Evelyn C. Leeper's Home Page: Books, Travel, and More

Announcing
Version 2.0 of
"Annotations and Commentary on Moby-Dick"
by Evelyn C. Leeper
Now available at
http://leepers.us/evelyn/Moby-Dick_Annotations.htm

This week's MT VOID contents :

• 11/22/24, Vol. 43, No. 22: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December, and on wooden satellites and The Brick Moon; letter of comment on synchroncity; book comments on Spectacle Entertainments of Early Imperial Rome.

Book Reviews: Book reviews (1970s to the present): here

Annotations and Thoughts on Moby-Dick: I have also done a book-length commentary on Moby-Dick, the latest edition of which can be found here.

Travelogues, Film Festival Reports, and Science Fiction Convention Reports: Fifty states and around five dozen countries, film festival reports 1994-2005, and Worldcon and regional con reports (1983-2017): here

Other writings include:

• miscellaneous other artcles
• writings from when Mark and I were Fan Guests of Honor for Windycon XXIX, November 8-10, 2002:
  • my convention report
  • a brief co-biography written for the Program Book by friend and seven-time Hugo nominee Bob Devney
  • further information on Windycon
• writings from when I was one of the judges for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History (1995-2014):
  • "AH 101," a quick introduction to alternate history
  • a list of Jewish-themed alternate histories
• various lists and pages:
  • NJ Bookstores
  • Western Massachusetts Bookstores
  • Magical Realism page of discussion and links
  • Recommended DVD commentaries

If you want to get some idea of my philosophy, check out my .sig quotes. And other sites of interest:

• the incomparable Mark R. Leeper's Home Page
• List of books read by the Old Bridge (NJ) Public Library's "Original" Book Group
• List of books read by the Old Bridge (NJ) Public Library's Science Fiction Book Group
• Uchronia Alternate History List, Overview
• Steven Silver's Jewish Science Fiction Bibliography

The MT VOID is a publication of the Mt. Holz science fiction club.

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Table of Contents

• 11/22/24, Vol. 43, No. 22: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December, and on wooden satellites and The Brick Moon; letter of comment on synchroncity; book comments on Spectacle Entertainments of Early Imperial Rome.
• 11/22/24, Vol. 43, No. 21: Film reviews of Evil Under the Sun (1982), 2010: Moby Dick, The Acid House; letter of comment on Quatermass; book comments on Caesar's Calendar.
• 11/15/24, Vol. 43, No. 20: Podcast review of Revolutions: The Martian Revolution; book review of Space Oddity; letters of comment on outdated expressions, on Tajikistan/Tadzhikistan, on inter-library loans, and on the Merritt Parkway; book comments on The Jefferson Bible.
• 11/08/24, Vol. 43, No. 19: Film reviews of The American Society of Magical Negroes, 42, The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)); letters of comment on The Acid House, on Italian architecture, and on languages in Star Trek; letters of comment on The Metamorphosis and on historical advisors; book comments on Snow Crash.
• 11/01/24, Vol. 43, No. 18: Film comments on epics about ancient Rome (Scipione L'Africano, Fellini Satyricon, The Hunger Games, The Matrix, The Running Man, Rollerball, Star Trek: "Bread and Circuses"); comments on James Bond's wardrobe; film review of Dr. Sleep; book review of Service Model; letters of comment on The Metamorphosis and on historical advisors; book comments on From Gibbon to Auden: Essays on the Classical Tradition.
• 10/25/24, Vol. 43, No. 17: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group; Mark's Picks for Turner Classic Movies in November; book review of The Mercy of the Gods; letters of comment on The Life of Brian; book comments on The Bookshop, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Albino's Treasure, The Hunger Games.
• 10/18/24, Vol. 43, No. 16: Film comments on epics about ancient Rome (Gladiator, Rome (HBO), Centurion, The Eagle); comments on Hammer versus Universal DVD releases; book review of Alien Clay; letter of comment on Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present; and comments on books (China Dreams: Growing Up Jewish in Tientsin, Historia Augusta, A.D. 69: Emperors, Armies & Anarchy);
• 10/11/24, Vol. 43, No. 15: Film comments on epics about ancient Rome (I, Claudius; Monty Python's Life of Brian); book review of Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present; letter of comment on Cleopatra; and comments on books (Second Time Books).
• 10/04/24, Vol. 43, No. 14: Film comments on epics about ancient Rome (Cleopatra, The Fall of the Roman Empire); Mark's biography a la Raymond Chandler; comments on the Europa mission; letters of comments on Bible verses, Birth of a Nation and Woodrow Wilson, and The Wicker Man; and comments on books (Math in Drag).
• 09/27/24, Vol. 43, No. 13: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October; and comments on books (The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Companion).
• 09/20/24, Vol. 43, No. 12: Film comments on epics about ancient Rome (Quo Vadis, Ben-Hur, Spartacus); book review of "In the Shadow of the Ship"; and comments on books (The Magician and Seventeen Lost Stories).
• 09/13/24, Vol. 43, No. 11: Film reviews of Smoke, Blue in the Face, Dating the Enemy; book review of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi; comments on Joe Vs. the Volcano; letters of comment on Edgar Rice Burroughs; and comments on books (recent purchases).
• 09/06/24, Vol. 43, No. 10: Political films on Turner Classic Movies; book review of New Adventures in Space Opera; comments on Shazam; letters of comment on AI running governments, and on Tarzan; and comments on books (A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe).
• 08/30/24, Vol. 43, No. 9: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September; comments on AI bots; letter of comment on Tarzan; and comments on books (The Road to Roswell, The Martian).
• 08/23/24, Vol. 43, No. 8: Film reviews of Gettysburg; Westworld; I, Tarzan; book review of The Sirens of Mars; letters of comment on Hugo Award winners; and comments on books (Orientations and other W. Somerset Maugham).
• 08/16/24, Vol. 43, No. 7: Film reviews of Arrival, Little Shop of Horrors (1960); list of Hugo Award winners; letters of comment on misquotes; and comments on books (H. P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers and H. P. Lovecraft's Dagon for Beginning Readers).
• 08/09/24, Vol. 43, No. 6: Film reviews of One Life, No abras nunca esa puerta (Never Open That Door), Manhattan); comments on Tubi; and comments on books (Moby-Dick).
• 08/02/24, Vol. 43, No. 5: Film reviews of The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel, Life, Discontinued); and comments on books (Every Living Thing, Every Living Thing, "The Flowering of a Strange Orchid", and "The Reluctant Orchid").
• 07/26/24, Vol. 43, No. 4: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August; book review of Witch King; letter of comment on film versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles; and comments on books (Kanopy and Hoopla).
• 07/19/24, Vol. 43, No. 3: Comments on more film versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles; letter of comment on film versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles; and comments on books (The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome).
• 07/12/24, Vol. 43, No. 2: Comments on film versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles; book review of The Edge of Physics; and comments on books (Ken Burns's The Civil War: Historians Respond).
• 07/05/24, Vol. 43, No. 1: History of the MT VOID; book reviews of The Saint of Bright Doors; and comments on books (Maximinus Thrax).
• 06/28/24, Vol. 42, No. 52: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July; letters of comment on "dilacerated"; and comments on books (Rome: Season One: History Makes Television).
• 06/21/24, Vol. 42, No. 51: Film reviews of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek V, Star Trek (2009), Boynton Beach Club; comments on Ted Chiang, and on Smaug's net worth; letters of comment on "A Subway Named Mobius", and on split infinitives; and comments on books ("The Circular Ruins" and translations).
• 06/14/24, Vol. 42, No. 50: Film reviews of Moebius, S1m0ne, Strawberry Mansion; letters of comment on word use and mis-use; and comments on books (Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams).
• 06/07/24, Vol. 42, No. 49: Film reviews of Dargonwyck, Babbitt, The Doctor and the Devils; letters of comment on The Longest Day and other D-Day films; and comments on books (The Year of the Five Emperors).
• 05/31/24, Vol. 42, No. 48: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June; book review of The Soul of Battle; letters of comment on choices, and on history; film review of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; letters of comment on word use and mis-use; and comments on books (adaptations).
• 05/24/24, Vol. 42, No. 47: Comments on supermarkets, on A.I. (from 1983), on women speculative authors of yore, and on The Adventures of Robin Hood and Star Wars; letters of comment on word use and mis-use; and comments on books (The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius).
• 05/17/24, Vol. 42, No. 46: Correction; film review of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; letters of comment on word use and mis-use; and comments on books (Darwin Slept Here).
• 05/10/24, Vol. 42, No. 45: Film reviews of I Was a Male War Bride, Kisses for My President, A Slightly Pregnant Man, Rather; letter of comment on word use and mis-use; and comments on books (Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research).
• 05/03/24, Vol. 42, No. 44: Comments on word use and mis-use; book review of The Terraformers; letters of comment on Richard III, and on "Rashomon-type" stories; and comments on books (Shakespeare: The World as Stage).
• 04/26/24, Vol. 42, No. 43: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May; pointer to free e-books from NASA; letters of comment on exoplanet life, on translations, and on "Rashomon-type" stories; and comments on books (To Prove a Villain).
• 04/19/24, Vol. 42, No. 42: Film reviews of The Golem (1920), The Halfway House, Mysterious Island (2005); pointer to film about gefilte fish; letters of comment on supermarkets and coupons; and comments on books (translations).
• 04/12/24, Vol. 42, No. 41: Comments on supermarkets and coupons, on eclipses, and on how to shop in used book stores; and comments on books (James).
• 04/05/24, Vol. 42, No. 40: Film reviews of Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Rollerball, Kisses for My President); announcement of Hugo Award finalists; letter of comment on blackface; and comments on books (The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries).
• 03/29/24, Vol. 42, No. 39: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April; and comments on books (Encyclopedia Britannica).
• 03/22/24, Vol. 42, No. 38: Film review of The Matrix; comments on the Starship launch, and on Manly Wade Wellman and Avram Davidson; and comments on books (Strangers on a Bridge).
• 03/15/24, Vol. 42, No. 37: Film reviews of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, These Final Hours, Spaceman; book review of The Atrocity Archives letter of comment on Alexander and Alexandria; and comments on books (Mao Tse-Tung on Guerrilla Warfare).
• 03/08/24, Vol. 42, No. 36: Film reviews of Bank of Dave, Alexander--The Making of a God, Orion and the Dark; book review of Some Desperate Glory letters of comment on the Hugo Award and the Chengdu Worldcon, Oscar-nominated films, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things, and Classical podcasts; and comments on books (Killer in the Rain).
• 03/01/24, Vol. 42, No. 35: Film review of October Sky; book reviews of System Collapse and A Brief History of Earth letter of comment on Roald Dahl; and comments on books (The Last of the Legion and Other Stories).
• 02/23/24, Vol. 42, No. 34: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March; comments on the Hugo Awards controversy; letters of comment on Terry Bisson, and Wonka; and comments on books (podcasts).
• 02/16/24, Vol. 42, No. 33: The Holmdel Horn; film reviews of Poor Things, Wonka, All of Us Strangers; Saturn Awards; and comments on books (Bears Discover Fire).
• 02/09/24, Vol. 42, No. 32: Correction; film reviews of May December, Daliland, Nyad; book review of The Wings upon Her Back; letter of comment on Howard Waldrop; and comments on books (The Dream Archipelago).
• 02/02/24, Vol. 42, No. 31: Arno Penzias obituary; Mark Leeper's top ten films of 2023; announcement of OFCS film awards; book review of Quantum Supremacy and comments on books (Howard Waldrop).
• 01/26/24, Vol. 42, No. 30: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups; Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February; book review of These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart and comments on books (Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages).
• 01/19/24, Vol. 42, No. 29: Film reviews of Leave the World Behind, It Lives Inside, The Last Voyage of the Demeter; book review of A Bit of Luck: Alternate Histories in Honor of Eric Flint and comments on books (The Other Bennet Sister).
• 01/12/24, Vol. 42, No. 28: Film reviews of The Monkey King, The Inventor, Robot Dreams; comments on the evolution of television; letters of comment on Infinity Pool and on Greek drama; and comments on books (The Diary of a Bookseller, and Atomic Dreams and the Nuclear Nightmare: The Making of "Godzilla").
• 01/05/24, Vol. 42, No. 27: Correction; film reviews of A Tourist's Guide to Love and Infinity Pool; letters of comment on science fiction conventions, and on Raspberry Pi; and comments on books (From Dust, a Flame; The Ghosts of Rose Hill; The Inquisitor's Apprentice).
• 12/29/23, Vol. 42, No. 26: Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups; comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January; book review of Translation State; comments on science fiction conventions; letters of comment on "Happy Birthday to You" and on Blind Willow Sleeping Woman; and comments on books (Agatha Christie and G. K. Chesterton).
• 12/22/23, Vol. 42, No. 25: Film reviews of Blind Willow Sleeping Woman and The Magician's Elephant; comments on India and on streaming problems; and comments on books (Christmas stories).
• 12/15/23, Vol. 42, No. 24: Comments on Hollywood versus reality; pointer to Saturn Award finalists; film reviews of Westworld, Mission Impossible--Dead Reckoning, Part 1, and Biosphere; book review of The Road to Roswell; request for book/movie pairs; and comments on books (When Life Nearly Died and All the Horses of Iceland).
• 12/08/23, Vol. 42, No. 23: Comments on screener season and on how to end plastic pollution; film reviews of Close to Vermeer and Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of MIDNIGHT COWBOY; and comments on books (A City on Mars and Black Narcissus).
• 12/01/23, Vol. 42, No. 22: Correction on A Dog of Flanders; notice of broadcast of Three-Body; film reviews of Asteroid City, Wes Anderson shorts, and Barbie; book review of Starter Villain; letters of comment on Fantastic Voyage, ancient plays, Robert J. Sawyer, The Daughter of Dr. Moreau, and J. Robert Oppenheimer; and comments on books (Arms of Nemesis, Greek & Roman Historians, From Rome to Byzantium, Jews in the Roman World, and Terrace Story).

A full index (well, mostly full) can be found here.