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| Issue | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DIFFEREN CE; 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) Traile rs (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 BIOGRA PHY) (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 CH EST, 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, CHARLA TANS, 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 comment s 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 CONV ERSATIONS 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 (fi lm 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 MINU TES, 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 Thoug hts 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 com ment 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) HEAVE NLY 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)< BR>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, INTRO DUCING 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 COMPL ETE 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 AMERICASBEFORE 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 LI FE 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 WOMA N 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 FOUNTA IN, 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 APO CALYPTO (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) (boo k 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 Pur cell) 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 WIZAR D 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, Hel en 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) (b ook 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 Cook ies (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 o f 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 stori es) (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 ME N (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 AQ UINAS 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, Dani el 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 Quadra tic 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 b y 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 Evel yn 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 MU RDERER?) (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. Leepe r) 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, a nd 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. Sk ran, 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 Lorra ine 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 Steph en 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) Hug o 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 J orge 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) SUPERM AN (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)< /TD> |
| 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 Merc hant 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 b y 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 Ge rard 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 co mment 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) (co mments 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. Lee per) |
| 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. L eeper) 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 commen t 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) |
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