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| Issue | Date | Content |
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| Vol. 15 No. 42-52 | 04/18/97 06/27/97 |
Volume 15 Archive |
| Vol. 16 No. 1-52 | 07/04/97 06/26/98 |
Volume 16 Archive |
| Vol. 17 No. 1-52 | 07/03/98 06/25/99 |
Volume 17 Archive |
| Vol. 18 No. 1-53 | 07/02/99 06/30/00 |
Volume 18 Archive |
| Vol. 19 No. 1-52 | 07/07/00 06/29/01 |
Volume 19 Archive |
| Vol. 20 No. 1-52 | 07/06/01 06/28/02 |
Volume 20 Archive |
| Vol. 21 No. 1-52 | 07/05/02 06/27/03 |
Volume 21 Archive |
| Vol. 22 No. 1-52 | 07/04/03 06/25/04 |
Volume 22 Archive |
| Vol. 23 No. 1-52 | 07/02/04 06/24/05 |
Volume 23 Archive |
| Vol. 24 No. 1-53 | 07/01/05 06/30/06 |
Volume 24 Archive |
| Vol. 25, No. 1 | 07/07/06 | 692 Film Trailers (pointer) I Know There Will Never Be Another You (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo Nominations (comments by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (TRUTH, KNOWLEDGE, OR JUST PLAIN BULL: HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE; WHAT ROUGH BEAST; THE 60 GREATEST CONSPIRACIES OF ALL TIME; and A NARRATIVE OF A 1823 TOUR THROUGH HAWAI`I) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 2 | 07/14/06 | Readercon Report (comment by Mark R. Leeper) The Puzzle of Ancient Navigation by Stars (comment by Mark R. Leeper) Orange Juice (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) Transporter (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) Trailers (letter of comment by James E. LaBarre) A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION (letter of comment by Bobbi Fox) THE GREAT YOKAI WAR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE OH IN OHIO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Agatha Christie) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 3 | 07/21/06 | National Film Board of Canada Shorts The Long and Short of It (comment by Mark R. Leeper) The Geography of Planet Beach (comment by Mark R. Leeper) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (film review by Mark R. Leeper) A SCANNER DARKLY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) WORDPLAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Ancient Navigation (letter of comment by David G. Leeper) Transporter (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) Orange Juice (pointer by Mike Glyer) THE DA VINCI CODE and SUPERMAN RETURNS (letter of comment) This Week's Reading (THE AFFIRMATION, THE QUIET WOMAN, THE GLAMOUR, and A NARRATIVE OF A 1823 TOUR THROUGH HAWAI`I) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 4 | 07/28/06 | Various Pointers (Art and Science) Report Card (comment by Mark R. Leeper) Can the End Justify the Means? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What Is a Western? (film comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) MONSTER HOUSE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BROTHERS OF THE HEAD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (SIX PROBLEMS FOR DON ISIDRO PARODI, THE STONEWARE MONKEY & THE PENROSE MYSTERY, THE DIN IN THE HEAD, HADJI MURAD, and JULES VERNE: THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 5 | 08/04/06 | Just Steps Away (comments by Mark R. Leeper) New DNA Code: This Could Be Significant (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Western Films (comments by Daniel Kimmel and Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (TRESPASSERS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD: THE SECRET EXPLORATION OF TIBET, THE BAT TATTOO, and OUTWITTING SQUIRRELS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 6 | 08/11/06 | George R. R. Martin Cartoon Unpublished Superman Story The Davis House (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Thoughts on the War with Terrorism (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE DESCENT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) LAND OF THE DEAD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Trilogies vs. Triptychs (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) DNA, Westerns, and Tibet (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) National Film Board of Canada, WORDPLAY, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, and Westerns (letter of comment by Chris Garcia) This Week's Reading (AMPHIGOREY ALSO, THE ROWAN, THE BRONTE MYTH, and IMPROBABLE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 7 | 08/18/06 | Oh Fudge! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What Can an Interview Do? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) War on Terrorism (letters of comment by Mike Glyer and Andre Kuzniarek) This Week's Reading (THE MUSEUM OF HOAXES; CHEATS, CHARLATANS, AND CHICANERY; EXTRAORDINARY POPULAR DELUSIONS & THE MADNESS OF CROWDS; HOAXES; FADS & FALLACIES IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE; and Stephen Jay Gould) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 8 | 08/25/06 | Library Fire Police (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Notes From the (Video) Revolution (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SURVIVING EDEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE BOOK OF IMAGINARY BEINGS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 9 | 09/01/06 | The Real Secret (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Thoughts on Time Travel (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo Winners EXULTANT by Stephen Baxter (book review by Joe Karpierz) Interviews (letters of comment by Paul S. R. Chisholm, Mike Glyer, and George MacLachlan) The Video Revolution (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) This Week's Reading (SPACE CADET, TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, BRAVE NEW WORLD, and "No Woman Born") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 10 | 09/08/06 | Project Gutenberg Additions New Heinlein Novel New Name for Uranus (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Trailer Park Report: Animated Films (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) Time Travel and Interviews (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Planets, Time Travel, Hugos, Interviews, and Laserdiscs (letter of comment by Jack Purcell) This Week's Reading (STRANGE ANGEL: THE OTHERWORLDLY LIFE OF ROCKET SCIENTIST JOHN WHITESIDE PARSONS, 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) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 11 | 09/15/06 | The Latest on Pluto Cold Is Hot; Hot Isn't Cool (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Trailer Park Report: Live-Action Films, Part 1 (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE ILLUSIONIST (film review by Mark R. Leeper) HOLLYWOODLAND (film review by Mark R. Leeper) AURORA BOREALIS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) OLD JOY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Upcoming Animation and Other Films (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) This Week's Reading (GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ IN 90 MINUTES, GARCIA MARQUEZ FOR BEGINNERS, TIME IS THE SIMPLEST THING, "Dr, Cyclops", Jorge Luis Borges) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 12 | 09/22/06 | Pa Kent, Superhero A Small Measure of Fame Heinlein Centennial Does Anybody Check These Things? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Trailer Park Report: Live-Action Films, Part 2 (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Few Thoughts on Our Trip to Arizona (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) HEAVENLY INTRIGUE by Joshua and Anne-Lee Gilder (book review by Mark R. Leeper) THE ILLUSIONIST (letter of comment by Sherry Glotzer) THE ILLUSIONIST and HOLLYWOODLAND (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (THE PHYSICS OF STAR TREK, BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS, CUSTER'S LAST JUMP, LETTERS BACK TO ANCIENT CHINA, and PERSIAN LETTERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 14 | 10/06/06 | It Doesn't Figure (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Satiric Article Playing Devil's Advocate for the MPAA (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HUNTERS OF DUNE by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (book review by Joe Karpierz) HEAVENLY INTRIGUE (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) Various Topics (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (SCIENCE FICTION, "A New Refutation", ADAM'S NAVEL, OTHER INQUISITIONS, and THE DISUNITED STATES OF AMERICA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 15 | 10/13/06 | Readercon 17 Convention Report Available Juxtaposition (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Surviving on Wings of Song (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE DEPARTED (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Fears (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) This Week's Reading ("to-read" lists, SLIPSTREAMS, GRANTVILLE GAZETTE II, and THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 16 | 10/20/06 | More on THE DEPARTED (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Mystique of the Fifties Science Fiction Film? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Bob Tucker and Crickets (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (CATHOLICS, INTRODUCING MATHEMATICS, PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT, and THE FOUR JUST MEN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 17 | 10/27/06 | Science Fiction Magazine Cover Art THE DEPARTED (correction) Political Gas (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Mathematics and Science Update (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE PRESTIGE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (film review by Mark R. Leeper) INFAMOUS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Technology and CATHOLICS (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) This Week's Reading (MISS MARPLE: THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES, THE UNEXPECTED GUEST, NORTHANGER ABBEY, and THE PRESTIGE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 18 | 11/03/06 | Correction to the Correction to THE DEPARTED Nigel Kneale, RIP (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Universe in Six Words Overheard Doesn't Anybody Read the Words Any More??? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE FAMILY TRADE by Charles Stross (book review by Joe Karpierz) DNA Topology (letter of comment by Craig E. McMurray) Various Topics (and Another Artwork Pointer) (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS, A SCANNER DARKLY, and FEELING VERY STRANGE: THE SLIPSTREAM ANTHOLOGY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 19 | 11/10/06 | The Trailers for CASINO ROYALE (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) Nigel Kneale, an Important Force in British Science Fiction Drama, Is Dead (comments by Mark R. Leeper) BORAT!: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BORAT!: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper) John Kerry and DNA (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (BLAME IT ON THE RAIN, THE PHYSICS OF SUPERHEROES, and libraries and reading queues) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 20 | 11/17/06 | Announcement Jack Williamson (1908-2006) I Guess I Should Explain (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE DARWIN CONSPIRACY, MOVIES THAT MATTER, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID, and RAN and KING LEAR) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 21 | 11/24/06 | I Have Special Powers (comments by Mark R. Leeper) CASINO ROYALE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) OPAL DREAM (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Subtitled Books (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) This Week's Reading (THE WOMAN AND THE APE, THE CLUB OF ANGELS, and THE LADIES OF GRACE ADIEU) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 22 | 12/01/06 | Janis Ian on Howard Waldrop A Lot of Mathematics in Ten Pages Breaking Into a New Dimension, Just a Little Bit! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) ETERNITY ROAD by Jack McDevitt (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE FOUNTAIN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BABEL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE LITTLE SISTER, THE MIND OF A MNEMONIST, THE RABBI'S CAT, INTRODUCING CAMUS, and FARTHING) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 23 | 12/08/06 | What Is a "Logical" Argument? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) WHOLE NEW THING (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CASINO ROYALE, THE WOMAN AND THE APE, and THE FOUNTAIN (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Math, THE FOUNTAIN, and BABEL (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (TIME DETECTIVES, PRIDE AND PRESCIENCE, JANE AND HIS LORDSHIP'S LEGACY, and MONSTERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 24 | 12/15/06 | Announcement KING KONG Plot Hole (film comment by Mark R. Leeper) How to Cheat-Read (comments by Mark R. Leeper) APOCALYPTO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (SHAKESPEARE WITHOUT TEARS and FRAGILE THINGS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 25 | 12/22/06 | Chili Peppers and Diabetes (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain on Christmas. (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Plot That Failed (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) KING KONG, Cheat-Reading, and APOCALYPTO (letter of comment by John Purcell) Lunch-Time Tales (letter of comment by John Sloan) This Week's Reading (DOM CASMURRO, MADAME BOVARY'S OVARIES: A DARWINIAN LOOK THROUGH LITERATURE, MADAME BOVARY, and BOUVARD AND PECUCHET) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 26 | 12/29/06 | Minor Film Industry Announcement (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) Notes on the Films THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and THE PAPER CHASE (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) Various URLs Where Hitchcock Got it Wrong (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE GOOD SHEPHERD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Chili Peppers and Diabetes (letter of comment by George MacLachlan) APOCALYPTO and Shakespeare (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Sundry Topics (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (THE SONG OF ROLAND, SMOKIN' ROCKETS, subtitles on books, PILGERMANN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 27 | 01/05/07 | How Big Was My Starship? Hot Beverages (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Coming Baksheesh Society (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Ten Things I Learned in 2006 (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Racial Stereotypes (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) This Week's Reading (Bibles, BIBIOHOLISM: THE LITERARY ADDICTION, polls) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 28 | 01/12/07 | Correction The Absolute Final Version of This Comment (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Top Ten Films of 2006 (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) FROM OTHER WORLDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CHILDREN OF MEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) TRANSCENDENT by Stephen Baxter (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE DEATH OF MR LAZARESCU (film review by Mark R. Leeper) PAPER CHASE (letters of comment by Taras Wolansky and Carbone17) The Bay of Pigs (letters of comment by Steve Spinosa and Taras Wolansky) Stephen Hawking and THE SONG OF ROLAND (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) THE SATAN BUG (letter of comment by Carbone17) This Week's Reading (THE UNSLEEPING EYE, HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON, and THE WIZARD OF OZ) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 29 | 01/19/07 | Science Fiction Lists Youtube Sites Fibonacci Gallery (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Ocean of Humanity Descends on Prayag, India (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Electronic Travel (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) PAN'S LABYRINTH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) Ridley Scott, WATER, THE PRESTIGE, CASINO ROYALE, CHILDREN OF MEN, TRANSCENDENT, and THE WIZARD OF OZ (letter of comment by Chris Garcia) THE QUEEN, Helen Mirren, and Jay Leno (letter of comment by Pete Brady) BLADE RUNNER, CHILDREN OF MEN, Temeraire Trilogy, and Racism (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (suggestions for Hugo nominations for dramtic presentations) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 30 | 01/26/07 | NPR Sunday Puzzle Videos Worth Watching Academy Award Nominations for Fantasy Films What I Learned from THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Analysis of Strategies for Deconstruction of Sandwich Cookies (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Electronic Travel (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) CHILDREN OF MEN (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) C.S.A.: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA (letter of comment by Per C. Jorgensen) PAN'S LABYRINTH (letter of comment by Daniel Kimmel) Kumbha Mela and RIVER OF GODS (letter of comment by John Sloan) Numbering, Japanese Films, Kumbha Mela, Jay Leno, PAN'S LABYRINTH, C.S.A. (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (six-word stories) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 31 | 02/02/07 | Web Pages of Interest NPR Sunday Puzzle Cause and Effect (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Toddler Air Rage (comments by Mark R. Leeper) DRAKULA ISTANBUL'DA (DRACULA IN ISTANBUL) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CHILDREN OF MEN (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) Cookies, Warskiing, and Electronic Vagabonds (letter of comment by Daniel Kimmel) This Week's Reading (colons in titles, Robert Charles Wilson, "The Dictionary of Received Ideas", THOMAS AQUINAS IN 90 MINUTES, AUGUSTINE FOR ARMCHAIR THEOLOGIANS, IMPLOSION, GREYBEARD) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 32 | 02/09/07 | Correction Je Ne Comprends Pas (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Pythagoras and the Law (comments by Mark R. Leeper) LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Toddler Air Rage (letters of comment by Phil Merkel, Daniel Kimmel, and David Leeper) Translations (letter of comment by Charles Harris) This Week's Reading (ON THE ROAD and FIFTEEN DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 33 | 02/16/07 | Locus Recommended Reading List for 2006 Pseudozoology (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Megavote (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Death by Crow (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Innocence (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Who Needs the Quadratic Formula? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) DRACULA (2006) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) One-Way Streets (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) The French Language (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (letter of comment by Lax Madapaty) Syracuse (letter of comment by Charles Harris) Conventions, the French Language, Pythagoras and the Law, and LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (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) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 34 | 02/23/07 | L.A.con IV Con Report Available (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Film Summary (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Upside of Brain Damage (comments by Mark R. Leeper) C.S.A.: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper) CHASM CITY by Alastair Reynolds (book review by Joe Karpierz) NOTES ON A SCANDAL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE HIDDEN YEARS, THE BLACK SPHINX, BABBITT, KIM, and IS HEATHCLIFF A MURDERER?) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 35 | 03/02/07 | Classic SF Films Free Online Movie Star Double Standard (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Customer Service Blues (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE ASTRONAUT FARMER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BREACH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) AMAZING GRACE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) The French Language (letter of comment by Patricia King) KIM (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) Brain Damage (letter of comment by Paul S. R. Chisholm) NOTES ON A SCANDAL, Brain Damage, and Rudyard Kipling (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Brain Damage, C.S.A., CHASM CITY, NOTES ON A SCANDAL, and a New Zine (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA, WHY TRUTH MATTERS, and BOOKSTORE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JEANETTE WATSON AND BOOKS & CO.) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 36 | 03/09/07 | Be Real! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Through History with Jack Lemmon (comments by Mark R. Leeper) BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) LADY SLINGS THE BOOZE by Spider Robinson (book review by Joe Karpierz) VENUS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ADAM'S APPLES (film reviews by Mark R. Leeper) Truth (letter of comment by Mark R. Leeper) THE ASTRONAUT FARMER, AMAZING GRACE, and BREACH (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (BLOOD MUSIC, AN OXFORD TRAGEDY, HEADS TO THE STORM, and THE BIG BOOK OF JEWISH CONSPIRACIES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 37 | 03/16/07 | Not Again! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Are You Listening, George Romero? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Don't Drink to Forget . . . Take Drugs (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Principle Malpractice (comments by Mark R. Leeper) FLATLAND: THE FILM (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SCORPION'S GATE by Richard E. Clarke (book review by Mark R. Leeper) ZODIAC (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ADAM'S APPLES (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) BLOOD MUSIC (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) Godzilla, Casting, Pet Rocks, and Slavery (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (KING KONG IS BACK! and A HAIRCUT IN HORSE TOWN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 38 | 03/23/07 | Space Failure (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Heisenberg's Uncertainty or Schroedinger's Cat? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Bird and the Bard (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE LAST MIMZY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) 300 (film review by Mark R. Leeper) The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, Supernovae, and Footballs (letters of comment by Dan Cox, Mike Glyer, Gerald S. Williams, and Peter Rubinstein) Puzzle Answer (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) This Week's Reading (INVERTED WORLD, MISSION OF GRAVITY, "Into Darkness", and BLACK COFFEE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 39 | 03/30/07 | Little Heroes (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Fantastic Art of Ron Turner (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 300: The Reaction (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 2007 Hugo Award Nominations 300 Confused Critics (film review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.) THE LAST MIMZY and 300 (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) Persephone, Starlings, 300, Heisenberg Principle, Schroedinger's Cat, and Edward Rutherfurd (letter of comment by John Purcell) Starlings (letter of comment by Lorraine Kevra and friend) This Week's Reading (book sales) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 40 | 04/06/07 | Correction to Hugo Nominees List Rendezvous? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Movies in the Palm of Your Hand (comments by Mark R. Leeper) MEET THE ROBINSONS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) TIME'S EYE by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter (book review by Joe Karpierz) CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CASINO ROYALE and Mathematics (comments by John Hertz) Word Recognition (letter of comment by Lorraine Kevra) This Week's Reading (THE COLOR PURPLE, EDEN, THERE ARE TWO ERRORS IN THE THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK, THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS (MURDER WITH MIRRORS)) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 41 | 04/13/07 | Links to Hugo-Nominated Works Not So Cool (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Return of Shadows (comments by Mark R. Leeper) GRINDHOUSE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Access/Excess (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) Hugo Nominations, Movies on iPods, and Casino Royale (letter of comment by Chris Garcia) This Week's Reading (A JEW AMONG EVANGELICALS, FUGUE FOR A DARKENING ISLAND, and THE GRAPES OF WRATH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 42 | 04/20/07 | Human Computer Interaction in Movies Aerospace and Honeybees (comments by Mark R. Leeper) EIFELHEIM (letter of comment by Gerald W. Ryan) Witchcraft, Conventions, and THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB (letter of comment by Bob Devney) This Week's Reading (PESACH FOR THE REST OF US, BLAMELESS IN ABADDON, MARK TWAIN, and "The Golden Man") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 42 | 04/20/07 | Human Computer Interaction in Movies Aerospace and Honeybees (comments by Mark R. Leeper) EIFELHEIM (letter of comment by Gerald W. Ryan) Witchcraft, Conventions, and THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB (letter of comment by Bob Devney) This Week's Reading (PESACH FOR THE REST OF US, BLAMELESS IN ABADDON, MARK TWAIN, and "The Golden Man") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 43 | 04/27/07 | Raiders Revisited (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Anniversary of the Hammer Horror Cycle (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (A NEW UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF INFAMY by Rhys Hughes and A UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF INFAMY by Jorge Luis Borges) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 44 | 05/04/07 | Administrivia A Joke Revisited (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Lies My Jedi Told Me (comments by Mark R. Leeper) ROLLBACK by Robert J. Sawyer (book review by Joe Karpierz) Indiana Jones, Gothic Horror, Science Fiction and Fanzine Collection at Texas A&M, and Jorge Luis Borges (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (THE SPACE MACHINE, EMPEROR, and Shambhala Pocket Classics and Penguins 60s) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 45 | 05/11/07 | Sounds Familiar (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Unexpected Interconnectivity (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE NAMESAKE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Lies My Jedi Told Me (letter of comment by Daniel Kimmel) Lies My Jedi Told Me (letter of comment by Gerald W. Ryan) Abbott and Costello (letter of comment by Daniel Kimmel) This Week's Reading (THE ART OF WORLDLY WISDOM, library book sales) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 46 | 05/18/07 | Administrivia Correction Bangs and Whimpers (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Bayes's Law (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hammer Resurrected (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE PROMISE (WU JI) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SUPERMAN (1980, Telugu language) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BLACK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Unexpected Interconnectivity (letter of comment by Kenneth Howard) This Week's Reading (Powell's Books) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 47 | 05/25/07 | The Popularity of Borges (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) What's in a Name? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Paradoxes on Seeing the Future (comments by Mark R. Leeper) AWAY FROM HER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Conventions, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, GRINDHOUSE, Witchcraft, and EIFELHEIM (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Hammer Revival and Indian Films (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (THE LION OF BOAZ-JACHIN AND JACHIN-BOAZ, "The Merchant Princes", MISQUOTING JESUS, THINGS TO COME) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 48 | 06/01/07 | Literature of the Aged (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Blogs (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Logical Paradoxes From Illogical Minds (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Food Stamp Challenge (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) RAINBOWS END by Vernor Vinge (book review by Joe Karpierz) The Golden Man and NEXT (letter of comment by Frank R. Leisti) MINORITY REPORT (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) Eponyms (letter of comment by Peter Rubinstein) EIFELHEIM (letter of comment by Gerard Ryan) This Week's Reading (SACAGAWEA'S NICKNAME, FILM FLAM, "Bambi Steaks", "The Orchid Forest") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 49 | 06/08/07 | Pacific Northwest Logs Science Fiction Book Club Update (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) FRANKENSTEIN (1910) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Land of the Lost??? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Subculture (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SH20--The Seeds of Destruction (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) GYPSY CARAVAN (WHEN THE ROAD BENDS: TALES OF A GYPSY CARAVAN) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) The Future, AWAY FROM HER, Poetic Writing, and H. G. Wells (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (Hugo Goofs) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 50 | 06/15/07 | Ray Bradbury: FAHRENHEIT 451 Misinterpreted Audio Hugo Nominees (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Mars Has Ponds (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Way with Words (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SH20--The Seeds of Destruction (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) OCEAN'S THIRTEEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SH20 and LOST (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) This Week's Reading (authors' opinions, BRAVE NEW WORLD, BLOOD ON THE SADDLE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 51 | 06/22/07 | Spam Filter Problem Geometrically Considerate (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Update on SH20 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Almost Human (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SH20--The Seeds of Destruction (Part 3) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Ponds on Mars (letter of comment by Steve Lelchuk) Oil (letter of comment by John Oswalt) FAHRENHEIT 451, Ponds on Mars, and SH20 (letter of comment by John Purcell) BRAVE NEW WORLD (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) This Week's Reading (EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY, THE TIN MEN, THE TRUTH, Herodotus's HISTORIES, and QUICKSILVER) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 25, No. 52 | 06/29/07 | Steam Trek (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Irony (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Vanishing Movie Theater Experience (comments by Mark R. Leeper) IN BETWEEN DAYS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Almost Human (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) SH20--The Seeds of Destruction (letter of comment by Daniel Kimmel) SH20--The Seeds of Destruction (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 1 | 07/06/07 | The Grey Man (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Chapter 3 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Joy of Self-Immolation--Chili Peppers (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Nine Billion Names of God (comment by James Nicholl) This Week's Reading (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 2 | 07/13/07 | Mark Leeper on Television Hot Topic: The Joy of Self-Immolation--Chili Peppers (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Free Inside (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 3 | 07/20/07 | Bubble Gum Memories (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Misunderstanding (comments by Mark R. Leeper) I AM LEGEND and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 4 | 07/27/07 | The Top Ten Weird and Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Crosswords (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Remembering Numbers (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 5 | 08/03/07 | Cliffhanger (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Best On-line Radio Drama Sites (Redux) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) BLINDSIGHT by Peter Watts (book review by Joe Karpierz) The Vanishing Movie Experience (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) The Vanishing Movie Experience (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (AN INFINITE SUMMER and CRAFTING THE VERY SHORT STORY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 7 | 08/17/07 | Administrivia and Names (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Commoner Vulgarities (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Why Are British Tools Incompatible with American Ones? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Is Ray Bradbury the New James Fenimore Cooper? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) More on Ray Bradbury (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) STARDUST (film review by Mark R. Leeper) GLASSHOUSE by Charles Stross (book review by Joe Karpierz) MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) Unexpexcted Emergencies (letter of comment by Stephen Lelchuk) Nano NASFIC Report (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) School Supplies, RATATOUILLE, WONDERFUL LIFE and "Mystery" (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, WONDERFUL LIFE, the Second Half of the 20th Century, and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (letter of comment by Taras WOlansky) This Week's Reading (REVISITING NARNIA and THE MAN FROM THE DIOGENES CLUB) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 8 | 08/24/07 | High Mountain Exchange (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Recommended for All Audiences (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE INVASION (film review by Mark R. Leeper) FLATLAND: THE MOVIE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ZEBRAMAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) EIFELHEIM by Michael Flynn (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE TEN COMMANDMENTS--THE MUSICAL (theater review by Evelyn C. Leeper) HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) Unexpected Emergencies, Old-Time Radio, and CRAFTING THE VERY SHORT STORY (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, RAGTIME, A MAGNIFICENT FARCE, Pepys's DIARY, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD, and a poem by Ralph Bergengren) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 9 | 08/31/07 | Playing Catch-Up (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Another Exchange (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Big Lie (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON by Naomi Novik (book review by Joe Karpierz) A NEW WAVE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley, and the Classics (letter of comment by Daniel Kimmel) REVISITING NARNIA (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) Chili Peppers (letter of comment by Michael E. Lukacs) Language, Tools, Ray Bradbury and STARDUST (letter of comment by John Purcell) Snow Leopards, AWAY FROM HER, Ingmar Bergman, THE INVASION, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, and the Chicago Cubs (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (THE SFWA EUROPEAN HALL OF FAME and THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 10 | 09/07/07 | Hugo Awards Unwelcome Company (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Oscar Senses Death Coming (comments by Mark R. Leeper) C. S. Lewis (letter of comment by Gerald S. Ryan) This Week's Reading (correction, THE TANGO SINGER, THE AVRAM DAVIDSON TREASURY, and THE LOG FROM THE SEA OF CORTEZ) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 11 | 09/14/07 | Correction/Apology (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper and Gerald S. Williams) Mission Accomplished ... Again (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Worldcons of Diminished Expectations (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Answer (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 3:10 TO YUMA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) GOLDA'S BALCONY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction Films' Quality and Cost (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) Anthropocentrism (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) James Fenimore Cooper and Re-reading Authors (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) Additional Senses (letter of comment by Gerald S. Williams) Hugo Awards, Dogs, Cats, and John Steinbeck (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (RELIGIOUS LITERACY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 12 | 09/21/07 | Yet Another Correction (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper and Gerard Ryan) Free Speculative Fiction On-Line The Case of the Weeping Hunting Dog (comments by Mark R. Leeper) When Nature Reinvented the Dinosaur (comments by Mark R. Leeper) PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Classic Movies and AMC (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) Reading Habits (letter of comment by Gregory Frederick) Worldcons (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (answers to religious literacy test, UN LUN DUN, and THE CASE OF THE MISSING BOOKS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 13 | 09/28/07 | Famous Last Word (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Westerns (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Pluto (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J. K. Rowling (book review by Joe Karpierz) EASTERN PROMISES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (reading backlogs, RICHARD III, GHOSTS IN BAKER STREET, DEATH BY BLACK HOLE, and the film IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 13 | 10/05/07 | A New Look (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Westerns (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) I WAS A TV HORROR HOST: MEMOIRS OF A CREATURE FEATURES MAN by John Stanley (book review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE GODS THEMSELVES, MASTERS OF DECEPTION, THE ACCIDENTAL TIME MACHINE, KAFKA IN BRONTELAND AND OTHER STORIES, the Oresteia, and a request) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 13 | 09/28/07 | Famous Last Word (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Westerns (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Pluto (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J. K. Rowling (book review by Joe Karpierz) EASTERN PROMISES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (reading backlogs, RICHARD III, GHOSTS IN BAKER STREET, DEATH BY BLACK HOLE, and the film IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 14 | 10/05/07 | A New Look (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Westerns (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) I WAS A TV HORROR HOST: MEMOIRS OF A CREATURE FEATURES MAN by John Stanley (book review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE GODS THEMSELVES, MASTERS OF DECEPTION, THE ACCIDENTAL TIME MACHINE, KAFKA IN BRONTELAND AND OTHER STORIES, the Oresteia, and a request) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 15 | 10/12/07 | Typos A Red Hot News Flash (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Die-off of Tongues (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Real-Life TIE Fighters (letter of comment by Greg Frederick) Westerns (letter of comment from Daniel Kimmel) Public Libraries and Western Films (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) A Poor Corrupt Official (letter of comment by David F. Shallcross) This Week's Reading (THURSDAY NEXT: FIRST AMONG SEQUELS, A CROSS OF CENTURIES, and X-RATED BLOODSUCKERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 16 | 10/19/07 | Morning Exchange (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Die-off of Tongues (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) MICHAEL CLAYTON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Moons (letter of comment by Dan Cox) This Week's Reading (THE POISON BELT and THE OPEN SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 17 | 10/26/07 | Tell it All in One Page (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Die-off of Tongues (Part 3) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Correction (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Languages (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) Languages, MICHAEL CLAYTON, and Early Morning Discussions (letter of comment by Ernest Lilley) Plato and Heinlein, and MICHAEL CLAYTON and the Titanic (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Karl Popper (letter of comment by Victoria Fineberg) Early Mornings, Languages, WINDTALKERS, and Professor Challenger (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (-30-: THE COLLAPSE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN NEWSPAPER and THE KING'S ENGLISH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 18 | 11/02/07 | The Science of the Supernatural (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Why Do I Travel? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hollywood and Vines (comments by Mark R. Leeper) GONE BABY GONE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Languages (comment by Evelyn C. Leeper) Navajo (letter of comment by George Maclachlan) Languages, Curare, Klingon, and THE KING'S ENGLISH (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (ON THE ART OF READING) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 19 | 11/09/07 | No Backward Time Travel (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Green Sky at Morning, Humans Take Warning (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What Is Wrong with Halloween (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) SANDWORMS OF DUNE by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (book review by Joe Karpierz) AMERICAN GANGSTER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Things vs. Experiences (letters of comment by Lax Madapaty and Charles S. Harris) Acanthus Century Plant (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) This Week's Reading (THE COMPANY OF THE DEAD, THE GREAT IMPERSONATION, THE SPACE MERCHANTS, THE MERCHANTS' WAR, and CITY OF TRUTH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 20 | 11/16/07 | Canadian Rockies Travelogues Trivia Questions For the Benefit of Those Who Came In Late... (comments by Mark R. Leeper) MAURICE JARRE: A TRIBUTE TO DAVID LEAN (DVD review by Mark R. Leeper) YIDDISH THEATER: A LOVE STORY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Backward Time Travel (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) Halloween Costumes (letter of comment by Richie Bielak) The MT VOID and THE MERCHANTS' WAR (letter of comment by John Purcell) Things Versus Experiences (letter of comment by John Sloan) This Week's Reading (Jorge Luis Borges, THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY, and TIME AFTER TIME) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 21 | 11/23/07 | Ahead of His Time (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Space Art (comments by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper) Trivia Answers Delayed Landings (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Transfixed by Fascinating Ideas (comments by Mark R. Leeper) BEOWULF 3D (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) 1453: THE HOLY WAR FOR CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE CLASH OF ISLAM AND THE WEST by Roger Crowley (book review by Mark R. Leeper) Cataloguing (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Global Warming (letter of comment by Hans Kernast) This Week's Reading (ILARIO, THE LOST PAINTING, THE COURSE OF EMPIRE, and watching films) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 22 | 11/30/07 | Join Anticipation Now (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Headline (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Musings on Religion (comments by Mark R. Leeper) NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE SINGING REVOLUTION (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Dinosaurs in the Movies (presentation description by Evelyn C. Leeper) Hagia Sophia (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) BEOWULF (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (book sales, PLATO AND A PLATYPUS WALK INTO A BAR, GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD, and LOST CLASSICS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 23 | 12/07/07 | Open Letter to a Friend Who Asked How to Recycle Compact Fluorescent Lights (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Not Quite Human (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE WRITING 2007 edited by Gina Kolata (book review by Mark R. Leeper) JUNO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Michael Chabon and Fritz Leiber (letter of comment by Steve Lelchuk) This Week's Reading (the "Extreme Word" edition of the Bible, BEOWULF, 1945, THE YELLOW-LIGHTED BOOKSHOP, and JANE AUSTEN: THE WORLD OF HER NOVELS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 24 | 12/14/07 | Why Don't We Love Science Fiction Trailers with Commentary Ars Gratia Mazuma (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Computer Unaided Design (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Antennas (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) THE ORPHANAGE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) EMPIRE by Orson Scott Card (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) ATONEMENT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Michael Chabon and Fritz Leiber (letter of comment by Evelyn C. Leeper) New Jersey, Recycling, BEOWULF, Upcoming Movies, and "Tin Man" (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (THE BLACK SWAN, WHY WE READ WHAT WE READ, CLASSICS REVISITED, MORE CLASSICS REVISITED, CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 25 | 12/21/07 | Question (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Trivia Question Socialized Services (comments by Mark R. Leeper) I AM LEGEND (film review by Mark R. Leeper) GOLDEN DOOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) What Has been Proved (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) This Week's Reading (40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS, THE COMFORTERS, YEAR OF WONDERS, I AM LEGEND, and TIME TWISTERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vo;. 26, No. 26 | 12/28/07 | Trivia Answer(s) Breakthrough Performances (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Awake in the Dark (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (film review by Mark R. Leeper) The MT VOID and Socialized Services (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 27 | 01/04/08 | Correction (by John Jetzt) The King as the King (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Political Films and the Box-office (part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Blogs--Bleh! (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Insomnia and Podcasts (letters of comment by Fred Lerner and Paul S. R. Chisholm) Dos-a-Dos Binding and Other Bibliophile Items (letters of comment by Fred Lerner and Peter Rubinstein) Apostrophes, Sweeney Todd, Edward Gorey, and Insomnia (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (corrections, GOD IS MY BROKER, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 28 | 01/11/08 | The Sounds of Science Fiction (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Auto Suggestion (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Political Films and the Box-office (part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) FATAL REVENANT by Stephen R. Donaldson (book review by Joe Karpierz) A Writer Named Phil Hall (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Dos-a-Dos Bindings (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) This Week's Reading (KALPA IMPERIAL, THE QUOTE VERIFIER, and HAUNTED GROUND) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 29 | 01/18/08 | Correction (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) Einstein Confirmed! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER Comes to DVD (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo Recommendations (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) THERE WILL BE BLOOD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Political Films (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) More Bibliographic Terms (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper and Fred Lerner) Edward Gorey (comments by John Purcell and Mark R. Leeper) Blogs (letter of comment by Per C. Jorgensen) Self-Driven Cars (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) This Week's Reading (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) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 30 | 01/25/08 | Downloading Personalities (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Dracula and the Bee (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Films of 2007 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) CLOVERFIELD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE HIDDEN FAMILY by Charles Stross (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE MAN WHO SAVED BRITAIN by Simon Winder (book review by Mark R. Leeper) Automatic Cars and Political Films (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Preston (letter of comment by Kip Williams) This Week's Reading (Correction, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD and THE REMARKABLE MILLARD FILLMORE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 31 | 02/01/08 | What Atlas Knew (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Tata's New Car and the Road Not Taken (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction For People Who Don't Like Science Fiction (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) CLOVERFIELD, Political Films, and THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY and PSYCHOHISTORICAL CRISIS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 32 | 02/08/08 | Various Links Hugo Reminder Puppy Bowl (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Israel and the Electric Car (comments by Mark R. Leeper) VARIABLE STAR by Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) WAR MADE EASY: HOW PRESIDENTS & PUNDITS KEEP SPINNING US TO DEATH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ROAD TO VICTORY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction for Non-Fans (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel, Victoria Fineberg, Mike Glyer, and Taras Wolansky) PSYCHOHISTORICAL CRISIS (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Atlas and Eratosthenes (letters of comment by Gregory Frederick, John Oswalt, and Kip Williams) THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (letter of comment by Kip Williams) This Week's Reading (alternate histories, MOUNTAINS OF THE PHARAOHS, READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN, and WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 32 | 02/08/08 | Various Links Hugo Reminder Puppy Bowl (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Israel and the Electric Car (comments by Mark R. Leeper) VARIABLE STAR by Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) WAR MADE EASY: HOW PRESIDENTS & PUNDITS KEEP SPINNING US TO DEATH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ROAD TO VICTORY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction for Non-Fans (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel, Victoria Fineberg, Mike Glyer, and Taras Wolansky) PSYCHOHISTORICAL CRISIS (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Atlas and Eratosthenes (letters of comment by Gregory Frederick, John Oswalt, and Kip Williams) THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (letter of comment by Kip Williams) This Week's Reading (alternate histories, MOUNTAINS OF THE PHARAOHS, READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN, and WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 34 | 02/22/08 | Human-Animal Relationships (comments by Mark R. Leeper) In Search of the Cheap End of Education (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) DEAR MR. WALDMAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Robert A. Heinlein (letter of comment by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (KLEZMER: BOOK ONE--TALES FROM THE WILD EAST and OPERA FOR BEGINNERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 35 | 02/29/08 | The Bell Curve (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Netsuke (comments by Mark R. Leeper) CHOP SHOP (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Robert A. Heinlein (letters of comment by Rob Mitchell and Taras Wolansky) THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) This Week's Reading (THE PAINTED VEIL and OPENING ATLANTIS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 36 | 03/07/08 | Fighting Words (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Electronic Rumors (comments by Mark R. Leeper) COYOTE by Allen Steele (book review by Joe Karpierz) COLD DECEMBER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Robert A. Heinlein (letters of comment by Joe Karpierz and Mike Glyer) This Week's Reading (THE ANNOTATED PRIDE & PREJUDICE, DIASPORA, M IS FOR MAGIC, and FREE FOR ALL) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 37 | 03/14/08 | BSFA Nominees Available as Podcasts Placebos (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction as a Literature of Discontent (comments by Mark R. Leeper) iPods and MP3 Players (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) FRANKENSTEIN: A CULTURAL HISTORY by Susan Tyler Hitchcock (book review by Mark R. Leeper) BLASPHEMY by Douglas Preston (book review by Tom Russell) THE BANK JOB (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Hobbits (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Jane Austen's Economics (letter of comment by Victoria Fineberg) Electronic Hoaxes (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN, WHO WAS THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK?, and HA'PENNY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 38 | 03/21/08 | Verbing Nouns (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) My Favorite... (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Arthur C. Clarke Memory (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo Award Nominees AMERICAN ZOMBIE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) MP3 Players (letter of comment by Charles Harris) Literature of Discontent, iPods, and Frankenstein (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (EAT THIS, NOT THIS; THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER; SIDE EFFECTS; FROM TOKYO TO JERUSALEM) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 39 | 03/28/08 | Correction Star Quest (comments by Mark R. Leeper) City Editor Has a Lot of It Wrong (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Old Films with New Ideas (comments by Mark R. Leeper) MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) JELLYFISH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) WAIT UP HARRIET (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Overly Frank People (letter of comment by Bill Higgins) This Week's Reading (THE SIRENS OF TITAN and A TALENT TO DECEIVE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 40 | 04/04/08 | Apology (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What a Difference Some White Space Makes (comments by Mark R. Leeper) It's a Dark, Dark Matter (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo Nominees On-Line and Electronically (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) The Ku Klux Klan in the Movies and Superman (comments by Mark R. Leeper) METHUSELAH'S CHILDREN by Robert A. Heinlein (book review by Joe Karpierz) CRAP SHOOT: THE DOCUMENTARY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) FODOR'S HAMLET (film review by Mark R. Leeper) MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY and Uplift (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) THE SIRENS OF TITAN (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) SF Authors, H. G. Wells and 1984, and New Films with Old Ideas (letter of comment by John Purcell) David Brin and Star Trek (letters of comment by Andre Kuzniarek and George MacLachlan) This Week's Reading (THE UNCOMMON READER, HOW TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS YOU HAVEN'T READ, THE SCIENCE OF MICHAEL CRICHTON, and ROLLBACK) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 41 | 04/11/08 | How Can I Tell? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Films of Dubious Science Fictionness (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Rock Band and Superman (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Black Legion and the Ku Klux Klan (letter of comment by David Gorecki) The Ku Klux Klan and Shakespeare (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (book sales) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 42 | 04/18/08 | The Generation and Information Gap (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Modest Revision (comments by Mark R. Leeper) REFUSENIK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THREE CUPS OF TEA by David Oliver Relin and Greg Mortenson (book review by Mark R. Leeper) Rock Star and Guitar Hero (letters of comment by Richie Bielak and Jerry Ryan) Shakespeare in the Nude (letters of comment by Fred Lerner and Mike Glyer) The Black Legion and Historical Inaccuracy in Movies (letter of comment by Paul Chisholm) This Week's Reading (THE PIG THAT WANTS TO BE EATEN, PHYSICS FOR ENTERTAINMENT, FOLLYWOOD, and concordances) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 43 | 04/25/08 | A Prime Talent (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Microbe's Eye View of a Rainbow (comments by Mark R. Leeper) GOOGLE ME (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Shakespeare (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) Strong's CONCORDANCE (letter of comment by Peter Rubinstein) The Ku Klux Klan and Movies, and REFUSENIK (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (BRASYL, THE LAST COLONY and THE LOVELY BONES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 44 | 05/02/08 | An Inspirational Moment (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Anthony Boucher (comments by Mark R. Leeper) YELLA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS by Robert A. Heinlein (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE COUNTERFEITERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (BERTRAM OF BUTTER CROSS and IN DEFENSE OF FOOD) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 45 | 05/09/08 | Getting Useful Information from Corrupted Sources (part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE GHOST BRIGADES by John Scalzi (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE CURIOUS CHILD by Donni Floyd (book review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (GREAT BATTLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, THE ILIAD, and various alternate history stories) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 46 | 05/16/08 | Getting Useful Information from Corrupted Sources (part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HALTING STATE by Charles Stross (a book review by Joe Karpierz) Counting the Number of Numbers (letter of comment by Dan Cox) Mary Chesnut (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) Inter-Library Loan (letter of comment from a non-member) This Week's Reading (DREAM FACTORIES AND RADIO PICTURES, HOLY COW, and "The American Civil War") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 47 | 05/23/08 | Summer Science Reading (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Commentary (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Cold Look at "The Cold Equations" (comments by Mark R. Leeper) IRON MAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (DESERT SOLITAIRE and national parks) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 48 | 05/30/08 | Robert Asprin Obituary (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Flying Over Mars (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Great Crossover (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The United States' Best Kept Travel Secret (part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CHRONICLES OF AN EXORCISM (film review by Mark R. Leeper) The Cold Equations (letter of comment by Steve Milton) This Week's Reading (PLAINSONG and "The Time Tunnel") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 49 | 06/06/08 | British Horror Stamps Ouch! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The United States' Best Kept Travel Secret (part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE LIFE I LIVED (film review by Mark R. Leeper) INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (letter of comment by Bobbi Fox) INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, Information, and "The Cold Equations" (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) The Iliad (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) This Week's Reading (DON'T EAT THIS BOOK and HEART OF LIGHT) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 50 | 06/13/08 | 2^29's Missing Digit (puzzle by Mark R. Leeper) Dangers of Having an Older Father (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The United States' Best Kept Travel Secret (part 3) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Predictions (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) BRASYL by Ian McDonald (book review by Joe Karpierz) TRUMBO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Southern Utah (letter of comment by Jerry Ryan) This Week's Reading (THE FORTUNE COOKIE CHRONICLES; BONE SHARPS, COWBOYS, AND THUNDER LIZARDS; SUSPENDED IN LANGUAGE; and GRAPHIC CLASSICS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 52 | 06/27/08 | We were Right All Along! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The United States' Best Kept Travel Secret (part 4) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Cataloguing (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) THE INCREDIBLE HULK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE LAST COLONY by John Scalzi (book review by Joe Karpierz) Dalton Trumbo (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (HALTING STATE, Hugo short stories nominees) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 1 | 07/04/08 | Issue 1500 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Man of the Future (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Part of US Is THEM (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Decisions (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) WALL-E (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE INCREDIBLE HULK (letter of comment by Douglas E. Milliken) This Week's Reading (THE DRAGON'S NINE SONS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 2 | 07/11/08 | Thomas M. Disch, R.I.P. (comments by Mark R. Leeper) "Forgotten" British Fantasy Movies (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should [Maybe] Read (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) FiveBook Worldcon (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) The Top Ten Westerns: AFI's and Mine (comments by Mark R. Leeper) MONGOL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khalid Hosseini (book review by Mark R. Leeper) Issue 1500 (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel, Charles S. Harris, and John Purcell) WALL-E (letters of comment by John Purcell and Taras Wolansky) Hugo Nominees (letter of comment by Susan de Guardiola) This Week's Reading (Hugo novelette and novella nominees) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 3 | 07/18/08 | Autos (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Is There a Value of a Single Human Life (in Dollars and Cents)? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Decisions (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Libraries (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (2008) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION by Michael Chabon (book review by Joe Karpierz) Western Films (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) This Week's Reading (MURDER IS EASY and SIMPLEXITY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 4 | 07/25/08 | Another Very Bad Sign (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Repairing the Misinformation (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Education and the Internet (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE DARK KNIGHT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) TUVA OR BUST! by Ralph Leighton (book review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (AGATHA RAISIN AND THE QUICHE OF DEATH, THE FORGER'S SPELL, DISCOVER YOUR INNER ECONOMIST, and Sister Wendy's "Story of Painting") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 5 | 08/01/08 | |
| Vol. 27, No. 6 | 08/08/08 | A Pearl Anniversary (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Internet and Fandom (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Comic Book Film (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Cost of Travel (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) HIDDEN EMPIRE: THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS BOOK 1 by Kevin J. Anderson (book review by Joe Karpierz) Indian Film Recommendations (film comment by Lax Madapaty) Hiroshima (letter of comment by Tom Russell) This Week's Reading (BORGES: A LIFE and JORGE LUIS BORGES: CONVERSATIONS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 7 | 08/15/08 | Generation Chasm (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 10 Things to Scratch From Your Worry List (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) One More Thing to Worry About (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE KITE RUNNER by Khalid Hosseini (book review by Mark R. Leeper) Short Film Comments (THE LAST WINTER, THE FALLEN IDOL, LOST HORIZON (1937), THE NAKED SPUR, and THE BARON OF ARIZONA) (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) SUNSTORM by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (WHO?, THE LANGUAGES OF PAO, METHUSELAH'S CHILDREN, A CASE OF CONSCIENCE, THE TRIUMPH OF TIME, and THE BIG TIME) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 8 | 08/22/08 | Catching Up to the iPod (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Four Short Takes (film reviews by Mark R. Leeper) Fanzines, the Internet, Comic Book Films, Jorge Luis Borges, and Brother Cadfael (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (Olaf Stapledon and LAST AND FIRST MEN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
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