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This week's MT VOID contents 
:
The Bishop of the Moon (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Comments on the 1944 Retro Hugo Nominations in the Dramatic Presentation Category
(Short Form, Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
Is Space Settlement/Colonization a Terrible Idea? (comments by Dale Skran)
AGENCY by William Gibson (book review by Joe Karpierz)
Temperature Puzzle Answer (sent by Tom Russell; letters of comment
by John Sloan and Keith F. Lynch)
Rude Words and Euphemisms (letter of comment by Sam Long)
This Week's Reading (authors and series, and THE HANDMAID'S TALE)
(book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Quote of the Week
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I have been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer twelve times,
most recently in 2001.
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Table of Contents
- 02/14/20, Vol. 38, No. 33:
Comments on the bishop of the moon, on 1944 Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentations (Short Form, Part 2),
and on space settlement/colonization;
book review of Agency;
letters of comment on a temperature puzzle, and rude words and euphemisms;
and comments on books and film ( authors and series, and The Handmaid's Tale).
- 02/14/20, Vol. 38, No. 33:
Comments on 1944 Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentations (Short Form, Part 1);
book review of Becoming Superman;
letters of comment on Isaac Asimov, 1944 Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentations (Long Form);
a temperature puzzle;
and comments on books and film (What to Think about Machines That Think).
- 02/07/20, Vol. 38, No. 32:
Comments on 1944 Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentations (general comments and Long Form);
novella reviews of "Auberon" and "In an Absent Dream";
book review of Underland;
letters of comment on plurals and Seven Surrenders;
and comments on books and film (The Great Courses and The Left Hand of Darkness,
Mere Christrianity, and "Country Music").
- 01/31/20, Vol. 38, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
film review of Color Out of Space;
book review of Seven Surrenders;
and comments on books (Men and Dinosaurs).
- 01/24/20, Vol. 38, No. 30:
Comments on Mark's top ten films of 2019;
book review of Poseidon's Wake;
letters of comment on The Americans, Antarctica, a Calgary concvention, old-time radio,
statistics, and Moby-Dick;
and comments on books (Little Women).
- 01/17/20, Vol. 38, No. 29:
Apology on "Star Wars" essay;
comments on math as the safest science;
film comments on "Star Wars";
letters of comment on Moby-Dick, King Kong, Frau im Mond, Die Nibelungen,
The Aeronauts, Hotel Mumbai, John W. Campbell, The Americans, and Edward Gibbon;
and comments on books (The Worst Journey in the World).
- 01/10/20, Vol. 38, No. 28:
Announcement of the Online Film Critics Awards;
film comments on King Kong (1933) and on "Star Wars";
letters of comment on memory and on Moby-Dick;
and comments on books (Civil War Road Trip).
- 01/03/20, Vol. 38, No. 27:
Comments on MT VOID delivery problems;
film reviews of Buddy, The Serengeti Rules, and Brittany Runs a Marathon;
letters of comment on Christmas movies and other entertainments;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire).
- 12/27/19, Vol. 38, No. 26:
Comments on MT VOID delivery problems;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire).
- 12/20/19, Vol. 38, No. 25:
Film reviews of The Report and Hotel Mumbai;
television review of The Americans;
letters of comment on capsaicinoids;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire).
- 12/13/19, Vol. 38, No. 24:
Film reviews of In My Room, Depraved, ANYA, and Jojo Rabbit;
television review of The Americans;
letters of comment on cooking, on spicy food, and on Christmas stories;
and comments on books (Hungry Hearts).
- 12/06/19, Vol. 38, No. 23:
Comments on email distribution, and on spicy food;
film review of The Aeronauts;
letters of comment on Scrooge (A Christmas Carol [1951]) and Other Christmas Movies;
and comments on books and films (The Haunting of Hill House and Gettysburg).
- 11/29/19, Vol. 38, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December, and on veggie burgers;
letters of comment on A Russian Journal and Stalin, and Imhotep and Boris Karloff;
and comments on books (Harold Bloom, The Western Canon, and Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human).
- 11/22/19, Vol. 38, No. 21:
Comments on tana leaves and on the Astounding Award for Best New Writer;
letters of comment on hair, on Moby Dick (1930), on Operation Crossbow,
and on A Russian Journal;
and comments on books (The Pioneers).
- 11/15/19, Vol. 38, No. 20:
Comments on hair;
letters of comment on Moby Dick (1930);
and comments on books (Textos recobrados: "King Kong", "The Sign of the Cross",
"Congo", and "Laws of the Detective Story").
- 11/08/19, Vol. 38, No. 19:
Comments on memory;
film comments on In My Room and The Quiet Earth;
film review of Moby Dick (1930);
letters of comment on spam email;
and comments on books and film (Moby Dick and Moby Dick (1998)).
- 11/01/19, Vol. 38, No. 18:
Comments on the Great Magdeburg Air Hoax and on the V-1 and V-2;
film review of The Dead Don't Die;
book review of The Fall;
letter of comment on private rocketry;
and comments on books (A Russian Journal, Diamonds in the Sky,
The Department of Sensitive Crimes, and Waste Tide
)
(book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
10/25/19, Vol. 38, No. 17:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on changes to MT VOID delivery, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November;
book review of Peter Watts Is an Angry Sentient Tumor and Einstein's Unfinished Revolution;
letter of comment on spam mail;
and comments on books (To Be Taught, If Fortunate)
(book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
10/18/19, Vol. 38, No. 16:
Comments on spam mail;
film review of Time Trap;
letters of comment on Puerto Rican money, on British money, on food, on Downton Abbey,
and on Ad Astra;
and comments on books (Unholy Land)
(book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
10/11/19, Vol. 38, No. 15:
Comments on Puerto Rican money;
film review of The Riot Act;
letters of comment on Beate Uhse and on Metropolis;
and comments on books (Golden State)
(book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
10/04/19, Vol. 38, No. 14:
Comments on Metropolis restored, and on kasha;
film reviews of The Bestowal and The Day Shall Come;
television review of Riverdale;
letters of comment on Parkinson's, on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Munchhausen, and strange museums;
on Typee, on kasha, and on Auggie;
and comments on books (Peri Apiston (On Unbelievable Tales) .
09/27/19, Vol. 38, No. 13:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October;
book review of The New Voices of Science Fiction;
letters of comment on classical music references, on the Retro Hugos, on "The Man Who Sold the Moon",
on Typee, on kasha, and on Auggie;
and comments on books (Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland) .
09/20/19, Vol. 38, No. 12:
Comments on kasha;
letters of comment on classical music references;
and comments on books (Typee).
09/13/19, Vol. 38, No. 11:
Comments on the Frankenstein monster's flat top, and on kasha;
letters of comment on classical music references;
and comments on books (The Lady from the Black Lagoon).
09/06/19, Vol. 38, No. 10:
Comments on The War of the Worlds, Soviet space posters, and The 27th Day;
book review of Tiamat's Wrath;
letters of comment on James Bond and VCRs;
and comments on books (Astounding).
08/30/19, Vol. 38, No. 9:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
comments on the Marist Mindset List;
letter of comment on The Magnetic Monster and Gold (1934);
and comments on books (The First Men in the Moon).
08/23/19, Vol. 38, No. 8:
List of Hugo winners;
comments on The Magnetic Monster;
film review of Gold (1934);
and comments on books (Retro Hugo winners).
08/16/19, Vol. 38, No. 7:
List of Retro Hugo winners;
comments on possible MT VOID changes;
book reviews of Perihelion Summer and Permafrost;
film review of Driven;
letters of comment on Ode to Joy;
and comments on books (Father of the Bride of Frankenstein, The Dyke & the Dybbuk,
and Mandelbrot the Magnificent).
08/09/19, Vol. 38, No. 6:
Comments on claims;
film review of Ode to Joy;
letters of comment on "Mummy" movies, on Imhotep, on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and on a correction;
and comments on books (Ahab's Return).
08/02/19, Vol. 38, No. 5:
Correction to pop music comments;
comments on "Mummy" movies;
book reviews of Spinning Silver and Infinite Powers;
letters of comment on The Mortal Storm and The Immortal Storm;
and comments on books (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde).
07/26/19, Vol. 38, No. 4:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;, and on Ursula K. LeGuin;
letters of comment on Creating Woodstock;
and comments on books ("The Man Who Sold the Moon" and Early Riser).
07/19/19, Vol. 38, No. 3:
Comments on canine perception;
film reviews of Astronaut and Creating Woodstock;
letters of comment on canine perception and G. K. Chesterton;
and comments on books (Exhalation, Pudd'nhead Wilson, The Turn of the Screw,
and "The Yellow Wallpaper").
07/12/19, Vol. 38, No. 2:
Comments on canine perception;
film review of General Magic;
letters of comment on canine perception;
and comments on books (Is That a Fish in Your Ear? and Good Enough).
07/05/19, Vol. 38, No. 1:
Comments on "Summer of Space" and "Universe of Stories", on canine perception,
and on Toy Story 4;
letters of comment on Frau im Mond;
and comments on books (Setting the East Ablaze, Babel, and Limbo).
06/28/19, Vol. 37, No. 52:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
book review of The Calculating Stars;
letters of comment on The Glass Bead Game and Five-Way Chili;
and comments on books (Blackass).
06/21/19, Vol. 37, No. 51:
Comments on astronomy, on the natural history of naturalized food, and on "ugly" produce;
film review of Ophelia;
letters of comment on I Am Mother and "Mother";
and comments on books and films (Hugo short stories: "The Court Magician",
"The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society", "The Secret Lives
of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington", "STET" by Sarah Gailey,
"The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who
Was Made of Meat", "A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium
of Portal Fantasies").
06/14/19, Vol. 37, No. 50:
Announcement of free anthology;
comments on the natural history of naturalized food;
film review of I Am Mother;
book review of Trail of Lightning;
letters of comment on Lawrence of Arabia, on Huckleberry Finn, on Munchhausen,
on Batman, and on immortality;
and comments on books and films ("Attitude" and Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentations, Short Form:
The Ape Man, "Der Führer's Face, Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman,
I Walked with a Zombie, The Seventh Victim, "Super-Rabbit")).
06/07/19, Vol. 37, No. 49:
Comments on deceptive headlines, and on the natural history of naturalized food;
letter of comment on dinosaurs and birds;
and comments on films (Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentations, Long Form: Batman,
Cabin in the Sky, A Guy named Joe, Heaven Can Wait, Munchhausen,
Phantom of the Opera).
05/31/19, Vol. 37, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
book review of Revenant Gun;
letters of comment on tobacco, alcohol, and water; on "The Silly Season"; on inversion theory;
and comments on books ("Citadel of Lost Ships"; "The Halfling"; "Mimsy Were the Borogoves"; "The Proud Robot";
on "Citadel of Lost Ships"; on "The Proud Robot"; on "Symbiotica"; on Caster Semenya; on Munchausen;
on vaccination; and on Uncle Tom's Cabin;
and comments on books (Hugo categories, "Death Sentence", "Doorway into Time", "Exile",
"King of the Gray Spaces" (a.k.a. "R is for Rocket"), "Q.U.R.", and "Yours Truly - Jack the Ripper")
05/24/19, Vol. 37, No. 47:
Comments on free NASA e-book, and on crackpots and crabwalks;
film reviews of The Last Movie Star and Funny Story;
letters of comment on "Clash by Night", on "The Silly Season", and on "Attitude";
and comments on books ("Citadel of Lost Ships", "The Halfling", "Mimsy Were the Borogoves", "The Proud Robot",
"Symbiotica", and "Thieves' House").
05/17/19, Vol. 37, No. 46:
Comments on Klingon refrigerator magnets, and on alcohol and tobacco;
film review of Room for Rent;
letter of comment on Wah Change, and on Retro Hugo finalists;
and comments on books ("Attitude", "Clash by Night", "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath",
The Little Prince, and The Magic Bed-Knob, and "We Print the Truth").
05/10/19, Vol. 37, No. 45:
Comments on Harrison Bergeron, and on Wah Chang;
book review of Record of a Spaceborn Few;
letters of comment on Classics Illustrated comics;
and comments on books (Earth's Last Citadel and Perelandra).
05/03/19, Vol. 37, No. 44:
Comments on Classics Illustrated Comics, and on animal communication;
film review of Sobibor;
letters of comment on Munchhausen, on Agatha Christie, on art, and on On the Steel Breeze;
and comments on books (Conjure Wife, Gather, Darkness!,
Das Glasperlenspiel [The Glass Bead Game], The Weapon Makers).
04/26/19, Vol. 37, No. 43:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May;
and comments on books (An Informal History of the Hugos).
04/19/19, Vol. 37, No. 42:
Pointers to Retro Hugo finalists;
comments on what art is;
book review of On the Steel Breeze;
and comments on books (Heart of the World and Broken Stars and Retro Hugo finalists).
04/12/19, Vol. 37, No. 41:
Pointers to Retro Hugo finalists;
comments on "three times nearer";
film review of Wild Nights with Emily;
and comments on books (Hugo and Retro Hugo finalists).
04/05/19, Vol. 37, No. 40:
Announcements of Hugo and Retro Hugo finalists;
comments on pig cereal;
film reviews of Book of Monsters and The Public;
letters of comment on Things to Come;
and comments on books (book sales).
03/29/19, Vol. 37, No. 39:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April;
film review of Lost & Found;
letters of comment on measles;
and comments on books (Uncle Tom's Cabin).
03/22/19, Vol. 37, No. 38:
Comments on a free SF anthology, and on measles;
book review of The Fate of Rome;
letters of comment on what is good-looking and on Dilbert;
and comments on books (book sales).
03/15/19, Vol. 37, No. 37:
Comments on Dilbert and science fiction and on Ian Fleming's James Bond;
letter of comment on The Favourite;
and comments on books (Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan).
03/08/19, Vol. 37, No. 36:
Comments on The Black Scorpion;
letters of comment on Space Opera and pop bands;
and comments on books (Historians' Fallacies).
03/01/19, Vol. 37, No. 35:
Comments on Betty Ballantine, on Smaug, and on The Black Scorpion;
list of Nebula finalists;
film review of Tangent Room;
television review of The Umbrella Academy;
book review of Space Opera;
letters of comment on buffalo soldiers and on science fiction, the future, and art;
and comments on books (Jungle of Stone).
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"Enveloped in a common mist, we seem to walk in clearness ourselves, and behold only the mist that enshrouds others." --George Eliot, "Leaves from a Note-Book"
Here are some links to sites of interest:
Evelyn C. Leeper
(eleeper@optonline.net)