Echoes, The Muse, and Two Hands;
and book reviews of Inversions, The Spike, and Stuck in Fast
Forward.
- 09/10/99, Vol. 18, No. 11:
Comments on tyranny and "second-rate";
book review of Flashforward;
and list of Hugo Award winners.
- 09/03/99, Vol. 18, No. 10:
Still more comments on sausaging.
- 08/27/99, Vol. 18, No. 9:
More comments on sausaging.
- 08/20/99, Vol. 18, No. 8:
Comments on sausaging.
- 08/13/99, Vol. 18, No. 7:
Comments on personalization.
- 08/06/99, Vol. 18, No. 6:
Comments on tobacco;
a film review of The Blair Witch Project;
and book reviews of Children of God and Factoring Humanity.
- 07/30/99, Vol. 18, No. 5:
Comments on tobacco;
and a film review of The Haunting.
- 07/23/99, Vol. 18, No. 4:
Obituary for George "Lan" Laskowski;
and film reviews of Eyes Wide Shut and Run, Lola, Run.
- 07/16/99, Vol. 18, No. 3:
Announcing an SF club event;
comments on looks;
a book review of The Sparrow;
and a film review of The Red Violin.
- 07/09/99, Vol. 18, No. 2:
Comments on "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore";
and a film review of Summer of Sam.
- 07/02/99, Vol. 18, No. 1:
More comments on Kitty Genovese.
- 06/25/99, Vol. 17, No. 52:
Comments on Kitty Genovese;
a book review of Distraction;
and film reviews of Tarzan and Limbo.
- 06/18/99, Vol. 17, No. 51:
Corrections to last week's notice;
and comments on Crusade, abortion, the American Museum of Natural
History, and cladistics.
- 06/11/99, Vol. 17, No. 50:
Comments on The Phantom Menace, the American Museum of Natural
History, and cladistics;
a book review of Darwinia;
and a film review of Notting Hill.
- 06/04/99, Vol. 17, No. 49:
Correction to the library URL;
comments on computers;
and film review of The Thirteenth Floor and The Winslow Boy.
- 05/28/99, Vol. 17, No. 48:
Comments on the library, the factotum, scavengers, and computers;
a film review of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
and a book review of To Say Nothing of the Dog.
- 05/21/99, Vol. 17, No. 47:
Comments on mentions, Potent-8, computers, and gun control;
film reviews of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream,
Election, and Three Seasons;
and notes on Star Wars--Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
- 05/14/99, Vol. 17, No. 46:
Correction to Kosovo comments;
comments on THE GREAT MCGINTY;
and film reviews of "eXistenZ" and The Mummy.
- 05/07/99, Vol. 17, No. 45:
Link to page Hugo Award nominations with links;
comments on Kosovo;
and a film review of The Dreamlife of Angels.
- 04/30/99, Vol. 17, No. 44:
List of Hugo Award nominations;
and comments on slavery.
- 04/23/99, Vol. 17, No. 43:
Comments on cost-cutting and Life Is Beautiful;
and a book review of The Transparent Society.
- 04/16/99, Vol. 17, No. 42:
Comments on club mention and magazines;
and a film review of Cookie's Fortune.
- 04/09/99, Vol. 17, No. 41:
Comments on changes, and business and physics;
and a film review of The Matrix.
- 04/02/99, Vol. 17, No. 40:
Comments on SF today;
and a film review of True Crime.
- 03/26/99, Vol. 17, No. 39:
Comments on official;
and a film review of Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.
- 03/19/99, Vol. 17, No. 38:
Comments on colophon and outside;
and a film review of The Bride with White Hair.
- 03/12/99, Vol. 17, No. 37:
Comments on football;
and a film review of Analyze This.
- 03/05/99, Vol. 17, No. 36:
Comments on equality.
- 02/26/99, Vol. 17, No. 35:
Comments on prayers and M&Ms;
and film reviews of October Sky, Central Station, and Little
Voice.
- 02/19/99, Vol. 17, No. 34:
Comments on Furbies;
and a book review of Cosm.
- 02/12/99, Vol. 17, No. 33:
Comments on the Oscars and special effects;
and a film review of Payback.
- 02/05/99, Vol. 17, No. 32:
Comments on dogs.
- 01/29/99, Vol. 17, No. 31:
Comments on episodes and cold;
a film review of Playing by Heart;
and a television review of Dilbert.
- 01/22/99, Vol. 17, No. 30:
Comments on dogs;
and film reviews of The Thin Red Line and Hilary and Jackie.
- 01/15/99, Vol. 17, No. 29:
Comments on dogs;
and a film review of A Civil Action.
- 01/08/99, Vol. 17, No. 28:
Comments on monuments.
- 01/01/99, Vol. 17, No. 27:
Comments on French;
and film reviews of Mighty Joe Young, Waking Ned Devine,
Shakespeare in Love, A Simple Plan, and You've Got Mail.
- 12/25/98, Vol. 17, No. 26:
Comments on The Postman;
and a film review of The Prince of Egypt.
- 12/18/98, Vol. 17, No. 25:
Comments on chain letters;
a film review of Star Trek: Insurrection;
and a book review of Maximum Light.
- 12/11/98, Vol. 17, No. 24:
Comments on CNN and dreams;
part 10 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
and film reviews of Gods and Monsters, Babe: Pig in the City,
A Bug's Life, Antz, This Is My Father, and Mighty
Peking Man.
- 12/04/98, Vol. 17, No. 23:
Comments on mayonnaise and holidays;
part 9 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
and film reviews of Trance, 23, and Return to Paradise.
- 11/27/98, Vol. 17, No. 22:
Comments on holidays;
part 8 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
and film reviews of Home Fries, The Imposters,
Night Train, Cascadeur--the Amber Chamber, Pleasantville,
Rushmore, Ikinai, Traffic, and The Shattered Image.
- 11/20/98, Vol. 17, No. 21:
Comments on holidays;
part 7 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
book review of Going Home Again;
and film reviews of The Extraordinary Visitor, Clay Pigeons,
The Hole, The Giraffe, Cure,
Lovers of the Arctic Circle, Apt Pupil,
The Man with Rain in His Shoes, and Another Day in Paradise.
- 11/13/98, Vol. 17, No. 20:
Comments on the Macarena and Clinton;
part 6 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
and film reviews of The Siege, What Dreams May Come,
Living Out Loud, Six-String Samurai, Dog Park,
In the Winter Dark, and At Sachem Farm.
- 11/06/98, Vol. 17, No. 19:
Comments on DAM and dentists;
book reviews of Komarr and Arrowdreams;
part 5 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
and film reviews of Vampires and Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald.
- 10/30/98, Vol. 17, No. 18:
Comments on beer and "War of the Worlds";
a theater review of Mamaloshen;
part 4 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
and film reviews of The Mighty, The Celebration,
Elizabeth, Jerry and Tom, I Woke Up Early the Day I Died,
and The Sleepwalker.
- 10/23/98, Vol. 17, No. 17:
Comments on AltaVista and Halloween;
part 3 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
and film reviews of The Cruise, Finding Graceland,
Sweety Barrett, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Buttoners,
God Said "Ha!", J'aimerais pas crever un dimanch, and
various short films.
- 10/16/98, Vol. 17, No. 16:
Comments on arms and halloween;
book review of Eternal Lovecraft;
part 2 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
and film reviews of Flowers of Shanghai, April Story,
After Life, Very Bad Things, Perdita Durango,
Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, and Last Night.
- 10/09/98, Vol. 17, No. 15:
Comments on men, women, computers, PCs, and maps;
part 1 of a commentary on the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival;
and film reviews of Full Moon and Smoke Signals.
- 10/02/98, Vol. 17, No. 14:
Comments on testimony, the Bates Motel, and viruses;
and film reviews of Blade and Ronin.
- 09/25/98, Vol. 17, No. 13:
Comments on extraordinary times and Clinton.
- 09/18/98, Vol. 17, No. 12:
Comments on thumbs and conventions.
- 09/11/98, Vol. 17, No. 11:
Comments on cash and honking.
- 09/04/98, Vol. 17, No. 10:
Comments on guys and jury duty;
a book review of Heaven's Reach;
and a film review of Ever After.
- 08/28/98, Vol. 17, No. 9:
Comments on chains and attics;
and film reviews of Pi, The Governess, and The Chambermaid on the Titanic.
- 08/21/98, Vol. 17, No. 8:
Comments on sales and art;
and a film review of The Avengers.
- 08/14/98, Vol. 17, No. 7:
List of the Hugo winners;
and a report of upcoming science fiction and fantasy films.
- 08/07/98, Vol. 17, No. 6:
Comments on Fermi Lab and Antarctica;
and a book review of Alternate Generals.
- 07/31/98, Vol. 17, No. 5:
Comments on Le Miz and Chicago;
a book review of Snow in August;
and film reviews of Saving Private Ryan and Les Miserables.
- 07/24/98, Vol. 17, No. 4:
Comments on evil;
book reviews of Factoring Humanity;
and a film review of The Mask of Zorro.
- 07/17/98, Vol. 17, No. 3:
Comments on the Midnight Express;
book reviews of Darwinia and Antartica;
and a press release on Antartica research.
- 07/10/98, Vol. 17, No. 2:
Comments on Barlett's Familiar Quotations;
and a film review of Armageddon.
- 07/03/98, Vol. 17, No. 1:
Comments on bigotry;
and a film review of Out of Sight.
- 06/26/98:
Comments on leaves;
film reviews of THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE and MULAN;
and a book review of FOUNDATION AND CHAOS.
- 06/19/98:
Comments on diagramming and addresses;
book reviews of THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION and FLANDERS;
and a film review of SIX DAYS, SEVEN NIGHTS.
- 06/12/98:
Comments on Pat Robertson and radio astronomy;
and film reviews of THE TRUMAN SHOW and A PERFECT MURDER.
- 06/05/98:
Comments on solitaire;
book reviews of FOREVER PEACE and JACK FAUST;
and film reviews of THE SPANISH PRISONER and THE HORSE WHISPERER.
- 05/29/98:
Comments on the obvious;
and a film review of GODZILLA.
- 05/22/98:
Comments on spy films;
film review of DEEP IMPACT;
and a book review of CITY ON FIRE.
- 05/15/98:
More comments on free inside;
and book reviews of FIRE WATCH and MARX DEMYSTIFIES CALCULUS.
- 05/08/98:
More comments on free inside;
and book reviews of DARKER ANGELS and DINOSAUR SUMMER.
- 05/01/98:
Comments on free inside;
and a book review of URBAN NIGHTMARES.
- 04/24/98:
Comments on James Bond:
film review of SLIDING DOORS;
and book reviews of ZERO MINUS TEN and SHAKESPEAREAN WHODUNNITS.
- 04/17/98:
Comments on Mars and Clinton;
and a book review of SLIPPAGE.
- 04/10/98:
Comments on conversion and refrigerators;
and a film review of LOST IN SPACE.
- 04/03/98:
Comments on Dracula and footnotes;
and film reviews of MEN WITH GUNS and THE NEWTON BOYS.
- 03/27/98:
Comments on sweet;
and film reviews of LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND and MR. NICE GUY.
- 03/20/98:
Comments on names.
- 03/13/98:
Comments on empty lives and physics;
and film reviews of THE BIG LEBOWSKI, TWILIGHT, and MRS. DALLOWAY.
- 03/06/98:
Comments on the film fest;
film reviews of DARK CITY and DANGEROUS BEAUTY;
and a book review of MR RINYO-CLACTON'S OFFER.
- 02/27/98:
Comments on physics;
book review of THE RISE OF ENDYMION;
and film reviews of SPHERE, THE APOSTLE, and MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND
EVIL.
- 02/20/98:
Comments on physics.
- 02/13/98:
Comments on a crooked house;
book reviews of THE MOON MAID AND OTHER FANTASTIC ADVENTURES and MAKING
HISTORY;
and film reviews of GREAT EXPECTATIONS and BOOGIE NIGHTS.
- 02/06/98:
Comments on the film fest and seaside towns;
a book review of EMPIRE OF THE ANTS;
and film reviews of PHANTOMS and DECEIVER.
- 01/30/98:
Comments on accusations and John Updike;
a list of 1997's top ten films;
book reviews of three books by Russell Hoban;
and a film review of ARGUING THE WORLD.
- 01/23/98:
Comments on synchronicity;
book reviews of ALTERNATE SKIFFY and ILLEGAL ALIEN;
and film reviews of FALLEN and KUNDUN.
- 01/16/98:
Comments on the MT 1998_html/VOID;
book reviews of ILLEGAL ALIEN and ALL-AMERICAN ALIEN BOY;
and film reviews of WAG THE DOG and THE SWEET HEREAFTER.
- 01/09/98:
Comments on Arthur C. Clarke and the year 2000;
and film reviews of AS GOOD AS IT GETS and JACKIE BROWN.
- 01/02/98:
Comments on Arthur C. Clarke, the film festival, and the Premio UPC de Ciencia
Ficcion;
and film reviews of THE POSTMAN, DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, and GOOD WILL HUNTING.
- 12/26/97:
BABYLON 5 schedule;
comments on the Theory of Everything and religion;
and film reviews of TITANIC and TOMORROW NEVER DIES.
- 12/19/97:
Comments on cloning and DUMBO;
and film reviews of EVE'S BAYOU and AMISTAD.
- 12/12/97:
Comments on Stephen Hawking's Universe;
a book review of FRAMESHIFT;
and a film review of THE WINGS OF THE DOVE.
- 12/05/97:
Comments on cloning and septuplets;
and a book review of FOUNDATION'S FEAR.
- 11/28/97:
Comments on THE LATHE OF HEAVEN.
- 11/21/97:
Comments on the year 2000;
a film review of STARSHIP TROOPERS;
and a book review of SAINT LEIBOWITZ AND THE WILD HORSE WOMAN.
- 11/14/97:
Comments on Clinton;
film reviews of STARSHIP TROOPERS;
a book review of THINK LIKE A DINOSAUR;
and a theater review of A DYBBUK.
- 11/07/97:
Announcement of STARSHIP TROOPERS excursion;
and comments on age.
- 10/31/97:
Comments on sex;
and film reviews of GATTACA and FAIRYTALE: A TRUE STORY.
- 10/24/97:
Announcement of STARSHIP TROOPERS field trip;
comments on conspiracies;
film reviews of THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE and SHALL WE DANCE?;
and a book review of TOWARD THE END OF TIME.
- 10/17/97:
Comments on nuclear weapons and Barnes & Noble;
a film review of SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET;
and book reviews of LOOKING FOR THE MAHDI, FOREVER PEACE, and STARLIGHT 1.
- 10/10/97:
Comments on humanity and senior citizens;
and a film review of U-TURN.
- 10/03/97:
Comments on children's books and novelettes;
description of movie trailers at LoneStarCon 2;
and film reviews of L. A. CONFIDENTIAL, THE FULL MONTY, and MRS. BROWN.
- 09/26/97:
Comments on Barnes & Noble and flying;
list of Hugo winners;
summer movie poll;
and film reviews of MIMIC, EVENT HORIZON, and KULL THE CONQUEROR.
- 09/19/97:
Comments on fish.
- 09/12/97:
Comments on charities.
- 09/05/97:
Comments on stock prices.
- 08/29/97:
Comments on interfaces.
- 08/22/97:
Comments on cheapness.
- 08/15/97:
Comments on Barbie;
and a book review of FRAMESHIFT.
- 08/08/97:
Comments on Ballen.
- 08/01/97:
Comments on Barbie.
- 07/25/97:
Comments on Wings of Death.
- 07/18/97:
Comments on Wings of Death;
and a book film review of FREEDOM & NECESSITY.
- 07/11/97:
Comments on Wings of Death;
and film reviews of CONTACT, MEN IN BLACK, FACE/OFF, ULEE'S GOLD, and BRASSED
OFF.
- 07/04/97:
News on BABYLON 5;
comments on Mike Tyson;
book reviews of REMNANT POPULATION and FREMDER;
and film reviews of MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING and BATMAN AND ROBIN.
- 06/27/97:
Comments on charities;
book review of BLUE MARS;
and film reviews of BATMAN AND ROBIN and THE PILLOW BOOK.
- 06/20/97:
Comments on BATMAN AND ROBIN and charities.
- 06/13/97:
Comments on last week's VOID.
- 06/06/97:
Miscellaneous comments.
- 05/30/97:
Comments on tobacco and alcohol;
book reviews of MEMORY and ALTERNATE TYRANTS;
and film reviews of THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK and NIGHT FALLS ON
MANHATTAN.
- 05/23/97:
Comments on tobacco and alcohol;
book reviews of THE PRESTIGE and DISTRESS;
and a film review of THE BABY OF MACON.
- 05/16/97:
Comments on chess;
and a film review of THE FIFTH ELEMENT.
- 05/09/97:
Comments on religious figures;
book review of CORRUPTING DR. NICE;
and film reviews of ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION and THE SAINT.
- 05/02/97:
Comments on travel;
and film reviews of DANTE'S PEAK and VOLCANO.
- 05/02/97:
URL of the week;
comments on travel;
and film reviews of DANTE'S PEAK and VOLCANO.
- 04/25/97:
URL of the week;
Nebula Award winners;
Hugo Award nominees;
an obituary for Tomoyuki Tanaka;
and a film review of CHASING AMY.
- 04/18/97:
URL of the week;
comments on the Darwin Award;
and film reviews of ANACONDA, LIAR LIAR, THE DAYTRIPPERS, and GROSSE POINTE
BLANK.
- 04/11/97:
URL of the week;
comments on travel;
and a film review of HOLLOW REED.
- 04/04/97:
URL of the week;
comments on bagels;
web site ad;
and film review of THE DEVIL'S OWN.
- 03/28/97:
URL of the week;
comments on UFOs;
and book reviews of THE SUN, THE MOON & THE STARS and TOMORROW & TOMORROW.
- 03/21/97:
URL of the week;
comments on hunting;
and a film review of PRIVATE PARTS.
- 03/14/97:
URL of the week;
comments on telecommunications;
a book review of 3001: THE FINAL ODYSSEY;
and a film review of SLING BLADE.
- 03/07/97:
Film fest reminder;
URL of the week;
comments on cloning;
and film reviews of DONNIE BRASCO and KOLYA.
- 02/28/97:
URL of the week;
film fest announcements;
and film reviews of ROSEWOOD, BLOOD AND WINE, and MARVIN'S ROOM.
- 02/21/97:
URLs of the week;
comments on otters;
and film reviews of L5: FIRST CITY IN SPACE and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN.
- 02/14/97:
URL of the week;
comments on chocolate;
and a book review of TOP DOG.
- 02/07/97:
URLs of the week;
comments on STAR WARS;
and film reviews of HAMLET and LA CEREMONIE.
- 01/31/97:
URL of the week;
comments on religion;
a discussion of the top ten films of 1996;
and a film review of EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU.
- 01/24/97:
URL of the week;
comments on problem-solving and the Western Canon;
and a film review of JACKIE CHAN'S FIRST STRIKE.
- 01/17/97:
URLs of the week;
comments on 2001, the Navy, and terriers;
a book review of WORLDWAR: STRIKING THE BALANCE;
and film reviews of THE RELIC and EVITA.
- 01/10/97:
URLs of the week;
comments on BABYLON 5 and economics;
book reviews of AUTOMATED ALICE, THE LAW OF LOVE, and PARIS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY;
and a film review of THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT;
and a theater/cable review of Bulgakov's MOLIERE.
- 01/03/97:
URLs of the week;
comments on weeding books;
and film reviews of BREAKING THE WAVES, THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, MICROCOSMOS,
SHINE, and MOTHER.
- 12/27/96:
URL of the week;
comments on plots and censorship;
and film reviews of TWELFTH NIGHT and THE CRUCIBLE.
- 12/20/96:
URL of the week;
comments on the Navy;
and a film review of MARS ATTACKS!
- 12/13/96:
URL of the week;
comments on ethnic food and radiation;
and a book review of AT THE CITY LIMITS OF FATE.
- 12/06/96:
URLs of the week;
comments on ethnic food and stocks;
film reviews of STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT and EQUUS;
and a book review of QUANTUM MOON.
- 11/29/96:
URL of the week;
comments on grandchildren and Japan;
and film reviews of THE GHOST OF APRIL, RANSOM (1956), RANSOM (1996), and THE
ENGLISH PATIENT.
- 11/22/96:
URL of the week;
comments on Japan;
and a film review of THE FUNERAL.
- 11/15/96:
Comments on dragonflies.
- 11/08/96:
URL of the week;
comments on BABYLON 5 and dreams;
book review of OTHERWERE;
and film reviews of MICHAEL COLLINS and THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS.
- 11/01/96:
Announcement of film festival;
and a film review of LOOKING FOR RICHARD.
- 10/25/96:
URL of the week; comments on Japan;
and a book review of TREKS NOT TAKEN.
- 10/18/96:
URL of the week; comments on civilization;
and book reviews of LEST DARKNESS FALL/TO BRING THE LIGHT, CHILD OF THE EAGLE,
and TIME STATION LONDON.
- 10/11/96:
URL of the week; comments on Barbie;
and a book review of BLAMELESS IN ABADDON.
- 10/04/96:
URL of the week; announcement of L.A.con III report;
comments on charity;
book review of ALTERNATE WORLDCONS and AGAIN, ALTERNATE WORLDCONS;
and film reviews of FLY AWAY HOME and BIG NIGHT.
- 09/27/96:
URL of the week; comments on English departments;
and a report on film presentations at L.A.con III.
- 09/20/96:
URL of the week; comments on bugs;
and a film review of A TIME TO KILL.
- 09/13/96:
URL of the week; Shorecon'96 announcement;
comments on BABYLON 5;
and book reviews of WALKING THE LABYRINTH and WHITE HOUSE HORRORS.
- 09/06/96:
URL of the week; comments on crime;
and the list of the Hugo winners.
- 08/30/96:
URL of the week; comments on brains;
and a film review of THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU.
- 08/23/96:
URL of the week; comments on diversification;
and film reviews of EMMA, KANSAS CITY, and TIN CUP.
- 08/16/96:
URL of the week; comments on mail, greed, and the Olympics;
a film review of HEAVY.
- 08/09/96:
Comments on Mars; file review of TRAINSPOTTING.
- 08/02/96:
URL of the week; comments on trust.
- 07/26/96:
URL of the week; comments on the Olympics;
book reviews of CELESTIAL MATTERS and ONE FOR THE MORNING GLORY.
- 07/19/96:
URL of the week; a film gathering; comments on the UK code and
diversification; book reviews of THE PSALMS OF HEROD and TENNIS SHOES AMONG
THE NEPHITES; and film reviews of COURAGE UNDER FIRE and CRONOS.
- 07/12/96:
URL of the week; comments on cereal and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME;
and film reviews of INDEPEDENCE DAY, PHENOMENON, and LONE STAR.
- 07/05/96:
URL of the week; comments on special effects;
book review of THE HIGHER SPACE;
and film reviews of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and THE HORSEMAN ON THE ROOF.
- 06/28/96:
URL of the week; comments on bookstore and words;
book review of WAR OF THE WORLDS: GLOBAL DISPATCHES;
and film review of COLD COMFORT FARM.
- 06/21/96:
URL of the week; comments on hair;
book review of RESURRECTED HOLMES.
- 06/14/96:
URL of the week; somments on shrink-wrap;
Book review of BLUE MARS;
and film reviews of THE PHANTOM and THE ROCK.
- 06/07/96:
URL of the week; Prisoner of the Web;
and film reviews of THE ARRIVAL and DRAGONHEART.
- 05/31/96:
URL of the week; a Hugo factoid; comments on French toast;
a book review of STARBORNE; and a film review of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE.
- 05/24/96:
URL of the week; a Hugo factoid; comments on commencement;
and a theater review of VILNA'S GOT A GOLEM.
- 05/17/96:
URL of the week; a Hugo factoid; comments on Gaia; a book review of WAR OF THE
WORLDS: GLOBAL DISPATCHES, and a film review of TWISTER.
- 05/10/96:
URL of the week; a Hugo factoid; comments on women's history;
video festival announcement; and
a film review of THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS.
- 05/03/96:
URL of the week; a Hugo factoid; comments on meetings, TWISTER, and Gaia; and
film reviews of MULHOLLAND FALLS and ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED.
- 04/26/96:
URL of the week; comments on the Hugo nominations, martials arts, and
Disney films; film review of COLD FEVER;
and the 1946 and 1996 Hugo Nominations.
- 04/19/96:
URL of the week; comments on realtors and ratings;
film review of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH;
book reviews of BIBLE STORIES FOR ADULTS and THE LAST MAN;
and the sixth and last part of a Boskone 33 report.
- 04/12/96:
URL of the week; comments on Easter films and ratings;
book review of THE MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 AMAZING COLOSSAL EPISODE
GUIDE;
film review of FLIRTING WITH DISASTER;
and the fifth part of a Boskone 33 report.
- 04/05/96:
Comments on Hyakutake;
film review of A FAMILY THING;
and the fourth part of a Boskone 33 report.
- 03/29/96:
Comments on Hyakutake;
book reviews of RUNAWAY TIME and IT CAME FROM THE DRIVE-IN;
film review of FARGO;
and the third part of a Boskone 33 report.
- 03/22/96:
Comments on ego;
book reviews of 1901 and THE TWO GEORGES;
and the second part of a Boskone 33 report.
- 03/15/96:
Comments on Web sites, cannibalism, Cliff's Notes, and "America's Most Wanted";
book reviews of CETAGANDA and PASTWATCH: THE REDEMPTION OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS;
and the first part of a Boskone 33 report.
- 03/08/96:
Comments on the lottery, book reviews of THE MEMORY CATHEDRAL and PASQUALE'S
ANGEL, and film reviews of CITY HALL and ANTONIA'S LINE.
- 03/01/96:
Comments on the book SACRED SPACE, a book review of BELLWETHER, and film
reviews of MARY REILLY, BROKEN ARROW, ANGELS AND INSECTS, and RUMBLE IN THE
BRONX.
- 02/23/96:
Comments on "reasonable and customary," arthropods, and a film review of
RICHARD III.
- 02/16/96:
Comments on anthologies.
- 02/09/96:
Comments on Gregor Samsa, next discussion, and taxes; the SFABC schedule,
and a film review of RESTORATION.
- 02/02/96:
Announcement of a film fest
and film reviews of CITY OF LOST CHILDREN and SCREAMERS.
- 01/26/96:
Comments on alternate pasts, book review of THE MOOR'S LAST SIGH,
and film reviews of FROM DUSK TO DAWN, LEAVING LAS VEGAS,
OTHELLO, and DEAD MAN WALKING.
- 01/19/96:
Description of discussion book, comments on alternate pasts,
and a pointer to a Vernor Vinge interview.
- 01/12/96:
Announcement of availability of discussion book, comments on alternate pasts,
book review of MEMOIRS OF ELIZABETH FRANKENSTEIN,
and film reviews of 12 MONKEYS and SENSE AND SENSIBILITY.
- 01/05/96:
Announcements of the 12 MONKEYS field trip, comments on film sequels,
book review of TWO CROWNS FOR AMERICA,
and film reviews of DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT and MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS.
- 12/29/95:
Comments on BRICK MOON and film reviews of CUTTHROAT ISLAND, NIXON, and SHANGHAI TRIAD.
- 12/22/95:
Comments on crabs and film reviews of JUMANJI and HEAT.
- 12/15/95:
Comments on squirrels.
- 12/08/95:
Comments on realtors, discussion book rules, and the Dover Bookshop; and book review of 1945.
- 12/01/95:
Comments on dinosaur movies; book reviews of MIDSHIPMAN'S HOPE and FANTASTIC ALICE; and film reviews of TOY STORY, CASINO, A MONTH BY THE LAKE, and MIGHTY APHRODITE
- 11/24/95:
Comments on decisions; meeting announcement; book reviews of THE TIME SHIPS and TECH-HEAVEN; and film reviews of HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, GOLDENEYE, and THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
- 11/17/95:
Comments on the number eight, and book reviews of EVOLUTION'S SHORE, RAPTOR RED, THE GOD-FEARER, PERMUTATION CITY, and FAMOUS MONSTERS.
- 11/10/95:
Comments on the Quebec referendum.
- 11/03/95:
Comments on scheduling; film reviews of POWDER, NADJA, and COPYCAT; book review
of ONCE UPON A MORE ENLIGHTENED TIME; announcement of travelogue availability,
and a Shorecon convention report.
- 10/27/95:
Comments on the AT&T breakup and part 6 of an Intersection convention report.
- 10/20/95:
Description of the next discussion book, comments on TVP, film reviews of STRANGE DAYS and LIVING IN OBLIVION, and part 5 of an Intersection convention report.
- 10/13/95:
Reminder on the field trip to STRANGE DAYS, a request, comments on yield signs, book review of CELEBRITY VAMPIRES, film reviews of SEVEN and TO DIE FOR, and part 4 of an Intersection convention report.
- 10/06/95:
Comments on truth; a joke; book reviews of AXIOMATIC, THE GOLDEN NINETIES, and FULL SPECTRUM 5; a film review of DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS; and part 3 of an Intersection convention report.
- 09/29/95:
Comments on the next discussion book and animal intelligence, a magazine review of PULPHOUSE #18, a book review of THE TIME SHIPS, a film review of UNSTRUNG HEROES, and part 2 of an Intersection convention report.
- 09/22/95:
Comments on AT&T, movie title pairings, and a small world; film reviews of THE USUAL SUSPECTS, BEYOND RANGOON, and THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN; and part 1 of an Intersection convention report.
- 09/15/95: Comments on lions, an obituary for John Brunner, a list of the Hugo winners, and reviews of BOMBAY and CARRINGTON.
- 09/08/95: Comments on flying and a review of TOWING JEHOVAH.
- 09/01/95: Comments on flying.
- 08/25/95: Comments on flying and a review of THE RESURRECTIONS.
- 08/18/95: Comments on Disney's HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, and a review of ZODIAC.
- 08/11/95: Comments on wasps.
- 08/04/95: Comments on the next meetings and yogurt, and reviews of WATERWORLD, CRIMSON TIDE, and LITTLE ODESSA.
- 07/28/95: Comments on the next discussion book and salaries, and reviews of THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD and SMOKE.
- 07/21/95: Comments on the next film festival, and reviews of NOBODY'S SON and CRUMB.
- 07/14/95: Comments on INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS and reviews of SPECIES, THE HIGH QUEEN, JOHNNY MNEMONIC, and the "Greatwinter Saga."
- 07/07/95: Comments on the Beatles and reviews of MIRROR DANCE and APOLLO 13.
- 06/30/95: Comments on male-female relations and reviews of FEERSUM ENJINN and THE SUM OF US.
- 06/23/95: Comments on guns, an obituary for Roger Zelazny, and reviews of BATMAN FOREVER and FORGET PARIS.
- 06/16/95: Comments on a service anniversary, the next discussion book, a "man thing," and Octavia Butler, and reviews of A LITTLE PRINCESS and CHANDRAMUKHI.
- 06/09/95: Comments on BABYLON 5 and squirrels, a Hugo factoid, and reviews of ARCHANGEL, JOURNALS OF THE PLAGUE YEARS, THE FREEDOM FACTOR, BRAVEHEART, and AMATEUR.
- 06/02/95: Comments on packaging, a Hugo factoid, and a review of ANTI-ICE.
- 05/26/95: Comments on the next discussion book and computers, and a Hugo factoid.
- 05/19/95: Comments on MCI and a Hugo factoid.
- 05/12/95: Correction to the Hugo nominations list, information on Hugo nominee availability, comments on Sweeps Week, a Hugo factoid, and a review of MY FAMILY.
- 05/05/95: Comments on next book discussion and "Bring Your Daughters to Work" Day, list of this year's Hugo nominations, and reviews of VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED and PRIEST.
- 04/28/95: Comments on Barloon and superconductivity, and reviews of DOOR-KEEPER, VAMPIRE DETECTIVES, and WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING.
- 04/21/95: Comments on film festival, and reviews of DON JUAN DEMARCO and ROB ROY.
- 04/14/95: Comments on next book discussion, the Strannik Awards, and smoking and prisons, and a review of QUARANTINE.
- 04/07/95: Comments on news and Philip K. Dick and a review of MURIEL'S WEDDING.
- 03/31/95: Comments on Martin Landau and the Simpson trial, more WWW pages, and reviews of WORLD WAR: TILTING THE BALANCE, PERCHANCE TO DREAM, FORTUNE'S TIDE, A BOOKMAN'S FANTASY, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, and EXOTICA.
- 03/24/95: Comments on the next meeting, WWW addresses, foreign films, and germ warfare, review of SLIDERS, and part 4 of a Boskone convention report.
- 03/17/95: Comments on OUTBREAK and viruses, reviews of OUTBREAK and THE BOHR MAKER,
- 03/10/95: Comments on talking eagles, WWW pages, and Anita Price, review of THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH, and part 2 of a Boskone convention report.
- 03/03/95: Comments on next discussion book and "Megan's Law," review of IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, and part 1 of a Boskone convention report.
- 02/24/95: Comments on education
- 02/17/95: Comments on electronic religion and a review of "The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires"
- 02/10/95: Comments on BABYLON 5 and THE METAMORPHOSIS, Mark Leeper's top ten films of 1994, and reviews of SLAN, BOYS ON THE SIDE, and MIAMI RHAPSODY
- 02/03/95: Comments on BABYLON 5, and reviews of SHERLOCK HOLMES IN ORBIT and DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
- 01/27/95: Comments on New York and on Science Fiction and the Western Canon; and reviews of STAR TREK: VOYAGER; ALIEN SHORES; SUMMER KING, WINTER FOOL; FUTURE QUARTET; and MURDER IN THE FIRST
- 01/20/95: Description of next discussion book, comments on New York, and review of LEGENDS OF THE FALL
- 01/13/95: Comments on New York, and reviews of THE DIAMOND AGE, REMAKE, THE MOUNTAINS OF MAJIPOOR, IMMORTAL BELOVED, and THE SECRET CHRONICLES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
- 01/06/95: Comments on spying, reviews of WHITE QUEEN, SUPERHEROES, THE DYKE & THE DYBBUK, TOURISTS, and TRAVELLERS IN MAGIC, and various corrections and announcements
- 12/30/94: Comments on the next discussion book and crime, various corrections and notices, and reviews of I.Q., THE LOST WORLD (1992), LITTLE WOMEN, and the Montreal Film Fest
- 12/23/94: Comments on Santa, and reviews of NELL, THE JUNGLE BOOK, and the Montreal Film Fest
- 12/16/94: Comments on diets, and reviews of PICTURES AT 11, TOMORROW SUCKS, MATTER'S END, MRS. PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE, and the Montreal Film Fest
- 12/09/94: Reviews of BEGGARS AND CHOOSERS, END OF AN ERA, THE SECRET OCEANS, FEDERAL HILL, VANYA ON 42ND STREET, and the Montreal Film Fest
- 12/02/94: Reviews of JUNIOR, HEAVENLY CREATURES, THE LAST SEDUCTION, and the Montreal Film Fest
- 11/25/94: Reviews of STAR TREK: GENERATIONS, GREENTHIEVES, THE CHILD QUEEN, ALL-CONSUMING FIRE, GLOBALHEAD, DEALS WITH THE DEVIL, RELUCTANT VOYAGERS, and 17 STEPS TO BAKER STREET
1994/VOID0107.txt Stealth Bribes (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0107.txt CASE OF THE TOXIC SPELL DUMP (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0107.txt SCHINDLER'S LIST (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0107.txt TOMBSTONE (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0114.txt BLOOD VENGEANCE: A WAR WORLD NOVEL (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt MORE THAN FIRE (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt WARHAMMER 40,000: INQUISITOR (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt LEGION OF THE DAMNED (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt ROGUE WARRIOR (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt BLOOD BROTHERS (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt LIAR'S OATH (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt ATHYRA (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt PHOENIX GUARDS (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt NINETY TRILLION FAUSTS (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt STRANGER SUNS (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt STATIONS OF THE TIDE (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt BONE DANCE (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt THE MIND POOL (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0114.txt CANARY TRAINER (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0114.txt HEAVEN AND EARTH (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0121.txt HOT SKY AT MIDNIGHT (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0121.txt BY ANY OTHER FAME (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0121.txt IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0121.txt PHILADELPHIA (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0128.txt Taro (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0128.txt WORLDWAR: IN THE BALANCE (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0128.txt STRONG SPIRITS (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0128.txt INTERNET DIRECTORY (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0128.txt SHORT CUTS (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0204.txt 24TH TOURNEE OF ANIMATION (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0204.txt Top Ten Films of 1993 (Film comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0204.txt SIGN OF THREE (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0211.txt Snow (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0211.txt ALIENS OF EARTH (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0211.txt Black Maria Film Festival (Schedule)
1994/VOID0218.txt Snow & Wild Geese (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0218.txt BEARS DISCOVER FIRE (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0218.txt GUIDE TO LARRY NIVEN'S RINGWORLD (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0225.txt Taro (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0225.txt "Robots in Time" Series (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0225.txt LOST CONTINENT (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0304.txt Greeting Cards (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0304.txt MR. VAMPIRE (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0304.txt ON DEADLY GROUND (Film review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0311.txt Science Museums (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0311.txt JUMPER (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0311.txt WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0311.txt CHASE (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0311.txt Neglected Fantasy and SF Films (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0318.txt Solipsism (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0318.txt GREEN MARS (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0318.txt SIRENS (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0318.txt Academy Award Shorts (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0318.txt Boskone 31 (part 1 of 3) (Con report by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0325.txt Life Imitating Art (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0325.txt JEDI SEARCH (Audiocassette review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0325.txt Boskone 31 (part 2 of 3) (Con report by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0401.txt MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0401.txt ALTERNATE GEOMETRIES (Book review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0401.txt PAPER (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0401.txt Boskone 31 (part 3 of 3) (Con report by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0408.txt Empathize (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0408.txt SNOW WHITE, BLOOD RED (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0408.txt LIST OF 7 (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0408.txt FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0415.txt Gnosticism (Comment by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0415.txt Potato Chips (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0415.txt BRITTLE INNINGS (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0415.txt BRIAN FROUD'S FAERIELANDS: THE WILD WOOD (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0415.txt HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0422.txt Life Imitating Art (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0422.txt MYSTERIUM (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0422.txt AGYAR (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0422.txt BLACK BIBLE CHRONICLES (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0429.txt Wormholes (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0429.txt Hugo Nominations (1994)
1994/VOID0429.txt CRONOS (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0429.txt MAKING BOOK (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0429.txt SERIAL MOM (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0429.txt RED ROCK WEST (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0506.txt Curmudgeons (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0506.txt ADVENTURES OF SONIC THE HEDGE HOG (Television review by D. Blosser)
1994/VOID0506.txt HOTEL ANDROMEDA (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0506.txt BELLE EPOQUE (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0506.txt Lunacon (Part 1) (Convention report by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0513.txt Telesex (Part 1) (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0513.txt WILL THE LAST PERSON TO LEAVE THE PLANET ...? (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0513.txt Lunacon (Part 2) (Convention report by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0520.txt Telesex (Part 2) (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0520.txt Lunacon (Part 3) (Convention report by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0527.txt Telesex (Part 3) (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0527.txt INTERFACE (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0603.txt Magic: The Gathering (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0603.txt HIDDEN LIFE OF DOGS (Book review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0610.txt KHAL-NAAIKAA (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0610.txt VAMPIRES AND VIOLETS (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0610.txt BLUE KITE (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0610.txt WIDOWS' PEAK (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0617.txt STAR TREK Guide to Computers (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0617.txt UNCHARTED TERRITORY (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0617.txt SPEED (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0617.txt MAVERICK (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0617.txt CROW (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0617.txt Shorecon Announcement
1994/VOID0624.txt Ignorance (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0624.txt WOLF (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0624.txt GOLEM (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0701.txt Summer Reading Suggestions
1994/VOID0701.txt Tartu University Museum (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0701.txt LION KING (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0701.txt WYATT EARP (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0708.txt TRAVIATA (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0708.txt Film Forum's Summer Festival Schedule
1994/VOID0708.txt HACKER AND THE ANTS (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0708.txt SHADOW (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0708.txt GAME IS AFOOT (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0708.txt FORREST GUMP (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0715.txt Rings in the Sky (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0715.txt Latvia (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0715.txt RHINEGOLD (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0715.txt ASCENT OF WONDER (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0715.txt Orb Books (Comment by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0722.txt Freedom (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0722.txt BREATH OF SUSPENSION (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0722.txt MINERVA WAKES (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0722.txt TRUE LIES (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0722.txt GO FISH (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0729.txt Jerk Chicken (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0729.txt Jupiter (Comment)
1994/VOID0729.txt SEANCE FOR A VAMPIRE (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0729.txt BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0805.txt Faster Than Light (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0805.txt CHILD GARDEN (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0805.txt SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MASQUERADE MURDERS (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0805.txt 221B: STUDIES IN SHERLOCK HOLMES (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0805.txt IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0812.txt Inventions (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0812.txt CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0812.txt EVE'S RIB (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0812.txt GENDER AND CULTURE: KIBBUTZ WOMEN REVISITED (Book review by D. L. Skran)
1994/VOID0812.txt FAILING AT FAIRNESS: HOW AMERICA'S SCHOOLS CHEAT GIRLS (Book review by D. Skran)
1994/VOID0819.txt Renaissance festivals (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0819.txt Cushing, Peter (Obituary by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0819.txt OTHERNESS (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0819.txt SUMMER OF LOVE (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0819.txt CORE (Book review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0819.txt WEIRD TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0819.txt ALIEN PREGNANT BY ELVIS (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0819.txt DOOMSDAY GUN (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0819.txt SLINGSHOT (Film review by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0819.txt SECRET FILES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0826.txt Dracula's Castle(Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0826.txt ANGEL OF THE OPERA (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0826.txt R. HOLMES & CO. (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0902.txt Transvestites (Comment by M. R. Leeper)
1994/VOID0902.txt PARABLE OF THE SOWER (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
1994/VOID0902.txt MY DEAR HOLMES (Book review by E. C. Leeper)
Older back issues are available at
Lysator (maybe),
and fanac.org .
Evelyn C. Leeper
(eleeper@optonline.net)