MT VOID Back Issues
28 Nov 2025
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- 11/28/25, Vol. 44, No. 21:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on picks for Turner Classic Movies in December, and on convention attendance;
letter of comment on climate fiction ("cli-fi");
book comments on A Prayer for the Crown-Shy.
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Book Reviews:
my reviews from the 1970s to the present
Annotations and Thoughts on Moby-Dick:
a book-length commentary on Moby-Dick
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Table of Contents
- 11/28/25, Vol. 44, No. 21:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on picks for Turner Classic Movies in December, and on convention attendance;
letter of comment on climate fiction ("cli-fi");
book comments on A Prayer for the Crown-Shy.
- 11/21/25, Vol. 44, No. 20:
Film reviews of The Big Sleep (1945), The Big Sleep (1946), The Big Sleep (1978));
book review of The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine;
comments on codes of conduct and AI, and on Blue Origin;
letters of comment on secondary characters, and on Quest for Love;
book comments on Expect Me Tomorrow.
- 11/14/25, Vol. 44, No. 19:
Film reviews of Dark Intruder, The Loves of Count Iorga Vampire (Count Yorga, Vampire), Quest for Love);
comments on secondary characters;
letters of comment on The Great Gatsby, and on Peter Watkins;
book comments on "Minute Mysteries".
- 11/07/25, Vol. 44, No. 18:
Film reviews of She (1911, 1925, 1935, 1965), The Vengeance of She)
comments on Peter Watkins and The War Game, on bad news from Alpha Centauri A, and on China and the moon race;
letter of comment on The Stone Tape;
book comments on The Great Gatsby.
- 10/31/25, Vol. 44, No. 17:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on picks for Turner Classic Movies in November;
film review of Reds;
letters of comment on Peter Cushing, on The Stone Tape, on the new podcast, and on Andor and other "Star Wars" media;
book comments on "The Golden Man".
- 10/24/25, Vol. 44, No. 16:
Film reviews of 1984 (1954), The Year of the Sex Olympics, The Stone Tape;
comments on Harry Lime and the cuckoo clock, on a new podcast, and on the Mars Scoiety;
letter of comment on crackpots, on issue #2400, on The Divine Comedy, on colonitis, and on freedom;
book comments on the "Very Short Introduction" series.
- 10/17/25, Vol. 44, No. 15:
Film reviews of Waxworks, Münchhausen;
comments on the TCM Wine Club;
book comments on SPQR.
- 10/10/25, Vol. 44, No. 14:
Film reviews of The Quiet American (1958), The Quiet American (2002), S1m0ne;
comments on AI actors, on Charles Dickens and Groundhog Day, and on AI (lack of) common sense;
pointer to article about possible life on Enceladus;
letters of comments on books and bars, and on Finnish;
book comments on Spanglish.
- 10/03/25, Vol. 44, No. 13:
Milestone;
film reviews of The White Reindeer, Alphaville, Fahrenheit 451;
book comments on bookshops.
- 09/26/25, Vol. 44, No. 12:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on picks for Turner Classic Movies in October;
letters of comment on life on Mars;
help desk filk songs;
book comments on a Lifetime Reading Plan.
- 09/19/25, Vol. 44, No. 11:
Film reviews of The Return, Life After People (Season 2), Perfect Creature;
comments on life on Mars;
book review of Alternate Geometries;
letters of comment on the New Yorker;
book comments on The Odyssey.
- 09/12/25, Vol. 44, No. 10:
Comments on Son of Kong;
comments on 3I/Atlas Interstellar Object;
letters of comment on Wednesday, and on silent films at Boskone and elsewhere;
book comments on Moby-Dick.
- 09/05/25, Vol. 44, No. 9:
Film reviews of Gods and Generals and Gettysburg;
television review of Wednesday;
letters of comment on Simulacron-3, on Brother Guy Consolmagno, on Unknown, on "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", on Ben-Hur, on silent film accompaniment, on King Kong, and on historical writing;
book comments on Solar Pons and Jules de Grandin.
- 08/29/25, Vol. 44, No. 8:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
"The Ballad of King Kong";
book review of Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods! Interviews With Science Fiction Legends;
comments on first person singular in writing history;
letters of comment on how nothing is easy, on Brother Guy Consolmagno, on Hugo Awards, on atheism, on pteranodons, on romance in movies, on Lady Florence Baker, on translation problems, on self-sustaining off-world colonies, on Conclave, on Rumours, on Mickey 17, and on AI simulations of dead people
;
book comments on "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
08/22/25, Vol. 44, No. 7:
Comments on how nothing is easy, and on jury duty;
letter of comment on a television in your head;
list of Hugo Awards;
book comments on Women in Purple, What I Ate in One Year;
08/15/25, Vol. 44, No. 6:
Film comments on King Kong;
non-film comments on King Kong;
letters of comment on tsundoku, on fake endings, on fear of death, and on Unearthly Stranger;
book comments on King Kong;
08/08/25, Vol. 44, No. 6:
Comments on tsundoku;
film reviews of Unearthly Stranger, The Last Man on Earth, Crack in the World, The Devil Rides Out (The Devil's Bride);
book review of When the Moon Hits Your Eye;
letters of comment on fear of death, on A City on Mars, and on Rumours;
book comments on Speaking in Tongues;
08/01/25, Vol. 44, No. 5:
Film reviews of Conclave, Rumours, Mickey 17, Eternal You;
comments on where I find movies, and on Object 3I Atlas;
directions for Mark Leeper's origami X-Wing Fighter and Rodan/pterodactyl;
letter of comment on the Vera Rubin Observatory;
book comments on A City on Mars.
07/25/25, Vol. 44, No. 4:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
brief comments on the Tolkien and Churchill movies;
book comments on The World of Jeeves and Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839).
07/18/25, Vol. 44, No. 3:
Film reviews of Burn, Witch, Burn; Weird Woman; Devil Doll;
comments on the Southern sky telescope;
letters of comment on Starbucks, on The Man in the White Suit, on forgotten films, and on the Three Laws of Robotics;
book comments on Sherlock Holmes tropes.
07/11/25, Vol. 44, No. 2:
Film reviews of The Man in the White Suit, Night of the Demon, Village of the Damned;
comments on the Three Laws of Robotics, on an interstellar visitor, and on Variety slang;
book review of Somone You Can Build a Nest In;
letter of comment on Starbucks, on Antarctica, on Aurora, on Devil's Contract, and on Back to the Future;
book comments on The Wars of the Roses.
07/04/25, Vol. 44, No. 1:
Announcement of formatting change;
film review of Back to the Future;
comments on Frau im Mond;
television review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief;
letter of comment on The Night of the Hunter and Charles Laughton;
book comments on Devil's Contract.
06/27/25, Vol. 43, No. 52:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
comments on Apollo 13;
answer to quiz on words;
letters of comment on Metropolis and on October Sky;
book comments on The Plantagenets.
06/20/25, Vol. 43, No. 51:
Announcement of fireworks at Bell Works;
film reviews of Metropolis;
book review of Metropolis;
quiz on words;
book review of "Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear";
book reviews of Soonish and A City on Mars;
letters of comment on The One Ring and on leg men;
book comments on Journey to the Center of the Earth.
06/13/25, Vol. 43, No. 50:
Film reviews of El Eternauta/The Eternaut, Dream Scenario, Isle of Dogs);
summer bucket reading list;
book review of The Tainted Cup;
letters of comment on "The Essential Terry Pratchett", on Magna Carta, the Book of Kells, and the Sears and Roebuck catalog, and on The Seventh Victim;
book comments on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
06/06/25, Vol. 43, No. 49:
Comments on old-timers;
film reviews of The Tunnel, The Dybbuk, The Seventh Victim);
book review of The Ministry of Time;
ebook service reviews (eReaderIQ, Standard Ebooks);
article link for "The Essential Terry Pratchett";
letters of comment on Bright Leaf, Gary Cooper, and smoking, on Physics of the Impossible, Aurora, and robot boxing;
book comments on Magna Carta.
05/30/25, Vol. 43, No. 48:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
links on THE TWILIGHT ZONE: "Steel" and extra-terrestrial life;
book review of Physics of the Impossible;
letters of comment on live toads, on A Closed and Common Orbit, on The Man Who Laughs, on Aurora, on Willey Ley, on When the Moon Hits Your Eye, on color-blind casting, on "The Court of Tartary", on ancient Rome in movies, The Return, and on Diego Rivera;
book comments on Poirot and Me.
05/23/25, Vol. 43, No. 47:
Announcement of Mark Leeper Tribute Book;
film reviews of Faust (1926), The Man Who Laughs (1928), Paracelsus;
comments on a summer reading list;
book reviews of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and A Closed and Common Orbit;
letter of comment on Passover and Hanukkah movies;
book comments on Aurora.
05/16/25, Vol. 43, No. 46:
Film reviews of Monolith, The Moon, Severance;
book comments on Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2.
05/09/25, Vol. 43, No. 45:
Correction;
announcement of update MT VOID archive and index;
film reviews of Address Unknown, MacArthur;
comments on the Fibonacci sequence in sports;
letter of comment on opera;
book comments on Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
05/02/25, Vol. 43, No. 44:
Film reviews of All the President's Men, The Post, Spotlight);
comments on training AIs, and on Willy Ley's ashes;
book reviews of When the Moon Hits Your Eye, The Pursuit of the Pankera, The Number of the Beast, and The Biggest Ideas in the Universe;
05/02/25, Vol. 43, No. 44:
Film reviews of All the President's Men, The Post, Spotlight);
comments on training AIs, and on Willy Ley's ashes;
book reviews of When the Moon Hits Your Eye, The Pursuit of the Pankera, The Number of the Beast, and The Biggest Ideas in the Universe;
letter of comment on opera;
book comments on Sick Caesars.
04/25/25, Vol. 43, No. 43:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on picks for Turner Classic Movies in May;
links to an image of our galaxy, to strongest evidence of extraterrestrial life, and whether you are training AIs;
letters of comment on Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, and on Bridgerton;
book comments on Marooned.
04/18/25, Vol. 43, No. 42:
Film reviews of Between the Temples, When Do We Eat?, The Ten Commandments (1956;
letters of comment on Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, on The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, and on color-blind casting;
book comments on Moby-Dick.
04/11/25, Vol. 43, No. 41:
Pick on PBS this week;
film review of Titanic: The Musical;
book review of Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand;
list of Hugo Award finalists;
book comments on the book of Acts.
04/04/25, Vol. 43, No. 40:
Film reviews of Here, Peeping Tom, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain;
pointer to China Miéville interview;
letters of comment on originalism, on "Cocoon", and on The Mysterious Island (1929));
book comments on Agatha Christie television adaptations.
03/28/25, Vol. 43, No. 39:
PSA about deleting your DNA from 23andMe;
announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on picks for Turner Classic Movies in April;
film reviews of The Dybbuk (1938) and The Mysterious Island (1929);
letter of comment on Cocoon;
book comments on The Year of Living Constitutionally.
03/21/25, Vol. 43, No. 38:
Announcement of a slight schedule change;
film reviews of Things Will Be Different, A Quiet Place--Day One, and Jules);
letter of comment on commercials;
book comments on the Bryn-Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale.
03/14/25, Vol. 43, No. 37:
Film reviews of Cowards Bend the Knee, The Dragon Painter, and The Tong Man);
book review of Destination: Void;
pointer to an article about Bell Works/Bell Labs Holmdel;
letters of comment on baseball and on The Man Who Would Be King;
book comments on A Walk in the Park.
03/07/25, Vol. 43, No. 36:
Comments on Field of Dreams and fathers and sons;
book review of Pillars of Creation;
letter of comment on The Man Who Would Be King;
03/07/25, Vol. 43, No. 36:
Comments on Field of Dreams and fathers and sons;
book review of Pillars of Creation;
letter of comment on The Man Who Would Be King;
book comments on Galla Placidia.
02/28/25, Vol. 43, No. 35:
Obituary for Mark Leeper;
status report;
announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
letter of comment on Ionescu quote;
book comments on Death on the Nile.
02/21/25, Vol. 43, No. 34:
Film reviews of Because of Winn-Dixie, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Wicked: Part I;
book comments on The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America.
02/14/25, Vol. 43, No. 33:
Film reviews of Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War and Les Misérables (2018);
comments on asteroid "mining";
letters of comment on Münchhausen;
book comments on One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.
02/07/25, Vol. 43, No. 32:
Film reviews of The Movie Man and Hitler's Hollywood;
announcement of the Online Film Critics Society's award winners;
book comments on Star Wars, Verily.
01/31/25, Vol. 43, No. 31:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
pointers to articles on Frankenstein and on Octavia Butler;
book comments on The Gathering Storm.
01/24/25, Vol. 43, No. 30:
Not Mark's Top Ten Films of 2024;
book review of Fall of Civilizations;
comments on AI amd movie questions;
book comments on Moby-Dick.
01/17/25, Vol. 43, No. 29:
Status report;
book review of Exodus: The Archimedes Engine;
book comments on Barry N. Malzberg.
01/10/25, Vol. 43, No. 28:
Film reviews of Frida (2024), Frida (2002);
book comments on Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
01/03/25, Vol. 43, No. 27:
Film reviews of Omni Loop, Wild Robot;
lyrics to "Comin' Round Antares";
comments on double and triple features;
letters of comments on the MT VOID and on Hannah Arendt;
book comments on A Study in Scarlet.
- 12/27/24, Vol. 43, No. 26:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January;
book review of The Last Dangerous Visions;
letters of comments on the MT VOID and on Hannah Arendt;
book comments on The Everyman Chesterton.
- 12/20/24, Vol. 43, No. 25:
Film reviews of Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, Merchant Ivory, My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock;
book comments on Christmas stories.
- 12/13/24, Vol. 43, No. 24:
Film reviews of Memoir of a Snail, The Substance, The Animal Kingdom;
fulfillment of an old prediction;
pointer to film about special effects;
letter of comment on The Metamorphosis;
book comments on The Jefferson Bible).
- 12/06/24, Vol. 43, No. 23:
Film reviews of Slay, My Old Ass, The Velocipastor;
pointer to Earl Holliman obituary;
book review of The Secret Lives of Numbers;
book comments on The Metamorphosis, "The Granton Star Cause", and "The Court of Tartary".
- 11/29/24, 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).
- 08/30/24, 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).
- 06/28/24, 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).
- 11/24/23, Vol. 42, No. 21:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December,
comments on completist actors;
book review of The Glass Box;
science news;
and comments on books (Greek dramatists).
- 11/17/23, Vol. 42, No. 20:
Film reviews of Not Quite Hollywood and Share?;
comments on Fantastic Voyage;
and comments on books (A History of Histories).
- 11/10/23, Vol. 42, No. 19:
Film reviews of Blackberry and It's a Wonderful Knife;
book review of The Downloaded;
and comments on books ("Year's Best" anthologies).
- 11/03/23, Vol. 42, No. 18:
Film review of The Nightmare Before Christmas;
comments on writing in the MT VOID;
and comments on books (Ten Percent of Life).
- 10/27/23, Vol. 42, No. 17:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November;
book review of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau;
Links to articles about the Holmdel Horn, 42, cryptocurrency, and math and LLMs;
comments on Russia;
and comments on books (Raymond Chandler Speaking and The Best of S. J. Perelman).
- 10/20/23, Vol. 42, No. 16:
Film reviews of The Most Remote Restaurant in the World, and Sorry, We're Closed;
link to article on great unknown science fiction movies;
book reviews of Nettle and Bone and Wings;
and comments on books (The Second Murderer).
- 10/13/23, Vol. 42, No. 15:
Film reviews of Mafia Mamma, and Who Killed Captain Alex?;
links to articles on AI dangers, Lester Del Rey, and the Pythagorean Theorem;
and comments on books (Only to Sleep).
- 10/06/23, Vol. 42, No. 14:
Comments on principles;
film review of Gettysburg (1993);
book reviews of Legends and Lattes;
letters of comment on lawyers vs. attorneys, and on Alan Arkin;
and comments on books (The Annotated Big Sleep).
- 09/29/23, Vol. 42, No. 13:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
letters of comment on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, on George Laskowski,
on writing, on grammar, onTime's Arrow,
on imperative sentences, on Hard to Be a God, on Godzilla,
and on "to-read" stacks;
and comments on books ("The History of Rome" podcast).
- 09/22/23, Vol. 42, No. 12:
Correction;
comments on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov;
film review of Godzilla '98;
letter of comment on The General;
and comments on books (random reading and "chuck-it" lists).
- 09/15/23, Vol. 42, No. 11:
Film reviews of The General, Dagon;
book review of Lords of Uncreation;
letters of comment on The Big Sleep and Travelling Salesman;
and comments on books (Making History).
- 09/08/23, Vol. 42, No. 10:
Pointer to column on the Holmdel Horn;
film reviews of Travelling Salesman, Paradise, Cryptid;
and comments on books (Axiomatic).
- 09/01/23, Vol. 42, No. 9:
Film reviews of Whaam! Blam! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation, The Lost King, The Loneliest Whale--The Search for 52;
letter of comment on Texas, WorldCons, Godzilla Raids Again, A Stranger in the Citadel, Avatar--The Way of Water, Oppenheimer, and Barbie;
and comments on books ("The Musgrave Ritual").
- 08/25/23, Vol. 42, No. 8:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
book review of A Stranger in the Citadel;
letter of comment on Wind River, Avatar--The Way of Water, and Oppenheimer;
and comments on books (Unthinking Thinking).
- 08/18/23, Vol. 42, No. 7:
Film reviews of Wind River, Boiling Point, Funny Face;
pointer to column on women scientists at Los Alamos;
and comments on books (The War That Ended Peace).
- 08/11/23, Vol. 42, No. 6:
Correction;
film reviews of The Man with the Magic Box, The Yellow Wallpaper, 65, Barbie;
book review of Diaspora;
letter of comment on the MT VOID;
and comments on Hugo finalist films (Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Nope, Turning Red).
- 08/04/23, Vol. 42, No. 5:
Readercon report link;
film review of Oppenheimer;
letter of comment on Black Narcissus;
and comments on books (A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Birth of Britain, The Daughter of Time).
- 07/28/23, Vol. 42, No. 4:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
and comments on books (Girlfriend on Mars).
- 07/21/23, Vol. 42, No. 3:
Film reviews of They Shall Not Grow Old, The Truffle Hunters, and Rat Film;
comments on Hugo Award finalist reviews;
letter of comment on Moby-Dick;
and comments on books (Come, Tell Me How You Live, Appointment with Death).
- 07/14/23, Vol. 42, No. 2:
Comment on the "Quatermass" series;
comments on Hugo Award finalists;
book reviews of Roadside Picnic and The Biggest Ideas in the Universe;
letters of comment on the history of the MT VOID, and on proof-reading;
and comments on books (Krakatoa, Expect Me Tomorrow, and synchronicity).
- 07/07/23, Vol. 42, No. 1:
History of the MT VOID;
book review of The Circumference of the World;
letters of comment on the plural of "octopus", on proof-reading, on history, on James Joyce, on pronunciation, and on Moby-Dick;
and comments on books ("On Germania" and A Most Dangerous Book).
- 06/30/23, Vol. 41, No. 53:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July,
and on the Algebra Wine Club;
correction on Finnegans Wake comments;
and comments on books (Time's Arrow).
- 06/23/23, Vol. 41, No. 52:
Correction;
Bell Labs news;
film reviews of Babylon, and Saving Lincoln;
book review of The This;
letters of comment on Herman Melville and the plural of octopus;
and comments on books (proof-reading; Cards on the Table, Taken at the Flood).
- 06/16/23, Vol. 41, No. 51:
Film reviews of The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, Dave Made a Maze, Disenchanted, and Nanny;
book review of The Mountain in the Sea;
letter of comment on Moby-Dick;
and comments on books (The Best of L. Sprague de Camp).
- 06/09/23, Vol. 41, No. 50:
Film reviews of Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Act of Reading, Truman & Tennessee;
letters of comment on The MT VOID, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, and on The Truman Show;
and comments on books (random reading).
- 06/02/23, Vol. 41, No. 49:
Film review of The Truman Show;
comments on film triangles;
letters of comment on Oscar Micheaux, on Dangerous Visions and New Worlds, and on the Tree of Life plant;
and comments on books ("Rabbi Ben Ezra").
- 05/26/23, Vol. 41, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
film review of Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession;
pointer to "Five Ways SF Writers Sidestep the Problem of Relativity";
and comments on books (Dangerous Visions and New Worlds).
- 05/19/23, Vol. 41, No. 47:
Film reviews of Master, Megan, and AI Love You;
letters of comment on similar words and on The Wicker Man;
and comments on books ("The Philosophy of Language").
- 05/12/23, Vol. 41, No. 46:
Film reviews of PK, Midsommar, and We Have a Ghost;
comments on North by Northwest, on Roddenberry Archives Project and Otoy, on AI-designed 3D printed rocket engine;
letter of comment on re-reading, on banshees, and on Mary Robinette Kowal;
and comments on books (Once Upon a Tome).
- 05/05/23, Vol. 41, No. 45:
Film reviews of The Burning Sea, Spin Me Round, and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone;
comment on translations;
and comments on books (Annotations and Commentary on Moby-Dick).
- 04/28/23, Vol. 41, No. 44:
Announcement of book discussions;
Mark's picks on TCM for May;
book review of Flight and Achor;
and comments on books (Unthinking Thinking).
- 04/21/23, Vol. 41, No. 43:
Correction;
film reviews of Jerry and Marge Go Large, The Phantom of the Open, and Rosaline;
book reviews of Neuromancer and The Rise and Reign of the Mammals;
comments on pronoun films, on AI companionship bots, and on the Bechdel Test;
and comments on books and films (Hedda Gabler).
- 04/14/23, Vol. 41, No. 42:
Film reviews of The Menu, Glass Onion--A Knives Out Mystery, and Triangle of Sadness;
comments on Tom Cruise films, on films about the upper class, on the Bechdel Test, and on on Holy Blood, Holy Grail;
and comments on books and films (Orlando).
- 04/07/23, Vol. 41, No. 41:
Film reviews of Disney's Pinocchio, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, and Brian and Charles;
and comments on books (Past Imperfect).
- 03/31/23, Vol. 41, No. 40:
Announcement of book discussions;
Mark's picks on TCM for April;
letters of comment on audio/video parodies of science fiction,
of Ivar the Boneless, of Florence Pugh, of Amsterdam,
of Longbourne, of Orphans of the Sky and Robert A. Heinlein,
of The Woman King, and of the Chengdu Worldcon;
and comments on books (Lincoln's Citadel).
- 03/24/23, Vol. 41, No. 39:
Film reviews of Three Minutes--A Lengthening, Sidney, Hidden Letters, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed;
book review of The Will to Battle;
and comments on books and films (Running Out of Time, Under the Harrow, The Glory That Was, The Village, "Thessaly" series).
- 03/17/23, Vol. 41, No. 38:
Comments on synchronicity;
film reviews of The Banshees of Inisherin, Raymond & Ray, Vengeance;
book review of The Spare Man;
list of Nebula Award finalists;
and comments on books (What is Art?, An Experiment in Criticism, On Moral Fiction).
- 03/10/23, Vol. 41, No. 37:
Change to MTPL meeting day;
film reviews of Puss in Boots--The Last Wish, Don't Worry Darling, Three Thousand Years of Longing;
book reviews of Eyes of the Void and Crusaders;
and comments on books (Longbourn).
- 03/03/23, Vol. 41, No. 36:
Film reviews of A Man Called Otto, My Policeman, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande;
book review of Queens of an Alien Sun;
comments on AI submissions to science fiction magazines and on Galaxy Quest;
letters of comment on Flesh Gordon and on TCM picks and the Oscars;
and comments on books (Imaginary Lives).
- 02/24/23, Vol. 41, No. 35:
Correction on review of Orphans of the Sky;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
book review of "Lost in the Moment and Found";
letters of comment on Flesh Gordon and on the MT VOID;
and comments on books (Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores).
- 02/17/23, Vol. 41, No. 34:
Film reviews of Amsterdam, The Fabelmans, Ted K);
book review of Orphans of the Sky;
letters of comment on The Woman King, Hay Before the Bookshops, Flesh Gordon, Bros, Mountain in the Sea, and Chengdu Worldcon;
and comments on books (re-reading books).
- 02/10/23, Vol. 41, No. 33:
Film reviews of She Said, The Woman King, Una Great Movie, Women Talking;
and comments on books (The Diary of a Bookseller, Confessions of a Bookseller, Remainders of the Day, and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops).
- 02/03/23, Vol. 41, No. 32:
List of Mark Leeper's "Top Ten Movies of 2022"";
book review of Starry Messengers;
comments on And Then There Were None, and on nuclear rocket engines;
letter of comment on firefighters, on Samuel L. Gravely, on breaking the sound barrier,
on the Chengdu Worldcon, on Jewish vampires, on Bigger Than Life,
on Gattaca, on The Green Knight, on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,
and on email regularity;
and comments on books ("The Rime of the Ancient Mariner").
- 01/27/23, Vol. 41, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
announcement of Online Film Critics Society Awards;
letter of comment on mathematics and lambada;
and comments on books (including Chengdu Worldcon).
- 01/20/23, Vol. 41, No. 30:
Unofficial list of most influential science fiction;
film reviews of Troll, Bones and All, and Ultrasound);
letter of comment on Louis L'Amour;
and comments on books and films (Gods and Generals).
- 01/13/23, Vol. 41, No. 29:
Update to science fiction discussion groups;
information about travel into space;
film reviews of Marry Me, Bros, and Bullet Train);
letter of comment on The Iliad;
and comments on books (The Mountain in the Sea,
The Purchase of the North Pole, The Hills of Homicide).
- 01/06/23, Vol. 41, No. 28:
Film reviews of Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, Loving Highsmith, and Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power);
and comments on books (The Iliad).
- 12/30/22, Vol. 41, No. 27:
Problems with the MT VOID;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January,
and on "Radium Age" science fiction;
letters of comment on Catherine Called Birdy;
and comments on books (The Book of Nothing).
- 12/23/22, Vol. 41, No. 26:
Correction;
film reviews of Four Samosas, Catherine Called Birdy, and Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul);
letters of comment on The Epic of Gilgamesh, on baggage,
on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, and on DC League of Super-Pets;
and comments on books (The Book of Books).
- 12/23/22, Vol. 41, No. 26:
Correction;
film reviews of Four Samosas, Catherine Called Birdy, and Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul);
letters of comment on The Epic of Gilgamesh, on baggage,
on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, and on DC League of Super-Pets;
and comments on books (The Book of Books).
- 12/16/22, Vol. 41, No. 25:
Comments on Bell Labs Holmdel;
film reviews of Next Exit, She Will, and The Innocents);
book reviews of Eversion and Why Does E=mc^2 ?;
letters of comment on your passenger rights in space, on the sound barrier,
on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, and on DC League of Super-Pets;
and comments on books (The Epic of Gilgamesh).
- 12/09/22, Vol. 41, No. 24:
Comments on breaking the sound barrier;
Film reviews of Wendell & Wild, Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, DC League of Super-Pets, and Black Adam;
television review of Wednesday;
letters of comment on the MT VOID, on your passenger rights in space, and on cows;
and comments on books and films (Neptune's Brood).
- 12/02/22, Vol. 41, No. 23:
Comments on your passenger rights in space;
film reviews of Good Night Oppy, Hold Your Fire, and Cow;
book review of Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection;
letter of comment on vampires;
and comments on books and films (The Quatermass Conclusion, a.k.a. Quatermass).
- 11/25/22, Vol. 41, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December;
letters of comment on Jewish vampires;
and comments on books (Goslings, a.k.a. The World of Women).
- 11/18/22, Vol. 41, No. 21:
Film reviews of Blood Relatives, Nope, Vesper;
letters of comment on firemen, and on Nosferatu;
and comments on books (The Science of Murder).
- 11/11/22, Vol. 41, No. 20:
Comments on "tall-washing";
film reviews of Voodoo Macbeth, Adieu Godard,
Lie Hard;
letters of comment on firemen, on Gattaca, on Romancing the Stone, and other topics;
and comments on books and films (Nosferatu and Dracula).
- 11/08/22, Vol. 41, No. 19:
Comments on changing terminology;
film reviews of Jurassic World--Dominion, The Lost City,
Crimes of the Future;
and comments on books and films (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie).
- 10/28/22, Vol. 41, No. 18:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October;
letter of comment on Gattaca;
and comments on books (Salamander, The Mormon Murders,
A Gathering of Saints, Victims,
and The Poet and the Murderer).
- 10/21/22, Vol. 41, No. 17:
Comments on TCM October programming;
film reviews of Prince of Darkness and Gattaca;
book review of The Captain's Daughter;
and comments on books and films (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie).
- 10/14/22, Vol. 41, No. 16:
Film reviews of A Trip to Infinity, Hustle, Operation Seawolf;
and comments on books and films (The Sirens of Titan and Between Time and Timbuktu).
- 10/07/22, Vol. 41, No. 15:
Film review of The Princess Bride;
book reviews of Neom and The War That Made the Roman Empire;
and comments on books (The Library Book).
- 09/30/22, Vol. 41, No. 14:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
film review of King Charles III;
letters of comment on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, on Becky Chambers, and on Cypher;
and comments on books (The Last White Man).
- 09/23/22, Vol. 41, No. 12:
Comment on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov;
film review of Cypher;
and comments on books (various authors).
- 09/16/22, Vol. 41, No. 11:
Comment on "Hungry Man" meals;
travelogue to Maple White Land;
and comments on books (Friends of the Library book sales).
- 09/09/22, Vol. 41, No. 10:
Travelogue to Maple White Land;
book reviews of A Master of Djinn and Ten Patterns That Explain the Universe;
list of Hugo Award winners;
letter of comment on Herodotus;
and comments on books (The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Pym).
- 09/02/22, Vol. 41, No. 10:
Travelogue to Maple White Land;
letter of comment on Blade Runner, on transliteration, on Herodotus,
and on the Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society;
and comments on books (The Land of Long Lost Freinds and
How to Raise an Elephant).
- 08/26/22, Vol. 41, No. 9:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
film reviews of Night Life of the Gods, The Great Impersonation,
Night Key, The Black Doll, The Missing Guest,
and The House of the Seven Gables;
and comments on books (The Displacements).
- 08/19/22, Vol. 41, No. 8:
Summary of adaptations of The Lost World;
letters of comment on The Lost World (1999) and Tarzan, and on John Maynard Keynes;
and comments on books and films (Kwaidan).
- 08/12/22, Vol. 41, No. 7:
Film reviews of The Lost World (1999) and The Lost World (2001);
book review of A Desolation Called Peace;
letters of comment on The Lost World (1998), and on the MT VOID;
and comments on books (Olive Odyssey and The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter).
- 08/05/22, Vol. 41, No. 6:
Film reviews of The Lost World (1992) and The Lost World (1998);
letters of comment on Operation Mincemeat, and on robots;
and comments on books (Needle).
- 07/29/22, Vol. 41, No. 5:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on robots, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
film reviews of Hullabaloo, Man of the Year (2006), Welcome to Mooseport,
The Secret of the Blue Room, and Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935);
book review of Light from Uncommon Stars;
letter of comment on Fiddler on the Roof, on Hero of Two Worlds,
on science fiction aging well (or not), on A Study in Scarlet,
on The Devil and Miss Prym, and on Hidden Figures;
and comments on books (Operation Mincemeat).
- 07/22/22, Vol. 41, No. 4:
Film review of The Lost World (1960);
book review of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics;
letters of comment on Contact and pi, on The Lost World; on Hugo Award finalists,
on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and on paradoxes;
and comments on books and film (Agatha Christie).
- 07/15/22, Vol. 41, No. 3:
Pointer to comments on DC comics;
film review of The Lost World (1925);
letters of comment on changing old movies;
and comments on books and film (The Lost World and The Lost World (1925)).
- 07/08/22, Vol. 41, No. 2:
Obituary for Dorothy J. Heydt;
film review of Contact;
letters of comment on Quatermass and Quatermass and the Pit, on Adrian Tchaikovsky,
and on changing old movies;
and comments on films and television (finalists for the Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, Hugo Award).
- 07/01/22, Vol. 41, No. 1:
Comments on the Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society, and on Bell Labs Holmdel;
film comments on Quatermass and Quatermass and the Pit;
book review of Powers and Thrones;
letters of comment on Adrian Tchaikovsky and Cyrillic, and on A Spindle Splintered;
and comments on books (River of the Gods).
- 06/24/22, Vol. 40, No. 52:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
film reviews of Operation Mincemeat, The Bad Guys, Licorice Pizza, and The Outfit;
book review of Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction by John Kessel;
letters of comment on Merlin and mathematics, and on Juneteenth and Lincoln;
and comments on books (Hugo Award novella finalists).
- 06/17/22, Vol. 40, No. 51:
Film retrospective of Lincoln;
film review of 12 Years a Slave;
book review of The Galaxy, and the Ground Within;
letters of comment on Blade Runner, on scientific accuracy in 2001: A Space Odyssey,
and on By Force Alone;
and comments on books (Making History).
- 06/10/22, Vol. 40, No. 50:
Reminder about failed mail;
film retrospective of Blade Runner;
letter of comment on scientific accuracy in 2001: A Space Odyssey;
and comments on books (By Force Alone).
- 06/10/22, Vol. 40, No. 50:
Reminder about failed mail;
film retrospective of Blade Runner;
letter of comment on scientific accuracy in 2001: A Space Odyssey;
and comments on books (By Force Alone).
- 06/03/22, Vol. 40, No. 49:
Film retrospective of John Carpenter's The Thing;
letters of comment on reviewing and advance reading copies, and on scientific accuracy in films;
and comments on books (Prophets and Moguls, Rangers and Rogues, Bisons and Bears, and The Wordhord).
- 05/27/22, Vol. 40, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
announcements of Nebula Award winners;
pointer to reprint of "Reforming the Short Form Hugo";
film reviews of Hector and the Search for Happiness, Apollo 10-1/2, The Bubble, and Captain Nova;
letters of comment on Motherland: Fort Salem, on The Kaiju Preservation Society, on TCM Movies, on The Extractionist, on reforming the Short Form Hugo, and on Comfort Me with Apples, and on implausibilities in The Martian;
and comments on books and films (Beowulf [book], Beowulf [film], Beowulf & Grendel, and The 13th Warrior).
- 05/20/22, Vol. 40, No. 47:
Correction to Hero of Two Worlds review;
film reviews of The Beta Test, The Card Counter,
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas, Evening Sun, and tick, tick ... BOOM!;
book review of Stars and Bones;
and comments on books (The Devil and Miss Prym).
- 05/13/22, Vol. 40, No. 46:
Comments on "Star Trek"'s holodeck;
film reviews of The House, Encounter, Nightmare Alley, and The Tragedy of Macbeth;
comments on reforming the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, on Comfort Me with Apples,
on Cruella, on romper-noir, and on Hidden Figures and the "Lady Astronaut" series;
and comments on books and films (The Martian and Red Planet).
- 05/06/22, Vol. 40, No. 45:
Film reviews of Cruella, and Jungle Cruise;
letter of comment on Rome and historical figures;
Nightmare Alley, End of Eternity, and Last Night in Soho;
and comments on books (A Study in Scarlet).
- 04/29/22, Vol. 40, No. 44:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May;
pointer to a video comparing Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton;
film reviews of Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen, Turn Back the Clock (1933),
and As The Earth Turns;
book review of The Extractionist;
letters of comment on Comfort Me With Apples, The Time Macine, Severance,
Nightmare Alley, End of Eternity, and Last Night in Soho;
and comments on books (Hero of Two Worlds and Rome's Revolution).
- 04/22/22, Vol. 40, No. 43:
Correction to Motherland review;
film reviews of Book of Love, Belfast, and Munich--The Edge of War;
television review of Motherland: Fort Salem;
book review of The Kaiju Preservation Society
letters of comment on Hugo finalists reviews, and on Motherland: For Salem;
and comments on books and drama (Waiting for Godot).
- 04/15/22, Vol. 40, No. 42:
Film reviews of Found, Acasa, My Home, No Man of God;
comments on Nigel Kneale centenary;
book review of Beyond: Our Future in Space;
television review of Motherland: Fort Salem;
letters of comment on fundraisers, and on baldness;
and comments on books and films (Hugo Award finalists).
- 04/08/22, Vol. 40, No. 41:
Film reviews of House of Gucci, Pig, The Many Saints of Newark;
television review of Cracow Monsters;
comments on Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter;
letters of comment on Mark Twain, on Mandibles, Dangerous Visions, and on Jorge Luis Borges;
and comments on books (Paradoxes).
- 04/01/22, Vol. 40, No. 40:
Film reviews of Mandibles, First Date, Drive My Car;
book review of Dangerous Visions;
letters of comment on topical films;
and comments on books (collecting short stories).
- 03/25/22, Vol. 40, No. 39:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April;
film reviews of Bug Out, The 355, Against the Ice,
A Face in the Crowd, Network, The Dead Zone, Contagion, Grease;
comments on Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter campaign;
book review of Where the Drowned Girls Go;
letters of comment on library books, on Encanto, and on pay television;
and comments on books (Bryn Mawr book sale).
- 03/18/22, Vol. 40, No. 38:
Comments on pay TV and on animals;
list of Nebula Award finalists;
and comments on books and films (Out of the Ruins, The Time Traveler's Almanac,
and Under the Skin).
- 03/11/22, Vol. 40, No. 37:
Film reviews of Finch, Swan Song, I'm Your Man, and Mother/Android;
book and series reviews of The Shards of Earth and the "Little Boss, Big Man, Old Man" series;
letters of comment on pronouns;
and comments on books (Sinopticon).
- 03/04/22, Vol. 40, No. 36:
Film reviews of Last Night in Soho, Titane, and Little Fish;
letters of comment on Mrs. Henderson Presents, on Florence Foster Jenkins,
on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and on The Dispossessed and first person pronouns;
and comments on books (book sales).
- 02/25/22, Vol. 40, No. 35:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
television review of Reacher (Season 1);
film reviews of Munich--The Edge of War, The Last Duel, Mrs. Henderson Presents,
and Florence Foster Jenkins);
letters of comment on the Bell Labs Holmdel building, on Star Trek economics, on The Planets,
and on The End of Eternity;
and comments on books (The Dispossessed).
- 02/18/22, Vol. 40, No. 34:
Pointer to movie trailer featuring BTL Holmdel;
Mark's "Top Ten" film list for 2021;
book review of The Planets;
letters of comment on Star Trek economics, and on The Time Machine;
and comments on books (The End of Eternity).
- 02/11/22, Vol. 40, No. 33:
Pointer to the Locus Magazine 2021 reading list;
film reviews of Ailey, MLK/FBI, Roadrunner: The Story of Anthony Bourdain,
and Passing;
book review of Comfort Me with Apples;
comments on Lawrence of Arabia;
letters of comment on Star Trek economics, on various movies and books, on Bible translations,
and on the MT VOID in general;
and comments on books (The Time Machine).
- 02/04/22, Vol. 40, No. 32:
Comments on the MT VOID typeface;
film reviews of Wife of a Spy, France, Bad Luck Banging, or Loony Porn,
and The Door into Summer;
book review of Treknomics: The Economics of Star Trek;
letters of comment on Star Trek economics, on Billy Budd, on Free Guy, on Latin,
on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and on Shiva Baby;
and comments on books ("Funes, the Memorious" and translations).
- 01/28/22, Vol. 40, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups, and of the OFCS movie awards;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February, and on the MT VOID typeface;
film reviews of The Colony, Free Guy, and Synchronic;
book review of Treknomics: The Economics of Star Trek;
letters of comment on "Enoch Soames", and on Bibles;
and comments on books and films (The Door into Summer).
- 01/21/22, Vol. 40, No. 30:
Comments on James Bond songs;
film reviews of No Time to Die and David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet;
book review of 51;
letters of comment on Bibles, on Don't Look Up, and on The Expanse;
and comments on books (Black Water and "Enoch Soames").
- 01/14/22, Vol. 40, No. 29:
Film reviews of Don't Look Up, Settlers, Old, and The Djinn;
book review of Leviathan Falls;
letters of comment on Dune, and on Bibles;
and comments on books (The Affirmation).
- 01/07/22, Vol. 40, No. 28:
Film reviews of Dune, Mayday, and Come True;
book reviews of Project Hail Mary and The Anglo-Saxons;
letters of comment on Cyrano, on The Past Is Red, and on Bibles;
and comments on books and films (Becoming Jane Austen, Becoming Jane Eyre, and Becoming Jane).
- 12/31/21, Vol. 40, No. 27:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January,
film review of Cyrano;
book review of The Past Is Red;
letters of comment on Falling for Figaro and operas;
and comments on books (James Fenimore Cooper, my family and books, editions of Bibles,
and Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible).
- 12/24/21, Vol. 40, No. 26:
Film reviews of Falling for Figaro, The Nowhere Inn,
The Village Detective--A Song Cycle, and
Snow Wonder;
comments on The Green Knight and other Arthurian films;
letter of comment on mini-reviews, on Cryptozoo, and on Designer Genes;
and comments on books (A Lot Like Christmas).
- 12/17/21, Vol. 40, No. 25:
Film reviews of Werewolves Within, The Feast, and Cryptozoo;
letters of comment on Tetley tea;
and comments on books (Designer Genes).
- 12/10/21, Vol. 40, No. 24:
Film reviews of Fauci, My Salinger Year, Swan Song, and Being the Ricardos;
book review of Light Chaser;
letters of comment on The Dybbuk (1938) and The Last Pagan;
and comments on books (The Past Is Red and Lincoln's Dreams).
- 12/03/21, Vol. 40, No. 23:
Announcement of a milestone;
film review of The Dybbuk (1938);
book review of The Relentless Moon;
letter of comment on Monkey Business;
and comments on books (The Last Pagan).
- 11/26/21, Vol. 40, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December;
and comments on books (Lives of the Stoics).
- 11/19/21, Vol. 40, No. 21:
Answer to puzzle;
comments on James Bond songs;
film review of Worth;
letters of comment on gralloching, on variations in German, and on H. G. Wells omnibus editions;
and comments on books (Tennessee Williams).
- 11/12/21, Vol. 40, No. 20:
Puzzle;
film reviews of Shiva Baby, The Meaning of Hitler, and Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time;
letters of comment on variations in Middle English, and on Byzantium;
and comments on books (The Food of the Gods).
- 11/05/21, Vol. 40, No. 19:
Film reviews of Playing with Sharks, Becoming Cousteau, and The Rescue;
book review of Entangled Life;
comments on Halloween binge watching;
letters of comment on Wolfgang Puck, on oysters, on Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again,
on Latin, and on the Eastern Roman Empire;
and comments on books (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Fall of Arthur,
The History of Coined Words, and Seven Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges).
- 10/29/21, Vol. 40, No. 18:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November;
comments on Night of the Demon and "Casting the Runes";
annotations to "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet";
film review of Wolfgang;
letters of comment on the ;
and comments on books (Hint Fiction, Thinking in Numbers, and The Science of Can and Can't).
- 10/22/21, Vol. 40, No. 17:
Comments on James Bond songs;
film review of Needle in a Timestack;
letter of comment on the "Living Dead" saga, on James Bond films and songs, and on the MT VOID;
and comments on books (Hugo Award novella finalists).
- 10/15/21, Vol. 40, No. 16:
Comments on James Bond songs;
book review of Black Sun;
annotations to "The Boscombe Valley Mystery";
letters of comment on The Fly (1958);
and comments on books (Lodestar Award finalists).
- 10/08/21, Vol. 40, No. 15:
Comments on The Fly (1958);
TCM's October promotion email;
letters of comment on the "Living Dead" saga, and on Forbidden Planet;
and comments on books (Hugo Award novelette finalists).
- 10/01/21, Vol. 40, No. 14:
Comments on films and novelizations;
letters of comment on Robby the Robot, on Forbidden Planet, on You Only Live Twice,
and on Stanislav Yegrafovich Petrov;
and comments on books (The Relentless Moon and Cakes and Ale).
- 09/24/21, Vol. 40, No. 13:
Correction;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October, and on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov;
letters of comment on Captain Video, on Moonraker, on the "Foundation Trilogy",
on the Hugo Awards, on You Only Live Twice, and on complications;
and comments on books (Veritas).
- 09/17/21, Vol. 40, No. 12:
Comments on James Bond songs;
book review of The Savior Generals;
letters of comment on The Fall of Rome;
and comments on books and films (The Martian Chronicles).
- 09/10/21, Vol. 40, No. 11:
Film reviews of After the Dark, French Exit, and Zombies on Broadway;
book review of The Escapement;
letters of comment on Robby the Robot and on Alaric the Goth;
and comment on books (The Chosen and the Beautiful).
- 09/03/21, Vol. 40, No. 10:
Comments on our status;
more comments on Forbidden Planet;
book review of Alien Day;
letters of comment on Robby the Robot;
and comments on books (Alaric the Goth, The Fall of the Roman Empire, and Der Falls Rom).
- 08/27/21, Vol. 40, No. 9:
Pointers to NPR science fiction and fantasy recommendations;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
letters of comment on Latin;
and comments on books (The Plague).
- 08/20/21, Vol. 40, No. 8:
Comments on James Bond songs;
letters of comment on James Bond songs;
and comments on books (In the Land of Invented Languages, How You Say It,
and Lost Languages).
- 08/13/21, Vol. 40, No. 7:
Comments on James Bond songs;
book review of The City We Bacame;
letters of comment on James Bond films;
and comments on books (The Man Who Made Vermeers, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London,
Mexican Gothic, Escaping Exodus, What It Is Like to Go to War, and The Art of Eating).
- 08/06/21, Vol. 40, No. 6:
Comments on James Bond films, on the Ursula K. LeGuin stamp, and on pre-crime;
book review of The God Equation;
- 07/30/21, Vol. 40, No. 5:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August, and on weird animal stories;
film review of Girl in the Basement;
letters of comment on James Bond songs, and on alphabetizing;
and comments on books (Winter Tide).
- 07/23/21, Vol. 40, No. 4:
Comments on James Bond songs, and on labels and alphabetizing;
letters of comment on mini-reviews, on series, on psychohistory, on Supernova Era,
the Ata boys, and sea level rise, and on Star Trek and the Venus Drug;
and comments on books (The Once and Future Witches).
- 07/16/21, Vol. 40, No. 3:
Comments on Star Trek: The Original Series;
letters of comment on jazz, on Airplane!, and on Midway, historical dates, and timelines;
and comments on books (Supernova Era).
- 07/09/21, Vol. 40, No. 2:
Announcement of discussion group change;
film reviews of Airplane! and Land;
comments on wine clubs;
letters of comment on romper noir, on Midway (2019), on The Calculating Stars,
on long form dramatic presentations, on jazz, and on The Human Cosmos and New Grange;
and comments on books and films (The Forger's Spell, Dracula (1974),
The Picture of Dorian Gray, and In Harm's Way).
- 07/02/21, Vol. 40, No. 1:
Example of romper noir;
film review of Midway (2019);
book reviews of The Fated Sky and The Human Cosmos;
letter of comment on Song of Freedomn;
and comments on books (Hugo Award dramatic presentations, long form).
- 06/25/21, Vol. 39, No. 52:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July, and on spiders and mice;
film review of Song of Freedom (1936);
and comments on books (library browsing).
- 06/18/21, Vol. 39, No. 51:
Film reviews of Rebuilding Paradise, Dads, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and The Prom;
correction on Tom Clancy;
and comments on books (Parable of the Sower).
- 06/11/21, Vol. 39, No. 50:
Film reviews of Palm Springs, Possessor, The Invisible Man (2020), and Sputnik;
list of the Nebula Award winners;
comments on the Vatican astronomer and on elephants on the march;
letters of comment on Tom Swift and on The Stepford Wives;
and comments on books (American Fried).
- 06/04/21, Vol. 39, No. 49:
Correction to announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on High Noon versus Uncle Vanya, and on Kolchak, Las Vegas, and Forensics;
film reviews of Wolfwalkers, Dolittle, and The Wolf House;
letters of comment on The Stepford Wives, and Tom Swift, Jack Ryan, Grand Opera, Sexuality, and Race;
- 06/04/21, Vol. 39, No. 49:
Correction to announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on High Noon versus Uncle Vanya, and on Kolchak, Las Vegas, and Forensics;
film reviews of Wolfwalkers, Dolittle, and The Wolf House;
letters of comment on The Stepford Wives, and Tom Swift, Jack Ryan, Grand Opera, Sexuality, and Race;
and comments on books (Hugo Award short story finalists).
- 05/28/21, Vol. 39, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
television review of a Nancy Drew/Tom Swift teamup;
letters of comment on Piranesi, and on a plague of mice;
and comments on books and film (The Stepford Wives).
- 05/21/21, Vol. 39, No. 47:
Pointers to The Donut King and to a comparison of the Bela Lugosi Dracula
and the Spanish-language Dracula;
film reviews of Promising Young Woman, Buffaloed, and The Forty-Year-Old Version;
book reviews of A Hole in the Sky, Piranesi, and Until the End of Time;
status update on Evelyn's hip;
letters of comment on status, on smartphones, and on recent reading;
and comments on books (Sherlock Holmes).
- 05/14/21, Vol. 39, No. 46:
Film reviews of Mank, Shirley, The Black Emperor of Broadway, and Resistance;
Book review of Together We Go;
and comments on books (The Black Death: A Personal History).
- 05/07/21, Vol. 39, No. 44:
Film reviews of Black Bear, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and She Dies Tomorrow;
request for contact information;
comments on mice on the march;
and comments on books ("No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency").
- 04/30/21, Vol. 39, No. 43:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May, and on animals;
and comments on books (Sorrowland).
- 04/23/21, Vol. 39, No. 42:
Announcement of author talk;
film reviews of Hillbilly Elegy, The Painted Bird, and The Personal History of David Copperfield;
comments on space news;
letters of comment on people of color and on rapid aging;
and comments on books and movies (Hugo Award finalists).
- 04/16/21, Vol. 39, No. 41:
Film reviews of Anything for Jackson, The Beach House, The Mortuary Collection,
and Alone;
book review of How to Mars;
and comments on books and movies (Lost Horizon).
- 04/09/21, Vol. 39, No. 40:
Film reviews of Zappa, Olympia, My Darling Vivian, and The Conspirators (1944;
book review of The Ministry for the Future;
and comments on books (What to Think About Machines That Think).
- 04/02/21, Vol. 39, No. 39:
Comments on animals, on Congressional Representatives, and on Ted Chiang;
film reviews of Oliver Sacks--His Own Life, Some Kind of Heaven, and The Donut King;
comments on "Decolonizing Zombies!" (Ladronas de almas, Halley, Descendents,
Rec, I'll See You in My Dreams, The Girl with All the Gifts, Train to Busan,
The Empire of Corpses, and Versus) (film comments by Evelyn C. Leeper);
letters of comment on classics, Hero, Jorge Luis Borges and Sufism,
and Mexican-Americans in The War of the Worlds;
and comments on books and movies (Project Hail Mary).
- 03/26/21, Vol. 39, No. 38:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April;
comments on "Decolonizing Zombies!" (White Zombie, I Walked with a Zombie,
The Night of the Living Dead, Savageland, World War Z, Mangue negro,
Juan de los muertos, El desierto, El año de apocalipsis)
(film comments by Evelyn C. Leeper);
book reviews of Unity and Carnage and Culture;
list of Nebula Award finalists;
and comments on books and movies (The Forger's Spell and The Last Vermeer).
- 03/19/21, Vol. 39, No. 37:
Film reviews of Standing Up, Falling Down, On the Rocks, and The King of Staten Island;
letters of comments on George Pal and Walter Lantz, on pet intelligence, and on product placements;
and comments on books (discontinued Dr. Seuss books).
- 03/12/21, Vol. 39, No. 36:
Film reviews of Apocalypse '45, This Is Not a Movie, and Desert One;
space news and more space news;
and comments on books and movies (Enemy Mine).
- 03/12/21, Vol. 39, No. 36:
Film reviews of Apocalypse '45, This Is Not a Movie, and Desert One;
space news and more space news;
and comments on books and movies (Enemy Mine).
- 03/05/21, Vol. 39, No. 35:
Link to "Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction";
comments on Mark's recommendations for films of 2020;
book review of The Eleventh Gate;
letters of comment on The Vigil, M. C. Escher--Journey to Infinity,
The Oppenheimer Alternative, The Great Gatsby, and the MT VOID;
and comments on books (What to Think about Machines That Think, Station Eleven,
and Jorge Luis Borges: Sources and Illumination).
- 02/26/21, Vol. 39, No. 34:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
film review of The Vigil;
letters of comment on Westerns, The Oppenheimer Alternative and The Making of the Atomic Bomb,
and Reality Is Not What It Seems and Einstein and the Quantum;
and comments on books and movies (The Martian and "Birth of the Modern Mind").
- 02/19/21, Vol. 39, No. 33:
Film reviews of The Call of the Wild (2020), Greyhound, and Nomadland;
comments on Titanic and the public domain;
book reviews of The Oppenheimer Alternative and Reality Is Not What It Seems;
letters of comment on Westerns and heroes;
and comments on books (Ministry for the Future).
- 02/12/21, Vol. 39, No. 32:
Film reviews of News of the World, True History of the Kelly Gang,
and A Ghost Waits;
book reviews of "Across the Green Grass Fields" and Sword and Scimitar;
comments on the NASA Perseverance Project;
letters of comments on heroes and on the Oxford English Dictionary;
and comments on books and movies (The Prestige).
- 02/05/21, Vol. 39, No. 31:
Comments on Crawford Hill,
film reviews of The Elephant Queen, Fireball--Visitors from Darker Worlds,
Spaceship Earth, Scream, Queen!: My Nightmare on Elm Street,
and M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity;
book review of "To Be Taught, If Fortunate";
letters of comments on Leap of Faith--William Friedkin on "The Exorcist", The Rook, Slay the Dragon, Totally Under Control, monoliths, stelae, precision, and heroes;
and comments on books (I, Robot).
- 01/29/21, Vol. 39, No. 30:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February and on Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov;
announcement of Online Film Critics Society movie awards;
book review of "The Ballad of Black Tom";
and comments on books (The Malacia Tapestry and The Great Gatsby).
- 01/22/21, Vol. 39, No. 29:
Film reviews of The Trip to Greece, Made in Italy, The Grizzlies,
and To the Ends of the Earth;
comments on ethnicity in The War of the Worlds (1953);
book review of The Saints of Salvation;
and comments on books (W. Somerset Maugham's Collected Stories (Volume 2)).
- 01/15/21, Vol. 39, No. 28:
Film reviews of The Lodge, Totally Under Control, Slay the Dragon, and Feels Good Man;
book review of Interlibrary Loan;
letters of comment on biopics, Radioactive, The Aeronauts, on weather in Texas, on incorrect dates,
and on Solar Pons;
and comments on books (W. Somerset Maugham's Collected Stories (Volume 2)).
- 01/08/21, Vol. 39, No. 27:
Apologies for the bad date on the last issue;
film reviews of Radioactive, Ammonite, Tesla;
letters of comment on Friday mailings, on Bruce Sterling, and on The Professor and the Madman;
and comments on books (The Further Encounters of Sherlock Holmes).
- 01/01/21, Vol. 39, No. 26:
Apologies for bad subject line, and for delay in Mark's "Top Ten Films" list;
film reviews of Da 5 Bloods, The Banker, Antebellum, and Miss Juneteenth;
comments on the year of the animals;
book review of Robot Artists & Black Swans;
letters of comment on (The Professor and the Madman, on Time's 100 Best Fantasy Books,
on the 50-Foot Woman;
and comments on books (Jorge Luis Borges's Obras completas).
- 12/25/20, Vol. 39, No. 25:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January;
letter of comment on World Without End, on Attack of the 50 Foot Woman,
on Time's 100 Best Fantasy Books, on Galileo and the Science Deniers,
on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on convicts and television, and The Men Who United the States;
and comments on books and films (The Professor and the Madman).
- 12/18/20, Vol. 39, No. 24:
Film reviews of David Attenborough--A Life on Our Planet,
Leap of Faith--William Friedkin on The Exorcist, and Camp Crip);
television review of The Rook;
book review of The Future of Humanity;
letters of comment on science fiction of Rudyard Kipling, and on Alan Dean Foster;
and comments on books (Solar Pons books).
- 12/11/20, Vol. 39, No. 23:
Comments on Alan Dean Foster and Star Wars;
letters of comment on The Day the Earth Stood Still;
and comments on books (science fiction of Rudyard Kipling).
- 12/04/20, Vol. 39, No. 22:
Comments on speed;
film retrospective of The Day the Earth Stood Still;
film review of Beyond the Visible--Hilma af Klint;
letters of comment on the Utah Monolith, and on Edward Gibbon and China;
and comments on books (The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902).
- 11/27/20, Vol. 39, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December on animals, and on the Utah Monolith;
book review of Network Effect;
letters of comment on Leigh Brackett, and on Stargirl;
and comments on books (Edward Gibbon's Memoirs of My Life and Writings).
- 11/20/20, Vol. 39, No. 21:
Film retrospective of Them!;
comments on The Lord of the Rings life lessons;
book review of Nucleation;
letters of comment on The Long Goodbye, and on Replay;
and comments on books (The Dark Is Rising, Akata Witch, and The Ten Thousand Doors of January).
- 11/13/20, Vol. 39, No. 20:
Film retrospective of Attack of the 50-Foot Woman;
comments on fictional starship size comparisons;
book review of The Order of Time;
letters of comment on The Arabian Nights, on freaky animal stories, on snuff mulls, and on Una O'Connor;
and comments on books (The Long Goodbye).
- 11/06/20, Vol. 39, No. 19:
Comments on Una O'Connor, and on entropy;
letters of comment on freaky animal stories, and on Ed Bishop;
and comments on books (Time Magazine's Best 100 Fantasy Books, Ozma of Oz, and Five Children and It).
- 10/30/20, Vol. 39, No. 18:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November, and an announcement of changes to these listings;
letters of comment on Raymond Chandler, on From Hell It Came, on musical accompaniment to silent films,
and on Arthur Conan Doyle and offensive attitudes;
and comments on books (A Memory Called Empire).
- 10/23/20, Vol. 39, No. 17:
Film retrospective of From Hell It Came;
book reviews of The Last Emperox and Galileo and the Science Deniers;
letters of comment on Seven of Infinities, and on musical accompaniment to silent films;
and comments on books (comfort reading).
- 10/16/20, Vol. 39, No. 16:
Comments on corn mazes, and on lobsters;
book review of Seven of Inifnities;
letters of comment on Nosferatu, on plastic-eating bugs, on cruel and unusual punishment,
on deep time and radioactivity, on translation, and on the Erie Canal;
and comments on books (Last and First Men).
- 10/09/20, Vol. 39, No. 15:
Comments on cruel and unusual punishment;
television review of Biohackers;
book review of The Men Who United the States;
letters of comment on plastic-eating bugs, on translation, on "The Speckled Band", and on Nosferatu;
and comments on books (Deep Time).
- 10/02/20, Vol. 39, No. 14:
Comments on "The Speckled Band";
letters of comment on Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), on the MT VOID, and on translation;
and comments on books (The Invisible Life of Addie Larue).
- 09/25/20, Vol. 39, No. 13:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October, and a gender-reveal update;
book review of Machine;
letters of comment on "Tarzan" movies, on Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954),
on Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) (1946), and on translations;
and comments on books (The Haunting of H. G. Wells, Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box).
- 09/18/20, Vol. 39, No. 12:
Correction;
retrospective of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954);
comments on Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) (1946);
letters of comment on infomercials, and on A Canterbury Tale;
and comments on books (A Study in Brimstone, The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles, and My Grave Ritual).
- 09/11/20, Vol. 39, No. 11:
Apology and reminder;
comments on thirty-minute commercials, and on The African Queen;
con report of NASFiC 2020;
letters of comment on NASFiC 2020 and virtual conventions;
and comments on books and film (The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales).
- 09/04/20, Vol. 39, No. 10:
Comments on eighty miles, and on the virtual NASFiC;
book review of Birdmen;
letters of comment on absentee voting, on Classics Illustrated comics, and on The Three Musketeers (1974);
and comments on books (A Murder Is Announced and The House of Silk).
- 08/28/20, Vol. 39, No. 9:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on SF story classification, on absentee voting, and
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
letters of comment on Classics Illustrated comics, and on loos;
and comments on books (Lost Horizon).
- 08/21/20, Vol. 39, No. 8:
Comments on hazards, first on the moon;
film review of All Hail the Popcorn King;
letters of comment on restrooms, on Americans and guns, and on hot food;
and comments on books (Classics Illustrated comics).
- 08/14/20, Vol. 39, No. 7:
Comments on NASFiC 2020 Columbus, and on kosher food;
letters of comment on opera and on unisex restrooms;
and comments on books (Shakespeare's Lives and Clipper of the Clouds).
- 08/07/20, Vol. 39, No. 6:
Comments on fear and loathing;
book review of Dispersion;
television review of Dark;
letters of comment on dog expressions and on opera;
and comments on books (Hugo and Retro Hugo Award winners).
- 07/31/20, Vol. 39, No. 5:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on dog talk, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
book reviews of The City in the Middle of the Night and Brief Answers to the Big Questions;
television comparison of Bitten, Wolfblood, Hannah, and Daredevil;
and comments on books (Up in the Old Hotel).
- 07/24/20, Vol. 39, No. 4:
Comments on understanding;
book review of The Accursed Tower;
letters of comment on La Traviata and other operas, on the Fanac Fan History project,
on Quatermass and the Pit, and on The Decameron;
and comments on books (The Decameron, Bright Ideas,
and What to Think About Machines That Think).
- 07/17/20, Vol. 39, No. 3:
Comments on "Lan's Lantern", on an apology, and on LA TRAVIATA;
letters of comment on The Decameron, on AI sentencing, and on BBC series and serials;
and comments on books (The Decameron [Day 3]).
- 07/10/20, Vol. 39, No. 2:
Comments on computerized sentencing;
letters of comment on Quatermass and the Pit, on entanglement, on art show tours,
on the Hugo voters packet, on sagacity, on alcohol, and on "messeems";
and comments on books (Author in Chief).
- 07/03/20, Vol. 39, No. 1:
Comments on volume numbers, on Bell Works drive-in movies, on Locus Award winners,
on 1960s films of the fantastic, and on Ben-Hur (1925);
letters of comment on hot food, and on The Martian and books into movies;
and comments on books (The Nose and Other Stories).
- 06/26/20, Vol. 38, No. 52:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
book review of A Memory Called Empire;
letters of comment on hot food, and on At The Mountains of Madness;
and comments on books and films (The Martian, Beyond Thirty, and William Morris).
- 06/19/20, Vol. 38, No. 51:
Comments on Ray Harryhausen's 100th birthday anniversary, on Jalapeño peppers, and on the end of the world;
television review of Stargirl;
book review of Receptor;
letters of comment on trucks, on The Wizard of Oz, and on Beowulf;
and comments on books (The Decameron [Day 2]).
- 06/12/20, Vol. 38, No. 50:
Comments on trucks and on The Wizard of Oz;
letters of comment on books, on "The Changeling", and on "Trog";
and comments on books (Are We Rome, The Storm Before the Storm, and Alaric the Goth).
- 06/05/20, Vol. 38, No. 49:
List of Nebula Award winners;
comments on books;
letters of comment on Marco Polo, on bats, on the Retro-Hugo Awards, and on scary movies;
and comments on books (A Journal of the Plague Year).
- 05/29/20, Vol. 38, No. 48:
Pointers to lists of good adventure and SF books;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June,
and on Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker;
letters of comment on alcohol, and on the Uncertainty Principle;
and comments on books (Retro Hugo Award novella and series finalists).
- 05/22/20, Vol. 38, No. 47:
Comments on alcohol;
book review of The Light Brigade;
letters of comment on scary movies and on cattle;
and comments on books (Retro Hugo Award short story and novelette finalists).
- 05/15/20, Vol. 38, No. 46:
Comments on cows and bull, and on Retro Hugo finalists in various categories;
letters of comment on scary movies and television shows, and on polenta and eggs;
and comments on movies (Retro Hugo Award dramatic presentation finalists).
- 05/08/20, Vol. 38, No. 45:
Comments on eggs and on animals;
and comments on books (Retro Hugo Award novel finalists).
- 05/01/20, Vol. 38, No. 44:
Comments on signs of our times, and on the horror film;
letters of comment on recent reviews;
and comments on books (Hugo Award short story finalists).
- 04/24/20, Vol. 38, No. 43:
Correction on COVID-19;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May;
book review of Driftwood;
letters of comment on non-fantasy "Twilight Zone" episodes, on The Wind on the Moon,
on the "Prix Hugo" speech, on social distancing, on the zombie apocalypse, on Outbreak,
on Moby-Dick, and on great American novels;
and comments on books (The Decameron [Introduction and Day 1]).
- 04/17/20, Vol. 38, No. 42:
Comments on The Twilight Zone, on feel-good highs, and on animals;
film review of Contagion;
book review of The Player of Games;
letters of comment on hippos, on Foundation and Earth amd on COVID-19;
and comments on books (Hugo and Retro Hugo nominees).
- 04/10/20, Vol. 38, No. 41:
List of Hugo, Retro Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Finalists;
comments on interpreting science;
book review of At the Mountains of Madness;
letters of comment on dogs and cats, the Day of the Animals, and the current apocalypse;
and comments on books (The Decameron, What Does It All Mean?, Foundation's Triumph,
Europe in Autumn, and True History).
- 04/03/20, Vol. 38, No. 40:
Comments on the "Day of the Animals";
letters of comment on Corflu, Harriet, dogs and cats, and the current apocalypse;
and comments on books (Foundation and Earth and The Daughter of Time).
- 03/27/20, Vol. 38, No. 39:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April and Gmail clipping;
book review of Salvation Lost;
letters of comment on the Retro Hugo Awards;
and comments on books (The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis and The Last Battle).
- 03/20/20, Vol. 38, No. 38:
Film reviews of Mary Queen of Scots, Harriet, and Queen and Slim;
a science fiction picture game;
letters of comment on dogs and cats;
and comments on books (book sales and the effects of the current shutdown).
- 03/13/20, Vol. 38, No. 37:
Information on submission to the MT VOID;
film reviews of The Spy Behind Home Plate and Little Joe;
letters of comment on Foundation's Edge, While Nero Fiddled,
the MT VOID, Frankenstein, The Lady from the Black Lagoon, Auggie, Riverdale,
Peri A[piston, the Retrospective Hugo Awards, sonnets, a possible Gmail glitch, and Steve Stiles;
and comments on books (The Handmaid's Tale, and Little Women and Sense and Sensibility).
- 03/06/20, Vol. 38, No. 36:
Film reviews of Abominable, American Factory, I Lost My Body,
and The Invisible Man (2020);
supplement to 1944 Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentations;
novella reviews of "Exit Strategy" and "Come Tumbling Down";
book review of The Shock of the Old;
and comments on books (Plato, and Foundation's Edge).
- 02/28/20, Vol. 38, No. 35:
Correction on 1944 Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentations (Short Form, Part 2),
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
book review of Made to Order;
and comments on books (The Chile Pepper in China).
- 02/21/20, Vol. 38, No. 34:
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).
- 02/14/20, 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")
- 05/31/19, 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).
- 02/22/19, Vol. 37, No. 34:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
film review of Bullitt County;
letters of comment on science fiction and possible futures, and on the Future Research Center;
and comments on books (Agents of Dreamland, Buffalo Soldier,
Golden State, and City of Truth).
- 02/15/19, Vol. 37, No. 33:
Comments on a free e-book, and n Parkinson's Disease;
book review of Terran Tomorrow;
film review of Patrick;
letters of comment on golf, on California, and on Theodore Roosevelt;
and comments on books (Passing Strange and The Jewel and Her Lapidary).
- 02/08/19, Vol. 37, No. 32:
Comments on tortellini, and on California;
letter of comment on circumnavigating the earth;
and comments on books (The Bully Pulpit).
- 02/01/19, Vol. 37, No. 31:
Comments on Mark's top ten films of 2018;
film reviews of The Golem (2018) and In Like Flynn;
letters of comment on elevations;
and comments on books (The Black God's Drums,
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, and Proof of Concept).
- 01/25/19, Vol. 37, No. 30:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
book review of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived;
letters of comment on Jules Verne's geography and politics, on hot food, on circumnavigating the globe,
and on Mary Poppins Returns;
and comments on books (Time Was, Unlocked, and Alice Payne Arrives).
- 01/18/19, Vol. 37, No. 29:
Comments on hot food;
film review of Mary Poppins Returns;
book review of The Consuming Fire;
letter of comment on circumnavigating the globe;
and comments on books ("The Foundation Trilogy" and Around the World in 80 Days).
- 01/11/19, Vol. 37, No. 28:
Question about circumnavigating the glove;
comments on hot food;
book review of The Very Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan;
letters of comment on Rotten Tomatoes, Mortal Engines, and Aquaman
and comments on books (Walden, Edgar Allan Poe, The Scarlet Letter,
and "Benito Cereno").
- 01/04/19, Vol. 37, No. 27:
Announcement of OFCS film awards;
comments on Oscar Wilde;
film reviews of Men and Monsters, Mowgli, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourit,
Aquaman, and Mortal Engines;
letters of comment on The Advocates and median income, on super powers, on Spartacus,
and on Red Moon;
and comments on books (Book Girl).
- 12/28/18, Vol. 37, No. 26:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January;
book review of Red Moon;
film review of The Advocates;
letters of comment on super powers;
and comments on books (Inside the Third Reich).
- 12/21/18, Vol. 37, No. 25:
Comments on Harry Potter, Tor.com short fiction, and the Elf on the Shelf;
short film reviews of Darkest Hour, Eating Animals, and Tito and the Birds;
film reviews of 20th Annual Animation Show of Shows, Green Book,
and Cannibals and Carpet Fitters;
letters of comment on super powers, and on comic books;
and comments on books (Inside the Third Reich).
- 12/14/18, Vol. 37, No. 24:
Comments on magic swords and zombie dogs;
film reviews of Suspiria (2018) and The Hate U Give;
letters of comment on super powers;
and comments on books (Inside the Third Reich).
- 12/07/18, Vol. 37, No. 23:
Comments on maps of imaginary worlds, on the 1910 Frankenstein,
and on super powers;
book review of Salvation;
letters of comment on Astounding, and on penguin quotes and quotes in general;
and comments on books (The Idea of Progress).
- 11/30/18, Vol. 37, No. 22:
Correction;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December,
film review of Mac and Me;
letters of comment on the metric system, on the Penguin quote, on Thanksgiving, on square dancing,
on Isle of Dogs, on origami, on quotes, on James Bond, and on The Song of Sway Lake
and comments on books (Ready Player One, Space Opera, and 100 Greatest Film Scores).
- 11/23/18, Vol. 37, No. 21:
Comments on the square dance conspiracy;
book review of Astounding;
letters of comment on Isle of Dogs, on Penguin Books, and on the metric system;
and comments on books (The Annotated Emerson).
- 11/16/18, Vol. 37, No. 20:
Comments on the square dance conspiracy;
film review of Isle of Dogs;
letters of comment on the metric system, on gender pronouns, on George Orwell, and on the square dance conspiracy;
and comments on books (The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon).
- 11/09/18, Vol. 37, No. 19:
Comments on the square dance conspiracy;
book review of If Tomorrow Comes;
letters of comment on the metric system, gender pronouns, and the square dance conspiracy;
and comments on books (The Penguin Essays of George Orwell and Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography).
- 11/02/18, Vol. 37, No. 18:
Comments on the square dance conspiracy;
film review of Bonehill Road;
letters of comment on the metric system, and on profanity;
and comments on books (the "Foundation" trilogy").
- 10/26/18, Vol. 37, No. 17:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December;
film reviews of Solis and Murders in the Zoo;
letters of comment on profanity, and on gender pronouns;
and comments on books (Pride and Prometheus).
- 10/19/18, Vol. 37, No. 16:
Comments on word choice;
film review of First Man;
letters of comment on harbingers, on gender imbalance, and on envisioning the future;
and comments on books (the "Murderbot" series).
- 10/12/18, Vol. 37, No. 15:
Comments on harbingers in nature;
film review of Strange Nature;
book reviews of Head On and The Rubicon;
letters of comment on gender imbalance;
and comments on books (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Death of a Salesman).
- 10/05/18, Vol. 37, No. 14:
Comments on cloning;
letters of comment on The Rain, on The Calculating Stars and The Fated Sky,
on The Odd Couple, on 7 December 1941, and on spoilers;
and comments on books (Six Months, Three Days, Five Others).
- 09/28/18, Vol. 37, No. 13:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October;
television review The Rain;
letters of comment on Paradise Lost, on Making Movies, on "carpe diem", on cliches,
on Ethelred the Unready, on spoilers, on the Beloit Mindset List, and on the dubious wisdom of Mark Leeper;
and comments on books and movies (The Odd Couple, Severance,
The Calculating Stars, and The Fated Sky).
- 09/21/18, Vol. 37, No. 12:
Comments on Ethan Hunt and James Bond, and on a possible Chengdu Worldcon;
book reviews of Blue Remembered Earth and Unholy Land;
television review of Peppermint;
letters of comment on Matt Helm and other spy films;
and comments on books (Journey to Portugal, Where the Time Goes,
American Notes, and The Black Cat).
- 09/14/18, Vol. 37, No. 11:
Announcement of Philcon 2017 convention report;
comments on Matt Helm and on going to see Mission: Impossible--Fallout;
book review of Phoresis;
film reviews of BlacKKKlansman and A Song for Sway Lake;
letters of comment on the Beloit College mindset list, on the wisdom of Mark Leeper,
on origami, on convention panels, and on temporal parochialism;
and comments on books (The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson, Crazy Sh*t Presidents Said,
and Hungry Stones and Other Stories).
- 09/07/18, Vol. 37, No. 10:
Comments on the Beloit Mindset List, and on the wisdom of Mark Leeper;
book review of Infinity's End;
film reviews of Rodents of Unusual Size and A Night in Old Mexico;
letters of comment on Andre Norton, and on misunderstandings;
and comments on books (John W. Campbell, Jr., Award winners).
- 08/31/18, Vol. 37, No. 9:
Comments on monster movie memories;
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September,
film review of Three Identical Strangers;
letters of comment on Paying the Price for Peace, on the Hugo Awards, on monster movies,
and on The People's Republic of Everything;
and comments on books (Catseye).
- 08/24/18, Vol. 37, No. 8:
Comments on monster movie memories;
list of Hugo and Retro Hugo Award winners;
film reviews of The Monster That Challenged the World and Paying the Price for Peace;
and comments on books (Hugo and Retro Hugo Awards winners and Uncharted: Lewis and Clark in Arcane America).
- 08/17/18, Vol. 37, No. 7:
Comments on Dead Poets Society and teachers, and on grammar;
television review of El ministerio del tiempo;
film review of The Hypnotic Eye;
letters of comment on The Merchant of Venice;
and comments on books ( The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft).
- 08/10/18, Vol. 37, No. 6:
Comments on reference books;
book reviews of The People's Republic of Everything and Faraday, Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field;
and comments on books (All's Well That Ends Well and The Problem Plays of Shakespeare).
- 08/03/18, Vol. 37, No. 5:
Announcement of Sidewise Award finalists;
film retrospective of Kronos (1957);
comments on museums;
film review of Curvature;
letters of comment on Paradise Lost, on the heat wave, on Philcon 2013,
on War of the Satellites, and on Mystery in the Wax Museum;
and comments on books (Fire Watch).
- 08/10/18, Vol. 37, No. 6:
Comments on reference books;
book reviews of The People's Republic of Everything and Faraday, Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field;
and comments on books (All's Well That Ends Well and The Problem Plays of Shakespeare).
- 08/03/18, Vol. 37, No. 5:
Announcement of Sidewise Award finalists;
film retrospective of Kronos (1957);
comments on museums;
film review of Curvature;
letters of comment on Paradise Lost, on the heat wave, on Philcon 2013,
on War of the Satellites, and on Mystery in the Wax Museum;
and comments on books (Fire Watch).
- 07/27/18, Vol. 37, No. 4:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups and availability of Philcon 13 convention report;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August,
film retrospective of The War of the Satellites (1958);
and comments on books (Paradise Lost).
- 07/20/18, Vol. 37, No. 3:
Comments on water shortages and on The Fly (1958);
film retrospectives of The General (1926) and 3:10 to Yuma (1957);
letters of comment on Lifeforce, on History's Worst Decisions,
on The Martian War and Martian invasions, on The Fly (1958), and on The Apartment;
and comments on books (Making Movies).
- 07/13/18, Vol. 37, No. 2:
Comments on The Fly (1958);
film review of Lifeforce (1985);
letters of comment on electronic menus, on confusion, on The Fly (1958),
and on The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian;
and comments on books (History's Worst Decisions and The Martian War).
- 07/06/18, Vol. 37, No. 1:
Comments on The Fly (1958) and on confusion;
film review of A.I. Tales;
and comments on books (Dazzled and Deceived, Defining Moments in Books,
and The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian).
- 06/29/18, Vol. 36, No. 52:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
book reviews of Provenance and Apocalypse Nix;
letters of comment on quidditch, on Tim Merrigan, on Retro-Hugos, on fanart, on word usage,
on Robert A. Heinlein, and on giant higweed;
and comments on books (The Brothers Karamazov and In the Devil's Garden).
- 06/22/18, Vol. 36, No. 51:
Comments on giant hogweed and triffids, on created languages, and on Wonder Woman;
film review of Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer;
letters of comment on the Lambeth Walk, British television, Hamlet, and Klingon;
and comments on books (the "Harry Potter" series and quidditch).
- 06/15/18, Vol. 36, No. 50:
Comments on the Batmobile and on the Lambeth Walk;
letters of comment on Wonder Woman and on eadio drama;
and comments on books (The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis,
The Martian,amd Friends of the Library book sales).
- 06/08/18, Vol. 36, No. 49:
Comments on issue numbers and on three days' grace and Night of the Demon;
letters of comment on The Devil's Envoys, on Holiday Inn, on Jungle Book,
on radio drama, and on television memories;
and comments on movies (Blade Runner 2049, Get Out, The Shape of Water,
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Thor: Ragnarok, and Wonder Woman).
- 06/01/18, Vol. 36, No. 48:
Comments on television memories;
letters of comment on turning on lighhts, on issue numbers, on Get Out,
on The Shape of Water, and on Turner Classic Movies;
and comments on movies (Bambi, Cat People, The Ghost of Frankenstein,
I Married a Witch, Invisible Agent, and Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book).
- 05/25/18, Vol. 36, No. 47:
List of Nebula Award winners;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
book review of Six Wakes;
and comments on books ("Etaoin Shrdlu", Mimic", "Proof", "Runaround", "The Sunken Land", and "The Twonky").
- 05/18/18, Vol. 36, No. 46:
Comments on India, and on migrating our desktop;
film reviews of Wonder Woman and The Greatest Showman;
book review of The Nine;
and comments on books ("Bridle and Saddle", "Foundation", "Goldfish Bowl", "The Star Mouse",
"There Shall Be Darkness", and "The Weapon Shop").
- 05/11/18, Vol. 36, No. 45:
Comments on The Man from Earth trailer, on India, and on migrating our desktop;
book reviews of The Prefect and A Skinful of Shadows;
and comments on books ("Asylum", "The Compleat Werewolf", "Hell is Forever", "Nerves",
"The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag", and "Waldo").
- 05/04/18, Vol. 36, No. 44:
Comments on Flowers for Algernon TV adaptation, and on India;
film comments on Downsizing;
book reviews of In Other Lands and Stuff Matters;
letters of comment on Tarzan, Beyond This Horizon, Islandia, tablets,
and Retro Hugo Award finalists;
and comments on books (Darkness and the Light).
- 04/27/18, Vol. 36, No. 43:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May, on palmtops and tablets,
and on interplanetary travel;
letter of comment on India, on The Left Hand of Darkness, and on libraries;
and comments on books (Beyond This Horizon, Donovan's Brain, Islandia,
Second Stage Lensman, and The Uninvited).
- 04/20/18, Vol. 36, No. 42:
Comments on India, and on Lewis and Clark and the paradox of induction;
letter of comment on The Left Hand of Darkness;
and comments on books (Ex Libris).
- 04/13/18, Vol. 36, No. 41:
Links to Retro Hugo finalists on-line and in print, and to a new podcast;
comments on eyes and on 2001: A Space Odyssey;
film review of Baja;
letters of comment on Year 2018!, Star Wars, Moby Dick and Starbucks,
Edgar Allan Poe, and Frankenstein;
and comments on books (The Left Hand of Darkness).
- 04/06/18, Vol. 36, No. 40:
Announcement of Hugo Award finalists;
link to blog on SpaceX 2018 goals;
comments on obvious languages and on diseases;
book review of Autonomous;
and comments on books (comments on the Hugo Award finalists).
- 03/30/18, Vol. 36, No. 39:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April;
book reviews of The Freeze Frame Revolution and 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed;
letters of comment on squid, and on rules for film reviewing;
and comments on books (What Unites Us and Norton Critical Editions).
- 03/23/18, Vol. 36, No. 38:
Comments on the Locus recommended reading list, on extreme characters on films,
and on Mark's rules as a film reviewer;
book review of Binti: Home;
film review of The Forgiven;
letters of comment on Stephen Hawking, on shotgun marriages, on city names, on Kate Wilhelm,
on Black Panther, on squid, on Frankenstein, and on gender pay gaps;
and comments on books (Drowned Worlds).
- 03/16/17, Vol. 36, No. 37:
Obituaries for Kate Wilhelm and Stephen Hawking;
comments on a space force, on Florida marriage laws, and on squid;
film reviews of Black Panther, Prodigy, and Madame;
book review of Binti;
letters of comment on Annihilation, on Ian Stewart, and on Frankenstein;
and comments on books (Drowned Worlds).
- 03/09/17, Vol. 36, No. 36:
Comments on squirrel sports and on gender pay gaps;
book reviews of Frankenstein and Calculating the Cosmos;
film review of Actors of Sound;
film score review of Annihilation;
letters of comment on sporting animals and Annihilation;
and comments on books (The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin).
- 03/02/17, Vol. 36, No. 35:
Comments on AARP's movies for grownups and on squirrels;
film review of Annihilation;
letters of comment on Moby Dick;
and comments on books (Essays and Reviews by Edgar Allan Poe
and The Dispatcher).
- 02/23/18, Vol. 36, No. 34:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
list of Nebula Award nominees;
film reviews of The Sect and The Millionaires' Unit;
letter of comment on issue #2000, on mashed potatoes, on computer fonts,
on The Berlin Project, on "By the Red Giant's Light", on My Journey to the Stars,
and on Endurance;
and comments on books (synchronicity, A Numerate Life
and The Historical Film: History and Memory in Media).
- 02/16/18, Vol. 36, No. 33:
Comments on restaurant ratings, and on arsonist birds;
book reviews of Persepolis Rising and Raven Stratagem;
film reviews of 7 Guardians of the Tomb and The Music of Silence;
letters of comment on issue #2000, on Exapno Mapcase, on scientists and applications, and on mashed potatoes;
and comments on books (Artemis and The Martian).
- 02/09/18, Vol. 36, No. 32:
Comments on John W. Campbell's map and Fitbit;
film review of Entanglement;
letters of comment on immortal naked mole rats, on issue #2000, and on mashed potatoes;
and comments on books (The Great Detective and The House of Unexpected Sisters).
- 02/02/18, Vol. 36, No. 31:
Comments on MT VOID issue #2000, on the history of illustration in THE MT VOID,
and on mashed potatoes;
television review of The Blackist (Season 5);
film review of Casanova Variations;
letters of comment on ionic moments, and on Ulysses S. Grant;
and comments on books (A Doll House).
- 01/26/18, Vol. 36, No. 30:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Ursula K. Le Guin, on "Game of Thrones" and Lucky Logan,
on science fiction for beginners, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
film review of Hostiles;
book review of Life in a Medieval City;
letters of comment on Philip K. Dick television series, on Too Like the Lightning,
on Navajo code talkers, on writing from 2312, on Sherlock Holmes, and on fonts;
and comments on books and television (American Experience: Into the Amazon, Colonel Roosevelt,
and Into the Brazilian Wilderness).
- 01/19/18, Vol. 36, No. 29:
Correction;
comments on Russian Sherlock Holmes series, and on hand-written computer fonts;
film review of Opera;
book review of Too Like the Lightning;
letters of comment on the traveling money, on Edmund Wilson and J. R. R. Tolkien,
on emoticons and Morse Code, and on writing from 2312;
and comments on books (The First World War).
- 01/12/18, Vol. 36, No. 28:
Comments on emoticons;
film reviews of Abe and Phil's Last Poker Game, Crazy Famous;
The Dinner, Victoria & Abdul, and Darkest Hour;
book review of New York 2140;
television review of The Gifted;
letters of comment on the traveling money, on the NFA, on Mark's "Top Ten Films of 2017",
and on Orphan Black;
and comments on books (Letters on Literature and Politics: 1912-1972).
- 01/05/18, Vol. 36, No. 27:
Comments on the NFA;
Mark's "Top Ten Films" of 2017;
answers to the puzzles from last week;
film review of The Pirates of Somalia;
television review of Orphan Black (Season 5);
letters of comment on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and The Flight of the Phoenix;
and comments on books and films (The Third Man).
- 12/29/17, Vol. 36, No. 26:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on bread magic and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January,
book review of It Devours;
letter of comment on the MT VOID, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and The Left Hand of Darkness;
and comments on books (Alice's Puzzles in Wonderland).
- 12/22/17, Vol. 36, No. 25:
Correction;
comments on Jupiter, and on the motorcycle gangs;
film reviews of Molly's Game, In the Fade, Free State of Jones,
The Infiltrator, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ingrid Goes West,
and UnAmerican Struggle;
book reviews of The Left Hand of Darkness and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry;
letters of comment on Testament of Youth;
and comments on books (Finders Keepers).
- 12/15/17, Vol. 36, No. 24:
Comments on a free science fiction anthology, on a Pjilcon 2014 convention report, on advertising,
and on King Kong, Godzilla, and monsters in general;
film review of 19th Animation Show of Shows and The Post;
book review of The Stone Sky;
letters of comment on the ME-163 and Hannah Reitsch, on sine wave length,
on The Shape of Water, on Thus Spoke Zarathustra,
and on The Wheel of Time;
and comments on books (Testament of Youth).
- 12/08/17, Vol. 36, No. 23:
Illustration;
comments on Kirk and Spock, and on the ME-163;
film reviews of The Shape of Water and The Post;
letters of comment on Thus Spoke Zarathustra and "All You Zombies", on sine wave length,
and on The Wheel of Time and "Reader's Digest Condensed Books";
and comments on books (Burning Paradise and From Holmes to Sherlock).
- 12/01/17, Vol. 36, No. 22:
Correction;
comments on The Wheel of Time, and on unwinding DNA;
film reviews of Breathe and Gifted;
letters of comment on The Wheel of Time, on "How Great Science Fiction Works",
and on Hertz Van Rental;
and comments on books (Unquiet Spirits).
- 11/24/17, Vol. 36, No. 21:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December,
book review of The Wheel of Time;
course review of "How Great Science Fiction Works";
film reviews of Jane and First They Killed My Father;
letters of comment on inhabitable planets, on convention reports, on Thor: Ragnarok,
on Undeniable, and on Wonder Woman
and comments on books (Beowulf on the Beach and Thus Spoke Zarathustra).
- 11/17/17, Vol. 36, No. 20:
Pointer to a trip log for our trip to the Southwest;
comments on the new Wonder Woman;
film review of Thor: Ragnarok;
book review of Undeniable;
and comments on books (The Forever War and book sales).
- 11/10/17, Vol. 36, No. 19:
Correction;
pointer to Philcon convention reports and to a report on space developments;
comments on the Bell Labs Science Fiction Club in Holmdel and on I Was a Teenage Werewolf;
film reviews of Daguerreotype and Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992;
letters of comment on motives, on Blade Runner 2049, on 1987, on The Ghost in the Shell,
and on ethnicity in anime;
and comments on books (Micro).
- 11/03/17, Vol. 36, No. 18:
Comments on chain mail on on motives;
film reviews of Blade Runner 2049 and The Ghost in the Shell;
letter of comment on Benoit B. Mandelbrot;
and comments on books (Moby Dick annotations).
- 10/27/17, Vol. 36, No. 17:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November,
book review of Tomorrow's Kin;
letters of comment on 221B drabbles, on the World Leadership Correspondence School,
Transformation, and Chiller;
and comments on books (Star Beast and The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War).
- 10/20/17, Vol. 36, No. 16:
Correction;
comments on leadership;
a 221B drabble;
book review of Transformation: A Novel;
letters of comment on alternate realities, on Starlings,
on Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows, and on Ulysses S. Grant;
and comments on books (Readings).
- 10/13/17, Vol. 36, No. 15:
Comments on personal realities;
book review of Starlings;
letters of comment on ReaLive and on The Medusa Chronicles;
and comments on books (Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows
and Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future).
- 10/06/17, Vol. 36, No. 14:
Announcement of Nobel Prize for Kazuo Ishiguro;
comments on Hertz Van Rental, on The Thing from Another World,
and nine movies everyone should see;
film review of ReaLive;
book review of The Medusa Chronicles;
letter of comment on alternate worlds;
and comments on books (Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs).
- 09/29/17, Vol. 36, No. 13:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on NASA flight directors, on alternate universes,
and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November;
film review of The 13th Friday;
letters of comment on mathematics and taxes, on Artemis, and on infinity;
and comments on books (Queen Victoria's Book of Spells and My Friend Mr Campion).
- 09/22/17, Vol. 36, No. 12:
Comments on Wilmington and Brandywine River art museums, on Cassini, on King Arthur, and on infinity;
book review of Artemis;
and comments on books (Partners in Command).
- 09/15/17, Vol. 36, No. 11:
Comments on lifespans, and on books;
film reviews of The Lifehouse Golem and Cold Moon;
book review of The Disappearing Spoon;
and comments on books (The Shepherd's Life).
- 09/08/17, Vol. 36, No. 10:
Comments on slow adopters and on the best films of the last decade;
book review of Infinity Wars;
and comments on books (Hollywood Enlists!, Counterfeit Worlds,
The Best American Science and Fantasy 2015, The Best American Essays 2012,
and Talking Back, Talking Black).
- 09/01/17, Vol. 36, No. 9:
Announcement of trip and convention reports;
comments on Aldi, and on kangaroos and self-driving cars;
film reviews of Anti-Matter and Never Let Go;
book review of The Collapsing Empire;
letter of comment on 1977, on TAFF, on Worldcon, on television shows,
on Harold and Lillian, and on The Martian;
and comments on books (The Mysterious Island).
- 08/25/17, Vol. 36, No. 8:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
letters of comment on the Universal monster universe, on An Inconvenient Sequel, on The Martian,
on time reversal stories, and on the shape of places to come;
and comments on books (and film) (Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind).
- 08/18/17, Vol. 36, No. 7:
Comments on Hugo Award winners and Worldcon 75, on insurance, on the mainstream film industry,
on Hugo Award rules changes, on Hidden Figures and Hugo eligibility, and on relativity;
film review of An Inconvenient Sequel;
book review of The Holy Roman Empire;
and comments on books (and film) (The Martian).
- 08/11/17, Vol. 36, No. 6:
Comments on what to look for in the eclipse, on bottled water, and on cyber-crime;
book review of Star-Begotten;
film reviews of 1944 and 6 Days;
letter of comment on "West Wing";
and comments on books (Sylvie and Bruno, Counter-Clock World, Cryptozoic!,
Time's Arrow, and "What Has Passed Shall in Kinder Light Appear").
- 08/04/17, Vol. 36, No. 5:
Announcement of NASFIC con report;
comments on today's "West Wing", and on the shape of places to come;
letters of comment on Greece, on Rhinoceros, and on henry Ward beecher;
and comments on books (The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santería,
and The Collapsing Empire).
- 07/28/17, Vol. 36, No. 4:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on "up to", on Galaxy and Amazing magazines,
and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in Augus;
film reviews of Valerian: City of a Thousand Planets and Dunkirk;
book reviews of A Closed and Common Orbit and The God Wave;
letters of comment on the Scholastic Aptitude Test, and on jumpers and pinafores;
and comments on books (The Great God Pan, Vacation Guide to the Solar System,
and The Novel of the Century).
- 07/21/17, Vol. 36, No. 3:
Corrections;
comments on the Newark Steam Man, on the National Parks Senior Pass, and on San Juan and the NASFIC;
film review of War for the Planet of the Apes;
letters of comment on tights, on Too Like the Lightning, and on the Scholastic Aptitude Test;
and comments on books (Evolution and War for the Planet of the Apes).
- 07/14/17, Vol. 36, No. 2:
Comments on James Bond, and on San Juan;
book reviews of Too Like the Lightning and Death's End;
letters of comment on Sikhs, and on the Scholastic Aptitude Test;
and comments on books ("There Was a Crooked Man, He Flipped a Crooked House" and Limitless).
- 07/07/17, Vol. 36, No. 1:
Comments on tights, and on academic cheating;
film review of Under the Turban;
and comments on books (book formats and "Your Life in 1977"),
- 06/30/17, Vol. 35, No. 53:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on remembrance, Little Free Libraries, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July,
film review of A Quiet Passion;
letters of comment on minions, on An Economist Gets Lunch, and on Before the Dawn;
and comments on books (Hugo novelette and short story finalists),
- 06/23/17, Vol. 35, No. 52:
Announcement of the John W. Campbell Award finalists and winner;
comments on Marvel movies, on what is science fiction, and on The Massacre of Mankind;
book reviews of Ninefox Gambit and Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet;
film review of The Midnighters;
letter of comment on Mona Lisa;
and comments on books (Hugo novella finalists: The Ballad of Black Tom, Every Heart a Doorway,
Penric and the Shaman, A Taste of Honey, and This Census-Taker).
- 06/16/17, Vol. 35, No. 51:
Comments on Adam West, on Val Lewton, on the Mona Lisa;
film reviews of Aaron's Blood and Wonder Woman;
letters of comment on Agatha Christie, on generation ships, on Greece, on Afterimage,
on Matt Helm, on geography and the Martians, on The Warrior's Apprentice,
on Hidden Figures, on Deadpool, and on Hugo finalists;
and comments on books (Postern of Fate).
- 06/09/17, Vol. 35, No. 50:
Comments on the WannaCry virus and the hacker century;
film review of Be Afraid;
letters of comment on Greece
and comments on books (Lagoon, Wicked Wonders, and A Caribbean Mystery).
- 06/02/17, Vol. 35, No. 49:
Comments on Greece;
film review of Afterimage;
letter of comment on spotting the ISS spotting tools;
and comments on books (Last Year and The Martian).
- 05/26/17, Vol. 35, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Nebula Awards, on Ghosts, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
book review of The Asylum of Dr. Caligari and Spaceships;
film review of The Women's Balcony;
letters of comment on ISS spotting tools, on Fantastic Voyage, on issue numbers,
on Hugo finalists, on Turner Classic Movies, and on rain and dogs;
comments on Superman and the KKK, on imitation, and on Fantastic Voyage;
and comments on books (Simulacron-3).
- 05/19/17, Vol. 35, No. 47:
Correction, announcement of Hugo finalists change, pointer to tricorder invention,
pointer to ISS spotting tool;
comments on Superman and the KKK, on imitation, and on Fantastic Voyage;
book review of Wicked Wonders;
letters of comment on Stefan Zweig, on Horror of Dracula, and Fantastic Voyage;
and comments on books (Breaking the Maya Code (Revised), and Rhinoceros).
- 05/12/17, Vol. 35, No. 46:
Comments on Hammer films, on tricorders, on Fantastic Voyage,
and on Curse of Frankenstein and Horror of Dracula;
film review of Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe;
letters of comment on All the Birds in the Sky and Latin@ Rising, paper, and fonts;
and comments on books (Reel Terror).
- 05/05/17, Vol. 35, No. 45:
Comments on a chart of the history of science fiction, and on the soap opera effect;
book reviews of All the Birds in the Sky and A Night Without Stars;
letters of comment on Davy Crockett, on Enceladus,
and on Hidden Figures and The Rise of the Rocket Girls;
and comments on books (New York 2140 and Latin@ Rising).
- 04/28/17, Vol. 35, No. 44:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups and of TAFF winner;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies for May;
film review of The Girl from the Brothel;
letter of comment on role models;
and comments on books (Cretaceous Dawn).
- 04/21/17, Vol. 35, No. 43:
Comments on Davy Crockett, on geography and Martians, and on Enceladus;
book reviews of The Warrior's Apprentice and The Dawn of Innovation;
film review of Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story;
letters of comment on Andromeda Nebula, on tripod ambulation, on grammar, and on confusing mathematics;
and comments on books (The True Believer, El libro de los salmos, and "Overrated!").
- 04/14/17, Vol. 35, No. 42:
Comments on role models, on the new perspective, on H. G. Wells and The Massacre of Mankind,
and on the Hugo finalists;
book review of The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Eleven;
letters of comment on confusing mathematics;
and comments on books (It Can't Happen Here and War Films).
- 04/07/17, Vol. 35, No. 41:
Announcement of Hugo finalists;
comments on confusing language;
film reviews of Zero Days, Anthropoid, The Salesman,
Touched with Fire, Transpecos, and Worlds Apart;
letters of comment on Day for Night;
and comments on books (Stories of Your Life and Others).
- 03/31/17, Vol. 35, No. 40:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on April 1, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April,
pointer to video of Mars;
film reviews of Bethany, The Blackcoat's Daughter, and Bokeh;
book review of Into the Fire: Samantha Kane #1;
letters of comment on selecting words;
and comments on books (Down Here in the Dream Quarter).
- 03/24/17, Vol. 35, No. 39:
Comments on CRISPR;
film review of Dig Two Graves;
letters of comment on selecting words, and on The Life and Growth of Language and Chinese;
and comments on books (The Man from Mars).
- 03/17/17, Vol. 35, No. 38:
Announcement of Old Bridge (NJ) comic con;
comments on eBay and on words and ideas;
film reviews of Kong: Skull Island and Tickling Giants;
letters of comment on Malaya and the talented minority, on Superman versus the KKK,
on Gregory Benford, on reading, on Hidden Figures,
and on Andromeda Nebula and Medusa's Web;
and comments on books (The Life and Growth of Language).
- 03/10/17, Vol. 35, No. 37:
Comments on space news, on calendars, and on Superman and the KKK;
film reviews of Brimstone and Atomica;
book review of Shards of Honor and The Big Picture;
letters of comment on "Stigmata", on Captain Fantastic, on Z, on Inherit the Wind,
on The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Moonlight and Mahershala Ali,
on Eye in the Sky, on Hacksaw Ridge, on Admiral, on The Finest Hours,
on Rogue One, on elections, on In Search of the Castaways, on Way Station,
on The Vicomte de Bragelonne andSir Charles Grandison, on microbes and antibiotics,
on talented minority syndrome, and on Isaac's Storm;
and comments on books (Pope Joan).
- 03/03/17, Vol. 35, No. 36:
Comments on Mediterranean;
film reviews of Captain Fantastic, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House,
and The Legend of Tarzan;
letters of comment on Burlesque: The Heart of the Glitter Tribe and luchadores, on "Stigmata",
on The Skill of Our Hands, on Turner Classic Movies, and on near-future SF ;
and comments on books (In Search of the Castaways or the Children of Captain Grant).
- 02/24/17, Vol. 35, No. 35:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups, and the MT VOID policy on fiction;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October, and on near-future SF;
book review of The Skill of Our Hands;
film reviews of Burlesque: The Heart of the Glitter Tribe and Lavender;
letters of comment on Varney the Vampire, on Way Station, on superbugs,
and on Project Blue;
"Stigmata" (fiction);
and comments on books (Invisible Planets: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese SF in Translation).
- 02/17/17, Vol. 35, No. 34:
Pointer to Philcon 2016 convention report;
comments on ice ages, and on superbugs;
book reviews of Way Station and Varney the Vampire;
letters of comment on Project Blue, on walls, on The Lord of the Rings, on autism,
on The Dispatcher, and on The Expanse;
and comments on books (Through Five Administrations: Reminiscences of Colonel William H. Crook).
- 02/10/17, Vol. 35, No. 33:
Comments on walls, on The Lord of the Rings, and on autism;
book reviews of The Dispatcher and Babylon's Ashes;
film review of Road to the Well;
letter of comment on Arsenic and Old Lace;
and comments on books ("Masterworks of Early 20th Century Literature", Heart of Darkness,
and Sicilian Carousel).
- 02/03/17, Vol. 35, No. 32:
Comments on fast radio bursts;
film reviews of Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World, Among the Believers,
Sunset Song, and Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You;
letters of comment on anti-matter food, on single-letter film titles,
and on Inherit the Wind, Of Mice and Men, The Daughter, and La La Land;
and comments on books (Civil War Ghosts, Green Tea and Other Ghost Stories,
and Atheism: A Brief Insight).
- 01/27/17, Vol. 35, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Soviet futurism in 1960, revisionists recipe, and
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
book review of The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred;
film review of The Daughter;
letter of comment on La La Land;
comments on books (Isaac's Storm).
- 01/20/17, Vol. 35, No. 30:
Comments on monster drive-in posters, on GPS surgery, and on the visible light telescope upgrade;
film reviews of La La Land, Off the Rails,
I Am Not Your Negro, The Lovers and the Despot,
A Patch of Fog, and Claire in Motion;
letters of comment on Jackie, fast radio bursts, N. K. Jemisin, and Beyond Earth;
book review of Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi;
comments on books (Time Travel: A History and The Dim Sum Field Guide).
- 01/13/17, Vol. 35, No. 29:
Comments on submarines, and on fast radio bursts;
film reviews of Jackie, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy,
Fireworks Wednesday, Kate Plays Christine, and A Patch of Fog;
book reviews of The Obelisk Gate and Beyond Earth;
comments on books (Copenhagen).
- 01/06/17, Vol. 35, No. 28:
Announcement of OFCS winners;
comments on the answer;
Mark's "Top Ten" films of 2016;
film reviews of Rogue One, Hacksaw Ridge, and The Stolen Lyric;
letters of comment on fake news and hacking, on The Invisible Boy, on Sherlock Holmes, and on TAFF 2017;
comments on books (Postcards from Stanland and Putin Country).
- 12/30/16, Vol. 35, No. 27:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January;
book review of Alien Morning;
letters of comment on fake news;
comments on books (Literary Wonderlands and Hidden Figures).
- 12/23/16, Vol. 35, No. 26:
Comments on Death Stars, on snow, and on fake news;
film review of Counter Clockwise;
book review of The Dark Forest;
television review of Daredevil;
letters of comment on Gary [K.] Wolf[e], on llamas, on Indian savory snacks,
and Pulp Fiction and Quentin Tarantino films;
comments on books (Sherlock Holmes and the Stuff of Nightmares,
Sherlock Holmes and the Patchwork Devil, and Echoes of Sherlock Holmes).
- 12/16/16, Vol. 35, No. 25:
Comments on grading pass/fail, and on Indian savory snacks;
book review of Crosstalk;
letter of comment on Roman names;
comments on Textos cautivos and Borges en "El hogar".
- 12/09/16, Vol. 35, No. 24:
Comments on Christmas, and on reading groups;
film review of SMART;
book review of Conquerors;
letter of comment on classicists and science fiction fans;
annotations to Chapter 1 of Moby Dick;
- 12/02/16, Vol. 35, No. 23:
Comments on Garden State Parkway tolls, and "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas";
an illustration;
letter of comment on Presidents as authors;
and book reviews of Living with a Dead Language and Some Kind of Hero.
- 11/25/16, Vol. 35, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December;
film review of Denial;
letters of comment on technology;
book review of Good-Bye to All That;
and comments on Presidents as authors.
- 11/18/16, Vol. 35, No. 21:
Comments on the EmDrive, and on the negative power of technology;
film review of Arrival;
letters of comment on ratings, and on superheroes;
and review of "How Great Science Fiction Works".
- 11/11/16, Vol. 35, No. 20:
Comments on the supermoon, on swimming and the Apollo program, and on rating systems;
film comments on Laura;
letters of comment on rocket fuel, on Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children,
and on the interplanetary experience;
and book review of Five-Finger Discount.
- 11/04/16, Vol. 35, No. 19:
Comments on the interplanetary experience, on monster wines, and on Star Wars: The Force Awakens;
film reviews of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Star Wars: The Force Awakens;
book reviews of The End of All Things and The Value of the Moon;
letters of comments on the Retro Hugo Awards and on The Diary of Samuel Pepys;
and book reviews of Crosstalk and You Can Look It Up.
- 10/28/16, Vol. 35, No. 18:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November;
film review of The Monster;
letters of comments on Grant's memoirs, on canine intelligence,
on Shin Godzilla and rating scales, on Shin Godzilla and translated titles,
on Aurora and Gregory Benford, on Jane Austen, on one-word film titles,
on Walmart, on Casablanca, on Seed: The Untold Story,
and on ideology and scientific consensus;
and book review of Twelve Days of Terror.
- 10/21/16, Vol. 35, No. 17:
Comments on the bat-signal and on crow intelligence;
film reviews of Shin Godzilla and The Windmill;
and comments on books (Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant).
- 10/14/16, Vol. 35, No. 16:
Comments on our roots, on the minds of dogs, and on fueling spacecraft;
film review of Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie;
letters of comments on pies and "The Great American Dream Machine";
and comments on books (The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen and Lectures on Literature).
- 10/07/16, Vol. 35, No. 15:
Announcement of Benford award;
comments on practical applications and on Walmart and the English language;
book review of Transgalactic;
and comments on books (The Big Book of Science Fiction and The Paper Menagerie).
- 09/30/16, Vol. 35, No. 14:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October;
solution for quiz on one-word film titles;
film reviews of Now We're Alive and Sole Proprietor;
book review of Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen;
and comments on books (On the Edge of Gone and Running the Books).
- 09/23/16, Vol. 35, No. 13:
Comments on Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959);
quiz on one-word film titles;
film reviews of Somnus, I.T., and Seed: The Untold Story;
book review of 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created;
and comments on books (The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu and Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade).
- 09/16/16, Vol. 35, No. 12:
Comments on flying saucer book covers, on the 1959 film Journey to the Center of the Earth,
and on Ellen Datlow;
book review of Quantum Night;
film reviews of Sully, Florence Foster Jenkins, and The People Garden;
letters of comment on the Prius;
and comments on books (The Annotated Hobbit).
- 09/09/16, Vol. 35, No. 11:
Comments on the secret agent polka, on the Metropolis program book,
on American SF/horror anthology series of the 1960s, and on the Prius;
book review of Local Custom;
film review of London Road;
and comments on books (Moby-Dick as Doubloon).
- 09/02/16, Vol. 35, No. 10:
Comments on frustration, on American SF/horror anthology series of the 1950s,
and on the Beloit Mindset List;
letters of comment on Suicide Squad, on Star Trek Beyond, on Hugos and Retro Hugos,
on Seveneves and spoilers, and on Trumbo and A Man for All Seasons;
and comments on books (12 Years a Slave).
- 08/26/16, Vol. 35, No. 9:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Boris Karloff Day on TCM, on electrons,
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September,
on Hugo and Retro Hugo Award winners, and on infinite universes;
film reviews of Killer Party and of Bad Moms;
book reviews of five more Jack Reacher novels;
list of various changes to Hugo categories and voting procedures;
letters of comment on Star Trek Beyond and on the joys of self-immolation;
and comments on books (Tales and Sketches and The Black Lizard Book of Locked Room Mysteries).
- 08/19/16, Vol. 35, No. 8:
Comments on chamber music, on Star Trek Beyond, and on exo-planets;
film review of Suicide Squad;
and comments on books (A History of the English-Speaking Peoples).
- 08/12/16, Vol. 35, No. 7:
Comments on irony, on gjetost, and on attitudes in old movies;
book review of Seveneves;
comments on animal intelligence and altruism, on Pinocchio, and on encores and the Proms;
and comments on books and films (There Are Two Errors In The The Title of this Book
and The Civil War).
- 08/05/16, Vol. 35, No. 6:
Correction;
comments on Tor eBook Club, and on the lessons of Pinocchio;
film review of yHomeless?;
comments on encores;
and comments on books and films (Book Business
and Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?).
- 07/29/16, Vol. 35, No. 5:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on encores, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August,
on TCM's Halloween line-up for October, and on simulating chemical reactions with a computer;
book review of The Fifth Season;
film review of Sun Choke;
comments on "The Stellar Legion" and military science fiction, on church invitations,
on terrorism, and on The Girl with All the Gifts;
and comments on books and films (Close to Shore, 12 Days of Terror, and Blood in the Water).
- 07/22/16, Vol. 35, No. 4:
Comments on Tor's free ebook club, on an open invitation, and on the growing threat;
book review of The Girl with All the Gifts;
film review of Nuts!;
comments on "The Roads Must Roll", on Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" novels, and on Michael Swanwick;
and comments on books (the Retro Hugo Short Story and Dramatic Presentation finalists).
- 07/15/16, Vol. 35, No. 3:
Comments on necks, and on the Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentation Short Form finalists;
report on a talk by Michael Swanwick;
film review of Outlaws and Angels;
book reviews of Uprooted and of the first five "Jack Reacher" novels;
comments on space development, on Slan, on quotes, and on Samuel Pepys and houses;
and comments on books (The Diary of Samuel Pepys and the Retro Hugo Novella and Novelette finalists).
- 07/08/16, Vol. 35, No. 2:
Comments on Worldcon plans, on car touchscreens,
on the Retro Hugo Dramatic Presentation Long Form finalists, and on space and libertarians;
book review of The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut's Windlass;
and comments on books (The Diary of Samuel Pepys and the Retro Hugo Novel finalists:
Gray Lensman, The Ill-Made Knight, Kallocain, The Reign of Wizardry,
and Slan).
- 07/01/16, Vol. 35, No. 1:
Comments on Weird Tales, on memory foam, on commitments and the unknown;
television reviews of iZombie, Supergirl, Limitless, Bitten, and The Magicians;
film review of Rising Tides;
letters of comment on Gypsy, on Aurora, on Turner Classic Movies, and on Samuel Pepys;
and comments on books (The Diary of Samuel Pepys, The World of Lucha Libre,
The Cutting Room, and Browsings).
- 06/24/16, Vol. 34, No. 51:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on more Retro Hugo changes, on airlines, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
film review of Southbound;
book reviews of the "Magicians" trilogy and of Gypsy;
letters of comment on reading communities, on fake movies, and on Samuel Pepys;
and comments on books (The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Cranbury Bookworm, and used bookstores in general).
- 06/17/16, Vol. 34, No. 50:
Comments on reflection, on "Radium Age" science fiction, and on differences of opinion;
book review of Archivist Wasp;
letters of comment on natures and dimensions, on fake movies, and on Samuel Pepys and calendars;
and comments on books (The Diary of Samuel Pepys, The Collected Stories of Bertrand Russell,
and The Time Traveler's Almanac).
- 06/10/16, Vol. 34, No. 49:
Comments on windows, and on science fiction and legitimacy;
film reviews of The Lobster and X-Men: Apocalypse;
letters of comment on the Babel fish, on mathematics, Therapy for a Vampire,
on The Diary of Samuel Pepys, on Muhammed Ali, on natures,
and on "If This Goes On..." and "Blowups Happen";
and comments on books (The Diary of Samuel Pepys and "The Lottery in Babylon").
- 06/03/16, Vol. 34, No. 48:
Comments on the Babel fish, on second nature, on re-inventing math, and on Retro Hugo availability;
film review of Therapy for a Vampire;
letters of comment on The Rocketeer, on The Martian, and on The God Cells and Eric Merola;
and comments on books (The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Curiosities of Literature,
and Around the World in 50 Years).
- 05/27/16, Vol. 34, No. 47:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups and of centennial event in Matawan;
comments on piracy, on dieselpunk, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June,
and on West Side Story;
film review of The God Cells;
letters of comment on hacking cars and on the eletoral college;
and comments on books (When General Grant Expelled the Jews and The Martian).
- 05/20/16, Vol. 34, No. 46:
Comments on the Western tradition, on strange cars, and on Presidential visits;
book review of "Not So Much," Said the Cat;
film review of Rushlights;
letters of comment on Elon Musk and Iain M. Banks, on primary elections and delegates,
and on history and the past;
and comments on books (Assassination Vacation).
- 05/13/16, Vol. 34, No. 46:
Comments on Hugo Award news and on Retro Hugo availability, on Elon Musk and science fiction,
on history, and on super-delegates;
letters of comment on Aurora, and on mathematics;
and comments on books (and films) (Lost Horizon).
- 05/06/16, Vol. 34, No. 45:
Comments on fiction, on Hugo Award news and on Retro Hugo availability, and on mathematicians;
film review of The Curse of Sleeping Beauty;
book review of Aurora;
letters of comment on Space X, and on The Invisible Man;
and comments on books (Third-Class Ticket and Twelfth Night).
- 04/29/16, Vol. 34, No. 44:
Lists of Hugo Award and Retro Hugo Award finalists;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on the English language, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May,
and on the FANAC channel on YouTube;
film reviews of Invisible Man Appears and Sacrifice;
letters of comment on Passover, and on Project Breakthrough Starshot;
and comments on books (Hugo Award and Retro Hugo Award finalists).
- 04/22/16, Vol. 34, No. 43:
Comments on iTunes U, and on Project Breakthrough Starshot;
film reviews of Dough and Love Thy Nature;
letters of comment on AI authors, on Passover, and on films' recognition values;
and comments on books ("The Whisperer in Darkness").
- 04/15/16, Vol. 34, No. 42:
Comments on AIs writing novels, on big thefts,, on penny box crimes, and on Passover;
book review of Invaders 22;
letters of comment on the loneliness of numbers, on What to Think ABout Machines That Think,
on Valerie Hobson, and on creativity;
and comments on books (In the Heart of the Sea).
- 04/08/16, Vol. 34, No. 41:
Comments on lonely numbers, and on creativity, and on cooking;
film review of Q-Planes/Clouds Over Europe;
letters of comment on the Founding Fathers and on identity;
and comments on books (What to Think About Machines That Think).
- 04/01/16, Vol. 34, No. 40:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April, on identity, and on possible Hugo nominations;
film review of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice;
letters of comment on planets;
and comments on books (Bryn Mawr book sale, Rome's Revolution, and The Borrowed Man).
- 03/25/16, Vol. 34, No. 39:
Comments on adaptors, on the Zimmerli Art Museum, on Planet X, and on time travelers;
film reviews of Moments of Clarity and Camino;
letters of comment on mass market paperbacks, on travel and adaptors, on Sherlock Holmes, and on entropy;
and comments on books (Borges in "Sur").
- 03/18/16, Vol. 34, No. 38:
Comments on headlines, and on bananas;
film review of 10 Cloverfield Lane;
book reviews of Nemesis Games and Ancillary Mercy;
letters of comment on mass market paperbacks, on travel and adaptors, on Sherlock Holmes, and on entropy;
and comments on books (The Cobbler of Ridingham and D.A.).
- 03/11/16, Vol. 34, No. 37:
Comments on car defribrillators, and on Fukushima Daiichi;
film review of A Country Called Home;
book review of Dark Matter and Dinosaurs;
letters of comment on digital backlash and on the discontents of travels;
and comments on books (The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories).
- 03/11/16, Vol. 34, No. 37:
Comments on car defribrillators, and on Fukushima Daiichi;
film review of A Country Called Home;
book review of Dark Matter and Dinosaurs;
letters of comment on digital backlash and on the discontents of travels;
and comments on books (The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories).
- 03/04/16, Vol. 34, No. 36:
Comments on issue 1900, on time's arrow, on the Oscars, and on travel;
letters of comment on digital backlash;
and comments on books (Our Man in Havana).
- 02/26/16, Vol. 34, No. 35:
Correction;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
film review of Colliding Dreams;
and comments on books (Manden flores a la luna and The Croquet Player).
- 02/19/16, Vol. 34, No. 34:
Comments on digital backlash;
film review of Admiral;
letters of comment on "almost", on charitable investments, and on the Mars Rover;
and comments on books (The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine and Seven Days in May).
- 02/12/16, Vol. 34, No. 33:
Comments on archive.org, on settling space, and on charitable investments;
film reviews of Forsaken and Hail, Caesar!;
letters of comment on the Mars Rover and on The Blacklist;
and comments on books ("The Greek Interpreter" and The Dark Forest).
- 02/05/16, Vol. 34, No. 32:
Comments on health resorts;
film reviews of Carol, Listen to Me Marlon, Animals,
and Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine;
television review of The Blacklist;
book review of Central Station;
letters of comment on impressment and on lights;
and comments on books (The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten).
- 01/29/16, Vol. 34, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on James Bond gadgets, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February,
and on outdoor lights;
film reviews of the Academy Award nominees for live-action and animated shorts;
letters of comment on the pants zipper crisis, on Tabby's star, and on TheWhole Wide World;
and comments on books (The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1764-1772,
Submission, Luna: New Moon, and Galapagos Regained).
- 01/22/16, Vol. 34, No. 30:
Comments on the "VOID Express" and on Tabby's Star;
and comments on books (The Whole Wide World, "Red Nails", and "Pigeons from Hell").
- 01/15/16, Vol. 34, No. 29:
Comments on a "Star Wars" quiz, on "Star Wars" ticket sales, on pants zippers, and on toleration;
film reviews of JeruZalem and Durant's Never Closes;
book reviews of A Borrowed Man, The Bone Labyrinth, Personal,
Human Spaceflight, The Brain Electric, and Hero of the Air;
letters of comment on choices, on Seveneves, on Trumbo, on He Named Me Malala,
on , on The Man Who Counted, and on last week's puzzle;
and comments on books (The Annals of Imperial Rome and She Nailed a Stake Through His Head).
- 01/08/16, Vol. 34, No. 28:
Comments on produce, on ballet, and on the rules of movie car chases;
Mark's Top Ten Films of 2015;
film reviews of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Anomalisa;
letters of comment on last seek's puzzle, on Sicario and Spectre,
and on Siddhartha and Lord of Light;
and comments on books ("Hate" and The Man Who Counted).
- 01/01/16, Vol. 34, No. 27:
Puzzle;
comments on Bell Works, on downtowns, and on Falcon 9;
film reviews of The Big Short, Macbeth (2015), and Sicario;
book review of Can and Can'Takerous;
letters of comment on honesty in fiction, World of Ptavvs, and organic vs. ?;
and comments on books (Death Comes for the Archbishop, The Call of the Wild,
Siddhartha, and Seveneves).
- 12/25/15, Vol. 34, No. 26:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on hope, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January, and on choices;
letters of comment on Dune, on anti-Mormon sentiment in classic novels,
on Make Room! Make Room!, on the aurora borealis, on the OFCS awards,
on verdicts, and on Ben-Hur;
and comments on books (World of Ptavvs
and Classics and Commercials: A Literary Chronicle of the Forties).
- 12/18/15, Vol. 34, No. 25:
Announcement of the OFCS Film Awards;
comments on Ernst Starvo Blofeld, on innocent until proven guilty, and on Ceres;
film reviews of Spotlight, Racing Extinction, and Turbo Kid;
book reviews of Dune and Meeting Infinity;
letters of comment on George Méliès, on yogurt and blueberries,
and on Sherlock Holmes, Jacques Futrelle,
D'Ordel's Pantechnicon, and D'Ordel's Tactics and Military Training;
and comments on books (The Cave, The Notebook, and Jose Saramago en sus palabras).
- 12/11/15, Vol. 34, No. 24:
Comments on statistics and yogurt, on the oldest horror movie, on the Universal horror cycle,
on Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, on 11 December 1908, and on the Sherlock Holmes novels;
an illustration;
film reviews of The Dead Lands, A Sinner in Mecca,
What Our Fathers Did, and Trumbo;
letters of comment on Tabasco and sriracha sauces;
and comments on books (The Gentleman in the Parlour and Make Room! Make Room!).
- 12/04/15, Vol. 34, No. 23:
Comments on extreme solutions, on similar illustrations, on Tabasco and Sriracha sauces,
on December decorations, and on Blue Origin and New Shepard;
book reviews of Welcome to Night Vale and Persian Fire;
film reviews of Brooklyn and Suffragette;
letters of comment on Oscar-winning sports films, on governmental titles,
on climate change proposals, on free computers,
and on Flowers for Algernon, Charly, and Des fleurs pour Algernon;
and comments on books (The Death of Ivan Ilyich).
- 11/27/15, Vol. 34, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on the "Planet of the Apes" films, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December,
and on the law of unintended consequences;
book review of Cibola Burn;
audiobook review of Flowers for Algernon;
letters of comment on wine clubs, Mission: Impossible, subtitles, "The Marching Morrons",
and on candidates;
and comments on book-buying and the Cranbury Bookworm.
- 11/20/15, Vol. 34, No. 21:
Comments on TCM's wine club, on film subtitles, and on the Mission: Impossible television series;
film review of Flutter;
letters of comment on "The Marching Morrons", on When Worlds Collide, and on
"Wait. Wait. Don't Tell Me." and Poetry;
and comments on books (Baltasar and Blimunda).
- 11/13/15, Vol. 34, No. 20:
Comments on 23 and Me, on poetry, and on the film When Worlds Collide;
film reviews of SPECTRE and Woman in Gold;
letters of comment on candidates, on Air New Zealand safety videos, and on the shape of the earth;
and comments on books (The Anatomy of Revolution, "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell",
and "The Marching Morons").
- 11/06/15, Vol. 34, No. 19:
Comments on Ukraine and Darth Vader, on Air New Zealand, on fundamentals,
on Jupiter's Red Spot, and on candidates;
film review of Bone Tomahawk;
letters of comment on science fiction in the mainstream media, on lofgeornost,
and on The Thief of Bagdad, Douglas Fairbanks, and silent films;
and comments on books (Founding Brothers, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72,
and La Novia de Corinto).
- 10/30/15, Vol. 34, No. 18:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on limitations, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
and on the film The War of the Worlds;
film reviews of Rotor DR1 and Steve Jobs;
television reviews of Continuum, Minority Report, Limitless, and Blindspot;
letters of comment on the state of horror, on The Martian,
and on William Goldman, Marathon Man, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson;
and comments on books (Professor Borges: A Course on English Literature).
- 10/23/15, Vol. 34, No. 17:
Links to comments about strange objects;
comments on Marathon Man and on the state of horror;
film reviews of Crimson Peak, Bridge of Spies, and Beasts of No Nation;
film/book review of The Martian;
letters of comment on The Wilhelm Gostloff, on The World Without Us,
on church schisms, the ISS and Worldcon, and The Martian;
and comments on books (Cicero's Selected Political Speeches).
- 10/16/15, Vol. 34, No. 16:
Link to ISS/Worldcon videos;
comments on a church schism, and on the Wilhelm Gostloff;
letters of comment on The Martian, on religious laws, on Kevin McCarthy,
and on Colm Feore;
and comments on books (The World Without Us and Life After People).
- 10/09/15, Vol. 34, No. 15:
Answer to puzzle;
comments on Beetle Bailey and Dilbert, and on religious instructions;
film reviews of The Martian and Reversion;
letters of comment on aging and traveling, on The Metamorphosis, on Constantine,
and on operas, operettas, and musicals;
and comments on books (A Sherlock Holmes Devotional and Sherlock Holmes & The Veiled Detective).
- 10/02/15, Vol. 34, No. 14:
Puzzle;
announcement of Ellen Datlow lecture;
comments on Pope Francis, on Metamorphosis, on ambiguous titles,
and on proof we are living in the 21st century;
film review of The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers;
letters of comment on remakes, and on operas, operettas, and musicals;
and comments on books ("What Has Passed Shall in Kinder Light Appear",
and The Fictional Man).
- 09/25/15, Vol. 34, No. 13:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on transience, and on Mark's picks for TCM in October;
film review of Pay the Ghost;
letters of comment on Dark Metter, Orphan Black, and ;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
and Seeing).
- 09/18/15, Vol. 34, No. 12:
Comments on food recommendations, on Fermat's Last Tango, and on the retreads of summer;
film review of The 17th Animation Show of Shows;
television reviews of upcoming shows;
letters of comment on NASA mission to Europa, on Edward Gibbon and the Maya,
on favorite books and movies, on Childhood's End on War of the Worlds
illustrations, on Rocketship X-M, and on Ace doubles
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
and The Just City).
- 09/11/15, Vol. 34, No. 11:
Comments on Particle Fever, on scientists' favorite SF,
on sameness in space and time, on the artists Henrique Alvim Correa,and on the crowded sky;
letters of comment on Ace Doubles, on Donald Wollheim, on Harlan Ellison,
on The Hard Way, on Lincoln's assassination, and on weapons feuds and the rule of law in the Roman Empire;
film review of Particle Fever;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
The Buried Giant, Plague Land, and Dreamers of the Day).
- 09/04/15, Vol. 34, No. 10:
Comments on a dilemma, on the Ace Doubles, and on the relativity of time and the Beloit Mindset List;
book reviews of The Top of the Volcano and The Hard Way;
film review of Paper Planes;
letters of comment on robot overlords in new Jersey, and on Japan and World War IO;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
The Secret of the Ninth Planet and The Secret of Saturn's Rings).
- 08/28/15, Vol. 34, No. 9:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Peter and the Wolf, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
and on Hugo Awards and other Sasquan stuff;
film reviews of Blood Punch, Shaun the Sheep Movie,
and Dusty's Trail: Summit of Borneo;
letters of comment on Fantastic Four, and on cyberjudges;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
and Discover Magazine).
- 08/21/15, Vol. 34, No. 8:
Links to Hugo streaming;
comments on metaphysics and on the Japanese and the atomic bomb;
film review of Fantastic Four;
book review of The Library at Mount Char;
letters of comment on jobs, the military, and health insurance;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
and The Reader's Quotation Book).
- 08/14/15, Vol. 34, No. 7:
Comments on Pluto, on Hugo balloting, and on jobs;
film reviews of Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism and Message from Hiroshima;
book review of Edge of Infinity;
letters of comment on unabridged editions, on ocelots, on voice actors,
on artificial stupidity, on asteroids, on Harry Palmer, on Jonathan Strange,
on books you pretend to have read, on Mission Impossible--Rogue Nation and Tom Cruise,
on Aurora and Gregory Benford, and on On Care for Our Common Home/Laudato Si;;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
The Grace of Kings, and The Elephant's Journey).
- 08/07/15, Vol. 34, No. 6:
Links to comments on Star Trek economics, SF books you pretend to have read,Worldcons and art,
and Bell Labs in the 1960s;
comments on Minyans and on jobs;
book review of Cibola Burn;
film review of Mission Impossible--Rogue Nation;
letters of comment on Aurora, on time zones, on zip codes,
on unabridged editions and Readers Digest Condensed Books,
on The Death of Caesar and The Leopard,
on The Man Who Would Be King, on Jonathan Strange, on Universe,
and on On Care for Our Common Home;
and comments on books (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
On Care for Our Common Home/Laudato Si', and Thomas World).
- 07/31/15, Vol. 34, No. 5:
Announcement of Comic Con (Old Bridge) and of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August,
book reviews of The Three-Body Problem and The Dark Between the Stars;
letters of comment on Aurora and Universe;
and comments on books (On Care for Our Common Home).
- 07/24/15, Vol. 34, No. 4:
Comments on the solar system, on dog consciences, and on Bubba Ho-Tep;
film reviews of Dark Was the Night and 10 Cent Pistol;
book reviews of The Goblin Emperor and Skin Game;
letters of comment on murder rates, on MOOCs, on irrational numbers, on invasive species, on coffee,
on the pronunciation of names, on symmetry in animals, and on Advantageous;
and comments on books (Aurora and Universe).
- 07/17/15, Vol. 34, No. 3:
Comments on symmetry and on on-line courses;
film reviews of Advantageous, Caffeinated, and The Outrageous Sophie Tucker;
book review of Diamond Star;
letters of comment on irrational numbers, on the alphabet, and on the pronunciation of names;
and comments on books (The New Wild).
- 07/10/15, Vol. 34, No. 2:
Comments on "Deguello" and on 1911 nostalgia;
book reviews of Ancillary Sword;
letters of comment on pronunciation of names and on irrational numbers;
and comments on books (Raised from the Ground and Hammett Unwritten).
- 07/03/15, Vol. 34, No. 1:
Comments on time zones, on volume numbers, on irrational numbers, and on reading;
book review of Seveneves;
letters of comment on Inside Out, and on Alphabetical;
and comments on books (All the Names).
- 06/26/15, Vol. 33, No. 52:
Schedule of discussion groups;
pointer to Texas trip log;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
film reviews of Inside Out, Jurassic World, and Big Game;
letters of comment on the Six-Million-Dollar Man, and on Pluto;
and comments on books (Alphabetical).
- 06/19/15, Vol. 33, No. 51:
Schedule of TCM's Christopher Lee tribute;
comments on the Six-Million-Dollar Man, on Christopher Lee, and on The Mummy (1932);
letters of comment on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
and on behavioral counseling;
and comments on books (Amerika and The Death of Caesar).
- 06/12/15, Vol. 33, No. 50:
Answer to Brainstorm quiz;
reminders of major anniversaries of Magna Carta and Waterloo;
comments on behavior therapy, on The Jayhawkers!, and on being unstuck in time;
book review of Slow Bullets;
letters of comment on The Glass Bead Game, and on Keurig coffee makers;
and on colony collapse;
and comments on books (Numbers Rule).
- 06/05/15, Vol. 33, No. 49:
Pointer to Cambodia/Vietnam trip log;
comments on basketball, and on Keurig and coffee;
film review of Sharknado;
letters of comment on Brainstorm, on "Deux Chavaux", on responses, on Mad Max: Fury Road,
and on colony collapse;
and comments on books ("A Scandal in Bohemia", Dark City: The Film Noir,
The Complete Book of Werewolves; and When It Changed).
- 05/29/15, Vol. 33, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on TAFF ebooks, on communicating in deep time,
and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
book review of The Abyss Beyond Dreams;
film review of Days of Grace;
letters of comment on "Deux Chavaux", on Mad Max: Fury Road, on phone messages,
on shredders, on mathematical illiteracy, and on The War of the Worlds;
and comments on books (The Great Explosion, "Call Me Joe",
and The Mathematician's Shiva).
- 05/22/15, Vol. 33, No. 47:
Comments on phone messages, on paper shredders, and The War of the Worlds;
film reviews of Mad Max: Fury Road and The Woman in Black: Angel of Death;
letter of comment on "Deux Chavaux";
and comments on books (The Alternative Detective and Skylight).
- 05/15/15, Vol. 33, No. 46:
Comments on smoking and confrontation, and on warp drives;
film reviews of Time Lapse, Predestination,
Avengers: The Age of Ultron, and Ex Machina;
letters of comment on racism in "Star Trek" and on bird money;
and comments on books (The Stone Raft.
- 05/08/15, Vol. 33, No. 45:
Announcement of pointers to a short film shot at Holmdel Bell Labs, a LoneStarCon 3 convention report,
and the Locus Award finalists;
comments on McCoy's racism in "Star Trek";
book review of The Peripheral;
and comments on books (Magnificent Mistakes in Mathematics and Magister Ludi.
- 05/01/15, Vol. 33, No. 44:
Announcement of yet more Hugo Awards changes and corrections, and of Sasquan membership;
comments on the Hugo "crisis" and on the Dramatic Presentation Hugos;
film review of Ex Machina;
book reviews of The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Nine
and Hannu Rajaniemi: Collected Fiction;
letters of comment on cable channels, on the Hugo voting system and "No Award", and on Terry Pratchett;
and comments on books (An Inquiry into the Causes and Nature of the Wealth of Nations).
- 04/24/15, Vol. 33, No. 43:
Announcement of more Hugo Awards changes and corrections, and of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May, and on "No Award";
television reviews of Helix and 12 Monkeys;
book review of The Perfect Theory;
film reviews of Laugh Killer Laugh and 1915;
letters of comment on home video, and on Terry Pratchett and Discworld;
and comments on books (Utilitarianism).
- 04/17/15, Vol. 33, No. 42:
Announcement of Hugo Awards changes and corrections;
comments on new Hugo categories, on acceleration, on Baird Searles and home video,
and on Little Round Top, Bastogne, and the Kobayashi Maru;
book review of Reaper Man;
film reviews of 24 Days and Because I Was a Painter;
letters of comment on rights, on politics and smoking, and on Retro Hugos;
and comments on books (Rendezvous with Rama).
- 04/10/15, Vol. 33, No. 41:
List of Hugo nominations;
comments on the religious limit, on topology and Pluto, and on Casablanca;
letters of comment on global climate change, on the puzzle answer, on fish and chips shops,
on A God That Could Be Real, and on politics;
and comments on books (the Hugo nominations).
- 04/03/15, Vol. 33, No. 40:
Answer to last week's puzzle;
comments on pride, on rights, and on global climate change;
film reviews of Undocumented Executive and The Girl Is in Trouble;
book review of A God That Could Be Real;
letter of comment on politics;
and comments on books (The Seven Samurai, The Terminator and Notes from the Underground).
- 03/27/15, Vol. 33, No. 39:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
a puzzle;
comments on peaches, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April, on travel, and on SpaceX;
film reviews of A Most Wanted Man and Sleep Dealer;
letter of comment on The Walking Deceased;
and comments on books (The Man in the High Castle and The Shockwave Rider).
- 03/20/15, Vol. 33, No. 38:
Comments on Ib Melchior, on Pope Francis, on Downton Abbey, and on Enceladus;
film reviews of Boyhood, Art and Craft, Manila Metro,
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Night Moves, Remote Area Medical,
and The Walking Deceased;
letters of comment on Pi Day, on fractals and surface area, and on Sally Hemings;
and comments on books (Middlemarch, American Pulp,
and Intern Nation).
- 03/13/15, Vol. 33, No. 37:
Comments on Pi Day, on Sir Terry Pratchett, on skin area, on racism in Star Trek,
and on Saturn;
film review of Walter;
book reviews of The Martian and Mathematics and the Imagination;
letters of comment on Sherlock and on Hugo nominations;
and comments on books (Jefferson the Virginian, Jefferson,
and Notes on the State of Virginia, with Related Documents).
- 03/06/15, Vol. 33, No. 36:
Comments on names, on Hugo nominations, on Ceres, and on the duality of light;
film reviews of Birdman, Bonnie and Clyde Vs. Dracula,
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Red Hollywood, and The Way He Looks;
letters of comment on Singapore mathematics, on Kingsman and accents,
on The Midwich Cuckoos, on Carry On Screaming, and on TCM and BBC America;
and comments on books (Malgudi Days).
- 02/27/15, Vol. 33, No. 35:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
letters of comment on translations, on country rankings, on Kingsman, and on strofe and antistrofe;
and comments on books (The Midwich Cuckoos).
- 02/20/15, Vol. 33, No. 34:
Comments on punctuation, on country rankings, and on floaters;
film reviews of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Jupiter Ascending;
letters of comment on strofe and antistrofe, and on Lunch and Gary Owens;
and comments on books (Manual of Painting and Calligraphy).
- 02/13/15, Vol. 33, No. 33:
Comments on energy;
film reviews of Lunch, Joe, The Skeleton Twins,
Get on Up, The Dog, Boxtrolls, Digging Up the Marrow,
and Queen and Country;
book review of The Normans from Raiders to Kings;
and comments on books (Personal Library Prologues).
- 02/06/15, Vol. 33, No. 32:
Comments on Japanese monsters, on an SF film retrospective, on Arthur C. Clarke's predictions,
on politics, and on Ceres, Pluto, and spacecraft engines;
con report for Londinium in CMDIV A.C.;
letters of comment on Of Mice and Men;
and comments on books (The Tale of the Unknown Island and The Lives of Things).
- 01/30/15, Vol. 33, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on exit signs, on Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov,
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February, and on science and technology in 2014;
book review of The Currents of Space;
film reviews of Oscar-nominated short films from 2014;
letters of comment on Louis Zamperini and boxes of chocolates;
and comments on books (The Double).
- 01/23/15, Vol. 33, No. 30:
Comments on the Gump message and on Google cardboard;
film reviews of Unbroken, The Case Against 8, Big Bad Wolves, The Internet's Own Boy,
White Bird in a Blizzard, The Sacrament, and Wild;
letters of comment on Gone Girl and edited films, on actors, and on predictions;
and comments on books (Kindred).
- 01/16/15, Vol. 33, No. 29:
Comments on eating after the apocalypse, on predictions, and on voices;
television review of American horror Story: Coven;
film review of PumpSelma;
letters of comment on The Mentalist, on Rosetta and onPluto, and on Echopraxia;
and comments on books (Oral Borges).
- 01/09/14, Vol. 33, No. 28:
Comments on Philcon 2011, on the Loncon3 Artist Showcase, on sharks, and on smart thermostats;
Mark's "Top Ten Films" list for 2014;
book reviews of The Ruby Dice and Echopraxia;
letters of comment on NASA and Time for the Stars, on various spacecraft,
on Bess Myerson and Kitty Carlisle, on Forever, on The Mentalist, and on Filth;
and comments on books (War and Peace).
- 01/02/14, Vol. 33, No. 27:
Comments on Philcon 2009 and Philcon 2010, on feathered dinosaurs, and on de-cluttering;
film reviews of Ivory Tower, Frank, Happy Christmas, Honeymoon,
Filth, Life Partners, The Double, Nymphomaniac (I and II),
The Imitation Game, and Birdman;
television reviews of Ascension, Haven, Sleepy Hollow, Gotham,
Forever, Scorpion, Shield, Vampire Diaries, Originals,
Supernatural, Flash, Arrow, Constantine, The Mentalist,
Z Nation, and The 100;
letters of comment on The Origin of Species, and on space craft news;
on dieting and longevity, on Doctor Who, and on the OFCS film awards;
and comments on books (War and Peace).
- 12/26/14, Vol. 33, No. 26:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on the Christmas spirit, on layout, and Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January,
film review of Inside the Mind of Leonardo;
letters of comment on Internet security, on Modernist Cuisine,
on dieting and longevity, on Doctor Who, and on the OFCS film awards;
and comments on books (The Origin of Species).
- 12/19/14, Vol. 33, No. 25:
Comments on Doctor Who, on the OFCS film awards, on Philcon 2008, and on false safety in numbers;
film review of Poker Night;
film recommendations;
letters of comment on La novia de Frankenstein, on dieting, and on spacecraft news;
and comments on books (The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012).
- 12/12/14, Vol. 33, No. 24:
Comments on the Soprano State and on TWILIGHT ZONE, Bradbury, and Serling;
film reviews of Life Itself, Force Majeure,
Whitey: United States of America V. James J. Bulger,
Life's a Breeze, Frontera, Two Faces of January,
The Missing Picture, Journey to the West, and The Babadook;
book reviews of Lock In and Life at the Speed of Light;
letters of comment on the Orion launch, on dieting, and on Pluto;
and comments on books (La novia de Frankenstein (The Bride of Frankenstein)).
- 12/05/14, Vol. 33, No. 23:
Comments on dieting, and on internet reviewing;
film review of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night;
book review of Field of Fantasies;
letters of comment on Pluto, on The Great Rupert, on Robert A. Henlein,
on Antarctica: A Year on Ice, and on dogs;
and comments on books (Loeb Classical Library, book sales, and Murder in Mesopotamia).
- 11/28/14, Vol. 33, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on a headline, on science in the popular media,
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December, and on streaming;
book review of The Puppet Masters;
film reviews of Antarctica: A Year on Ice and The Immortalists;
letters of comment on knocks, on dogs, on Arrowsmith,
on Interstellar, on Looper, and on history books;
and comments on books (Women and the Military).
- 11/21/14, Vol. 33, No. 21:
Comments on an updated film, and on dogs;
film review of Interstellar;
letters of comment on knocks and on Interstellar;
and comments on books (Arrowsmith).
- 11/14/14, Vol. 33, No. 20:
Comments on touchdown, on Yuri Gagarin, on kaiju, and on the Towers of Hanoi and learning;
film reviews of Interstellar and Housebound;
letters of comment on knocks and on alternate history;
and comments on books (Congressional Government,
and SuperFreakonomics).
- 11/07/14, Vol. 33, No. 19:
Comments on an alternate history interview, on knocks,
and on disconnected life;
report on magazine editor round-table discussion;
book review of Consider Phlebas;
film review of Pelican Dreams;
and comments on books (Burmese Days, The History of the Siege of Lisbon,
and The Gospel According to Science Fiction).
- 10/31/14, Vol. 33, No. 18:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Himmelskibit and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November,
film review of Diplomacy;
letters of comment on nixie tubes and on Sir Richard Francis Burton;
and comments on books (The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012).
- 10/24/14, Vol. 33, No. 17:
Apology;
comments on Medicare, on tree structures in art, and on the canon of horror films;
film review of Wake Wood;
book review of Engineering Infinity;
letters of comment on color vision, on art, and on slide rules, nixie tubes, and numitrons;
and comments on books (Thinking in Numbers, A Certain Ambiguity,
The Wizard of Oz, and Vampyr).
- 10/17/14, Vol. 33, No. 16:
Announcement of editor roundtable;
kudos;
comments on dinosaurs and on Close Encounters of the Third Kind;
film review of The Decent One;
letters of comment on art, on Ayn Rand, and on slide rules;
and comments on books (Through the Language Glass).
- 10/10/14, Vol. 33, No. 15:
Comments on art shows, on craftsmanship, on slide rules,
and on the Creature from the Black Lagoon;
film review of The Road;
book review of The Android's Dream;
letters of comment on Sir Richard Francis Burton and on antibiotics,
and comments on books (Cat People
and Homenaje a Agatha Christie: el caso del collar).
- 10/03/14, Vol. 33, No. 14:
Comments on the Egyptian Book of the Dead, on art, and on disease;
film review of Hero of the Day;
convention report on LonCon 3;
letters of comment on Drive Hard, on Hugo Awards, on Sir Richard Francis Burton,
and on Archduke Franz Ferdinand Lives!: A World Without World War I.
and comments on books (The Weird and The White Mountains).
- 09/26/14, Vol. 33, No. 13:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October, and on memory;
film reviews of Field of Lost Shoes, Believe Me, and Drive Hard;
convention report on LonCon 3;
letters of comment on Neil deGrasse Tyson, on sizing convention rooms, on Ayn Rand, and on Hugo Awards;
and comments on books (In the Ocean of Night,
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Lives!: A World Without World War I, and My Real Children).
- 09/19/14, Vol. 33, No. 12:
Kudos;
comments on zombie policemen, on dinosaurs and Gorgo, and on television in the 21 century;
film review of The Scribbler;
convention reports on LonCon 3;
letters of comment on LonCon 3, on Mars One, on super-hero films,
on political orientation, on robots, and on security.
and comments on books (RetroHugo nominees, Siege of Khartoum,
and "The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse") .
- 09/12/14, Vol. 33, No. 11:
Comments on the length of the issue, on the Sidewise Awards, on buggies,
and on Internet security;
television reviews of the upcoming fall season;
film review of The Galapagos Affair;
convention reports on LonCon 3;
book review of Life of Earth;
letters of comment on LonCon 3, on In the Company of Thieves, on Ayn Rand,
and on baseball;
and comments on books (The City & the City
and Ancillary Justice).
- 09/05/14, Vol. 33, No. 10:
Comments on progress, on the missing "1984", and on the Belloit College Midset List;
film review of ;
convention reports on LonCon 3;
letters of comment on In the Company of Thieves, on tsundoku and tsunami,
on time machine fiction, on ethics versus religion, and on sports and science fiction;
and comments on books (I'll Have What She's Having, All Roads Lead to Austen,
and Bring the Jubilee).
- 08/29/14, Vol. 33, No. 9:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on time machine fiction, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September,
and on ethics versus religion;
book reviews of In the Company of Thieves and Black Milk;
film review of Rocks in My Pockets;
letters of comment on credentials versus education, on tsundoku, on lustrums and fortnights,
and on baseball, football, and fiction;
and comments on books (Dr. Strangelove, Red Alert,
There's More to New Jersey Than the Sopranos, The Soprano State,
and Videohound's War Movies).
- 08/22/14, Vol. 33, No. 8:
Announcement of Hugo Award winners;
comments on the Phantoms of the Opera, and on the Hugos;
film review of The Hundred-Foot Journey;
letters of comment on counting countries, on life after people, on tsundoku,
on the Phantoms of the Opera, on A World Lit Only by Fire?,
and on Woody Allen and his scandal;
and comments on books (El Señor Borges, The Drowned World,
The Woman Who Died a Lot, and The Heroines).
- 08/15/14, Vol. 33, No. 7:
Announcement of Retro Hugo Award winners;
comments on tsundoku, on the Phantoms of the Opera, and on the Hugos and Retro Hugos;
book review of A World Lit Only by Fire?;
and comments on books (China Road).
- 08/08/14, Vol. 33, No. 6:
Comments on maninasuitasauri, on tweeting con reports,
on the Phantoms of the Opera, and on Google Robot, Space X Falcon 9, and a space drive;
and comments on books (The Beleaguered City).
- 08/01/14, Vol. 33, No. 5:
Comments on a Hugo Awards Ceremony party, on top documentary films, on Metropolis,
on Neanderthal-human mating, on the Phantoms of the Opera, and on baseball and (science) fiction;
film reviews of Lucy, Septic Man, and Wet Behind the Ears;
book review of Yesterday's Kin;
and comments on books (the Retro Hugo packet, The Coroner's Lunch, Killed at the Whim of a Hat,
Revisioning 007: James Bond and Casino Royale, and The Demolished Man).
- 07/25/14, Vol. 33, No. 4:
Listing of discussion dgroups;
comments on the XPRIZE, on science fiction on television,
and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
film review of Aftermath;
book reviews of We Are All Completely Fine and What Is Relativity?;
letters of comment on Hugo nominations, on "Men into Space", and on 21 jokes;
and comments on books (Fearing the Dark, The Innoccents Abroad,
and Confederates in the Attic).
- 07/18/14, Vol. 33, No. 3:
Comments on Readercon, on clever jokes, on the V-2,
and on the Hugo nominations for Dramatic presentation;
film reviews of Particle Fever, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and GreasePaint;
book reviews of Ancillary Justice, Warbound, and Hard Magic;
television review of Destination Space;
and comments on books (The Smartest Kids in the World
and You Are Not Special and Other Encouragements).
- 07/11/14, Vol. 33, No. 2:
Comments on ice cream and on the tenth man;
book review of Dreams and Shadows;
letters of comment on Lawrence in Arabia, on Lowell Thomas, on Winston Churchill,
on Arrowsmith, and on Doctor Who;
and comments on books (Blindness, Time Traveler,
and The Exploding Whale).
- 07/04/14, Vol. 33, No. 1:
Comments on 31 science fiction terms, on GAME OF THRONES< and on Paris;
book reviews of "The Wheel of Time" and Warbound;
film reviews of The Edge of Tomorrow, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,
Redwood Highway, and Driven;
letters of comment on Ancillary Justice and on vampires;
and comments on books (Daughter of Time, John O'Hara's Hollywood,
At the Molehills of Madness, and Life and Liszt).
- 06/27/14, Vol. 32, No. 52:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
on NASA FTL travel, and on nuclear fusion;
book reviews of Ancillary Justice and Our Mathematical Universe;
letters of comment on "Parasitology", on logic and fantasy, and on Anthem;
and comments on books (The Guns of August, Blueprint for Armageddon,
and "A History of the 20th Century, with Illustrations").
- 06/20/14, Vol. 32, No. 51:
Comments on space crews, on space policy, on Godzilla, on the nature of science,
and on logic and fantasy;
book reviews of Parasite and The Moon's Shadow;
film review of Rigor Mortis;
letters of comment on Athem, and on Costco;
and comments on books (Retro Hugos: "Dead Knowledge", "Hollywood on the Moon",
"Pigeons from Hell", "Rule 18", "Werewoman", "The Faithful","Helen O'Loy", "Hollerbochen's Dilemma",
"How We Went to Mars", "Hyperpilosity").
- 06/13/14, Vol. 32, No. 50:
Comments on old-time movies, and on Costco;
film reviews of X-Men: Days of Future Past, Lullaby,
and Ride Report;
letter of comment on library skills;
and comments on books (Retro Hugos:Anthem, "A Matter of Form",
"Sleepers of Mars", "The Time Trap", and "Who Goes There?").
- 06/06/14, Vol. 32, No. 49:
Comments on library skills, and on boycotts;
SpaceX factory tour report;
letters of comment on women's suffrage;
and comments on books (Retro Hugos: The Legion of Time, Out of the Silent Planet,
and The Sword in the Stone).
- 05/30/14, Vol. 32, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
film review of Kids' Rights;
letters of comment on science fiction versus science fact, and on the effect of Star Wars;
and comments on books (Retro Hugos: Carson of Venus and Galactic Patrol).
- 05/23/14, Vol. 32, No. 47:
Links for science fiction to science fact, how Star Wars ruined SF,
the Pope and Martians, Hugo nominees, and Nebula winners;
comments on corals;
film review of Godzilla (2014);
book review of Three Parts Dead;
letters of comment on summer trailers, and on kids these days;
and comments on books (Celebration, U.S.A.).
- 05/16/14, Vol. 32, No. 46:
Comments on context, and on movie trailers;
book review of The Lies of Locke Lemora;
film review of As High as the Sky;
letters of comment on genealogy and DNA, on meat, on the Hugo nominations, and on freebie books;
and comments on books (Imagined Communities,
The Art of the Moving Picture, and Hugo Award news).
- 05/09/14, Vol. 32, No. 45:
Comments on drones, on evolution, on back pain and refrigerators, and on flying;
film reviews of Bears and Living Things;
letters of comment on the Hugo nominations, and on genealogy and DNA;
and comments on books (Life at the Speed of Light and "Written in Blood").
- 05/02/14, Vol. 32, No. 44:
Free SF Classics, the appeal of science fiction;
comments on a new book and on eating spiders and insects;
film review of The Quiet Ones;
comments on free-space settlements in film (Elysium) and television (The 100);
book review of The Madonna and the Starship;
letters of comment on the Hugo nominations;
and comments on books (book sales and The Possessed).
- 04/25/14, Vol. 32, No. 43:
Hugo nominations;
comments on organ donations, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May,
and on the Seder;
film review of Transcendence;
book reviews of Sphrerical Harmony and Beyond the Rift;
and comments on books (thoughts on the Hugo and Retro Hugo nominees).
- 04/18/14, Vol. 32, No. 42:
Comments on Hugo nominations announcement, on pearl, and on worlds with mystical creatures;
television reviews of Bitten, Helix, and Intelligence;
book review of Abaddon's Gate;
film review of Speideh;
letter of comment on Robinson Crusoe on Mars;
and comments on books (The Martian).
- 04/11/14, Vol. 32, No. 41:
Comments on a folk song, on the science in Robinson Crusoe on Mars,
and on "The Five Orange Pips";
film review of Hide Your Smiling Faces;
and comments on books (Lawrence in Arabia).
- 04/04/14, Vol. 32, No. 40:
Comments on Robinson Crusoe on Mars;
film reviews of The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
and Too Sane for This World;
letters of comment on the numbers of things, and on Ealing comedies;
and comments on books (Dimension of Miracles).
- 03/28/14, Vol. 32, No. 39:
Solution to puzzle;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Retro Hugo nominations, on a German 1938 SF film,
and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April;
letters of comment on passwords and on the numbers of things;
and comments on books (Wild Ones).
- 03/21/14, Vol. 32, No. 38:
Puzzle;
comments on Bruce Sterling at SXSW, on futurist terms, on another you,
on the digital comic museum, on passwords, on The Postman's moral ambiguity,
and on counting countries;
film reviews of Mars, Veronica Mars, and uwantme2killhim?;
letters of comment on the numbers of things, on All Is Lost,
and on Daylight Saving Time;
and comments on books (Longbourn and The Riddle of the Labyrinth).
- 03/14/14, Vol. 32, No. 37:
Comments on exchange students, and on the number of things in Horatio's philosophy;
book review of The Quantum Rose;
film commentary on All Is Lost;
letters of comment on Little Big Man, on Daylight Saving Time, on mathematics,
on Cosmos, and on James Gunn;
and comments on books (Osama: A Novel and The Children of Men).
- 03/07/14, Vol. 32, No. 36:
Comments on Mr. Hublot, on Starlog magazine, on power,
on the "Science in the Capital" series, and on provincial numbers;
book review of Transcendental;
letter of comment on TCM recommendations;
and comments on books (The Apes of Wrath and Little Big Man).
- 02/28/14, Vol. 32, No. 35:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on ghosts and logic, on Mark's picks for TCM in March, and on travelers, tourists, and food;
film review of Odd Thomas;
letters of comment on special effects in The War of the Worlds,
on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance;, on Year's Best SF, and on Luddites;
and comments on books (Tell Borges If You See Him).
- 02/21/14, Vol. 32, No. 34:
Comments on prayer rings, on the Singularity, on snow, on seeing films again,
and on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance;
film reviews of The Lego Movie and Hairbrained 6;
book review of Year's Best SF 18;
letters of comment on the Golden Age of SF/F television and on Luddites;
and comments on books (Fourteen Byzantine Ruler).
- 02/14/14, Vol. 32, No. 33:
Comments on specialization, on travel, and on repairs;
film reviews of Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, The Cabin in the Woods,
Nebraska, Philomena, and Fast & Furious 6;
letters of comment on The Rapture of the Nerds, on 2013 science fiction,
on Sir Thomas More, and on puns;
and comments on books (Phnom Penh: A Cultural History, Angkor,
Ancient Angkor, Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire, and The King's Last Song).
- 02/07/14, Vol. 32, No. 32:
Comments on a Campbellian anthology, on a PRI show about science fiction,
on "The Fourth Man", and on the children of protagonists;
film reviews of Blue Caprice, The Broken Circle Breakdown,
The Purge, Monster University, The Wind Rises, The Tower,
and The Outsider;
book review of On the Steel Breeze;
letters of comment on mainstream science fiction, and on Luddites;
and comments on books (The Rapture of the Nerds).
- 01/31/14, Vol. 32, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on a senior moment, on Mark's picks for TCM in February, on reasons to be a Luddite,
and on useful space colonization;
film reviews of Vaastu Shastra and Forward 13;
letters of comment on rules for film critics, on separated at birth, on 1809,
on Worldcons, on SF TV, on Rogue Moon, and on race;
and comments on books (Misceánea: Prologue, with a Prologue of Prologues).
- 01/24/14, Vol. 32, No. 30:
Correction;
comments on Mark's interveiew, on film descripitons, on Mark's southeast US trip,
and on Mark's rules as a film reviewer;
television reviews;
book review of The Last Dark;
letters of comment on race and DNA, and on the center;
and comments on books (Rogue Moon).
- 01/17/14, Vol. 32, No. 29:
Comments on Asimov's predictions for 2014, on the center, on the Libertarian Hall of Fame, on Poe,
on how Mark reviews a film, and on AD ASTRA;
film review of Her;
book review of Proxima;
letters of comment on Mary Poppins and Disney films, on Before the Dawn, and on 56 Up;
and comments on books (Los hombres lobo en el cine).
- 01/10/14, Vol. 32, No. 28:
Film trivia answer;
comments on Animal World, Pacific Rim, Mark's Top Ten Films of 2013,
and a recap of science in 2013;
film reviews of Banshee Chapter and Lone Survivor;
television review of Dark Angel (Season One);
book review of e=mc^2;
and comments on books (The Eerie Silence, The New Ambidextrous Universe,
and Where Is Everybody?).
- 01/03/14, Vol. 32, No. 27:
Film trivia quiz;
comments on science fact/fiction, on space, and on cataloging books;
film review of The Wolf of Wall Street;
book review of Before the Dawn;
letters of comment on historic dates, on artwork, on Charly, and on Man of Steel;
and comments on books and movies (The Bells of St. Mary's
and Death on a Pale Horse).
- 12/27/13, Vol. 32, No. 26:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on layout, on Chicon 7, on the computer virus, on novellas,
on telemarketing robors, on science images, on science fiction postage stamps,
on comments about SF in the mainstream media, on historic dates,
and on Mark's picks for TCM for January;
book review of Ascendant Sun;
film reviews of Nebraska and Man of Steel;
letters of comment on Jewish food, on superheroes, and on Hans Christian Andersen;
and comments on books (Burning Paradise
and The Boleyn King).
- 12/20/13, Vol. 32, No. 25:
Announcement of the OFCS film awards;
comments on letters of comment, dollar coins, on superheroes, and on documentaries;
book review of Caliban's War;
film reviews of Go for Sisters and Saving Mr. Banks;
letters of comment on Shakespeare and English, on Frozen, and on Jewish food;
and comments on books (The International Bank of Bob
and Selected Shorts and Other Methods of Time Travel).
- 12/13/13, Vol. 32, No. 24:
Announcement of free short story collection;
comments on "Star Trek" holiday song, on Congress and astrobiology, on the name "MT VOID",
and on last week's mathematics puzzle;
film reviews of Frozen, Enough Said, Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,
To Wonder, Good Ol' Freda, and A Teacher;
book review of Salt Sugar Fat;
letters of comment on Jewish food, on the Green Hornet, on the sons and daughters puzzle,
on the elements challenge, and on going to convention;
and comments on books (Beowulf).
- 12/06/13, Vol. 32, No. 23:
Announcement of old SF TV on VHS;
comments on skyjammers, on another mathematics puzzle, on Google and Heinlein,
and on (not) going to conventions;
film reviews of 12 Years a Slave, All Is Lost, In a World ...,
and Blackfish;
letters of comment on Bill Clinton's diet, on Jewish food,
on The Haunting and The Legend of Hell House,
on "The Howard, George, and Gardner Show", on Murder by Death
and The Cheap Detective, on the JFK assassination,
and on Energy for Future Presidents;
and comments on books (Richard II, Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2),
Henry V, Shadow of the Torturer, and The Languages of Pao).
- 11/29/13, Vol. 32, No. 22:
Correction on anniversaries;
comments on Capclave programming, on diets,
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December,
and on The Haunting and The Legend of Hell House;
film reviews of Vampire Journals, Iron Man 3, and This American Journey;
book reviews of Energy for Future Preseidents, Undiluted Hocus Pocus,
and Planet of Viruses;
letters of comment on Jewish food, and on the "Game of the States" puzzle;
and comments on books (Thinking in Numbers).
- 11/22/13, Vol. 32, No. 21:
Comments on Doris Lessing, on modern forensics, on anniversaries,
and on the mystery of Jewish food;
solution to the "Game of the States" puzzle;
television reviews of the mid-fall season;
film reviews of Dallas Buyers Club, The Hunt (Jagten),
Beautiful Creatures, Hancock, Kick-Ass, and The Colony;
letters of comment on Nobel-prize-winng science fiction authors; on the Shadow;
on resignation; and on states, Presidents, and elements;
and comments on books (Encyclopedia of Fictional & Fantastic Languages
Sphere, and Encounters of Sherlock Holmes).
- 11/15/13, Vol. 32, No. 20:
Puzzle on states;
comments on the 1938 Retro-Hugo possibilities and on science fiction in the mainstream;
additional comments on "30 Great SFF Films You Almost Certainly Haven't Seen" panel;
film reviews of Ender's Game, Thor: The Dark World,
Kiss of the Damned, and No Place on Earth;
and comments on books (The Language Instinct
and The Islanders).
- 11/08/13, Vol. 32, No. 19:
Comments on states and on non-fiction;
additional comments on "30 Great SFF Films You Almost Certainly Haven't Seen" panel;
film reviews of The Act of Killing and Short Term 12;
letters of comment on science and science fiction, on The Land That Time Forgot and names,
on The Land That Time Forgot and evolution and deep time, on Captain Phillips,
on Miracle for Sale, on Eerie Tales,
on the "War of the Worlds" tour, and on Turner Classic Movies;
and comments on books (Galactic Pot-Healer
and Jorge Luis Borges: The Last Interview and Other Conversations).
- 11/01/13, Vol. 32, No. 18:
Comments on Bell Labs Holmdel, on resignation, and on the "War of the Worlds" tour of New Jersey;
additional comments on "30 Great SFF Films You Almost Certainly Haven't Seen" panel;
film reviews of Eerie Tales, Stories We Tell, Captain Phillips,
Deathmaster, A Hijacking, and Miracles for Sale;
letters of comment on sports names;
and comments on books (Rebecca and The Craft of the Screenwriter).
- 10/25/13, Vol. 32, No. 17:
Correction;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on headline seen, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November;
additional comments on "30 Great SFF Films You Almost Certainly Haven't Seen" panel;
film review of Europa Report;
book reviews of Voodoo Science and The Idea Factory;
letters of comment on Life Tracker, on Gravity, and on the Ross-Little Infinity Paradox;
and comments on books (The Land That Time Forgot, Cain,
and Borges y la ciencia ficcíon).
- 10/18/13, Vol. 32, No. 16:
Comments on short horror films, on merging, and on infinity;
film reviews of Life Tracker, Gravity, and The Prime Ministers;
book reviews of Time Enough for Love and Here's Looking at Euclid;
letters of comment on World War II and on team names;
and comments on books (The World That Jones Made and The Astronaut Wives Club).
- 10/11/13, Vol. 32, No. 15:
Comments on the MT VOID, on the new remake of CARRIE,
on the "30 Great SFF Films You Almost Certainly Haven't Seen" panel at Worldcon,
and on the fall of the Roman Republic;
film reviews of Gravity and The Castle Project;
letters of comment on World War II and on team names;
and comments on books (They Still Call Me Junior and The Office of Mercy).
- 10/04/13, Vol. 32, No. 14:
Comments on "War of the Worlds" broadcast anniversary, on sports names, on The Uninvited,
and on the "30 Great SFF Films You Almost Certainly Haven't Seen" panel at Worldcon;
film reviews of Red Reign, Prisoners, and Lucky Express;
letters of comment on Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong, on TCM movies in October, and on World War II;
and comments on books (Salamander, A Gathering of Saints,
Victims, and The Poet and the Murderer).
- 09/27/13, Vol. 32, No. 13:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on "not from here", on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
and on a science ficion invention timeline;
film reviews of Frankenstein's Monster and Barbarian Days;
book review of Neptune's Brood;
letters of comment on purses and trash, and on the Beloit College Mindset List;
and comments on books (A Rumpole Christmas, Six Months in the Sandwich Islands,
and Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong).
- 09/20/13, Vol. 32, No. 12:
Pointers to articles on heat rays and on gears in biology;
comments on the frequency of sex, on the National World War II Museum,
and on the Hugos for Dramatic presentation;
film review of Lee Daniels' The Butler;
letters of comment on dubbing versus subtitling;, and on math
and comments on books (The Past and the Punishments).
- 09/13/13, Vol. 32, No. 11:
Comments on knowing a little math;
film review of Elysium;
letter of comment on dubbing versus subtitling;
and comments on books (book acquisitions).
- 09/06/13, Vol. 32, No. 10:
Correction;
comments on dubbing versus subtitling, and on Frederik Pohl;
book reviews of Red Planet Blues and Eternity: Our Next Billion Years;
letter of comment on "Dial F for Frankenstein";
and comments on books (The Big, Bad Book of Beasts,
Worming the Harpy and Other Bitter Pills, and Ubik).
- 08/30/13, Vol. 32, No. 9:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October and on the Beloit College Mindset List;
television review of Orphan Black;
letters of comment on podcasts, on the Klingon language, and on national epics;
and comments on books (TRSF: The Best New Science Fiction).
- 08/23/13, Vol. 32, No. 8:
Comments on the NSA, on wet-gating and fade-fighting, and on M;
book review of The End of Discovery;
film review of Evidence;
letters of comment on color extraction, on "The Oath of a Freeman", and on Poodle Springs;
and comments on books (Prophet of Bones and The Lusiads).
- 08/16/13, Vol. 32, No. 7:
Apology;
commments on unknown films and on radiation and ice cream sales;
letters of comment on Poodle Springs, the Ender's Game boycott,
and Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy;
and comments on books (Hoax and Frankenstein: A Cultural History).
- 08/09/13, Vol. 32, No. 6:
Comments on podcasts and on the Ender's Game boycott;
film review of Jug Face;
convention report of Monster Bash 2013;
letter of comment on Uncle Hugo's Bookstore and SF art;
and comments on books (Quintessence and Poodle Springs).
- 08/02/13, Vol. 32, No. 5:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on chunky dressing, and on podcasts;
film reviews of The Wolverine and Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin';
book review of Napoleon's Buttons;
letter of comment on Captain Hornblower;
and comments on books (The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis and The Book of Chameleons).
- 07/26/13, Vol. 32, No. 4:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on H. P. Lovecraft Square, on MOOCs, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
book review of Eaarth;
film reviews of When Comedy Went to School and Rushlights;
letters of comment on golems, on Elementary, on Google Translate, and on slavery;
and comments on books (The Cassandra Project and In the Wake of the Plague).
- 07/19/13, Vol. 32, No. 3:
Comments on the unification of physical experiences, on golems, and on translations;
film review of Pacific Rim;
letters of comment on Elementary, on A People's Contest and slavery,
and on "Classics Illustrated";
and comments on books (Alif the Unseen and Some Remarks).
- 07/12/13, Vol. 32, No. 2:
Comments on the truth about Harry Potter, on eating lobster, and on Classics Illustrated comic books;
letter of comment on A People's Contest;
and comments on books (Robinson Crusoe and First on Mars).
- 07/05/13, Vol. 32, No. 1:
Comments on the MT VOID volume number, on a math riddle, on the size of the planets,
and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
film reviews of World War Z, Superman, Man of Steel, and American Courtesans;
letters of comment on the Chevy Volt; on the passing of Ray Harryhausen, Jack Vance,
and Richard Matheson; and on Cold City;
and comments on books (A People's Contest and Ken Burns's Civil War: The Historians Respond).
- 06/28/13, Vol. 31, No. 52:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on the announcement of Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July,
and on Richard Matheson;
book review of Civilization: The West and the Rest;
automotive review of the Chevy Volt;
film review of The Happy Poet;
and comments on books (Hugo-nominated novellas, novelettes, and short stories).
- 06/21/13, Vol. 31, No. 51:
Comments on new science fiction and fantasy on TV, on Frankenstein (1931),
and on MOOCs;
book reviews of The Signal and the Noise and Throne of the Crescent Moon;
film review of Nicky's Family;
letters of comment on "Star Trek" and our future in space, and on Mud;
and comments on books (Hugo-nominated novels and dramatic presentations).
- 06/14/13, Vol. 31, No. 50:
Comments on personalities, on Frankenstein (1931), and on "Star Trek" and our future in space;
film reviews of She Devil, Mud, and The Stroller Strategy;
book review of Designer Genes;
letter of comment on Jack Vance;
and comments on books (The Civil War Bookshelf and The Perils of Sherlock Holmes).
- 06/07/13, Vol. 31, No. 49:
Comments on changing your email address, on puzzles, and on ellipses;
the science fiction future, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
film reviews of Star Trek Into Darkness, Frances Ha, and 1-900-TONIGHT;
television reviews of the season's end;
letters of comment on Hugo vs. Hugo and on writing styles;
and comments on books (Foundation's Edge and Alive!).
- 05/31/13, Vol. 31, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
- 05/31/13, Vol. 31, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on changing your email address, science fiction for economists,
the science fiction future, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
film review of Save the Farm;
letters of comment on Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan and Notre-Dame de Paris;
and comments on books (My Bookstore).
- 05/24/13, Vol. 31, No. 47:
Comments on translating Klingon, on tinyurl.com, on ellipses, and on space news for May;
film reviews of Star Trek into Darkness and Notre-Dame de Paris;
and comments on books (Pompeii, The United States of Arugula,
and At Lake Scugog).
- 05/17/13, Vol. 31, No. 46:
Comments on book titles, on cicadas and prime numbers, on medical costs, and on Ray Harryhausen;
book reviews of Blackout, Frankenstein's Cat, and Where's My Jetpack?;
film review of Deceptive Practice;
and comments on books (The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein, Murder on the Leviathan,
book sales, and the Cranbury Bookworm).
- 05/10/13, Vol. 31, No. 45:
Comments on two Spocks, on a dilemma, and on cicadas;
film review of Iron Man 3;
book review of The Particle at the End of the Universe;
letters of comment on a large bill in a small town and on Cold City;
and comments on books (The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution).
- 05/03/13, Vol. 31, No. 44:
Comments on forces and on time travel;
book reviews of The Human Division and Amped;
letters of comment on required science fiction;
and comments on books (Fancies and Goodnights and The Golem and the Jinni).
- 04/26/13, Vol. 31, No. 43:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups and of Renovation convention report;
comments on Hugo nominations, on Game of Thrones, on science fiction in schools,
and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May;
film reviews of Oblivion and Desperate Acts of Magic;
book review of The Radiant Seas;
letters of comment on movie titles and on the MT VOID;
and comments on books (A History of Warfare and Selections from the Essays of T. H. Huxley).
- 04/19/13, Vol. 31, No. 42:
Comments on triathlons, and on Albert Robida;
letters of comment on The Life of Pi, the poetry of writing, and The Divine Comedy;
and comments on books (Simple Library Cataloguing).
- 04/12/13, Vol. 31, No. 41:
Comments on wolfmen, on Polish film posters, on "Popular Science",
on giant robots, and on Argentine ants;
letters of comment on Iphigenia, on Star Trek into Darkness, and on The Vampire Diaries;
and comments on books (The Aeneid, "The Gospel of John", The Divine Comedy,
and Moby Dick).
- 04/05/13, Vol. 31, No. 40:
Correction;
announcement (with comments) of the Hugo nominations;
comments on Star Trek into Darkness, on Frank R. Paul,
on alternate history, and on 1960s spy shows;
television/book review of The Vampire Diaries and The Hydrogen Sonata;
letters of comment on puzzle answers, and on guns;
and comments on books ("Oresteia").
- 03/29/13, Vol. 31, No. 39:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on the MT VOID, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April,
and on technology and its discontents;
interview with Jordin Kare;
film review of Family Weekend;
letters of comment on puzzle answers, on Boskone, and on guns;
and comments on books (UCB Philosophy 6 and The Odyssey).
- 03/22/13, Vol. 31, No. 38:
A math solution;
comments on alien life, on the Second Amendment, and on flying and luggage;
convention report of Boskone 2013;
letter of comment on smoking in space;
and comments on books (Up the Line, The New Cthulhu, Jorge Luis Borges,
and Cloud Atlas).
- 03/15/13, Vol. 31, No. 37:
A math puzzle;
comments on tardigrades, on being real, on supernatural folk tales of Costa Rica,
and on Asimov's predictions for the 2014 World's Fair;
book review of Captain Vorpatril's Alliance;
film reviews of Hava Nagila, and May I Be Frank Hill;
letters of comment on the Argo dilemma, on Fred and Ginger,
on George R. R. Martin, on the style guide, and on LoneStarCon3;
and comments on books and movies ("Waldo" and Gods and Generals
and alternate history).
- 03/08/13, Vol. 31, No. 36:
Correction for Costa Rica logs;
comments on mottos, on the Argo dilemma, and on the MT VOID style guide;
television review of Game of Thrones (Season II);
film reviews of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Columbiana,
and From Up on Poppy Hill;
book reviews of The Illustrated Man and Scratch Monkey;
letter of comment on Josh Billings;
and comments on books (Eric
and alternate history).
- 03/01/13, Vol. 31, No. 35:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups, of Nebula Award nominees,
and of Costa Rica logs;
comments on Worldcon prospects, on Rameses III, and on wrestling and the Olympics;
film reviews of Quartet, Coin Toss,
and Inescapable;
letters of comment on futurism and nuclear disarmament, on Side Effects, and on Quartet;
and comments on books (The Stranger
and alternate history).
- 02/22/13, Vol. 31, No. 34:
Comments on obscurity, on an asteroid collision simulator, on Mars,
on newspapers, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March,
and on streaming video;
film reviews of Side Effects, Silver Linings Playbook,
and Superpower;
television review of Continuum;
book reviews of Cold City and Blind Descent;
letters of comment on the Verbinator;
and comments on books (Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America
and Postville, U.S.A.: Surviving Diversity in Small-Town America).
- 02/15/13, Vol. 31, No. 33:
Comments on shoes, on the Verbinator, on Carnival of Souls,
and on Arya Stark;
book review of Degrees Kelvin;
letters of comment on "all the love", on predictions, and on elegant formulae;
and comments on books (The Cranbury Bookworm).
- 02/08/13, Vol. 31, No. 32:
Comments on eSlide and on film reviews and the Internet;
film reviews ofHansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Dirty Energy;
book review of The Evolutionary Void;
letters of comment on whether mathematics has a personality;
and comments on books (This Craft of Verse).
- 02/01/13, Vol. 31, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on semper fi, on the personality of mathematics, and on predicting the future;
book review of 2312;
and comments on books (The Mirage, Agatha Christie, and the "12 Byzantine Rulers" podcast).
- 01/25/13, Vol. 31, No. 30:
Comments on green leaves, on early science fiction,
and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
film review of Koch;
and comments on books (ebooks).
- 01/18/13, Vol. 31, No. 29:
Comments on signs of the times, on a "Doctor Who" timeline, on Spirit,
on "NASA Johnson Style", on "Jasper Morello", and on Godzilla;
letters of comment on Wendy and on Life of Pi;
and comments on books (Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats,
The Assassination of Lincoln: History and Myth,
and 69 A.D.: The Year of Four Emperors).
- 01/11/13, Vol. 31, No. 28:
Comments on the New World, on the OFCS film awards, on the Oscar nominations,
and on Mark's top ten films of 2012;
film review of Django Unchained;
letter of comment on the eastern Roman Empire;
and comments on books (Hope: A Tragedy,
What We Talk about When We Talk about Anne Frank,
and Borges' Travel, Hemingway's Garage: A Secret History).
- 01/04/13, Vol. 31, No. 27:
Comments on the ISS, on robotic cars, on Congress, on Decay,
on Things to Come, and on star travel and space colonization;
film review of Uprising;
book reviews of War Eagles;
letters of comment on Les Misérables, on The Hobbit,
on Turner Classic Movies, on science fiction talks, on space news, and on Death of a Salesman;
and comments on books (Language: The Culture Tool and Ghosts of the Confederacy).
- 12/28/12, Vol. 31, No. 26:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Congress, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January,
and on keeping up with space;
film review of Les Misérables;
letters of comment on The Weans, The Hobbit, and King Kong;
and comments on books (Death of a Salesman, The Great Gatsby, and The Hobbit).
- 12/21/12, Vol. 31, No. 25:
Comments on a theme, on the weather forecast, and on King Kong;
film reviews of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Impossible;
book review of The Lights in the Tunnel;
letter of comment on storms;
and comments on books (Homer and American Presidents and British Prime Ministers as authors).
- 12/14/12, Vol. 31, No. 24:
Comments on Paul Krugman and Asimov's "Foundation" and on Sandy;
film reviews of Connected and Hitchcock;
television reviews;
book review of Primary Inversion;
and comments on books (The Testament of Mary and Agatha Christie tropes).
- 12/07/12, Vol. 31, No. 23:
Comments on the health crisis, on "A Christmas Carol", and on Sandy;
film reviews of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 2 and Anna Karenina;
book review of Redshirts;
letters of comment on Sandy on on "ibid";
and comments on books (Getting into Guinness).
- 11/30/12, Vol. 31, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on eternal questions and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December;
film reviews of Life of Pi and Jiro Dreams of Sushi;
book review of Steampunk III;
letters of comment on Lincoln and on Sandy;
and comments on books (Pyramids and Rights Gone Wrong).
- 11/23/12, Vol. 31, No. 21:
Comments on the history of cinema, on the truth, on watching horror films,
and on Sandy;
film review of Lincoln;
and comments on books (" A Wind Is Rising" and The Engines of the Night).
- 11/16/12, Vol. 31, No. 20:
Comments on James Bond and on Sandy;
film review of Skyfall;
and comments on books (Triggers).
- 11/09/12, Vol. 31, No. 19:
Announcement and corrections;
comments on Sandy;
film review of In the Family;
letters of comment on psychology as a science and on supertasters;
and comments on books (Amidst the Ripple of a Fleeting Moment and Other Stories,
A Random Walk in Science Fiction, Worldcon Stories,
Omne Ignotum Pro Magnifico, "Sail to Success" promotional booklet,
and Lost Christianities).
- 11/02/12, Vol. 31, No. 18:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on realization, on entering the science fiction world, and on Carnival of Souls;
letters of comment on duck and cover, on Harry Belafonte, and on what is science;
and comments on books (The World Behind the Doorand Fantasmas).
- 10/26/12, Vol. 31, No. 17:
Comments on layout, on one-way, on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November,
and on extrapolation;
book reviews of Digital Rapture and Why the West Rules;
letters of comment on vampire blood, on duck and cover, on Wednesday's child, and on what is science;
and comments on books (The Dream of Heroes,
and The Dragon Waiting).
- 10/19/12, Vol. 31, No. 16:
Comments on Wednesday's children and on tarantulas and duck-and-cover messages;
film reviews of Frankenweenie and Argo;
book reviews of The Temporal Void and Singularity Rising;
letters of comment on Ozymandias, on science fiction, and on historical fiction;
and comments on books ("The History of Rome" podcast; The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
The Kalahari Typing School for Men, "'Franz Kafka' by Jorge Luis Borges",
and Moby Dick annotations).
- 10/12/12, Vol. 31, No. 15:
Comments on seniors, on Turner Classic Movies, on flanges, on Ellen Datlow and publishing, and on names;
film review of Simon and the Oaks;
letters of comment on what is science fiction, on dictionaries, and on Quatermass;
and comments on books (Under the Harrow and Tau Zero).
- 10/05/12, Vol. 31, No. 14:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
answer to last week's puzzle;
comments on humors and on "what is science fiction?";
film reviews of Looper, The Master, and Arbitrage;
letters of comment on Turner Classic Movies, on AMC, on the Hugos, and on the puzzle;
and comments on books (Cyberiad , Moby Dick: Ishmael's Mighty Book,
and Moby Dick).
- 09/28/12, Vol. 31, No. 13:
Comments on politics, on TCM for Halloween, on a nice puzzle, on The Road to the Stars,
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October, and on lessons from Harry Potter;
film review of Adventures in Plymptoons;
book review of Shadows in Flight;
letters of comment on the Hugo award; for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form;
and comments on books (McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories
and Cold Comfort Farm).
- 09/21/12, Vol. 31, No. 12:
Comments on faster-than-light drive, on the rich,
on the Hugo for Dramatic Presentation Short Form, and on cataloging books;
film review of Super Hero Party Clown;
letters of comment on snowflakes and on body armor;
and comments on books (Roar! A Christian Family Guide to the Chronicles of Narnia).
- 09/14/12, Vol. 31, No. 11:
Corrections;
comments on explosions, on the Regency, on life's mysteries, and on keeping America safe;
film review of The Possession;
letter of comment on snowflakes;
and comments on books (Wyrd Sisters and Redshirts).
- 09/07/12, Vol. 31, No. 10:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups and Hugo Award winners;
comments on snowflakes;
film review of Serving Up Richard;
letter of comment on Gabriel over the White House;
and comments on books (The Astonishing Hypothesis and Alien from the Stars).
- 08/31/12, Vol. 31, No. 9:
Announcement of speculative fiction lecture series;
comments on James Bond title songs, on reasons to know math,
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September, and on the Beloit College mindset list;
letters of comment on True Blood and on Jane's guides;
and comments on books ("The Analytical Language of John Wilkins").
- 08/24/12, Vol. 31, No. 8:
Comments on dramatization of R.U.R. and THREE SKELETON KEY,
on "Jane's" guides, on Hammer SF/horror/fantasy films,
and on turkeys, science, and religion;
DVD review of True Blood;
book review of Triggers;
letter of comment on The Bourne Legacy;
and comments on books (Castro's Bomb, Wake Up and Dream,
and the "Romanitas" trilogy).
- 08/17/12, Vol. 31, No. 7:
Comments on uranium and on Hammer SF/horror/fantasy films;
film reviews of The Bourne Legacy, Total Recall (2012),
and Sedona;
letters of comment on Stan Lee's Superhumans and echolocation, on liking,
on Mort, and on The Fabulous Clipjoint;
and comments on books (Why Read Moby Dick?, In the Heart of the Sea,
In Search of Moby Dick, and Moby Dick).
- 08/10/12, Vol. 31, No. 6:
Comments on the future according to films, on liking people, and on Hammer SF/horror/fantasy films;
film reviews of The Dark Knight Rises, True Wolf,
and It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl;
television review of Stan Lee's Superhumans;
and comments on books (Mort, The Mysterious Island, and The Fabulous Clipjoint).
- 08/03/12, Vol. 31, No. 5:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on France in 2000, on PORTRAIT OF JENNIE, and on Hammer horror and science fiction films;
annotations to "The Red-Headed League";
letters of comment on EMP;
list of Saturn Award winners;
and comments on books (The Frankenstein Archive and Little America).
- 07/27/12, Vol. 31, No. 4:
Comments on Comic-Con versus Worldcon, on Limaugh and the Dark Knight,
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August,
and on the Hugo Dramatic Presentation candidates for 1988;
film reviews of The Dark Knight Rises and The Intouchables;
letters of comment on Barbra Streisnad, on cels, on The Long Goodbye,
on streaming the restored Metropolis, and on the colophon;
and comments on books (A Week at the Airport, "My Stephen King Problem",
"Mars Is Heaven!", "A Sound of Thunder", and "The Murderer").
- 07/20/12, Vol. 31, No. 3:
Comments on the physics of Batman, on Redshirts, on the look of high tech,
on the restored Metropolis, on Wah Ming Chang,
and on the Hugo Dramatic Presentation candidates for 1992;
book reviews of Leviathan Wakes and The Hidden Reality;
film review of The Detective's Lover;
letter of comment on how to vote the Hugo ballot;
and comments on books (The Long Goodbye, A Tangle in Slops,
The Book of the Unknown, and From the Earth to the Moon).
- 07/13/12, Vol. 31, No. 2:
Correction;
comments on the beautiful bookstores, on Barbra Streisand, and Star Wreck,
on magazine donation, on The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and on the ancient Greeks' color sense;
film review of Patriocracy;
letters of comment on problems with e-books and on how to vote the Hugo ballot;
and comments on books (An Economist Gets Lunch, Dead after Dark,
The Meowmorphosis, and If Chins Could Kill).
- 07/06/12, Vol. 31, No. 1:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on the Higgs boson, on science fiction as mainstream, on prophecy,
on The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and on computers;
film reviews of Source Code and Captain America;
letter of comment on Bach's Chaconne;
and comments on books (Of Men and Monsters, The Jungle Book, and
After the Fall Before the Fall During the Fall).
- 06/29/12, Vol. 30, No. 53:
Apology;
comments on space art, on Curiosity, on women in science, on Micronite filters,
on test tube meat, on a typo, on Hugo on the Hugo ballot,
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July, and on problems with e-books;
book reviews of Among Others and Jar Jar Binks Must Die ...;
book and film reviews of Hanna, Gemini Man, and Th1rte3n;
letter of comment on Robin Hood;
and comments on books (the Hugo Nevelette and Short Story nominees).
- 06/22/12, Vol. 30, No. 52:
Comments on the Hugo Dramatic Presentation nominees;
report on the International Space Development Conference;
film reviews The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies;
and comments on books (the Hugo Novella, Novel, and Related Works nominees).
- 06/15/12, Vol. 30, No. 51:
Comments on EMP, on tuna, and on chimpanzees;
film reviews of Prometheus and Portrait of Wally;
television/book review of The Game of Thrones;
letter of comment on Robin Hood;
and comments on books (Of Men and Monsters, The Jungle Book,
After the Fall Before the Fall During the Fall, How to Disappear, and book sales).
- 06/08/12, Vol. 30, No. 50:
Comments on homogenous series, on The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938),
and on cataloging one's books;
film review of Extraterrestrial;
book review of Deadline;
and comments on books (Brandwashed and "Fidelity").
- 06/01/12, Vol. 30, No. 49:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on life in the fast land, on robots in the movies,
on the New Yorker science fiction issue, and on the film industry;
film review of Normal;
letter of comment on Twelve Angry Men, on Holocaust films, and on Marvel Comics;
and comments on books (Civilization: The West and the Rest).
- 05/25/12, Vol. 30, No. 48:
Comments on Mark's "Top Ten" lists, on statistics in TITANIC,
on Turner Classic Movies in June, and on free college courses;
and comments on books (Schliemann of Troy, The Aeneid,
Teaching Company course on The Aeneid,
Stanford University course on The Aeneid,
and The Seven Sisters).
- 05/18/12, Vol. 30, No. 47:
Comments on the Mayan calendar, on 12 Angry Men, on pop culture and classical music,
and on Holocaust films;
television review of The Mentalist;
book reviews of Embassytown and A Universe from Nothing;
film reviwes of Norman Mailer the American;
letters of comment on 3D, on The Avengers, and on 1701;
and comments on books (Where Good Ideas Come From,
and Murder in the Place of Anubis).
- 05/11/12, Vol. 30, No. 46:
Comments on the underdog, on MITSFS, on the dirigible, on Kermit,
on logical errors, and on converting 2D to 3D;
film reviews of The Avengers;
letters of comment on the Hollywood Blacklist, on the triangle puzzle,
on queuing, on The Avengers, and on advertising in science fiction;
on Twenty Thirty, on anniversary issues, on the Hugo nominees, and on Turner Classic Movies;
and comments on books (Silicon Valley Snake Oil,
and Confabulario and Other Inventions).
- 05/04/12, Vol. 30, No. 45:
Answer to triangle puzzle;
comments on anniversary issue, on film podcasts, on summer films, and on film titles;
letters of comment on Michael Dirda and Readercon, on the Hollywood blacklist and the Hays Code,
on Twenty Thirty, on anniversary issues, on the Hugo nominees, and on Turner Classic Movies;
and comments on books (Economics with Illusions, 1984,
and History's Trickiest Questions).
- 04/27/12, Vol. 30, No. 44:
Triangle puzzle;
comments on hundred best horror films, on Hugo nominees on-line,
and on Turner Classic Movies for May;
film reviews of World on a Wire and The Fabulous World of Jules Verne;
letters of comment on counting countries and on language creep;
and comments on books (Twenty Thirty, On Conan Doyle, Hearts of Iron,
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, and The Time Seller).
- 04/20/12, Vol. 30, No. 43:
Comments on Chinese cresteds, on parallel realities, on language creep,
and on book sales;
film reviews of The Cabin in the Woods and From the Other Side;
museum review of Beyond Planet Earth;
letters of comment on counting countries;
and comments on books (The Erasers and Debt-Free U).
- 04/13/12, Vol. 30, No. 42:
List of Hugo nominations (with comments);
comments on similarity, on email, on audio science fiction, on THE ATLANTIC and TITANIC,
and on Colony Collapse Disorder;
film reviews of Losing Control, Waste Land, and Downtown Express;
television review of The Walking Dead;
book review of City of Fortune;
letters of comment on the last issue, on The End of Eternity, and on Teen a Go Go;
and comments on books (Expedition to Earth and The Silent Case).
- 04/06/12, Vol. 30, No. 41:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on global warming, on fair-weather friends, on quicksand, and on plastic bags;
film review of Teen a Go Go;
letters of comment on Sid Coleman, on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
and The End of Eternity, on counting countries, and on The Mentalist;
and comments on books (The Tragedy of Arthur, The Schopenhauer Cure,
and A Theory of Justice).
- 03/30/12, Vol. 30, No. 40:
April Fools joke;
comments on tarot readers, on Turner Classic Movies for April, and on counting countries;
film review of From Time to Time;
book review of The Last Hawk;
television review of The Mentalist;
and comments on books (The Miracle of Freedom, The Revisionists,
The Company Man, and The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man).
- 03/23/12, Vol. 30, No. 39:
Correction;
comments on Edison's A Trip to Mars, on dreams, on the Khan Academy, and on packing for a trip;
film review of John Carter;
letters of comment on black jelly beans, on The End of Eternity and Palimpsests,
on John Carter, and on Pi Day;
and comments on books (The Bed of Procrustes, In the Basement of the Ivory Tower,
Disconnected, and Kim).
- 03/16/12, Vol. 30, No. 38:
Announcement of southern African trip logs;
comments on Michael Chabon, on Orpheus and Russell, and on Pi Day;
film reviews of John Carter and Moebius (1996);
television review of Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall;
book review of Rule 34;
letters of comment on Best Picture marathon, on Murray Hill, and on translation;
and comments on books (11/22/63).
- 03/09/12, Vol. 30, No. 37:
Correction;
comments on identification, and on Denisovans;
film reviews of H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds, The Call of Cthulhu,
The Whisperer in Darkness, The X Files: I Want to Believe,
The Book of Eli, Little Red Riding Hood, Shadow of Afghanistan,
and London River;
book review of Your Flying Car Awaits;
letters of comment on many names, on Hugo, on the Academy Awards,
on Being Human, and on Lost Girl;
and comments on books (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The End of Eternity).
- 03/02/12, Vol. 30, No. 36:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on identification, on leap years, on DeForest Kelly,
on science fiction aliens and international politics, and on bookstore closings;
television reviews (the SyFy Channel, Being Human, and Lost Girl);
film reviews of A Separation and No Subtitles: László and Vilmos;
letter of comment on The Wrong Box:
and comments on books (Journeys Beyond Advice and The Afrika Reich).
- 02/24/12, Vol. 30, No. 35:
Comments on vulgarity and on Turner Classic Movies in March;
film review of The Secret World of Arrietty;
book review of Hidden Empire;
letters of comment on freshness dates, on adapters, on Michio Kaku,
on The Woman in Black, and on South Africa;
and comments on books (City of Tiny Lights and The Genealogy of Morals).
- 02/17/12, Vol. 30, No. 34:
Comments on use-by dates, on the powers of ten, on film reviewing, and on electrical adapters;
film review of The Woman in Black;
book review of Physics of the Future;
letters of comment on slime molds, on the reset button, on subtitles and dubbing,
on The Washing of the Spears, on passwords, and on gestalt creatures;
and comments on books (Trollope's South Africa, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series,
Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black and Other Stories,
Loot and Other Stories, Disgrace, and southern African films).
- 02/10/12, Vol. 30, No. 33:
Comments on dinosaurs and babies, on slime molds, on passwords, and on Jinnah;
television review of Blake's 7;
book review of Absolution Gap;
film review of Ethos: A Time for Change;
letters of comment on serial killers, on Afrikaners and Western pioneers,
on subtitling and dubbing, and on bad science;
and comments on books (Crossing the Line: A Year in the Land of Apartheid,
The Washing of the Spears, and Shaka King of the Zulus).
- 02/03/17, Vol. 35, No. 32:
Comments on fast radio bursts;
film reviews of Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World, Among the Believers,
Sunset Song, and Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You;
letters of comment on anti-matter food, on single-letter film titles,
and on Inherit the Wind, Of Mice and Men, The Daughter, and La La Land;
and comments on books (Civil War Ghosts, Green Tea and Other Ghost Stories,
and Atheism: A Brief Insight).
- 01/27/12, Vol. 30, No. 31:
Comments on The Fabulous World of Jules Verne, on bad science in movies,
on romance, on pan and scan, on Turner Classics Movies in February, and on free will;
letters of comment on translations, on subtitling versus dubbing, and on omnipotence;
and comments on books (Embassytown and An Urchin in the Storm).
- 01/20/12, Vol. 30, No. 30:
Comments on Philcon 2011, on old TV horror and SF shows, and on omnipotence, and on "Unhappy Feet";
film review of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol;
and comments on books (Is That a Fish in Your Ear? and translations).
- 01/13/12, Vol. 30, No. 29:
Comments on our publishing schedule, Friday the 13ths, on free audio programs,
on the brink of understanding, on airplane travel, and on impossibilities;
television review of Three Inches;
film review of The Forgotten Bomb;
book review of War Made New;
letters of comment on top ten lists, on Hugo, and on Tintin;
and comments on books (Labyrinths of Reason).
- 01/06/12, Vol. 30, No. 28:
Comments on low overhead and on Mark Leeper's top ten films of 2011;
television review of Terra Nova;
book review of Children of the Sky;
film review of Sleeping Beauty (2011);
letters of comment on singularities, on automata, on Tintin, and on the Mundane Manifesto;
and comments on books (Selected Stories of Theodore Sturgeon).
- 12/30/11, Vol. 30, No. 27:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Worldcon 2009, on charity, on Turner Classics Movies in January, on resolutions, and on the Singularity;
film review of The Adventures of Tintin;
letters of comments on top movies;
and comments on books (Mundane SF).
- 12/23/11, Vol. 30, No. 26:
Comments on identity, on holiday music, and on seedpod intelligence;
film reviews of The Artist, Burke and Hare (2011), Miss Minoes,
and My Week with Marilyn;
book reviews of The Dreaming Void and the "Secret Histories" series;
letters of comments on Manoel de Oliveira and Eliot Carter, on Polymaths, on Hugo,
on Tintin, and on Henry IV, Part 2;
and comments on books (The Hidden Life of Dogs and A History of Domesticated Animals).
- 12/16/11, Vol. 30, No. 25:
Comments on science fiction inventions and on upcoming movies;
film review of Hugo;
television review of Falling Skies;
letters of comments on Armed Services Editions, on Gannibal and Hannibal, and on young people and books;
and comments on books ("All about Emily" and The Clockwork Rocket).
- 12/09/11, Vol. 30, No. 24:
Comments on hammers and nails and on Ray Bradbury;
film reviews of The Strange Case of Angelica and Now & Later;
book review of Quantum;
and comments on books (The Fifties and Alexandr Pushkin).
- 12/02/11, Vol. 30, No. 23:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on The Law, on mathematics in the movies, on the answer to last week's puzzle,
and on an inconstant constant;
on a mathematics puzzle, and on Thanksgiving traditions;
film reviews of The Last Circus, J. Edgar,
and Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie;
and comments on books (Who Is Mark Twain?).
- 11/25/11, Vol. 30, No. 22:
Corrections;
comments on the psychic discussions, on Stanislaw Lem, on Saran wrap,
on a mathematics puzzle, and on Thanksgiving traditions;
book review of The Flooded Earth;
film review of The Descendants;
letters of comment on words, on The Winds of Dune, on Project NiM,
on The Story of One Hundred Great Composers, on mathematics, and on Tree of Life;
and on The Story of One Hundred Great Composers;
and comments on books (Coriolanus).
- 11/18/11, Vol. 30, No. 21:
Comments on number fun with 11/11/11, on caveats, on the answer to last week's puzzle,
on Spielberg's War of the Worlds, and on psychics;
film reviews of Tree of Life and Project NiM;
letters of comment on words, on The Winds of Dune, on regression analysis and cheap ballplayers,
and on The Story of One Hundred Great Composers;
and comments on books (How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe).
- 11/11/11, Vol. 30, No. 20:
Comments on Costco, on decimal patterns, and on words we need in English;
book review of The Winds of Dune;
film review of The Way (1935);
letters of comment on naked mole rats, and on Moneyball and sabermetrics;
and comments on books (Henry IV, Part 2 and The Story of One Hundred Great Composers).
- 11/04/11, Vol. 30, No. 19:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups, a stop-motion film for book-lovers,
and an interactive guide to NPR's top 100 SF&F;
comments on an animation checklist and regression analysis;
film retrospective of Cosmic Voyage (1935);
television review of Torchwood: Miracle Day;
book reviews of The Final Key and Einstein's Heroes;
letters of comment on predator vs. prey, on the number shortage,
on Mark Twain's autobiography, and on science museums;
and comments on books (existentialism).
- 10/28/11, Vol. 30, No. 18:
Comments on the Victorian Hugos, on Cosmic Voyage, on the numbers shortage,
and on Turner Classics Movies in November;
film reviews of Moneyball and Imagine It!;
book review of Seeing Further;
letters of comment on Mark Twain's autobiography;
and comments on books (So Many Books).
- 10/21/11, Vol. 30, No. 17:
Announcement of trip logs;
comments on the space shuttle, on the Radio Drama Archive, on optimism, and on predators and prey;
letters of comment on Socrates and on 50/50;
and comments on books (Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1).
- 10/14/11, Vol. 30, No. 16:
Comments on the Science Fiction Encyclopedia, on Socrates, and on a short break;
film review of 50/50;
letters of comment on "Superthunderstingcar";
and comments on books (Death of a Salesman).
- 10/07/11, Vol. 30, No. 15:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on NPR's top hundred science fiction and fantasy books, on Tales of Tomorrow,
on "Superthunderstinger", on Pontypool, on the Pepper Mill, and on movie trailers;
film reviews of Trollhunter and Drive;
television review of Space Precinct;
letters of comment on faster-than-light neutrinos and on Patty Duke,
Alphas, on nozzles, on War of the Worlds and other 1950s media;
and comments on books (The Hacker and the Ants and From Here to Economy).
- 09/30/11, Vol. 30, No. 14:
Comments on 1984, on entropy, and on Turner Classic Movies in October;
film reviews of Little Senegal and Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone;
letters of comment on Alphas, on nozzles, on War of the Worlds and other 1950s media,
on Heckle and Jekyll, on movie availability, and on Agatha Christie;
and comments on books (Crazy U and The Annotated Sense and Sensibility).
- 09/23/11, Vol. 30, No. 13:
Puzzle;
comments on film firsts, on nozzles, and on The War of the Worlds;
television review of Alphas;
letters of comment on giant ants, on Shakespeare's authorship and undecidability,
and on Turner Classic Movies;
and comments on books (The Last Unicorn
and A Murder Is Announced).
- 09/16/11, Vol. 30, No. 12:
Comments on bargaining with God and on giant ants;
film review of Contagion;
letters of comment on "Virtual Iraq" and on Shakespeare's authorship;
and comments on books (Memory Book
and Coming Up for Air).
- 09/09/11, Vol. 30, No. 11:
Comments on card games, on movie trailers, on Turner Classic Movies Halloween schedule,
and on the Beloit College Mindset List for 2015;
and comments on books (The Best Science and nature Writing 2009
and The Word of God, or, Holy Writ Rewritten).
- 09/02/11, Vol. 30, No. 10:
Excuses;
comments on tweeting, on hurricanes, on analogies, on Earth at one billion,
on Turner Classics Movies in September, and on the presumed neutrality of technology;
letter of comment on The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet;
and comments on books (Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations,
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing, and The Whole Five Feet).
- 08/26/11, Vol. 30, No. 9:
Comments on Jimmy Sangster;
list of Hugo awards;
travelogue to Maple White Plateau;
book review of The Dervish House;
letters of comment on reversability and on Rise of the Planet of the Apes;
and comments on books (The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet).
- 08/19/11, Vol. 30, No. 8:
Travelogue to Maple White Plateau;
comments on assumptions;
and comments on books and films (The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party and War of the Worlds).
- 08/12/11, Vol. 30, No. 7:
Comments on geometry, on cats and sugar,
and on Journey to the Far Side of the Sun;
letter of comment on animation errors and on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2;
and comments on books (From the Earth to the Moon).
- 08/05/11, Vol. 30, No. 6:
Announcement;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on lightning, on geometry,
on Turner Classic Movies in August, and on fables;
film reviews of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2,
West of Zanzibar, and The Hands of Orlac;
letter of comment on Colossus: The Forbin Project;
and comments on books (101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived).
- 07/29/11, Vol. 30, No. 5:
Comments on impressions, on appropriateness, and on Colossus: The Forbin Project;
film retrospective of Test Pilot Pirx;
letters of comment on 3D printers, on Pi Day and Pi Approximation Day, on a culinary wasteland,
on Blackout/All Clear, and on Colossus: The Forbin Project;
and comments on books (Doomsday Book and The Riddle of the Compass).
- 07/22/11, Vol. 30, No. 4:
Comments on soothhearers, on 3D printers, on Colossus: The Forbin Project,
and on a culinary wasteland;
book review of All Clear;
letters of comment on submarines, on Worldcon book discussions,
on the pi/tau controversy, and on princesses;
and comments on books (When Angels Wept and God Is Not One).
- 07/15/11, Vol. 30, No. 3:
Comments on Scottishness and on relativity;
television review of Alphas;
book review of Deep Future;
letters of comment on Disney princesses, on mathematics and the pi/tau controversary,
on Hugo-nominated novellas, and on Midnight in Paris;
and comments on books (Hugo-nominated novelettes and short stories).
- 07/08/11, Vol. 30, No. 2:
Comments on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, on a short film,
on quantitative generosity, on Disney princesses, and on the Norman Rockwell Museum;
Book review of Feed;
film review of Midnight in Paris;
letters of comment on tuna, on the ISDC, on Super 8, on Green Lantern,
on The Best Science and Nature Writing 2009, and on birthers;
and comments on books (Hugo-nominated novellas).
- 07/01/11, Vol. 30, No. 1:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on volume numbers, on spicy food, on natural disasters, and
and on Turner Classic Movies in July;
film review of Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish;
letters of comment on detritus, on Green Lantern, and on closed captions;
and comments on books (The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009).
- 06/24/11, Vol. 29, No. 52:
Comments on spring cleaning, on Robur the Conqueror, and on streaming content;
film review of Green Lantern;
letter of comment on X-Men: First Class;
and comments on books and films (The New York Review of Science Fiction and The Last Man on Earth.
- 06/17/11, Vol. 29, No. 51:
Comments on a point of law, on e-books, on copyrighting tattoos, and on Starbucks;
film reviews of Super 8 and X-Men: First Class;
book review of Fuzzy Nation;
letters of comment on X-Men: First Class, on numbers, on the International Space Development Conference;,
and on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo;
and comments on books and films (Pebble in the Sky and Word Play.
- 06/10/11, Vol. 29, No. 50:
Announcement of policy on politics;
problem of the week (solution);
comments on best hard SF books and on numbers;
film reviews of X-Men: First Class, and Queen of the Sun: What the Bees Are Telling Us;
book review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo;
report on the International Space Development Conference;
letters of comment on 3D movies, on coffee, , on Sholem Aleichem, and on Dr. Demento;
and comments on books and films (The Chess Machine and The Adventures of Menahem-Mendl.
- 06/03/11, Vol. 29, No. 49:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
problem of the week;
comments on the Five-Book Worldcon, on coffee, on organ donation, and on 3D movies;
book review of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms;
film reviews of Sholom Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness,
and One Lucky Elephant;
letters of comment on Superman, on tuna brands, on "Skulking Permit", on UFOs, and on U-571;
and comments on books and films (Citizen in Space and The Lives of the Artists.
- 05/27/11, Vol. 29, No. 48:
Comments on the Nebula Awards winners, on the CDC and the zombie apocalypse, on tuna brands,
on Turner Classic Movies in June, and on state quarters;
letter of comment on Superman;
and comments on books (Citizen in Space and The Lives of the Artists.
- 05/20/11, Vol. 29, No. 47:
A riddle,
comments on science fiction authors' choices for the best science fiction,
on time machines, and on the Rapture;
film reviews of Thor andHello Lonesome;
book review of Schism;
letter of comment on Thor;
on WWW: Wonder, and on late middle age;
and comments on books and movies (Feed and The Nun's Story.
- 05/13/11, Vol. 29, No. 46:
Comments on vengeance, on the future, and on symmetries;
film review of Thor;
letters of comment on cubicles, on mammals, on the willing suspension of disbelief,
on WWW: Wonder, and on late middle age;
and comments on books (Cryoburn and A History of Histories.
- 05/06/11, Vol. 29, No. 45:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on the undiscovered country and on libels;
book review of WWW: Wonder;
film reviews of Meeting Spencer and Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead;
letters of comment on cubicles, on brain teasers, and on truth, justice,
and the un-American way;
and comments on books (How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming ,
On Top of the World, The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz, Fixing My Gaze,
and Snow Crash.
- 04/29/11, Vol. 29, No. 44:
Comments on Walpurgis Night; on an inconvenient truth, on books and families, and
and on Turner Classic Movies in May;
film review of Hanna;
book review of The Palace of Love;
film/television review of La Femme Nikita;
list of Hugo and Campbell Award Nominees;
letters of comment on astronomical eye candy, on This Island Earth,
Girl Scout cookies, Planet of the Apes, and "The Last Dangerous MT VOID";
and comments on books (Montano's Malady
and The Great Book of Mind Teasers & Mind Puzzles).
- 04/22/11, Vol. 29, No. 43:
Comments on astronomical eye candy,on Alice, and on This Island Earth;
book reviews of Year's Best SF 15 and The Most Powerful Idea in the World;
letters of comment on Sleep Dealer, Planet of the Apes, First Life, and Source Code;
and comments on books (book sales, Everything I Know I Learned from TV and Gettysburg).
- 04/15/11, Vol. 29, No. 42:
Comments on Second Life, foreign-language spy films, and on King Kong;
film reviews of Paul and Johnny Be Gone;
letters of comment on Source Code, Sleep Dealer, Planet of the Apes, and Mark Twain;
and comments on books (Nightmares of Eminent Persons, Naming and Necessity,
Vintage Season, and In Another Country).
- 04/08/11, Vol. 29, No. 41:
Comments on Second Life, on the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and on Fukushima;
film reviews of Limitless and Source Code;
letters of comment on intentional errors on maps, on names, and on Blackout;
and comments on books (Packing for Mars, Martin Chuzzlewit,
and names in fiction).
- 04/01/11, Vol. 29, No. 40:
Correction;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on names, on Second Life, and on Turner Classic Movies in April;
book review of Judas Unchained;
film reviews of The Lincoln Lawyer, Cat Run,
and Ivan the Terrible;
letters of comment on comforting news, on efficient sports,
on Mars Needs Moms, on Fukushima, and on Blackout;
and comments on books (The Philip K. Dick Reader, Worldshaker,
The Rise and the Fall of the Bible and Beowulf on the Beach).
- 03/25/11, Vol. 29, No. 39:
Comments on comforting news, on Mars Needs Moms, and on exo-planets;
book review of Blackout;
film review of Cannes Man;
letters of comment on efficient sports, on Fukushima, and on the Alexander Awards;
and comments on books (Kraken and The Invention of Morel).
- 03/18/11, Vol. 29, No. 38:
Comments on the history of science fiction, on golf, on Fukushima, and on technology;
film review of Nostalgia for the Light;
television reviews of science fiction shows;
letters of comment on Hugo nominations, on Rango, on Barney's Version,
on True Grit, on and All Clear, and on the Constitution;
and comments on books (The Cardinal Points of Borges and The Buntline Special).
- 03/11/11, Vol. 29, No. 37:
Comments on names, on scientific studies, on the Musical Instrument Museum,
and on the Constitution;
film reviews of The Adjustment Bureau, Rango,
Barney's Version, and The Desert of Forbidden Art;
letters of comment on Inception, on The Human Resources Manager,
on True Grit, on the Oscars, on puzzles, on The Turn of the Screw,
and on dinosaurs and birds,
and comments on books (Blackout and All Clear).
- 03/04/11, Vol. 29, No. 36:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on book publication, on the Academy Awards, on puzzles, on getting on in the world,
on Inception, on travel and Arizona, and on the movies of the '00s;
film review of The Human Resources Manager;
letters of comment on space travel, on man versus machine intelligence,
and on Hugo recommendations;
and comments on books (Wandering Lands and Animals).
- 02/25/11, Vol. 29, No. 35:
Comments on puzzles, on sneezes, on Turner Classic Movies in March,
on the Musical Instrument Museum, and on Hugo Award recommendations;
Nebula Award nominations;
letters of comment on untold stories, Girl Scout cookies, and Earth Abides;
and comments on books (Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters).
- 02/18/11, Vol. 29, No. 34:
Comments on puzzles, on buckling up, on hypotheticlas, and on Girl Scout cookies;
film review of Uncorked;
and comments on books (Earth Abides and Things We Didn't See Coming).
- 02/11/11, Vol. 29, No. 33:
Announcement of science fiction art exhibit;
comments on puzzles, on Groundhog Day, on two amusing videos,
on an untold story, and on snow storms and global warming;
film review of The Illusionist;
book reviews of Chicks Dig Time Lords and Coming Climate Crisis;
letters of comment on book to film and on The Divine Comedy;
and comments on books (The Philip K. Dick Reader, Zendegi,
and The Lifecycle of Software Objects).
- 02/04/11, Vol. 29, No. 32:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on the Outback and on Turner Classic Movies in February;
book reviews of Hull Zero Three and The Grand Design;
film review of Cold Weather;
letters of comment on journals, on Henry Ford, on Abraham Lincoln, on the Ice Ages,
on the top SF films of the '00s, on book-to-film, on Camelot,
on Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, on free movies, and on genius;
and comments on books (The Bookman, Pandora's Planet,
and Thieves in the Temple).
- 01/28/11, Vol. 29, No. 31:
Comments on free movies, on hot food, on 3D movies,
on the top five science ficiton and fantasy films of the '00s, and on Camelot;
film review of Song at Midnight;
book review of Against All Things Ending;
letters of comment on Raymond Burr, on Winston Churchill and King Edward VIII, and on Flood;
and comments on books (Adventures in Yiddishland and Kong Unbound).
- 01/21/11, Vol. 29, No. 30:
Comments on congratulations, on Detroit and New Jersey, and on theories of history;
book reviews of Flood and Ark;
film review of 2012;
letters of comment on Raymond Burr and other stars, on time-spanning characters, and on the Odyssey and the Argosy;
and comments on books (Moby Dick).
- 01/14/11, Vol. 29, No. 29:
Comments on myth and on the NPR puzzle;
mini-film reviews of year-end films;
film reviews of El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances;
letters of comment on muscle man films, on time-spanning characters, on The Uninvited,
on The Bad Seed, on Highway in the Sky, on bacchantes, on Waiting for Superman,
and on radio adaptations;
and comments on books (Super Sad True Love Story, The Lost Books of the Odyssey,
and Ecological Imperialism).
- 01/07/11, Vol. 29, No. 28:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on myth, on the NPR puzzle, on The Time Machine,
on Mark's "Top Ten" film list for 2010, and on the 2009 Worldcon;
book reviews of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe and Justinian's Flea;
film reviews of The King's Speech and Made in Dagenham;
letters of comment on Warehouse 13, on collateral damage, on Spider Man, on Anne Francis, on Christmas, on New Mexico, and on Malzberg, Heinlein, and the Department of Homeland Security;
and comments on books (Operation Mincemeat and The Man Who Never Was).
- 12/31/10, Vol. 29, No. 27:
Comments on muscle man films and on Turner Classic Movies in January;
television reviews of various science fiction and fantasy shows;
letters of comment on Malzberg, Heinlein, and the Department of Homeland Security;
on superheroes and the law; on Christmas songs; on Harry Potter; on True Grit;
Let Me In; and TRUE GRIT; and on I>Typewriter in the Sky;
and comments on books (Genome and The Island of the Colorblind).
- 12/24/10, Vol. 29, No. 26:
Comments on superheroes and the law, and on sleighs;
mini-film reviews of year-end films;
film reviews of True Grit;
letter of comment on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari;
and comments on books (The Restoration Game, "The Nest", and Typewriter in the Sky).
- 12/17/10, Vol. 29, No. 25:
Comments on early horror films, on zero, and on an iPhone app;
film reviews of Let Me In and Casino Jack;
letters of comment on arsenophlic life, Black Swan,
Inception, Soylent Green, Piranha 3D, Avatar,
science fiction on television, This Immortal,
The Dispossessed, space exploration and the extinction
of the human race, genetic politics, Rush Limbaugh, The Divine Comedy,
Red Riding Hood, Rome Then and Now, and K. Gordon Murray and television;
and comments on books (Chorale and The Puppet Masters Now).
- 12/10/10, Vol. 29, No. 24:
Comments on Presidential pardons, on life, and on statistics;
film reviews of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole and Four Lions;
letter of comment on Turner Classic Movies in December;
and comments on books ("Inferno" and Rome Then and Now).
- 12/03/10, Vol. 29, No. 23:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on "Life" magazine on horror films, on culinary responses,
and on Turner Classic Movies in December,
film reviews of Monsters and Black Swan;
audiobook review of This Immortal;
letters of comment on Dr. Who, on SF predictions, on dangerous cuisine,
on books about Italy, on "The Good News Bible", on saving stuff,
on a Klingon Christmas Carol, on genetic politics, and on canned laughter;
and comments on books (The Teaching Company and UCB On-Line courses).
- 11/26/10, Vol. 29, No. 22:
Comments on magazine articles on science fiction and on genetic politics;
television reviews of various science fiction and fantasy shows;
film review of Between Heaven and Hell;
letters of comment on canned laughter, on Cryoburn, and on the complications of technology;
and comments on books (Ever Since Darwin).
- 11/19/10, Vol. 29, No. 21:
Comments on really high resolution, on Saw 3D, on the complications of technology, and on canned laughter;
book reviews of Cryoburn and From Eternity to Here;
television review of Inside the Milky Way;
letters of comment on higher-dimensional spaces and on Italy;
and comments on books (Italian Journey, "The History of Ancient Rome",
The Civilization of Rome, The Early History of Rome; Makers of Rome,
Fall of the Roman Republic, The Rise of the Roman Empire, The Twelve Caesars,
The Annals of Imperial Rome, and The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire).
- 11/12/10, Vol. 29, No. 20:
Comments on bank names, on innumeracy, on higher-dimensional space,
and on inheriting stuff;
book review of Escape from Hell;
film review of South of the Border;
letters of comment on "Jesus Christ Avatar", on Mr. Pottermack's Oversight,
on Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, and on Brunelleschi's Dome;
and comments on books (The Ghetto of Venice, Mussolini's Roman Empire,
Dark Water, When in Rome, Peter's Kingdom,
and O Vatican!).
- 11/05/10, Vol. 29, No. 19:
Comments on dangerous cuisine, on style versus substance, and on saving stuff;
and comments on books (The Dark Heart of Italy, Italian Days,
Brunelleschi's Dome, Dead Lagoon, A Ventian Afair,
The World of Vencie, City of Falling Angels, and
Mother Tongue).
- 10/29/10, Vol. 29, No. 18:
Comments on American cinema and on Turner Classic Movies in November;
letter of comment on origami;
and comments on books (Mr. Pottermack's Overisght and
The Dossier of Solar Pons).
- 10/22/10, Vol. 29, No. 17:
Comments on pulp irony and on origami;
book review of Wireless;
television review of Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Pink;
letters of comments on science fiction predictions, on Spiderman,
on quotation attribution, and on optical illusions;
and comments on books (The Body Snatchers and
Gaming the Vote).
- 10/15/10, Vol. 29, No. 16:
Comments on M. C. Escher and pulp illustrations exhibit, on Roy Ward Baker, and on space exploration and extinction;
letters of comment on optical illusions;
and comments on books (The Dispossessed).
- 10/08/10, Vol. 29, No. 15:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on science fiction predictions, on Spartan democracy, on optical illusions, and on reevaluating films;
letters of comment on second-person narratives;
and comments on books (And God Said, An Anthrpologist on Mars, and Temple Grandin).
- 10/01/10, Vol. 29, No. 14:
Comments on evangelists and on Turner Classic Movies in October;
letter of comment on Temple Grandin;
and comments on books (Macedonio Fernández).
- 09/24/10, Vol. 29, No. 13:
Comments on sub-prime loans and on drilling;
book review of WWW: Watch;
film review of Temple Grandin;
letter of comment on relationship terms;
and comments on books ("After Borges: (The International
Legacy of Jorge Luis Borges)").
- 09/17/10, Vol. 29, No. 12:
Comments on anagrams, on engineers, and on altruism;
film reviews of Machete, The American, and For My Wife...;
letter of comment on fads, on dentists, and on names;
and comments on books (relationship terms).
- 09/10/10, Vol. 29, No. 11:
Announcement of Hugo Awards;
comments on cheese and on manned spaceflight;
book review of Bellwether;
film review of Water Wars;
letters of comment on educations and careers and on TCM suggestions;
and comments on books (Hugo Awards and "The Precedent").
- 09/03/10, Vol. 29, No. 10:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on dental fraternities and on Turner Classic Movies in September;
film reviewVD review of Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg;
film review of My Dog Tulip;
letter of comment on Fort Collins;
and on difficult mathematics problems;
and comments on books (Twilight at the World of Tomorrow).
- 08/27/10, Vol. 29, No. 9:
Answers to last week's questions;
comments on bullfights on on mathematics versus reality;
film review of Piranha 3D;
audiobook review of The Stonehenge Gate;
letters of comment on Charon, on back issues, on Flowers for Algernon,
and on difficult mathematics problems;
and comments on books (On Evil and Survival of the Sickest).
- 08/20/10, Vol. 29, No. 8:
Comments on the future, on mosques, and on very hard math problems;
letters of comment on housing developements and on mnemonics;
and comments on books (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and 7 Women).
- 08/13/10, Vol. 29, No. 7:
Comments on William Castle, on cyclical history, and on Turner Classic Movies;
book review of Julian Comstock;
letters of comment on Hugo voting, on Mel Gibson, on Triceratops, on The Cubs and the Kabbalist,
on housing developements, on Pluto, and on mnemonics;
and comments on books (The Cherry Orchard and Mammoths of the Great Plains).
- 08/06/10, Vol. 29, No. 6:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on natural irony and on triceratops;
film reviews of The Kids Are All Right and Soul Kitchen
letters of comment on Old-New Land, on Mel Gibson, on connecting the dots,
on non-profits, on scanning books, and on Civil War poetry;
and comments on books (The Cubs and the Kabbalist).
- 07/30/10, Vol. 29, No. 5:
Comments on instant communication and on connecting the dots;
announcement on the IRS and non-profit organizations;
film reviews of The Stone Tape and Colin Fitz Lives!
letters of comment on scanned books and on Nothing to Envy;
and comments on books (Civil War Poetry and Old-New Land (Altneuland)).
- 07/23/10, Vol. 29, No. 4:
Comments on counter-proposals, on the History Channel, on Fritz Leiber and the oil spill,
on dog food, and on Civil War dates;
film review of Inception;
book review of Palimpsest;
comments on Richard III;
and comments on books (Globish and Nothing to Envy).
- 07/16/10, Vol. 29, No. 3:
Comments on ingredient lists, on James P. Hogan, and on the film A Wednesday;
film review of Despicable Me;
comments on 3D and on The City & the City;
and comments on books (The Radioactive Boy Scout
and "Richard III").
- 07/09/10, Vol. 29, No. 2:
Comments on domes and on 3D;
audiobook review of Inferno;
comments on The City & the City;
and comments on books (Civil War Curiosities, Babel-17,
and "Averroës' Search").
- 07/02/10, Vol. 29, No. 1:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on coincidences and on upcoming TCM films;
film review of Toy Story 3;
book review of The City & the City;
and comments on books (Hugo short fiction--novelettes and short stories).
- 06/25/10, Vol. 29, No. 52:
Comments on self-knowledge and on conventions;
and comments on books (Hugo short fiction--novellas).
- 06/18/10, Vol. 29, No. 51:
Comments on LIFE magazine, n portable electronics, and on failure;
film reviews of Cypher and Nothing;
letters of comment on Neanderthals, on Einstein's equation, and on The Circus of Dr. Lao;
and comments on books (Food Rules, Moses and Monotheism, Ken Burns's Civil War,
and "The Star" and "The Nine Billion Names of God").
- 06/11/10, Vol. 29, No. 50:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on "R.U.R.", on magazine covers, on political fallout, on Vulcan, Alberta, and on Einstein;
film reviews of Splice and The Mini;
book review of The Windup Girl;
letters of comment on wavicles, on alternate pasts, and on oceanic disasters;
and comments on books (The Circus of Dr. Lao, Cro-Magnon, and The Power of Babel).
- 06/04/10, Vol. 29, No. 49:
Comments on particles and waves, on David Carradine, on Crack in the World,
and on Turner Classic Movies in June;
film reviews of Exam and Valhalla Rising;
book review of Camouflage;
and comments on books ("April March" and The Secret History of Science Fiction).
- 05/28/10, Vol. 29, No. 48:
Comments on film posters, on mathematics films, and on five widescreen movies;
film review of Whiz Kids;
and comments on books (The Gospel According to Jesus Christ and Hot, Flat, and Crowded).
- 05/21/10, Vol. 29, No. 47:
Comments on Arizona Iced Tea and on Moon Zoo;
latter of comment on Frank Frazetta, on old movies, and on Boneshaker;
and comments on books (Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times).
- 05/14/10, Vol. 29, No. 46:
Comments on history repeating itself, on high-fructose corn syrup, on Frank Frazetta, and on upcoming TCM films;
book review of Boneshaker;
film review of The Nature of Existence;
short film reviews;
and comments on books ("Origins of Ancient Civilizations").
- 05/07/10, Vol. 29, No. 45:
Comments on KFC and the dramatic long-form Hugo nominees;
letters of comment on financial science fiction, on How to Train Your Dragon,
and on the Rosenbergs;
and comments on books (Steal Across the Sky, Kafka's Soup, and Paper Tigers).
- 04/30/10, Vol. 29, No. 44:
Comments on gay dogs, on locations, and on mathematics;
film review of The Human Centipede;
book reviews of Skyfall, The Dream of Perpetual Motion,
Galileo's Dream, The Hunt for Atlantis, The Tomb of Hercules;
letters of comment on W. B. yeats, on financial science fiction, and on Roman Polanski;
and comments on books (Strange Maps).
- 04/23/10, Vol. 29, No. 43:
Comments on volcanos and on THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS;
film reviews of City Island, The Ghost Writer, and Final Gifts;
letters of comments on Brigadoon, on Finian's Rainbow, on mathematical science fiction,
and on How to Train Your Dragon;
and comments on books (The Best American Science Writing 2001).
- 04/16/10, Vol. 29, No. 42:
Comments on taxes and on Brigadoon;
film review of How to Train Your Dragon;
book review ofThe Shadow on the Doorstop;
letters of comments on the Army Transportation Museum;
and comments on books (Borges y la matemática,
and The Thirty-Nine Steps).
- 04/09/10, Vol. 29, No. 41:
Comments on science fiction discussion groups, on the Hugo nominations, on wine, and on religion;
letters of comment on sentence structure, on television, on Beethoven, on remakes, and on jet packs;
and comments on books (An African Millionaire,
The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices, Cyberabad Days,
and The Map That Changed the World).
- 04/02/10, Vol. 29, No. 40:
Comments on cable television and on fax machines;
book review of Pandora's Star;
film review of In Search of Beethoven;
letters of comment on Edison's Frankenstein, on remakes,
on pi, on zeugma and syllepsis, and on impossible tasks;
and comments on books (Stories of Your Life and Others).
- 03/26/10, Vol. 29, No. 39:
Comments on A.D.D., on Philip K. Dick and BLADE RUNNER, and on impossible tasks;
film review of Mutants;
letters of comment on remakes, and on zeugma and syllepsis;
and comments on books (The Dechronization of sam Magruder and The Great Taos Bank Robbery).
- 03/19/10, Vol. 29, No. 38:
Comments on the 1910 FRANKENSTEIN, on strange science, and on remakes;
film reviews of Attack of the Vegan Zombies! and Coasting;
book review of Firstborn;
letters of comment on pi and the powers of ten, and on Monty Hall;
and comments on books and films (Literary Hoaxes and "Jewish Narnia").
- 03/12/10, Vol. 29, No. 37:
Comments on science fiction discussion groups, on the color diet, and on the end of the line;
film review of Afghan Star;
letter of comment on pi and the powers of ten;
and comments on books (The March of Folly, The Frodo Franchise,
"Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations").
- 03/05/10, Vol. 29, No. 36:
Comments on malls, on pi and the powers of 10, and on mythology;
and comments on books and films (El amor y el espanto).
- 02/26/10, Vol. 29, No. 35:
Correction;
comments on spam, on animal advisors, and on pi;
film reviews of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Shutter Island
book review of Starship: Mutiny;
letters of comment on football, on the Subversive Activities Registration Act, and on animal calls;
and comments on books and films (Lone Star, The Invention of Lying,
and City of Truth).
- 02/19/10, Vol. 29, No. 34:
Comments on beautiful pulp art, on news of the week, and on the Subversive Activities Registration Act;
film review of The Wolfman;
letter of comment on thrillers;
and comments on books (True Names, Dust Bowl Diary,
Hiding the Elephant, and Around the World in Eighty Days).
- 02/12/10, Vol. 29, No. 33:
Comments on science fiction discussion groups, on global warming,
on William Tenn, on PONTYPOOL, and on the Wolf Man;
book review of The Clan Corporate;
film review ofPhyllis & Harold;
letters of comment on bears, on Avatar, on thrillers, and on Pocahontas;
and comments on books (Replay, Groundhog Day, and "Shadow Play").
- 02/05/10, Vol. 29, No. 32:
Comments on mathematical conflicts and on thrillers;
letters of comment on chopsticks, on bad starts, on The Hurt Locker,
and on Avatar;
and comments on books (Galileo's Dream, Acres of Diamonds, and niticking).
- 01/29/10, Vol. 29, No. 31:
Comments on program items and on eating utensils;
film reviews of The Lovely Bones, The Hurt Locker, and A Single Man;
letter of comment on the Mayans and on Avatar;
and comments on books (The Drunkard's Walk, Arcadia, and Serial).
- 01/22/10, Vol. 29, No. 30:
Comments on bad starts and on utensils;
film review of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus;
letters of comment on the Monty Hall problem and on linguistics problems;
and comments on books (Linger Awhile, Island of Lost Souls, and The Island of Dr. Moreau).
- 01/15/10, Vol. 29, No. 29:
Science fiction discussion groups;
comments on a meta-problem;
Mark's top ten films of 2009;
book review of The New Space Opera;
and comments on books (Cheap, And Less Than Kind, and Eye of the Crow).
- 01/08/10, Vol. 29, No. 28:
Comments on things, on linguistic problems, and on writing memory;
film reviews of Pontypool and Up in the Air;
and comments on books (Questioning the Millennium ).
- 01/01/10, Vol. 29, No. 27:
Comments on film releasing and on AVATAR;
film reviews of Between the Folds;
book reviews of The Accidental Time Machine and Newton and the Counterfeiter;
letters of comments Myrrh, on AVATAR, on memory, and on Fantastic Mr. Fox;
and comments on books (The Matrix and Philosophy
and 2009 recap).
- 12/25/09, Vol. 29, No. 26:
Comments on myrrh and on memory;
film reviews of Avatar, 9, Crazy Heart, and The Young Victoria;
and comments on books (Forty Signs of Rain
and Land of the Dead).
- 12/18/09, Vol. 29, No. 25:
Comments on science fiction and reality, on the Lake Peigneur disaster,
and on who goes to college;
film review of Invictus;
letters of comment on logarithm and on steeplechases;
and comments on books (Washington and His Colleagues,
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and film design).
- 12/11/09, Vol. 29, No. 24:
Comments on a paradox and on logarithms;
film reviews of Fantastic Mr. Fox and
Bright Star;
letters of comment on the MT VOID, steeplechases, and Motel of the Mysteries;
and comments on books (The Manual of Detection).
- 12/04/09, Vol. 29, No. 23:
Comments on the Atlantic Provinces, on the large hadron collider,
on steeplechases, and on the MT VOID;
film reviews of The Men Who Stare at Goats and
The Second Best Science Fiction Movie Ever Made;
book review of Paul of Dune;
letters of comment on Kiva, on ravens, and on "Ode to Joy";
and comments on books (The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
and The Motel of the Mysteries).
- 11/27/09, Vol. 29, No. 22:
Comments on odes and on God;
letter of comment on a mathematics problem and on 42;
film review of Outrage;
and comments on books (Foundation).
- 11/20/09, Vol. 29, No. 21:
Comments on Heinlein timeslines, on favorite science fiction films,
on a math problem, on a joke, and on 42;
letters of comment on "The Twilight Zone" and on the Continental Op;
and comments on books (The Way of Chuang Tzu,
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,
and The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
- 11/13/09, Vol. 29, No. 20:
Corrections,
comments on science fiction book discussion groups, on celebrity of the month,
on subtlety, on health care, and on Roquefort;
letters of comment on time-travel books, on digital conventions,
and on "The Twilight Zone";
and comments on books (Gaslight Grimoire).
- 11/06/09, Vol. 29, No. 19:
Comments on time-travel books, on science fiction and philosophy,
on culture, and on "The Twilight Zone";
and comments on books (Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
and Monster, 1959).
- 10/30/09, Vol. 29, No. 18:
Comments on humvees, on sleep, on Germany, on radio drama, and on disassembly day;
film review of World's Greatest Dad;
and comments on books (Beyond Rice and Beans, Julian Comstock,
and Sudden Fiction).
- 10/23/09, Vol. 29, No. 17:
Comments on humvees, on a mistake, and on prime-time Westerns;
film reviews of Where the Wild Things Are and The Stoning of Soraya M;
letters of comment on digital science fiction conventions and on water on Mars and the moon;
and comments on books (Edgar Allan Poe).
- 10/16/09, Vol. 29, No. 16:
Comments on humvees, on science fiction discussion groups, on digital science fiction conventions,
entropy, and on the future of horror;
answer to the puzzle;
film reviews of Mary and Max and Guns on the Clackamas: A Documentary;
and comments on books (Anchorwick and The City of Dreaming Books).
- 10/09/09, Vol. 29, No. 15:
Comments on humvees, on convention reports; on dinosaurs,
on Mark's first science fiction;, and on diabetes;
a puzzle;
film review of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs!;
letter of comment on The Informant!
and comments on books (Red Planet).
- 10/02/09, Vol. 29, No. 14:
Announcement;
comments on humvees, on prayer, on visions, and on water;
film review of The Informant!;
letters of comment on alphabetical order, on mirror neurons, on the OED, and on pi;
and comments on books (The City & the City).
- 09/25/09, Vol. 29, No. 13:
Comments on humvees, on politics, and on numbers;
letters of comment on Great Books of the Western World, on the Worldcon, on the speed of light,
on thunderstorms on saturn, and on genes and altruism;
and comments on books (Reading the OED, Mad Professor, and on alphabetical order).
- 09/18/09, Vol. 28, No. 12:
Correction;
comments on humvees, on science fiction discussion groups,
on fantastic art, on Saturn, on mirror neurons and on free will;
report on the Worldcon;
letters of comment on corkage and on units in physics;
and comments on books (Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life
and Eat My Globe).
- 09/11/09, Vol. 28, No. 11:
correction;
comments on humvees, on the Beloit College Mindset for the Class of 2013,
on the Internet, on the Viking way, on the TCM Halloween films,
and on magnetic monopoles;
report on the Worldcon;
book review of Fragment;
letters of comment on the Worldcon art show, on Christmas,
on overtaking technology, and on multiverses;
and comments on books (Plastic Fantastic
and A Great Idea at the Time).
- 09/04/09, Vol. 28, No. 10:
comments on humvees, on a safe bet, on essential fantasy reads, and on changing the past;
report on the Worldcon;
film reviews of Ponyo and Inglourious Basterds;
book review of WWW:Wake;
letter of comment on stereoscopic effects;
and comments on books (The Best of Frederik Pohl).
- 08/28/09, Vol. 28, No. 9:
Comments on humvees, on a puzzle painting,
on science visualizations,on prehistory, on upcoming films,
and on zombies and mathematics;
report on the Worldcon;
film reviews of In the Loop, Cold Souls,
and Broke: The American Dream;
book review of Anathem;
letters of comment on the Halifax explosion, on vanishing money,
and on perpetual motion macines;
and comments on books (Tea Time for the Traditionally Built).
- 08/21/09, Vol. 28, No. 8:
Comments on humvees, on retro art, on confusion,
on the Halifax Explosion, and on the UMass Science Fiction Scoiety;
film reviews of Fissure, District 9, and I Sell the Dead;
letters of comment on perpetual motion macines, on reason and the dinosaurs,
on novels, on genetic diversity, on vanishing money, and on 3-D television;
and comments on books (Merton of the Movies
and Pathfinder).
- 08/14/09, Vol. 28, No. 7:
Comments on humvees, on science fiction discussion groups,
on the Enceladus calamity, and on ants;
letter of comment on hydrothermal vents;
and comments on books (The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
and the Vinland sagas).
- 08/07/09, Vol. 28, No. 6:
Comments on humvees, on song lyrics, and on exo-biology;
letters of comment on sex and on birds;
and comments on books (the connectivity of the Library of Babel [part 2]).
- 07/31/09, Vol. 28, No. 5:
Comments on humvees, on sex, and on birds and dinosaurs;
letters of comment on units in physics, on perpetual motion machines,
on General Motors, and on fuel economy;
and comments on books (the connectivity of the Library of Babel [part 1]).
- 07/24/09, Vol. 28, No. 4:
Comments on humvees, on automobiles, and on units in physics;
letters of comment on Mangal Pandey,
on A Dog in Flanders, time travel;
and comments on books (Borges ante el espejo).
- 07/17/09, Vol. 28, No. 3:
Comments on humvees, on science fiction discussion groups,
on Charles N. Brown, and on Buzz Aldrin;
film review of A Dog of Flanders:
letter of comment on time travel;
and comments on books (The Affinity Bridge and
A Year Without Made in China).
- 07/10/09, Vol. 28, No. 2:
Comments on humvees, on history, and on political chain emails;
film reviews of Lovely by Surprise, Dog Days,
and Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg;
letters of comment on the Iranian elections, on translations, on Pianism,
on movie rating scales, on 3-D television, and on Mangal Pandey;
and comments on books (Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar).
- 07/03/09, Vol. 28, No. 1:
Comments on humvees, on musical parallels, on the Iranian election,
and on Bernie Madoff;
film reviews of Off Jackson Avenue and The Brothers Bloom;
book review of The Beginnings of Western Science;
letters of comment on 3-D films
and on The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey;
and comments on books (Middlemarch).
- 06/26/09, Vol. 27, No. 52:
Comments on humvees, on Powder River; on radio drama, and on 3-D in films;
film review of The Rising: The Ballad of Mangal Pandey;
book review of The Beginnings of Western Science;
letters of comment on sports films, on translations,
on IFC in theaters, and on Rocky;
and comments on books (short novels)
and Hugo-nominated short stories).
- 06/19/09, Vol. 27, No. 51:
Comments on humvees, on science fiction, on translation,
on sports films, and on Sir Christopher Lee;
film review of Dead Snow;
book review of Zoe's Tale;
letters of comment on copyright, on sports films, on Suzanne Somers,
on chili, and on Paul Erdos;
and comments on books (This Island Earth
and Hugo-nominated short stories).
- 06/12/09, Vol. 27, No. 50:
Comments on humvees, on Oprah, on sports films, and on chili;
film reviews of Drag Me to Hell and Rip! A Remix Manifesto;
book review of Saturn's Children;
letters of comment on sequences and on age;
and comments on books (The Last Cow on the White House Lawn
and The Sequel to Appomattox).
- 06/05/09, Vol. 27, No. 49:
Comments on humvees and on mathematics;
film review of Up;
book review of Saturn's Children;
letters of comment on grades, on NASA gross-outs, on measure,
on WiFi, on taxation, on This Island Earth,
on The Teaching Company, on age, and on the Hugo-nominated novellas;
and comments on books (AIG publications, dictionaries, Latin literature,
library book sales, and Hugo-nominated novelettes).
- 05/29/09, Vol. 27, No. 48:
Comments on humvees, on NASA, on age, and on netbooks and WiFi;
film review of Unmistaken Child;
letter of comment on SF book discussions and on grades;
and comments on books (Hugo-nominated novellas and Teaching Company (and other) courses).
- 05/22/09, Vol. 27, No. 47:
Science fiction discussion groups;
comments on humvees, on missing links, and on grades;
and comments on books (The Red Tent).
- 05/15/09, Vol. 27, No. 46:
Comments on paleontology, on an optical illusion, and on the liberal tug;
film reviews of Star Trek, Under Our Skin,
and A Grin Without a Cat;
letter of comment on Bill Nye;
and comments on books (The Elephant and the Tiger
and All the Wonders We Seek).
- 05/08/09, Vol. 27, No. 45:
Comments on derivatives and on prehistory documentaries;
letters of comment on Bill Nye;
and comments on books (magical realism).
- 05/01/09, Vol. 27, No. 44:
Apologies;
comments on prehistory, on Bill Nye, and on playing cards;
book review of The Graveyard Book;
letters of comments on hiding in plain sight, on the lifecycle of a star, and on the sense of wonder;
and comments on books (Little Brother, The Last Chinese Chef,
The Professor and the Madman, and The River of Doubt).
- 04/24/09, Vol. 27, No. 43:
Comments on award nominees online, on hydrogran, and on age and the sense of wonder;
letters of comments on "Crystal Spheres" and on hyperbolas and parabolas4
and comments on books (Rhys Hughes).
- 04/17/09, Vol. 27, No. 42:
Science fiction discussion groups;
comments on reversion;
fiction;
film review of Repo!: The Genetic Opera:
letters of comment on kinship terms, on large-print books,
and on steganography;
and comments on books (Tide of Death, Remarkable Creatures,
and Swiftly).
- 04/10/09, Vol. 27, No. 41:
Correction;
comments on puns and on the price of film reviewing;
Book review of Starship Troopers;
film review of Forever:
letters of comment on Monsters Vs. Aliens, on Knowing,
on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, on Alien Trespass,
and on hiding in plain sight;
and comments on books (book sales).
- 04/03/09, Vol. 27, No. 40:
Solution to math puzzle;
comments on faster-than-light travel and on numbers stations;
film reviews of Knowing, Monsters Vs. Aliens,
and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas;
letter of comment on library classifications;
and comments on books (Sherlock Holmes and the Giant's Hand,
Sherlock Holmes and the Disappearing Prince and Other Stories,
and Sherlock Holmes: The Ghost of Baker Street).
- 03/27/09, Vol. 27, No. 39:
Correction of math puzzle;
listing of Hugo nominations;
comments on the hadron collider, on the Syfy Channel,
on the inflatable Wolverine, and on A.I.G.;
film review of Sita Sings the Blues;
book review of Blonde Roots;
and comments on books (Steinbeck's Ghost, Redcoats' Revenge,
and 44 Scotland Street).
- 03/20/09, Vol. 27, No. 38:
Listing of Turner Classic Movies science fiction festival;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
math puzzle;
comments on depression, on Jackie Mason, on doppelgängers, and on sales;
book review of Watchmen;
film review of Fermat's Room;
letters of comment on Watchmen, on Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, on "Star Trek" fragrances,
on Barbie, and on Rush Limbaugh;
and comments on books (Shambling Towards Hiroshima, Planet of the Apes, and translations).
- 03/13/09, Vol. 27, No. 37:
Comments on "Star Trek" perfume, on the economics of the film industry, on Barbie, on doppelgängers, and on Rush Limbaugh;
film reviews of Watchmen and Skills Like This;
book reviews of City at the End of Time and Deep Storm;
letter of comment on evolution and on the Histriones;
and comments on books (Adventures in Unhistory, The Book of the Unknown, and The Explosionist).
- 03/06/09, Vol. 27, No. 36:
A math puzzle;
comments on the rich and on project Steve;
letter of comment on Slumdog Millionaire;
film reviews of Forbidden Lie$ and Hearts and Minds;
and comments on books (The Enemy Stars, Kali, Borges and other Hispanic authors, and Kafka).
- 02/27/09, Vol. 27, No. 35:
Comments on dieting and on Slumdog Millionaire;
film reviews from the Boston Science Fiction Marathon;
letters of comment on Starship Troopers and on financing;
and comments on books (Years of Minutes and The Wisdom of Crowds).
- 02/20/09, Vol. 27, No. 34:
Comments on SF discussion groups, on Darwin, on fusion, on credit, on the middle class, and on thrift;
film review of The Reader;
letters of comment on mice, on issue numbers, on godlogic, on the OFCS awards, and on Sherlock Holmes;
and comments on books (Starship Troopers).
- 02/13/09, Vol. 27, No. 33:
Comments on godlogic, on the OFCS film awards, and on stealing more than the company;
film review of Coraline;
book review of The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories;
letter of comment on the second best versus the worst;
and comments on books (Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong, Holmes on the Range,
and 230 Después de Crist.
- 02/06/09, Vol. 27, No. 32:
Pointers to the topten scariest paintings
and the top fifteen greatest science fiction writers;
comments on the equations in kids and on mice;
the answer to last week's puzzle;
book reviews of Strange Forces and Litte Brother;
and comments on books (A Theory of Justice and They Rang Up the Police).
- 01/30/09, Vol. 27, No. 31:
Acknowledgement;
comments on the equations in The Day the Earth Stood Still, on mice;,
and on dictionaries;
a puzzle;
letters of comment on the top ten films, on ImageNETion, and on mice;
and comments on books (Orlando).
- 01/23/09, Vol. 27, No. 30:
Correction;
comments on science fiction and reality, on science fiction art,
on top Western films, on the Bush legacy, on Mark's "Top Ten" films of 2008,
and on the "100-Thing Challenge";
film reviews of Milk and Lifelines;
letter of comment on mice;
and comments on books (The Gilded Age).
- 01/16/09, Vol. 27, No. 29:
Announcement of Starship Troopers discussion;
correction on Fargo;
comments on life on Mars, on 2008 in review, on seventy years ago, and on mice;
book review of The Last Theorem;
film review of Defiance;
letters of comment on mice, on one-book recommendations, on faux-reality, on on Fargo;
and comments on books (The Black Star Passes, Predictably Irrational,
Andromeda Strain, and on "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror" series).
- 01/09/09, Vol. 27, No. 28:
Comments on Edd Cartier, on Religulous, on mice, and on reading one book;
letter of comment on Twilight;
and comments on books (Michelangelo's Notebook).
- 01/02/09, Vol. 27, No. 27:
Comments on Thomas Paine, on celebrities and science, and on the moral edge;
film reviews of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Valkyrie,;
book reviews of Ender in Exile and Marley & Me;
letter of comment on Twilight;
and comments on books (Who Killed the Curate?).
- 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 TheTitanic;
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 (Amphiborey
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
Jugsaw 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/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
- 09/02/94: Transvestites (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 09/02/94: PARABLE OF THE SOWER (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 09/02/94: MY DEAR HOLMES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/26/94: R. HOLMES & CO. (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/26/94: Dracula's Castle (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/26/94: ANGEL OF THE OPERA (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: WEIRD TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: SUMMER OF LOVE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: SLINGSHOT (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: SECRET FILES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: Renaissance festivals (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: OTHERNESS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: DOOMSDAY GUN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: Cushing, Peter (Obituary by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: CORE (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/19/94: ALIEN PREGNANT BY ELVIS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/12/94: Inventions (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/12/94: GENDER AND CULTURE: KIBBUTZ WOMEN REVISITED (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 08/12/94: FAILING AT FAIRNESS: HOW AMERICA'S SCHOOLS CHEAT GIRLS (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 08/12/94: EVE'S RIB (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 08/12/94: CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/05/94: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MASQUERADE MURDERS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/05/94: IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/05/94: Faster Than Light (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 08/05/94: CHILD GARDEN (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 08/05/94: 221B: STUDIES IN SHERLOCK HOLMES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/29/94: SEANCE FOR A VAMPIRE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/29/94: Jupiter (Comment)
- 07/29/94: Jerk Chicken (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/29/94: BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/22/94: TRUE LIES (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/22/94: MINERVA WAKES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/22/94: GO FISH (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/22/94: Freedom (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/22/94: BREATH OF SUSPENSION (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/15/94: Rings in the Sky (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/15/94: RHINEGOLD (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/15/94: Orb Books (Comment by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/15/94: Latvia (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/15/94: ASCENT OF WONDER (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/08/94: TRAVIATA (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/08/94: SHADOW (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/08/94: HACKER AND THE ANTS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/08/94: GAME IS AFOOT (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 07/08/94: Film Forum's Summer Festival Schedule
- 07/08/94: FORREST GUMP (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/01/94: WYATT EARP (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/01/94: Tartu University Museum (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 07/01/94: Summer Reading Suggestions
- 07/01/94: LION KING (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/24/94: WOLF (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/24/94: Ignorance (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/24/94: GOLEM (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/17/94: UNCHARTED TERRITORY (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 06/17/94: Shorecon Announcement
- 06/17/94: STAR TREK Guide to Computers (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/17/94: SPEED (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/17/94: MAVERICK (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/17/94: CROW (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/10/94: WIDOWS' PEAK (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/10/94: VAMPIRES AND VIOLETS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 06/10/94: KHAL-NAAIKAA (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/10/94: BLUE KITE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/03/94: Magic: The Gathering (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 06/03/94: HIDDEN LIFE OF DOGS (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 05/27/94: Telesex (Part 3) (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 05/27/94: INTERFACE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 05/20/94: Telesex (Part 2) (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 05/20/94: Lunacon (Part 3) (Convention report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 05/13/94: WILL THE LAST PERSON TO LEAVE THE PLANET ...? (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 05/13/94: Telesex (Part 1) (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 05/13/94: Lunacon (Part 2) (Convention report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 05/06/94: Lunacon (Part 1) (Convention report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 05/06/94: HOTEL ANDROMEDA (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 05/06/94: Curmudgeons (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 05/06/94: BELLE EPOQUE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 05/06/94: ADVENTURES OF SONIC THE HEDGE HOG (Television review by D. Blosser)
- 04/29/94: Wormholes (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/29/94: SERIAL MOM (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/29/94: RED ROCK WEST (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/29/94: MAKING BOOK (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/29/94: Hugo Nominations (1994)
- 04/29/94: CRONOS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/22/94: MYSTERIUM (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/22/94: Life Imitating Art (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/22/94: BLACK BIBLE CHRONICLES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/22/94: AGYAR (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/15/94: Potato Chips (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/15/94: HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/15/94: Gnosticism (Comment by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/15/94: BRITTLE INNINGS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/15/94: BRIAN FROUD'S FAERIELANDS: THE WILD WOOD (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/08/94: SNOW WHITE, BLOOD RED (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/08/94: LIST OF 7 (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/08/94: FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/08/94: Empathize (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/01/94: PAPER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/01/94: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 04/01/94: Boskone 31 (part 3 of 3) (Con report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 04/01/94: ALTERNATE GEOMETRIES (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/25/94: Life Imitating Art (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/25/94: JEDI SEARCH (Audiocassette review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/25/94: Boskone 31 (part 2 of 3) (Con report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 03/18/94: Solipsism (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/18/94: SIRENS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/18/94: GREEN MARS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 03/18/94: Boskone 31 (part 1 of 3) (Con report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 03/18/94: Academy Award Shorts (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/11/94: WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/11/94: Science Museums (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/11/94: Neglected Fantasy and SF Films (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/11/94: JUMPER (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 03/11/94: CHASE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/04/94: ON DEADLY GROUND (Film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 03/04/94: MR. VAMPIRE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 03/04/94: Greeting Cards (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 02/25/94: Taro (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 02/25/94: LOST CONTINENT (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 02/25/94: "Robots in Time" Series (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 02/18/94: Snow & Wild Geese (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 02/18/94: GUIDE TO LARRY NIVEN'S RINGWORLD (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 02/18/94: BEARS DISCOVER FIRE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 02/11/94: Snow (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 02/11/94: Black Maria Film Festival (Schedule)
- 02/11/94: ALIENS OF EARTH (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 02/04/94: Top Ten Films of 1993 (Film comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 02/04/94: SIGN OF THREE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 02/04/94: 24TH TOURNEE OF ANIMATION (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 01/28/94: WORLDWAR: IN THE BALANCE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 01/28/94: Taro (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 01/28/94: STRONG SPIRITS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 01/28/94: SHORT CUTS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 01/28/94: INTERNET DIRECTORY (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 01/21/94: PHILADELPHIA (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 01/21/94: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 01/21/94: HOT SKY AT MIDNIGHT (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 01/21/94: BY ANY OTHER FAME (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 01/14/94: WARHAMMER 40,000: INQUISITOR (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: THE MIND POOL (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: STRANGER SUNS (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: STATIONS OF THE TIDE (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: ROGUE WARRIOR (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: PHOENIX GUARDS (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: NINETY TRILLION FAUSTS (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: MORE THAN FIRE (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: LIAR'S OATH (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: LEGION OF THE DAMNED (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: HEAVEN AND EARTH (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 01/14/94: CANARY TRAINER (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 01/14/94: BONE DANCE (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: BLOOD VENGEANCE: A WAR WORLD NOVEL (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: BLOOD BROTHERS (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/14/94: ATHYRA (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 01/07/94: TOMBSTONE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 01/07/94: Stealth Bribes (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 01/07/94: SCHINDLER'S LIST (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 01/07/94: CASE OF THE TOXIC SPELL DUMP (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/871225.TXT: Spielberg, Steven (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871225.TXT: STAR TREK Funnies IV (Satire by Anonymous)
- 1987/871218.TXT: STAR TREK Funnies III (Satire by Anonymous)
- 1987/871218.TXT: SAMMY AND ROSIE GET LAID (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871218.TXT: LEONARD PART 6 (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871218.TXT: HANOI HILTON (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871218.TXT: EMPIRE OF THE SUN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871218.TXT: Dinosaurs--Past and Present (Exhibit review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871211.TXT: STAR TREK Funnies II (Satire by Anonymous)
- 1987/871211.TXT: PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871211.TXT: NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/871211.TXT: HELLO AGAIN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871211.TXT: FORGE OF GOD (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871204.TXT: STAR TREK Funnies I (Satire by Anonymous)
- 1987/871204.TXT: NUTS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871204.TXT: Cinema Club Schedule
- 1987/871127.TXT: ROBOT CITY (BOOK I: ODYSSEY) (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/871127.TXT: NAPOLEON DISENTIMED (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/871127.TXT: MY LIFE AS A DOG (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871127.TXT: LAST EMPEROR (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871127.TXT: HOPE AND GLORY (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871120.TXT: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MASKS OF DEATH (Film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/871120.TXT: MURDER AT THE DIOGENES CLUB (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/871120.TXT: HOUSE OF GAMES (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871120.TXT: BLACK RIVER EMERALD (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/871113.TXT: SOLARIS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871113.TXT: NIGHTFLYERS (Film review by K. Tipton)
- 1987/871113.TXT: MATEWAN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871113.TXT: JETEE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871113.TXT: HIDDEN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871106.TXT: Wasserman Financial Indicator (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871106.TXT: Library Acquisitions
- 1987/871030.TXT: Toxic Waste (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871030.TXT: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871030.TXT: NIGHTFLYERS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871023.TXT: WILD CARDS (Comments by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1987/871023.TXT: 20TH INTERNATIONAL TOURNEE OF ANIMATION (Film review Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871016.TXT: WHISTLE BLOWER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871016.TXT: PRINCESS BRIDE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871016.TXT: MAURICE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871016.TXT: Hot Food (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871016.TXT: Conspiracy '87 (Convention report [Part 2] by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871009.TXT: STAR TREK (Commentary by J. Francisco)
- 1987/871009.TXT: OUTLAW JOSEY WALES (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871009.TXT: OBSESSION (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871009.TXT: NEAR DARK (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871009.TXT: MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871009.TXT: FUNERAL IN BERLIN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871009.TXT: DIRTY DANCING (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871009.TXT: Conspiracy '87 (Convention report [Part 1] by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871009.TXT: COUNTRY (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871009.TXT: BREAKING THE CODE (Theater review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871002.TXT: STAR TREK: THE NEW GENERATION (TV review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1987/871002.TXT: STAR TREK: THE NEW GENERATION (TV review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871002.TXT: Page Numbers (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/871002.TXT: Conspiracy '87 (Convention report [Part 3] by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870925.TXT: THE RACE FOR THE DOUBLE HELIX (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870925.TXT: THE FOURTH PROTOCOL (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870925.TXT: THE BIG EASY (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870925.TXT: STAR TREK (Commentrary by M. Pratap)
- 1987/870925.TXT: NO WAY OUT (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870925.TXT: Hugo Awards
- 1987/870925.TXT: HELLRAISER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870925.TXT: Conspiracy '87 (Convention report [Part 2] by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870918.TXT: WORLD, THE FLESH, AND THE DEVIL (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870918.TXT: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Theatre review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870918.TXT: FORGE OF GOD (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870918.TXT: Conspiracy '87 (Convention report [part 1] by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870911.TXT: GLORY LANE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870904.TXT: ACCIDENTAL TOURIST (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870828.TXT: LAST ELECTION (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870821.TXT: Norman, John (Comment by E. M. Eades)
- 1987/870821.TXT: Green, Sharon (Comment by E. M. Eades)
- 1987/870821.TXT: Green, Sharon (Comment by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870814.TXT: VAMPIRES EN HABANA (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870814.TXT: UPLIFT WAR (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870814.TXT: Revolution Fad (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870814.TXT: MEMORIES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870814.TXT: LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Film review by L. D. Beshear)
- 1987/870814.TXT: JOB (Book review by L. D. Beshear)
- 1987/870814.TXT: BACK TO THE BEACH (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870807.TXT: WINTER'S DAUGHTER (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870807.TXT: UNTOUCHABLES (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870807.TXT: TIME AFTER TIME (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870807.TXT: STAKEOUT (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870807.TXT: Military Science Fiction (Comments by E. M. Eades)
- 1987/870807.TXT: Library Acquisitions
- 1987/870807.TXT: LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870807.TXT: James Bond Films (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870807.TXT: ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870731.TXT: WILD CARDS II (ACES HIGH) (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: WILD CARDS I (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: VAMPIRE LESTAT (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: UPLIFT WAR (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: TECKLA (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: SOUL RIDER Series (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: ROBOCOP (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870731.TXT: ROBOCOP (Film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: RANKS OF BRONZE (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: PEACE WAR (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: MISPLACED LEGION (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: MIKO (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: MESSIAH STONE (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: MATADORA (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: MAROONED IN REALTIME (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: KUNDALINI EQUATION (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: HERCULES TEXT (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: HARDWIRED (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: GOD STALK (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: GOD GAME (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870731.TXT: FLY (Script review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870731.TXT: EXIT EARTH (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: CIRCUIT (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: BURNING CHROME (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: AGENTS OF INSIGHT (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870731.TXT: A COMING OF AGE (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870724.TXT: ROBOCOP (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870724.TXT: ONCE UPON A MURDER (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870724.TXT: Middletown Meetings (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870724.TXT: LOST BOYS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870724.TXT: KING EDWARD PLOT (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870724.TXT: BOOK OF ALTERNATE WORLDS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870724.TXT: BIMBOS OF THE DEATH SUN (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870717.TXT: Nebula Award Winners
- 1987/870717.TXT: INNERSPACE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870717.TXT: IN CONQUEST BORN (Book review by K. Tipton)
- 1987/870717.TXT: CUT STONES AND CROSSROADS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870717.TXT: CLOUD FOREST (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870710.TXT: UNCOLLECTED SHERLOCK HOLMES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870710.TXT: ROXANNE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870710.TXT: NET (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870710.TXT: LONG VOYAGE BACK (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870710.TXT: KNIGHT LIFE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870710.TXT: DRAGNET (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870710.TXT: DOWN TOWN (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870710.TXT: CENTAUR IN THE GARDEN (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870703.TXT: WITH A SINGLE SPELL (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1987/870703.TXT: TO SAIL BEYOND THE SUNSET (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1987/870703.TXT: Readercon I (Con report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870703.TXT: Mt. Holz (Comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870703.TXT: Monmouth County Library Foreign Film Series Schedule
- 1987/870703.TXT: MT VOID (Comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870703.TXT: IN CONQUEST BORN (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1987/870626.TXT: Film Forum 2 Schedule
- 1987/870626.TXT: FULL METAL JACKET (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870626.TXT: CEDDO (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870619.TXT: WITCHES OF EASTWICK (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870619.TXT: TAMPOPO (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870619.TXT: PROJECT X (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870619.TXT: PREDATOR (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870619.TXT: Hugo Nominations (1987)
- 1987/870619.TXT: BELIEVERS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870612.TXT: UNTOUCHABLES (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870612.TXT: TOWERS OF HANOI (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870612.TXT: PRICK UP YOURS EARS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870605.TXT: WAR GAME (Film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870605.TXT: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Music review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870605.TXT: ONE NIGHT STAND (Film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870605.TXT: LETTERS FROM A DEADMAN (Film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870605.TXT: CONTROL (Film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870529.TXT: WHITE ROSE (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870529.TXT: Universe 101 Part 1 (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870529.TXT: STAR WARS (Film comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870529.TXT: SHADOWS LINGER (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870529.TXT: SHADOW OF ALL NIGHT FALLING (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870529.TXT: REAP THE EAST WIND (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870529.TXT: OCTOBER'S BABY (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870529.TXT: ISLAND WORLDS (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870529.TXT: BLACK COMPANY (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870529.TXT: ALL DARKNESS MET (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870522.TXT: Ailey, Alvin (Dance review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870515.TXT: Square Dancing Part 4 (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870515.TXT: HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870508.TXT: ABANDON SHIP! (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870424.TXT: SUPER-TANKS (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870424.TXT: FOR SPECIAL SERVICES (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870424.TXT: DARK VALLEY DESTINY (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870424.TXT: Chain Letter (Letter by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870424.TXT: Baseball (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870417.TXT: Sensurround (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870417.TXT: Corman, Roger (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870417.TXT: Anthrology on Film (Film reviews by J. S. Licwinko)
- 1987/870410.TXT: Square Dancing Part 3 (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870410.TXT: HANDMAID'S TALE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870410.TXT: BLIND DATE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870403.TXT: VARNEY THE VAMPIRE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870403.TXT: VAMPYRE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870403.TXT: TOXIC AVENGER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870403.TXT: Square Dancing Part 2 (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870403.TXT: RAISING ARIZONA (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870327.TXT: Year in review (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: WITH A SINGLE SPELL (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: WAVE AND THE FLAME (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: TUF VOYAGING (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: Square Dancing Part 1 (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870327.TXT: REIGN OF FIRE (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: HUMAN ERROR (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: HEART OF THE COMET (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: CRYSTAL EMPIRE (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: BILL THE GALACTIC HERO (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: ANGEL HEART (Net notes)
- 1987/870327.TXT: ALIEN AFFAIR (Net notes)
- 1987/870320.TXT: TIN MEN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870320.TXT: MAUS (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870320.TXT: MAN FACING SOUTHEAST (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870320.TXT: EVIL DEAD II (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870320.TXT: Death (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870320.TXT: ANGEL HEART (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870313.TXT: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET III (Net notes)
- 1987/870313.TXT: Date Change (Article by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870313.TXT: BEYOND THERAPY (Net notes)
- 1987/870313.TXT: BELIZAIRE THE CAJUN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870313.TXT: BEDROOM WINDOW (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870304.TXT: LETHAL WEEAPON (Film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870304.TXT: IVANHOE GAMBIT (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870304.TXT: DREAMING JEWELS (Comments by C. Harris)
- 1987/870225.TXT: SALVADOR (Net notes)
- 1987/870225.TXT: Nebula Awards (Nominees) (Net notes)
- 1987/870225.TXT: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (Chronology)
- 1987/870225.TXT: Movies, Upcoming (Net notes)
- 1987/870225.TXT: LIGHT OF DAY (Net notes)
- 1987/870225.TXT: HITCHER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870225.TXT: FOUNDATION AND EARTH (Book review by J. Paltin)
- 1987/870225.TXT: Boskone XXIV (Con report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870218.TXT: Nuclear Autumn (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870211.TXT: WARRIOR QUEEN (Net notes)
- 1987/870211.TXT: Upcoming Films (Net notes)
- 1987/870211.TXT: STRANGER FROM VENUS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870211.TXT: RINGWORLD ENGINEERS (Comments by N. J. Sauer)
- 1987/870211.TXT: RADIO DAYS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870211.TXT: OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870211.TXT: MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE (Net notes)
- 1987/870204.TXT: WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE (Film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1987/870204.TXT: Ten Best Films of 1986 (Film comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870204.TXT: SUMMER TREE (Net notes)
- 1987/870204.TXT: PLATOON (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870204.TXT: MOON GODDESS (Net notes)
- 1987/870204.TXT: IN ADVANCE OF THE LANDING (Net notes)
- 1987/870204.TXT: FROM BEYOND (Net notes)
- 1987/870204.TXT: ENJOY JAPAN (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870204.TXT: CYBERNETIC SAMURAI (Net notes)
- 1987/870128.TXT: WILD CARDS I (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870128.TXT: S. HOLMES & CASE OF RALEIGH LEGACY (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870128.TXT: RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870128.TXT: NEW BARBARIANS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870128.TXT: JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870128.TXT: Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870128.TXT: CONTACT (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870128.TXT: COMFORT AND JOY (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870121.TXT: TWO FACES OF TOMORROW (Net notes)
- 1987/870121.TXT: Swans in Lincroft (Commentary by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870121.TXT: PLATOON (Net notes)
- 1987/870121.TXT: PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (Net notes)
- 1987/870121.TXT: NO MERCY (Net notes)
- 1987/870121.TXT: NO MERCY (Film review by J. Paltin)
- 1987/870121.TXT: MORNING AFTER (Net notes)
- 1987/870121.TXT: MISSION (Net notes)
- 1987/870121.TXT: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Net notes)
- 1987/870121.TXT: BEDROOM WINDOW (Film review by J. Paltin)
- 1987/870121.TXT: AMOR BRUJO (Net notes)
- 1987/870121.TXT: 1984 (Commentary by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1987/870114.TXT: Ten Best Films of 1986 (Film comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870114.TXT: TALES OF THE QUINTANA ROO (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: STALKER (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: SACRIFICE (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870114.TXT: PLATOON (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: PLANET ON THE TABLE (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: ONE HUMAN MINUTE (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: NEUROMANCER (Meeting notes by J. Paltin)
- 1987/870114.TXT: MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: HITLER VICTORIOUS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870114.TXT: FREE LIVE FREE (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: Cinema Club Schedule
- 1987/870114.TXT: CURSE OF THE GIANT HOGWEED (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870114.TXT: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE DEITY (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: BURNING CHROME (Net notes)
- 1987/870114.TXT: BIG MEAT EATER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870114.TXT: Amber Chronology (Net notes)
- 1987/870107.TXT: TECKLA (Net notes)
- 1987/870107.TXT: SHERLOCK HOLMES AT 1902 FIFTH TEST (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870107.TXT: OUTER LIMITS COMPANION (Net notes)
- 1987/870107.TXT: Niven, Larry (Known Space) (Net notes)
- 1987/870107.TXT: MOSQUITO COAST (Net notes)
- 1987/870107.TXT: MORNING AFTER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1987/870107.TXT: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Net notes)
- 1987/870107.TXT: GOLDEN CHILD (Net notes)
- 1987/870107.TXT: FURTHER RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870107.TXT: COSMOPOLITAN CRIMES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1987/870107.TXT: BLUE CHAMPAGNE (Net notes)
- 1985/851211.pdf: BLACK WATER edited by Alberto Manguel (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: GOD'S GRACE by Bernard Malamud (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: THE FORTY-MINUTE WAR by Janet and Chris Morris (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: THE LONG FORGETTING by Edward A. Byers (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: SHERLOCK HOLMES: MY LIFE AND CRIMES by Michael Hardwirk (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: MURDER MOST IRREGULAR by H. Paul Jeffers (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: THE JEWEL OF THE NILE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: THINNER by Stephen King (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: ANABASIS by Xenophon (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: KNIGHTRIDERS (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: YOUND SHERLOCK HOLMES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: DEATHWISH III (film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/851211.pdf: THE ART OF DECEPTION by Nicholas Capaldi (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851211.pdf: LEGS by William Kennedy (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851204.pdf: BRING THE JUBILEE by Ward Moore (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851204.pdf: SHE (1983) (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/851204.pdf: KING ARTHUR: THE YOUNG WARLORD (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851204.pdf: THE ZOMBIE (dinner theater review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851127.pdf: KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1985) (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851127.pdf: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF YUKIO MISHIMA by Henry Scott Stokes (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851120.pdf: Women characters in Science Fiction (comments by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1985/851113.pdf: JIREL OF JOIRY by C. L. Moore (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851113.pdf: EXCALIBUR (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851113.pdf: SUPERGIRL (film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/851113.pdf: WARRIORS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851113.pdf: "Herbert West--The Re-Animator" by H. P. Lovecraft (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851113.pdf: AMAZON by Brian Kelly and Mark London (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851106.pdf: Ray Harryhausen (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851106.pdf: ONCE BITTEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851106.pdf: THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851106.pdf: MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851106.pdf: GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851030.pdf: GREEN SLIME (comments on the movie and the song by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851030.pdf: MISHIMA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851030.pdf: THE SUSHI HANDBOOK (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851023.pdf: First Contact (comments by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1985/851023.pdf: CREATOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851023.pdf: THE JAGGED EDGE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851023.pdf: THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851023.pdf: "Alamo Jobe" (television review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/851023.pdf: AMAZING STORIES (television review by Sherry Klus)
- 1985/851023.pdf: "Little Boy Lost" (television review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/851023.pdf: "Wish Bank" (television review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/851023.pdf: "Nightcrawlers" (television review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/851023.pdf: THE ROBOTS OF DAWN (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/851023.pdf: FAR FROM HOME (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/851023.pdf: MASTERS OF SPACE AND TIME (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/851023.pdf: THE MEANING OF LIFE (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/851023.pdf: RE-ANIMATOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851023.pdf: AFTER HOURS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851023.pdf: REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851016.pdf: DRACULA (radio review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851016.pdf: THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851016.pdf: THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851016.pdf: SILVER BULLET (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851016.pdf: THE RED MAGICIAN by Lisa Goldstein (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851016.pdf: COMMANDO (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851016.pdf: COUNTRY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851009.pdf: THE DOLL WHO ATE HIS MOTHER (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851009.pdf: METROPOLIS by Thea Von Harbou (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851009.pdf: FORBIDDEN ZONE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851009.pdf: MISFITS OF SCIENCE (television review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/851009.pdf: THE GENTLE ART OF VERBAL SELF-DEFENCE by Suzette Haden Elgin (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851009.pdf: SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851003.pdf: THE SHEEP LOOK UP by John Brunner (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/851002.pdf: THE SHEEP LOOK UP by John Brunner (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850925.pdf: Middletown Organizational Meeting
- 1985/850925.pdf: THE CONTINENT OF LIES by James Morrow (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850925.pdf: TOM O'BEDLAM by Robert Silverberg (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850925.pdf: THE GALLATIN DIVERGENCE by L. Neil SMith (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850925.pdf: A MATTER OF TIME by Glen Cook (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850925.pdf: INFINITY'S WEB by Sheila Finch (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850925.pdf: THE MYCROFT MEMORANDUM by Ray Walsh (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850925.pdf: LIFEKEEPER by Mike McQuay (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850925.pdf: JHEREG by Stephen Brust (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850925.pdf: DAUGHTERS OF THE SUNSTONE by Sydney J. Van Scyoc (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850925.pdf: KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850925.pdf: THE PASSWORD IS COURAGE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850918.pdf: Fantasy (comments by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850918.pdf: THE BOOK OF KELLS by R. A. MacAvoy (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850918.pdf: THE EMPIRE OF TIME by Crawford Kilian (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850918.pdf: THE CONTINENT OF LIES by James Morrow (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850918.pdf: THE DOOR INTO FIRE by Diane Duane (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850918.pdf: THE DOOR INTO SHADOW by Diane Duane (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850918.pdf: "The Chronicles of Prydain" by Lloyd Alexander (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850918.pdf: THE HERO AND THE CROWN by RObin McKInley (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850918.pdf: THE TRUMPS PF DOOM by Roger Zelaznet (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850918.pdf: RENSIME by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850918.pdf: MULENGRO by Charles de Line (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850918.pdf: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850918.pdf: BOOKS OF BLOOD I by Clive Barker (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850918.pdf: ROLE OF HONOR by John Gardner (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850918.pdf: VALLEY OF THE FAR SIDE by Gary Larson (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850918.pdf: MASS APPEAL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850911.pdf: THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES by Ray Bradbury (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850911.pdf: Hugo Award Winners
- 1985/850911.pdf: THE TRIPODS (television review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850911.pdf: THE CODE OF THE LIFEMAKER by James P. Hogan (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850911.pdf: TEEN WOLF (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850911.pdf: THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: PRIVILEGE and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: Library Acquisitions
- 1985/850904.pdf: VAMPIRE JUNCTION by S. P. Somtow (Somtow Sucharitkul) (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: The Golem in Literature (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: THE GOLEM by Gustav Meyrink (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: THE GOLEM by H. Leivick (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: THE GOLEM OF PRAGUE by Gershon Winkler (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: THE SWORD OF THE GOLEM by Abraham Rothberg (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: THE TRIBE by Bari Wood (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: MATHEMATICS AND HUMOR by John Allen Paulos (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850904.pdf: CREEPERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850828.pdf: THE HARP PF THE GREY ROSE by Charles de Lint (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850828.pdf: FIVE-TWELFTHS OF HEAVEN by Melissa Scott (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850828.pdf: THE DOOR INTO FIRE by Diane Duane (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850828.pdf: THE DOOR INTO SHADOW by Diane Duane (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850828.pdf: "The Chronicles of Prydain" by Llyod Alexander (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850821.pdf: Pizza (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850821.pdf: FRIGHT NIGHT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850821.pdf: TWILIGHT ZONE: THE ORIGINAL STORIES edited by Martin H. Greenberg et al (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850821.pdf: THE DREAMING CITY by Michael Moorcock (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850821.pdf: ELRIC by Michael Gilbert and Craig Russell (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850821.pdf: DIASPORAH by W. R. Yates (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850821.pdf: Science Fiction Book Club (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850821.pdf: THE FLIGHT OF THE DRAGONFLY by Robert Forward (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850821.pdf: THE PAINTED BIRD by Jerzy Kosinski (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850814.pdf: THE ANDOMEDA STRAIN and PHASE IV (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850814.pdf: MY SCIENCE PROJECT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850807.pdf: LIFE PROBE by Michael McCollum (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850807.pdf: LIAVEK edited by Will Slattery (book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1985/850807.pdf: MEDEA: HARLAN'S WORLD edited by Harlan Ellison (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850807.pdf: FOOTFALL by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850807.pdf: TERRY CARR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION OF THE YEAR edited by Terry Carr (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850807.pdf: "24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai" by Roger Zelazny (short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850807.pdf: Between the Strokes of Night by Charles Sheffield (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850807.pdf: THE ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS RAT by Harry Harrison (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850807.pdf: WEIRD SCIENCE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850807.pdf: THE EMERALD FOREST (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850731.pdf: Gary Larson and THE FAR SIDE (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850731.pdf: THE GOD OF THE LABYRINTH by Colin Wilson (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850724.pdf: THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES and THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850724.pdf: Library Acquisitions
- 1985/850724.pdf: THE SOUL OF A NEW MACHINE by Tracy Kidder (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850724.pdf: THE HEAVENLY KID (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850724.pdf: SILVERADO (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850724.pdf: Colin Wilson (comments by Chris Jarocha-Ernst)
- 1985/850724.pdf: MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850724.pdf: Library Acquisitions
- 1985/850717.pdf: THE SOUL OF A NEW MACHINE by Tracy Kidder (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850717.pdf: THE HEAVENLY KID (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850717.pdf: SILVERADO (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850710.pdf: PALE RIDER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850710.pdf: RED SONJA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850710.pdf: Colin Wilson, SPACE VAMPIRES, and LIFEFORCE (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850703.pdf: GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD and DRAGONSLAYER (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850703.pdf: LIFEFORCE (film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850703.pdf: SPACE VAMPIRES by Colin Wilson (book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850703.pdf: LIFEFORCE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850703.pdf: BACK TO THE FUTURE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850626.pdf: THE INTEGRAL TREES by Larry Niven (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850626.pdf: Science Fiction at AT&T (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850626.pdf: COCOON (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850626.pdf: Science Fiction at the New Jersey State Museum (information)
- 1985/850619.pdf: TACTICS OF MISTAKE by Gordon R. Dickson (comments by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1985/850619.pdf: Harlan Ellison and Lawsuits (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: THE SCIENCE FICION OF H. G. WELLS by Frank McConnell (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: EMERGENCE by David Palmer (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: COUNTDOWN TO MIDNIGHT edited by H. Bruce Franklin (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: DEATH OF A SCAVENGER by Keith Spore (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: TRISTAN AND ISOLDE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: THE MAFU CAGE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: FLETCH (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: SIXTEEN CANDLES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: PRIZZI'S HONOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: DAM BUSTERS by Paul Brickhill (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850619.pdf: DAM BUSTERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850612.pdf: FRANKENSTEIN (1981) and SWEENY TODD (1982) (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850612.pdf: GOONIES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850612.pdf: CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF by Stephen King (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850612.pdf: NIGHT SHIFT by Stephen King (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850612.pdf: BUCKETS OF BLOOD by Clive Barker (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850612.pdf: THE DAY AFTER (film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850612.pdf: TESTAMENT (film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850612.pdf: THREADS (film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850612.pdf: DEFCON 4 (film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850612.pdf: TRAVESTY BLAISE (MODESTY BLAISE) (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: THE GREAT SF STORIES, NUMBER ONE edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: EL NORTE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Gaston Leroux (book review by Timothy P. Schroeder)
- 1985/850605.pdf: A MORTAL GLAMOUR by Chelsea Yarbro (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: ALICE THROUGH THE NEEDLE'S EYE by Gilbert Adair (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: LADYBUG, LADYBUG (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: BLOOD FEAST (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: 2000 MANIACS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: COLOR ME BLOOD RED (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: Alternate History in the Visual Media (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850605.pdf: BASKET CASE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850529.PDF: WARDAY (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850529.PDF: Library Acquisitions
- 1985/850529.PDF: ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850522.PDF: ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY and BEDAZZLED (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850522.PDF: ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850522.PDF: FAR FRONTIERS II edited by Jerry Pournelle and Jim Baen (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850515.PDF: WARDAY (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850515.PDF: TORCH OF HONOR by Roger MacBride Allen (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850515.PDF: SONGMASTER by Orson Scott Card (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850515.PDF: ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850515.PDF: DEATHQUAKE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850515.PDF: THE HOUSE OF LONG SHADOWS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850515.PDF: THINNER by Stephen King (book review by Terry Burke)
- 1985/850515.PDF: EMERGENCE by David Palmer (book review by Terry Burke)
- 1985/850508.PDF: Nebula Award Winners
- 1985/850508.PDF: DEFCON 4 (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850508.PDF: THE SHEEP LOOK UP by John Brunner (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850508.PDF: FAR FRONTIERS edited by Jerry Pournell and Jim Baen (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850508.PDF: EMERGENCE by David Palmer (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850508.PDF: Steven Brust (comments by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850508.PDF: JHEREG by Steven Brust (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850508.PDF: YENDI by Steven Brust (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850508.PDF: TO REIGN IN HELL by Steven Brust (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850508.PDF: UNICORN VARIATIONS by Roger Zelazney (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850508.PDF: THE GREAT SF STORIES, NUMBER ONE edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850501.PDF: THIEF OF BAGDAD (1924) and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850501.PDF: STAGECOACH (1939) (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850501.PDF: Hugo Award Nominations
- 1985/850501.PDF: TOMORROW & TOMORROW & TOMORROW by M. Barnard Eldershaw (book review by C. E. Jackson)
- 1985/850501.PDF: HERLAND by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (book review by C. E. Jackson)
- 1985/850501.PDF: TROUBLE WITH LICHEN by John Wyndham (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850501.PDF: DAMIANO by R. A. MacAvoy (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850417.PDF: Publication Scedules (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850417.PDF: LADYHAWKE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850417.PDF: MASK (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850417.PDF: FAR FRONTIERS edited by Jerry Pournelle and Jim Baen (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850417.PDF: THE DRAGON WAITING by John M. Ford (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850417.PDF: TRUE NAMES by Vernor Vinge (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850417.PDF: DINNER AT DEVIANT'S PALACE by Tim Powers (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850417.PDF: IN THE DRIFT by Michael Swanwick (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850417.PDF: THIS IS SPINAL TAP (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850410.PDF: DEAD ZONE and RESURRECTION (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850410.PDF: Library Acquisitions
- 1985/850410.PDF: STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850410.PDF: STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850410.PDF: STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850410.PDF: NIGHT OF TEH ZOMBIES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850410.PDF: BIRDS OF PREY by David Drake (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850410.PDF: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE TREASURE TRAIN by Frank Thomas (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850410.PDF: THE CASE OF THE REVOLUTIONIST'S DAUGHTER by Lewis S. Feuer (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850410.PDF: TO REIGN IN HELL by Steven Brust (book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850410.PDF: CROSS THE STARS by David Drake (book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850410.PDF: THE WHITE ROSE by Glen Cook (book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850403.PDF: Witter's F&SF Book Company (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850403.PDF: WITNESS (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850403.PDF: RIDING THE TORCH by Norman Spinrad (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850403.PDF: THE STAND by Stephen King (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850327.PDF: Book Swap (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850327.PDF: HELLICONIA SPRING by Brian Aldiss (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850327.PDF: HELLICONIA SPRING (comments by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1985/850327.PDF: BURN, WITCH, BURN and LAST MAN ON EARTH (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850320.PDF: THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850320.PDF: Ostran's Disease (Styrofoam Swans) (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850313.PDF: Nebula Award Nominations
- 1985/850313.PDF: THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850306.PDF: DRAGON'S EGG by Robert L. Forward (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850306.PDF: DOWNBELOW STATION by C. J. Cherryh (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850306.PDF: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH and TREASURE ISLAND (1972) (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850306.PDF: LIFE BEYOND EARTH: THE INTELLIGENT EARTHLINGS GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE by Gerald Feinberg and Robert SHapiro (book review by Mark Thorn)
- 1985/850306.PDF: INTO THE NIGHT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850227.PDF: DR. WHO (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850227.PDF: FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH (synopsis by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850227.PDF: THE KILLING FIELDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850227.PDF: ConFusion (convention report by Timothy P. Schroeder)
- 1985/850220.PDF: Nuclear Winter (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: Roger Corman (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: THE MALTESE FALCON and THE CHEAP DETECTIVE (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: THREADS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: THE UNION CLUB MYSTERIES by Isaac Asimov (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" (short story review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: OVERDRAWN AT THE MEMORY BANK (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: SPASMS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: THE BAD SEED (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850213.PDF: TV Remakes (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850206.PDF: Results of Hugo Dramatic Presentation Straw Poll
- 1985/850206.PDF: FRONTERA by Lewis Shiner (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850206.PDF: "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" (short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850206.PDF: OVERDRAWN AT THE MEMORY BANK (film review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850206.PDF: THE PEACE WAR by Vernor Vinge (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850206.PDF: MORETA: DRAGONLADY OF PERN by Anne McCaffery
- 1985/850206.PDF: Construction Project: Atomic Bomb (paper from the JIRR)
- 1985/850206.PDF: Leeper Film Quiz #4 (answers)
- 1985/850130.PDF: DR. CYCLOPS and FANTASTOC VOYAGE (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850130.PDF: Space Burial (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850130.PDF: 1984 (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850130.PDF: OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850130.PDF: EARTHBLOOD by Keith Laumer (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850130.PDF: FIRE WATCH by Cpnnie Willis (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850130.PDF: OTHERWORLD (television treview by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850130.PDF: PERILS OF GWENDOLINE (IN THE LAND OF THE YIK-YAK) (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850130.PDF: Leeper Film Quiz #3 (answers)
- 1985/850123.PDF: Library Acquisitions (with blurbs)
- 1985/850123.PDF: Elvis Presley (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850123.PDF: FORBIDDEN ZONE (film review by Paul Zaccari)
- 1985/850123.PDF: ANDROID (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850123.PDF: SHOCK TREATMENT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850123.PDF: TRIAL BY COMBAT/DIRTY KNIGHT'S WORK/A CHOICE OF WEAPONS) (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850123.PDF: Leeper Film Quiz #4
- 1985/850123.PDF: Leeper Film Quiz #2 (answers)
- 1985/850116.PDF: THE BROOD and FORBIDDEN PLANET (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850116.PDF: CIRCUS OF DR. LAO (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850116.PDF: Book Swap (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850116.PDF: RED SONJA (comment by J. A. Johnson)
- 1985/850116.PDF: Mel Brooks (comments by J. A. Johnson)
- 1985/850116.PDF: VHS Releases (comments by Dick Grantges)
- 1985/850116.PDF: Leeper Film Quiz #3
- 1985/850116.PDF: Leeper Film Quiz #1 (answers)
- 1985/850109.PDF: TV MOVIES by Leonard Maltin (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850109.PDF: UNIVERSE 13 (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: UNIVERSE 14 (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "The Lucky Strikes" by Kim Stanley Robinson (short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "Gate of Horn, Gate of Ivory" by Robert Silverberg (short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "Passing as a Flower in the City of the Dead" by Sharon W. Farber (novelette review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "O" by Damon Knight (short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "Art in the War Zone" by Pat Murphy (short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "Interlocking Pieces" by Molly Gloss (short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "The Menagerie of Babel" by Carter Scholz (novelette review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "Deadtime" by Joel Richards (short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "Me/Days" by Gregory Benford (short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: "Black Coral" by Lucius Shepard (novelette review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION: FIRST ANNUAL COLLECTION edited by Gardner Dozois (book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1985/850109.PDF: WAR IN SPACE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850109.PDF: Upcoming Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850109.PDF: CIRCUMPOLAR by Richard A. Lupoff (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850109.PDF: KIPPERBANG (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850109.PDF: Leeper Film Quiz #2
- 1985/850102.PDF: Holidays (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: NOSFERATU and LEONOR (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: 2010 (film review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1985/850102.PDF: DUNE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: THE CRUCIBLE OF TIME by John Brunner (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: THE END OF THE DREAM by Philip Wylie (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: The "Hornblower" Series (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: THE ANUBIS GATES by Tim Powers (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: THE ODYSSEY FILE by Arthur C. Clarke (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: Fantasy Films of William Sylvester (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: THE GATES OF HELL/CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: A PASSAGE TO INDIA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1985/850102.PDF: Hugo Dramatic Presentation Straw Poll
- 1985/850102.PDF: Leeper Film Quiz #1
- 1984/841226.TXT: STARMAN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841226.TXT: Index to Notices (1984)
- 1984/841226.TXT: HIGH SPIRITS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841226.TXT: COTTON CLUB (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841219.TXT: PRIVILEGE (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841219.TXT: DUNE (Film review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/841219.TXT: DUNE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841219.TXT: DUNE (Film review by C. E. Jackson)
- 1984/841219.TXT: DUNE (Film review by C. E. Jackson)
- 1984/841219.TXT: 2010 (Film review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/841219.TXT: 2010 (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841219.TXT: 2010 (Film review by J. Klus)
- 1984/841212.TXT: OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841212.TXT: MODESTY BLAISE (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841212.TXT: 2010 (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841205.TXT: TRAVELLER IN BLACK (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841205.TXT: TRACE OF MEMORY (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841205.TXT: TIDES OF TIME (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841205.TXT: ON A PALE HORSE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841205.TXT: MYTHING PERSON (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841205.TXT: ICEHENGE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841205.TXT: HITCHHIKER (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841205.TXT: HIGH SPIRITS (Comment by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841205.TXT: Gernsback, Hugo (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841205.TXT: DINOSAUR PLANET: THE SURVIVORS (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841205.TXT: DAY OF DISSONANCE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841205.TXT: BRISINGAMEN (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841205.TXT: BEARING AN HOURGLASS (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841128.TXT: MOTEL HELL (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841128.TXT: Japanese Robots (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841128.TXT: JOB (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841128.TXT: JABBERWOCKY (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841128.TXT: Gernsback, Hugo (Comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841128.TXT: FILM ENCYCLOPEDIA: SF (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841128.TXT: EWOK ADVENTURE (Film review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/841128.TXT: DEAD ZONE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841121.TXT: QUATERMASS II (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841121.TXT: QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841121.TXT: Philcon (Convention report by C. E. Hudson)
- 1984/841114.TXT: SILVER HORSE (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841114.TXT: Movie Ratings (Comment by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841114.TXT: MELANCHOLY ELEPHANTS (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/841114.TXT: ICEHENGE (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/841107.TXT: TERMINATOR (Film review byMark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841107.TXT: AMERICAN DREAMER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841107.TXT: ALL OF ME (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841031.TXT: TWILIGHT ZONE SILVER ANNIV. SHOW (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841031.TXT: Sitges Awards (List)
- 1984/841031.TXT: Science Fiction (Comments by Doris Lessing)
- 1984/841031.TXT: SHIKASTA (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/841031.TXT: SHERLOCK HOLMES THRU TIME & SPACE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841031.TXT: RAPHAEL (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/841031.TXT: NJAL'S SAGA (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841031.TXT: NIGHTMARES (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841031.TXT: BODY DOUBLE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841024.TXT: WILD SHORE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841024.TXT: THEM BONES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841024.TXT: RIVER OF THE DANCING GODS (Book review by S. A. Albert)
- 1984/841024.TXT: PASSING FOR HUMAN (Book review by C. E. Jackson)
- 1984/841024.TXT: PALIMPSESTS (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841024.TXT: ORLANDO: A BIOGRAPHY (Book review by C. E. Jackson)
- 1984/841024.TXT: NEUROMANCER (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841024.TXT: Infant solar system (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841024.TXT: ICEHENGE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841024.TXT: I VAMPIRE (Book review by C. E. Jackson)
- 1984/841024.TXT: GREEN EYES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841024.TXT: FLYING SORCERORS (Book discussion by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/841024.TXT: BATTLEFIELD EARTH (Book review by S. A. Albert)
- 1984/841024.TXT: Ace Science Fiction Specials (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841017.TXT: THE PIMPERNEL PLOT (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841017.TXT: STEREO (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841017.TXT: SHIVERS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841017.TXT: JOB (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841017.TXT: Fantasycon (Report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/841017.TXT: CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841017.TXT: CITY OF SORCERY (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841010.TXT: THOUSAND SHRINE WARRIOR (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
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- 1984/841010.TXT: SEARCH FOR KA (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
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- 1984/841010.TXT: CRYSTAL CROWN (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841010.TXT: BUCKEROO BANZAI (Film review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/841010.TXT: BUCKEROO BANZAI (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/841010.TXT: BUCKEROO BANZAI (Film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
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- 1984/841003.TXT: Top Rental Movies
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- 1984/841003.TXT: NATIVE TONGUE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841003.TXT: MOONHEART (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841003.TXT: LIMBRETH GATE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/841003.TXT: LAND BEYOND THE GATE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
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- 1984/841003.TXT: ICE PROPHET (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
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- 1984/841003.TXT: Concoction Ad
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- 1984/840926.TXT: Olympics (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840926.TXT: Lessing, Doris (Comments by C. E. Jackson)
- 1984/840926.TXT: Kennedy Space Center (Comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840926.TXT: EPCOT Center (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
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- 1984/840919.TXT: PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT (Film review by C. E. Hudson)
- 1984/840919.TXT: Multiple Path Adventure Books (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840919.TXT: LACon II Report (Miscellaneous report by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840919.TXT: LACon II Report (Miscellaneous report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840919.TXT: LACon II Report (Gaming report by Robert L. Mitchell)
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- 1984/840919.TXT: DREAMSCAPE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
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- 1984/840718.TXT: LAST STARFIGHTER (Film review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840718.TXT: LAST STARFIGHTER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
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- 1984/840704.TXT: SLOW BIRDS (Novelette review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
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- 1984/840627.PDF: EARTHMAN'S BURDEN (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
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- 1984/840627.PDF: CRUCIBLE OF TIME (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
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- 1984/840620.PDF: RECALLED TO LIFE (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840620.PDF: Home Movies (Article by Erma Bombeck)
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- 1984/840613.PDF: STAR TREK III (Film review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840613.PDF: STAR TREK III (Film review by L. F. Larsen)
- 1984/840613.PDF: STAR TREK III (Film review by A. M. Gopin)
- 1984/840613.PDF: SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE (Short story review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
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- 1984/840613.PDF: INDIANA JONES & THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (Film review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840613.PDF: GREMLINS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840613.PDF: GREMLINS (Film review by L. F. Larsen)
- 1984/840613.PDF: GREMLINS (Film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
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- 1984/840613.PDF: GET CRAZY (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840613.PDF: GEOMETRY OF NARRATIVE (Short story review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
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- 1984/840606.PDF: I VAMPIRE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840606.PDF: FALCON'S GOLD (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840530.PDF: ROBOTS OF DAWN (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840530.PDF: Officers
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- 1984/840530.PDF: DAMIANO'S LUTE (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
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- 1984/840530.PDF: CIRCUS WORLD (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840523.PDF: TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840523.PDF: SINGLE COMBAT (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840523.PDF: PEACEMAKER (Short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840523.PDF: MORETA: DRAGONLADY OF PERN (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840523.PDF: FEVRE DREAM (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840523.PDF: DAMIANO'S LUTE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840523.PDF: CASTLE OF WIZARDRY (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840523.PDF: CAPTAIN KRONOS--VAMPIRE HUNTER (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840516.PDF: Nebula Awards (1984)
- 1984/840516.PDF: FIRESTARTER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840516.PDF: FIRESTARTER (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: RIDDLEMASTER OF HED (Book review by S. A. Albert)
- 1984/840509.PDF: PEACEMAKER (Short story review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: MONKEY TREATMENT (Novelette review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: MARTIN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: HURRICANE CLAUDE (Novella review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: HEIR OF SEA AND FIRE (Book review by S. A. Albert)
- 1984/840509.PDF: HARPIST IN THE WIND (Book review by S. A. Albert)
- 1984/840509.PDF: HARDFOUGHT (Novella review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: FIRE WHEN IT COMES (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: DILVISH THE DAMNED (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840509.PDF: DEVIL'S EYE (Film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: DAMIANO'S LUTE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: CHANGING LAND (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840509.PDF: Bookstores (Article by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840509.PDF: Arts & Entertainment Network (Article by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840502.PDF: WORLD'S END (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840502.PDF: WICKER MAN (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840502.PDF: SUNDIVER (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840502.PDF: SCI FI (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840502.PDF: MILLENIUM (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840502.PDF: MILLENIUM (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840502.PDF: LAST WAVE (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840502.PDF: ICE PIRATES (Film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840502.PDF: Haskin, Byron (Obituary by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840502.PDF: Chinese SF (Comments by C. E. Jackson)
- 1984/840502.PDF: BRADBURY 13 (Radio review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840502.PDF: BLACK COMPANY (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1984/840425.PDF: SENTINEL (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840425.PDF: ROBOTS OF DAWN (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840425.PDF: HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840425.PDF: DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840418.PDF: WORLDS APART (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840418.PDF: ICEMAN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840418.PDF: Hugo Nominees (1984)
- 1984/840418.PDF: DAMIANO (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840418.PDF: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840411.PDF: WIDOW AND THE BODY SITTER (Comments by C. M. Garnant)
- 1984/840411.PDF: TAYLORSVILLE RECONSTRUCTION (Comments by L. F. Larsen)
- 1984/840411.PDF: TARZAN OF THE APES (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840411.PDF: RETURN OF TARZAN (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840411.PDF: MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840411.PDF: LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840411.PDF: HIT OR MYTH (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840411.PDF: ENEMY OF THE STATE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840411.PDF: DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840411.PDF: Bradbury, Ray (Comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840411.PDF: Academy Awards (Comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840404.PDF: WIDTH OF THE WORLD (Short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: WIDOW AND THE BODY SITTER (Short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: WAY BACK (Short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: VALENTINE PONTIFEX (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840404.PDF: UNIVERSE 13 (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: TAYLORSVILLE RECONSTRUCTION (Short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: SUPERLUMINAL (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: STONE EGGS (Short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: SPLASH (Film review by D. G. Marsh)
- 1984/840404.PDF: PRACTICE EFFECT (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: PRACTICE EFFECT (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840404.PDF: PLANIVERSE (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: Nebula Award Nominations
- 1984/840404.PDF: MARCHING MORONS (Short story review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840404.PDF: HER HABILENE HUSBAND (Short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: GREYSTOKE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840404.PDF: GODS OF RIVERWORLD (Book review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840404.PDF: FIRE AND ICE (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840404.PDF: ENTITY (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840404.PDF: CICADA QUEEN (Short story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840404.PDF: CALL HIM LORD (Short story review by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840404.PDF: CALL HIM LORD (Short story review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840328.PDF: TO BRING IN THE STEEL (Novelette review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840328.PDF: THE MOON GODDESS AND THE SON (Novelette review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840328.PDF: SECRET ARMY (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840328.PDF: SANDKINGS (Short story review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840328.PDF: CALL HIM LORD (Short story review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840321.PDF: WELL OF DARKNESS (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: UNEARTHLY STRANGER (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840321.PDF: TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840321.PDF: SWORDSWOMAN (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: SPLASH (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840321.PDF: SPIRITS OF FLUX AND ANCHOR (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: SORCERER'S LEGACY (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: SHAPECHANGERS (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: SEVEN TOWERS (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: SALVAGE AND DESTROY (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: RIVER OF DANCING GODS (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: PEACEKEEPER CONSPIRACY (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: Moomerism (Article by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840321.PDF: Lunacon Report (Report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840321.PDF: LURE OF THE BASILISK (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: LADIES OF MANDRIGYN (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: IVANHOE GAMBIT (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: I AM LEGEND (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840321.PDF: HOUR OF THE GATE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: HEALER (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: ENEMY OF THE STATE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: DAMIANO (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840321.PDF: BOOK OF SILENCE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840314.PDF: HEECHEE RENDEZVOUS (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840314.PDF: DEADLY EYES (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840314.PDF: DAMIANO (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840314.PDF: Comic Books (Super-Hero Teams) (Column by J. A. Johnson)
- 1984/840307.PDF: WOMAN OF THE HORSECLANS (Book review by E. A. Lewis)
- 1984/840307.PDF: WILD SHORE (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840307.PDF: WILD SHORE (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1984/840307.PDF: PUPIL OF MAGIC (Poem by Johann Goethe)
- 1984/840307.PDF: NAVIGATOR'S SINDROME (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840307.PDF: Hugo Nomination Ad
- 1984/840307.PDF: FANTASIA (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840307.PDF: DREAM DANCER (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840307.PDF: DRACULA'S DIARY (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840307.PDF: CYCLOPS (Novella review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840307.PDF: CYCLOPS (Novella review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840229.PDF: XTRO (Film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840229.PDF: X STANDS FOR UNKNOWN (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840229.PDF: TIME FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840229.PDF: TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840229.PDF: TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840229.PDF: PET SEMATARY (Book review by by R. L. Ditch)
- 1984/840229.PDF: Hugo Nomination Ad
- 1984/840229.PDF: Comic Books (Intro) (Column by J. A. Johnson)
- 1984/840222.PDF: Boskone XXI (Convention report by L. F. Larsen)
- 1984/840222.PDF: Boskone XXI (Convention report by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840215.PDF: WANDERER (Book review by R. L. Ditch)
- 1984/840215.PDF: SPEECH SOUNDS (Novelette review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840215.PDF: SLOW DANCING WITH JESUS (Story review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840215.PDF: SLOW DANCING WITH JESUS (Story review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840215.PDF: PARADISE LOST (Poem review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840215.PDF: MAN IN THE TREE (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840215.PDF: Library Acquisitions
- 1984/840215.PDF: LeGuin, Ursula K. (Article by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840215.PDF: Hugo Nomination Ad
- 1984/840215.PDF: HER FURRY FACE (Short story review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840215.PDF: Burgess's Best (List)
- 1984/840215.PDF: Burgess's Best (Article by Dale L. Skran)
- 1984/840208.PDF: VOID CAPTAIN'S TALE (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840208.PDF: STRATA (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840208.PDF: ROBOTS OF DAWN (Book review correction by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840208.PDF: Library Additions
- 1984/840208.PDF: JHEREG (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840208.PDF: Hugo Nomination Ad
- 1984/840208.PDF: HIT OR MYTH (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840208.PDF: HELLICONIA SUMMER (Book review by L. F. Larsen)
- 1984/840208.PDF: GULLIVER IN LILLIPUT (TV review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840208.PDF: FANTASISTS ON FANTASY (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840208.PDF: DR. ADDER (Book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840208.PDF: CASTLEDOWN (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840208.PDF: Books, Upcoming
- 1984/840208.PDF: ANUBIS GATES (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840201.PDF: STREET MEAT (Short story comment Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840201.PDF: SPEECH SOUNDS (Short Story review Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840201.PDF: ROBOTS OF DAWN (Book review by Dale L. Skran)
- 1984/840201.PDF: POWER OF THE PRESS (Short story comment Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840201.PDF: Novels and Stories Recommended by LOCUS (1983)
- 1984/840201.PDF: NEVER CRY WOLF (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840201.PDF: Library Issues
- 1984/840201.PDF: Hugo Nomination Ad
- 1984/840201.PDF: HER FURRY FACE (Short story comment Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840201.PDF: HELLICONIA SPRING (Book review by L. F. Larsen)
- 1984/840201.PDF: FORBIDDEN WORLD (Film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840201.PDF: CITADEL OF THE AUTARCH (Comments by Charles N. Brown)
- 1984/840201.PDF: CASCADE POINT (Novella review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840201.PDF: BRAINWAVES (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840125.PDF: WIZARDS AND WARRIORS (Episode list)
- 1984/840125.PDF: Science Fiction, Basic (List)
- 1984/840125.PDF: SWORD OF THE LICTOR (Book review by by R. L. Ditch)
- 1984/840125.PDF: SHADOW OF THE TORTURER (Book review by by R. L. Ditch)
- 1984/840125.PDF: ROBIN HOOD AND THE SORCERER (Film review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840125.PDF: RIGHT STUFF (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840125.PDF: Hugo Nomination Ad
- 1984/840125.PDF: CLAW OF THE CONCILIATOR (Book review by by R. L. Ditch)
- 1984/840125.PDF: CITADEL OF THE AUTARCH (Book review by by R. L. Ditch)
- 1984/840125.PDF: BOOK OF THE NEW SUN (Book review by by R. L. Ditch)
- 1984/840125.PDF: AUTOMAN (TV review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840118.PDF: Write Tough (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840118.PDF: Hugo Nomination Ad
- 1984/840118.PDF: Disney (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840118.PDF: Bright Scuff (Comments by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840111.PDF: WINDS OF CHANGE (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840111.PDF: WHITE PLAGUE (Book review by D. G. Marsh)
- 1984/840111.PDF: STARBURST (Book review by S. Klus)
- 1984/840111.PDF: STARBURST (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840111.PDF: ROBOTS OF DAWN (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840111.PDF: Movies, Upcoming (List by P. Reiher)
- 1984/840111.PDF: LUCIFER'S HAMMER (Book review by D. G. Marsh)
- 1984/840111.PDF: Dramatic Presentations in 1983 (List by Evelyn C. Leeper)
- 1984/840111.PDF: Doohan, James (Report by Robert L. Mitchell)
- 1984/840111.PDF: ConStellation (Report from LOCUS)
- 1984/840111.PDF: AGAINST INFINITY (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840104.PDF: VOODOO PLANET (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840104.PDF: SUNDIVER (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840104.PDF: STARTIDE RISING (Book review by Paul S. R. Chisholm)
- 1984/840104.PDF: STAR HUNTER (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840104.PDF: SARGASSO OF SPACE (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840104.PDF: PSYCHOTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FILM (Book review by Mark R. Leeper)
- 1984/840104.PDF: POSTMARKED THE STARS (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840104.PDF: PLAGUE SHIP (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840104.PDF: OPERATION TIME SEARCH (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840104.PDF: HAMMER'S SLAMMERS (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
- 1984/840104.PDF: BLUE SWORD (Book review by Nigel R. Haslock)
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