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| Issue | Date | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 21, No. 1 | 07/05/02 | Delays On "100 Best" Lists (comments by Mark R. Leeper) MINORITY REPORT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) AMERICAN GODS (book review by Joe Karpierz) WINDTALKERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 2 | 07/12/02 | Honors and Statues (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Digitized Books and Print-on-Demand (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Stealing the Company (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE CHRONOLITHS (book review by Joe Karpierz) |
| Vol. 21, No. 3 | 07/19/02 | Hitler and the Occult (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Jekyll and Hyde (comments by Mark R. Leeper) REIGN OF FIRE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE ROAD TO PERDITION (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 4 | 07/26/02 | Food for Thought (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Signs But No Wonders (comments by Mark R. Leeper) EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) COSMONAUT KEEP (book review by Joe Karpierz) K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 5 | 08/02/02 | A Question with a Twist (comments by Mark R. Leeper) READ MY LIPS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 6 | 08/09/02 | Fish and Psychics (comments by Mark R. Leeper) An Answer to a Question with a Twist? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SIGNS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 7 | 08/16/02 | Trip Logs A Brighter Black Bird (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Of Books and Birds (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 8 | 08/23/02 | Chesley Bonestell The Art of the Frolic (comments by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 10 | 09/06/02 | Some Observations on the Western film (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Heap o' History (book reviews by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 11 | 09/13/02 | Best Western (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 12 | 09/20/02 | Administrivia Hugo Winners TV Show on Science Fiction Rodeo 101 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) S1M0NE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE FOUR FEATHERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ONE HOUR PHOTO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) DEVDAS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 13 | 09/27/02 | Snapping Shrimp (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Spam (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Another Mavin Heard From (comments by Bob Merkin) MIYAZAKI'S SPIRITED AWAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) PASSAGE (book review by Joe Karpierz) SECRETARY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ATLANTIC DRIFT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 14 | 10/04/02 | Reviews This Issue Frank R. Paul Fermented Bean Curd Redux Sputnik (comments by Charles S. Harris) Studies in Horror (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 8 WOMEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) QUITTING (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 15 | 10/11/02 | Lost World (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Go to the Source (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Studies in Horror (comments by Mark R. Leeper TUCK EVERLASTING (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE NUGGET (film review by Mark R. Leeper) KEDMA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 16 | 10/18/02 | ConJose Report Available Studies in Horror (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE LOST WORLD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) AUTO FOCUS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) TAKE CARE OF MY CAT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 17 | 10/25/02 | Word Origin? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Definition of the Horror Genre (comments by Mark R. Leeper) BUBBA HO-TEP (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CABIN FEVER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) RENO: REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 18 | 11/01/02 | Correction Radio Show on Lord of the Rings Tuber Intelligence? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Brooklyn Bridge (comments by Mark R. Leeper) KEN PARK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) MAN WITHOUT A PAST (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 19 | 11/08/02 | Schedule Toronto International Film Festival Report Available Go To It, Boy (comments by Mark R. Leeper) It Was All a Dream (comments by Mark R. Leeper) BEAR'S KISS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE BEST OF TIMES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) MARIUS ET JEANETTE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 20 | 11/15/02 | Goodbye, Old Friend (comments by Mark R. Leeper) More on Tuber Intelligence (letter of comment by Tom Russell) bmwfilms.com (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE RING (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ALIVE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ARARAT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 21 | 11/22/02 | Alchemy and Fantasy (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE QUIET AMERICAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE EMPEROR'S CLUB (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (ALTERNATE GENERALS II, YEAR OF THE HANGMAN, THE GREAT GATSBY, STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS, and SOLARIS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 22 | 11/29/02 | Alchemy (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SOLARIS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) DIE ANOTHER DAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) AIKI (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE BOOK OF SPLENDOR) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 23 | 12/06/02 | There Are Two Kinds of Tolerance (comments by Mark R. Leeper) FRIDA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BETWEEN STRANGERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (RULED BRITANNIA, Ted Chiang) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 24 | 12/13/02 | Truth and Lies (comments by Mark R. Leeper) EQUILIBRIUM (film review by Mark R. Leeper) OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS (1952) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) A SNAKE OF JUNE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Theodore Roosevelt, Sherlock Holmes, INTERZONE, and FOUNDATION'S FEAR) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 25 | 12/20/02 | Toronto International Film Festival Alphabetic Anguish (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) STAR TREK: NEMESIS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) NEVER GET OUTTA OF THE BOAT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON, Lewis Carroll, Philip K. Dick) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 26 | 12/27/02 | 1,000,000 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) GANGS OF NEW YORK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) MAX (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Sherlock Holmes, FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON, Avram Davidson, C. S. Lewis, and gnosticism) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) This Week's Reading (MIND OF THE RAVEN) (book comments by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 27 | 01/03/03 | Science Fiction Reading Group (announcement) Stupid Questions (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HAPPY HERE AND NOW (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE INTENDED (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE BARONESS AND THE PIG (film review by Mark R. Leeper) LABYRINTH (book review by Tom Russell) This Week's Reading (Lisa Goldstein's TOURISTS, Sarah Orne Jewett's THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS, Pat Murphy's THERE AND BACK AGAIN, Gahan Wilson) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 28 | 01/10/03 | CORRECTION: Science Fiction Reading Group Techno-dweeb Stuff (Mild) The Answer Magazines with Snob Appeal and Slob Appeal (comments by Mark R. Leeper) ABOUT SCHMIDT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE PIANIST (film review by Mark R. Leeper) WITTGENSTEIN'S POKER (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper) This Week's Reading (HAND OF GLORY, ELLA MINNOW PEA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 29 | 01/17/03 | Leeperhouse Film Festival Windycon Report Available England's Manzanar (comments by Mark R. Leeper) ADAPTATION (film review by Mark R. Leeper) 25TH HOUR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BIG SHOT'S FUNERAL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE DA VINCI CODE (book review by Tom Russell) This Week's Reading (gnosticism, THE SEVERED WING, THE CLUB DUMAS, KAREL CAPEK--LIFE AND WORK, J. P. Telotte's SCIENCE FICTION FILM) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 30 | 01/24/03 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS Satires Mark Leeper's Top Ten Films of 2002 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Farewell to The Stars Our Destination (comments by Bill Higgins) CHICAGO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (PAST IMPERFECT, new "Foundation" trilogy, DEAD SOULS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 31 | 01/31/03 | Discrimination (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo for Fannish CD???? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Courts Decides Mutant Super-Heroes Are Not Human (comments by Mark R. Leeper) LA DERNIERE LETTRE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) LOST IN LA MANCHA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) DIRTY DEEDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (HOW THEY SAID IT, WHEN THE FAT LADY SINGS, Plutarch, THE TIPPING POINT, "Waiting for Godot") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) And did you notice...? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 32 | 02/07/03 | Earth is Flat (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Acceptable Risk (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Stars Our Destination (letter of comment by Joe Karpierz) LONG LIFE, HAPPINESS, AND PROSPERITY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, HIDDEN HISTORY, "Stars & Stripes" trilogy, THROUGH THE ALIMENTARY CANAL WITH GUN AND CAMERA, and KICK ASS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 33 | 02/14/03 | Administrivia Europe (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Acceptable Risk (letter of comment from Fred Lerner) THE EIGHTH DAY by John Case (book review by Tom Russell) THE MAGDALENE SISTERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (McDonaldization and THE TOILERS OF THE SEA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) And did you notice...? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 34 | 02/21/03 | Administrivia The Obstinacy of Nature (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Library Remembrance (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) And did you notice...? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 35 | 02/28/03 | Twilight Years (comments by Mark R. Leeper) -4 to +4 Ratings Frequently Asked Questions List (comments by Mark R. Leeper) One Book New Jersey (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) HUMANS (book review by Joe Karpierz) GODS AND GENERALS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) OLIGARKH (U.S. title: TYCOON) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND and ROUTE 66 A.D.) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 36 | 03/07/03 | The Wandering Jew? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Me, I'm a Rube (comments by Mark R. Leeper) DAREDEVIL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SAMARITAN by Richard Price (book review by Tom Russell) This Week's Reading (WARRIORS OF ALAVNA, STRAVAGANZA: CITY OF MASKS, STARRING T. REX!, and 24 FAVORITE ONE-ACT PLAYS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 37 | 03/14/03 | Violence Against Equality (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SHADOW PUPPETS (book review by Joe Karpierz) TOGETHER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE TURK: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE FAMOUS EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CHESS-PLAYING MACHINE and CRIMSON SKIES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 38 | 03/21/03 | Science Fiction Discussion Group (Old Bridge, NJ) Not In My Name (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Boskone 40 Convention Report (announcement) Bollywood 101A (comments by Mark R. Leeper) TEKNOLUST (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE SEPARATION (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper) This Week's Reading (ROCKET BOYS, WARMLY INSCRIBED) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 39 | 03/28/03 | Hindi Music in Central New Jersey (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Bollywood 101B (more comments by Mark R. Leeper) MIYAZAKI'S SPIRITED AWAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) RIVERWORLD (made-for-TV movie review by Mark R. Leeper) THE SPEED OF DARK (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper) NIRGENDWO IN AFRIKA (American title: NOWHERE IN AFRICA) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (GREETINGS, CARBON-BASED BIPEDS!, ROAD TO PERDITION, CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL, THE TIME MACHINE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 40 | 04/04/03 | Leeperhouse Film Festival Bollywood on Turner Classic Movies (film comments) Locus Pocus (more comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE CORE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) UTOPIA (book review by Tom Russell) This Week's Reading (book sales, GRANTA BOOK OF TRAVEL, IN RAJASTHAN, and THE TRANSLATOR) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 41 | 04/11/03 | Time and Money (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Half-Price Books Through Discover Card Salem, Massachusetts, Endorses Belief in Witches (Again) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE BOOK LOVER by James Baldwin and "Lifetime" Reading Lists (book review and comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) This Week's Reading (TURNABOUT and BLACK MAGIC) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| 05/02/03, Vol. 21, No. 44 | VOID, 05/02/03 | Trading Spaces (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Ouch. That ad! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Letter of Comment on MCSWEENEY'S (by Rich Horton) IDENTITY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (GRAVEN IMAGES, PERELANDRA, HOMINIDS, "Discourse on Method", THE MOLECULAR CAFE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 45 | 05/09/03 | More on Psychics (comments by Mark R. Leeper) X2 (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Why Taxes Need To Be High (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (GRAVEN IMAGES; THE CULT OF INFORMATION; VICTORIAN INVENTIONS; GREETINGS, CARBON-BASED BIPEDS!) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 46 | 05/16/03 | Trick Question (and Solution) (by Mark R. Leeper) The Man who Didn't Shoot Liberty Valance (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE MATRIX RELOADED (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CONFIDENCE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE DANCER UPSTAIRS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Rene Descartes's "Meditations" and Victor Hugo's "Essays on Humanity") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 47 | 05/23/03 | JerseyDevilCon 3 Convention Report Available Science with Your Eyes Closed (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, FALLAM'S SECRET, BONES OF THE EARTH, and LOST IN A GOOD BOOK) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 48 | 05/30/03 | Science with Your Eyes Closed (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (TIME AND AGAIN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 49 | 06/06/03 | What a Carve-up (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (three books on Gothic films) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 50 | 06/13/03 | Reproductive Fears (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE SWEATBOX (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (HOW PROUST CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 51 | 06/20/03 | Ancient Life (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Charing Cross Road) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 21, No. 52 | 06/27/03 | Administrivia Zoos (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HULK (a.k.a. THE HULK) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) FINDING NEMO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BONES OF THE EARTH (book review by Joseph Karpierz) Reviewing the 2002 Short Story Hugo Nominees (comments by Dale L. Skran) This Week's Reading (TIME AND AGAIN, CONQUISTADOR, LAST STOP VIENNA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
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