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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 06/29/07 |
| 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. 1-52 | 07/07/05 06/29/07 |
Volume 25 Archive |
| Vol. 26 No. 1-52 | 07/06/05 06/27/08 |
Volume 26 Archive |
| 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) |
| Vol. 27, No. 9 | 08/29/08 | The Jewish-Chinese-Food Connection (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction Book Club (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) THE DARK KNIGHT (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (ODD JOHN, STAR MAKER, and SIRIUS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 10 | 09/05/08 | Observation (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Godzilla After CLOVERFIELD (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Multiple Massive Electronic Failures (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) REDEMPTION ARK by Alastair Reynolds (book review by Joe Karpierz) HAMLET 2 (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Short Takes (BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE, WAR IN SPACE, SPIDER-MAN 3, and SMART MONEY) (film reviews by Mark R. Leeper) Jews and Chinese Food (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel and Mike Glyer) Olaf Stapledon (letter of comment by Guy Ferraiolo) This Week's Reading (BEYOND STAR TREK, Frederic Brown's "Answer" and Isaac Asimov's "The Last Question", WORKING IX TO V, AND HERCULE POIROT'S EARLY CASES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 11 | 09/12/08 | A Case of the Biter Bit (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What is the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (Part 1: Humans) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Macs (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) TRAITOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) The Science Fiction Book Club (letter of comment by Joe Karpierz) Corrections (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) Jews and Chinese Food (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) This Week's Reading ("The Minority Report", CHRIST THE LORD: OUT OF EGYPT, and "Imaginary Books in Speculative Fiction" and dictionaries) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 12 | 09/19/08 | Blatant Prejudice (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What Is the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE MAN FROM EARTH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE BEAT GENERATION (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Book Weights (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) This Week's Reading (THE ESSENTIAL MARCUS AURELIUS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 13 | 09/26/08 | A Fun Quiz Polish Film Posters (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Evolutionists Flock To Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Is No Joke (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Sword and Sandal Films (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) Macs Redux (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) THE HANDS OF ORLAC (1924) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) IRRELIGION by John Allen Paulos (book review by Mark R. Leeper) THE BEAT GENERATION (letters of comment by Peter Rubinstein and Taras Wolansky) Blatant Prejudice (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (THE VALLEY-WESTSIDE WAR, PLAYBACK, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, and AIRPLANE!) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 14 | 10/03/08 | Backstage Drama (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Position on the SNL Issue (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Editorial Written on an HP COMPUTER While Drinking a DIET BARQ'S ROOT BEER Which Foamed onto the Keyboard (comments by Mark R. Leeper) GHOST TOWN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) IDENTITY THEFT AND OTHER STORIES by Robert J. Sawyer (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE MAN FROM EARTH (letter of comment by Dave Anolick) Macs and PCs (letters of comment by Ed Kreighon and James E. LeBarre) Fifty States (letter of comment by Frank Leisti) Sword and Sandal (letters of comment by David Shallcross, Taras Wolansky, and John Purcell) THE HANDS OF ORLAC (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Polish Film Posters, the Economy, and THE HANDS OF ORLAC (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (CONSTANTINE'S SWORD, THE ENGINES OF NIGHT, and THE ECONOMIC NATURALIST) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 15 | 10/10/08 | Yog-Soggoth Nougat How You Look at It (comments by Mark R. Leeper) More on Product Placements on Films and Television (comments by Mark R. Leeper) ACE IN THE HOLE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Smothers Brothers Comedy Album: The Best of Season 3 (DVD review by Mark R. Leeper) Clarification On Palin and Saturday Night Live (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Saturday Night Live and Tina Fey (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel, Susan de Guardiola, John Sloan, and Jerry Ryan) Robert Sawyer and Product Placement (letter of comment by Susan de Guardiola) Product Placement and Sword and Sandal (letter of comment By Joseph T. Major) Product Placement and Politics (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (SIDEWAYS IN CRIME and THE GIFT) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 16 | 10/17/08 | Concert (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Great Minds? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Financial Crisis for Dummies (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Goya Come to Joisey (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Politics (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) WE ARE WIZARDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Product Placement and ROLLBACK (letter of comment by Robert Sawyer) AT&T (letter of comment by Steve Lelchuk) Product Placement and the Disney Channel (letter of comment by Dave Anolick) Product Placement in THE LAST MIMZY (letter of comment by Frank Leisti) This Week's Reading (THE ARABIAN NIGHTS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 17 | 10/24/08 | In Defense of the Amoeba (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Fascinating and Beautiful Talk (comments by Mark R. Leeper) We Are ALL Moses Now (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Goya (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE GIRLS' GUIDE TO HUNTING AND FISHING, MAN IN THE DARK, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE NORTH, TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 18 | 10/31/08 | Thumbs Down (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Why Science Fiction Needs a Little Magic (comments=20 by Mark R. Leeper) INCANDESCENCE by Greg Egan (book review by Joe Karpierz) RELIGULOUS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Sagittarius Galaxy (letter of comment by Tim McDaniel) MT VOID, Politics, THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN,=20 HIGH NOON, Clint Eastwood, and UNFORGIVEN=20 (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (H. P. Lovecraft; REX LIBRIS:=20 I, LIBRARIAN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 19 | 11/07/08 | Accomplishment (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Probably Wasn't What She Meant (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Middletown (NJ) Library Science Fiction Book & Film Group (announcement by Charles S. Harris) The Case for Caution (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HOW ABOUT YOU (film review by Mark R. Leeper) APPALOOSA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Correction (comments by Mark R. Leeper) INDEPENDENCE DAY (letters of comments by Dan Cox and Wendy Sheridan) Science Fiction and Magic, and RELIGULOUS (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (TITANIC and THE TITANIC; END OF A DREAM, MONSTERS OF THE SEA, LITTLE CAESAR, and THE PUBLIC ENEMY) (book and movie comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 20 | 11/14/08 | THE WALDORF CONFERENCE (announcement) mY cOmplaint (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Answers to Last Week's Titanic Math Problem (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Ruckus About Pluto (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Titanic (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) The Case for Caution (letter of comment by Ian Gahan) This Week's Reading (REALITYLAND, SMILE WHEN YOU'RE LYING, THE LAST THEOREM, and A POCKETFUL OF HISTORY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 21 | 11/21/08 | Preview (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Common Sense (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Observable Evolution? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Three Types of War Films (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Non-Fiction Book Recommendations (book reviews by Greg Frederick) Capital Letters (letter of comment by Pete Brady) Leeper Screws the Pooch Again (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Pluto (letters of comment by Dan Cox and Tim McDaniel) Titanic (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (THE BIBLE: A BIOGRAPHY, ACQUIRING GENOMES, and NATION) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 22 | 11/28/08 | Less is More? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Amazon Takes a Stand (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Johnson County Wars (comments by Mark R. Leeper) War Films (letter of comment by Rob Mitchell) Pluto (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) THE MAN FROM EARTH (letters of comment by George MacLachlan and Richie Bielak) This Week's Reading (DEATH WITH INTERRUPTIONS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 23 | 12/05/08 | United States Civics Quiz Tuxedo (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Ganging Up (comments by Mark R. Leeper) GOOD OMENS by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (book review by Joe Karpierz) HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (FATHERLAND, THE AUDACITY OF HOPE/ LA AUDACIA DE LA ESPERANZA, "The Gospel According to St. Mark", and "The Streets of Ashkelon") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 24 | 12/12/08 | Spam Message (comments by Mark R. Leeper) John Thain's Decision (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Forrest J. Ackerman, R.I.P. (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) 1776 (book review by Mark R. Leeper) The Class of 2100 (letter of comment by David Shallcross) INDEPENDENCE DAY (letter of comment by Kenneth Howard) Alternate Histories (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) This Week's Reading (book purchases) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 25 | 12/19/08 | In New York City (comments by Mark R. Leeper) One More Time (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Golden Decade of the Western (part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Twilight of Good Literature (comments by Jayne Bielak) HORROR IN THE WIND (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ADAM RESURRECTED (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) Forrest J Ackerman and Weather (letter of comment by John Purcell) Degree Mills and Spanish-Language Books (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) This Week's Reading (QUEST OF THE SNOW LEOPARD, MIDDLE PASSAGES, and COUNTERKNOWLEDGE)(book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 26 | 12/26/08 | Free Viewing BBC's "Day of the Triffids" (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Strange Power of Hercule Poirot (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Calendars (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Golden Decade of the Western (part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) IF I WERE DICTATOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE WRESTLER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CHE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Westerns (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) This Week's Reading (BLACK NO MORE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 27 | 01/02/09 | The Real Paine (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Celebrities and Science (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Losing the Moral Edge (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ENDER IN EXILE by Orson Scott Card (book review by Joe Karpierz) VALKYRIE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) MARLEY & ME by John Grogan (book review by Mark R. Leeper) TWILIGHT (letter of comment by Liza MacEntee) This Week's Reading (WHO KILLED THE CURATE?) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 28 | 01/09/09 | And Another (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Edd Cartier Has Died (comments by Mark R. Leeper) RELIGULOUS Online (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Mouse and I (part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) If You Read Only One Book in 2009, You Should Read ... (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) TWILIGHT (letter of comment by Raven Stern) This Week's Reading (MICHELANGELO'S NOTEBOOK) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 29 | 01/16/09 | STARSHIP TROOPERS Discussion Life on Mars (Probably) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Leeper Screws the Pooch (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 2008 in Review (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Seventy Years Ago (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Mouse and I (part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE LAST THEOREM by Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl (book review by Joe Karpierz) DEFIANCE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Mice (letter of comment by Wendy Sheridan and Robert Bohrer) One-Book Recommendations (letter of comment by Rob Mitchell) TWILIGHT, Mice, Faux-Reality, and Fargo (letter of comment by Bob Devney) This Week's Reading (THE BLACK STAR PASSES, PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL, ANDROMEDA STRAIN, and "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 30 | 01/23/09 | Correction Science Fiction Becomes Reality (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Mixed Recommendation (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Another Set of Top Westerns (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Bush Legacy (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Kids (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Where's the Mouse? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Top Ten Films of 2008 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The 100-Thing Challenge (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) MILK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) LIFELINES (a.k.a. WHEREVER YOU ARE) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Mice (letter of comment by Tim McDaniel) This Week's Reading (THE GILDED AGE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 31 | 01/30/09 | Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL's Equations The Mouse and I (part 3) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Dictionaries (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Logic Puzzle (by Richie Bielak) Top Ten Films of 2008 (letters of comment by Lax Madapaty and Arthur Kaletsky) ImageNETion.com (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) Mice (letter of comment by Wendy Sheridan) This Week's Reading (ORLANDO) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 32 | 02/06/09 | The Top Ten Scariest Paintings of All Time The Top Fifteen Greatest Science Fiction Writers of All Time Kids (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Logic Puzzle Solution (by Richie Bielak and Mark R. Leeper) STRANGE FORCES: THE FANTASTIC TALES OF LEOPOLDO LUGONES (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper) LITTLE BROTHER by Cory Doctorow (book review by Joe Karpierz) FROST/NIXON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (A THEORY OF JUSTICE and THEY RANG UP THE POLICE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 33 | 02/13/09 | Godlogic (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The On-line Film Critic Society Annual Awards (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Stealing More Than the Company (comments by Mark R. Leeper) CORALINE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE DECAPITATED CHICKEN AND OTHER STORIES by Horacio Quiroga (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper) Second Best Versus Worst (letter of comment by Pete Brady) This Week's Reading (SHERLOCK HOLMES WAS WRONG, HOLMES ON THE RANGE, 230 DESPUES DE CRIST) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 34 | 02/20/09 | Science Fiction Discussion Groups Special Charles Darwin Issue of THE LANCET Ganging Agley (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Country Is In Trouble (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Polarization and the Rage of the Middle Class (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Thrift (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) THE READER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Mice (letter of comment by Tim McDaniel) Issue Numbers, Godlogic, OFCS Awards, Stealing More Than the Company, THE DECAPITATED CHICKEN, and Sherlock Holmes (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (STARSHIP TROOPERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 35 | 02/27/09 | The Secret Is Out (comments by Mark R. Leeper) And the Winner Is ... SLUMDOG MILLIONARE (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Boston Science Fiction Marathon (film reviews by Dan Kimmel) STARSHIP TROOPERS (letters of comment by Dewey Henize and Rob Mitchell) Financing (letters of comment by Andre Kuzniarek and John Sloan) This Week's Reading (YEARS OF MINUTES and THE WISDOM OF CROWDS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 36 | 03/06/09 | Brideshead Revisited (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Math Question (puzzle by Mark R. Leeper) Project Steve (comments by Mark R. Leeper) FORBIDDEN LIE$ (film review by Mark R. Leeper) HEARTS AND MINDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SLUMDOG Rundown (film comments by Lax Madapaty) This Week's Reading (THE ENEMY STARS, Kali, Jorge Luis Borges and other Hispanic authors, and Kafka) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Answer to Math Question (comments by Mark R. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 37 | 03/13/09 | Star Trek Fragrances (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Economics of the Film Industry (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 50 Years of Dolls (comments by Mark R. Leeper) DOPPELGANGER and Silliness (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Rush Limbaugh and Failure (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) WATCHMEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CITY AT THE END OF TIME by Greg Bear (book review by Joe Karpierz) DEEP STORM by Lincoln Child (book review by Tom Russell) SKILLS LIKE THIS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Evolution and Belief (letter of comment by Ken Howard) The Histriones (letter of comment by Bill Higgins) This Week's Reading (ADVENTURES IN UNHISTORY, THE BOOK OF THE UNKNOWN, THE EXPLOSIONIST, and translations) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) ================================================================== |
| Vol. 27, No. 38 | 03/20/09 | Turner Classic Movies Science Fiction Festival Science Fiction Discussion Groups Puzzle from FERMAT'S ROOM The Shape of Things That Came (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Jackie the Embarrassment (comments by Mark R. Leeper) DOPPELGANGER and Symmetry (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Sale Weirdness (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) FERMAT'S ROOM (LA HABITACION DE FERMAT) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) WATCHMEN by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (book review by Joe Karpierz) WATCHMEN (letter of comment by Nick Sauer) WATCHMEN (letters of comment by Susan de Guardiola) Star Trek Fragrances, Barbie, WATCHMEN, and Rush Limbaugh (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (SHAMBLING TOWARDS HIROSHIMA, PLANET OF THE APES, and translations) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) ================================================================== |
| Vol. 27, No. 39 | 03/27/09 | Correction (comments by David Goldfarb, Mark Leeper, and Evelyn Leeper) Hugo Nominations Hadron (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Just Me Again (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Inflate Wolverine (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Economic Face-Huggers (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SITA SINGS THE BLUES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BLONDE ROOTS by Bernadine Evaristo (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper) This Week's Reading (STEINBECK'S GHOST, REDCOATS' REVENGE, and 44 SCOTLAND STREET) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 40 | 04/03/09 | Puzzle Solution Faster Than Light Travel (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hiding in Plain Sight (comments by Mark R. Leeper) KNOWING (film review by Mark R. Leeper) MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Library Classification (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) This Week's Reading (SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE GIANT'S HAND, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE DISAPPEARING PRINCE AND OTHER STORIES, and SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE GHOST OF BAKER STREET) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 41 | 04/10/09 | Correction That Ring in My Ears (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Price of Film-Reviewing (At Least for Me) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) STARSHIP TROOPERS by Robert A. Heinlein (book review by Joe Karpierz) FOREVER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, KNOWING, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, and ALIEN TRESPASS (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) Hiding in Plain Sight (letter of comment by John L. Sloan) This Week's Reading (book sales) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 42 | 04/17/09 | Science Fiction Discussion Groups Are You Now or Have You Ever Been... (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Opportunity Not To Be Missed (fiction by Mark R. Leeper) REPO!: THE GENETIC OPERA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Kinship Terms (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) Large-Print Books (letter of comment by Mike Lukacs) Steganography (letter of comment by Mike Lukacs) This Week's Reading (TIDE OF DEATH, REMARKABLE CREATURES, and SWIFTLY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 44 | 05/01/09 | Apologies News From Prehistory (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Bill Nye, Science Guy and Atheist Corruptor of Youth (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The One-Deck Shuffle (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil Gaiman (book review by Joe Karpierz) Hiding in Plain Sight (letter of comment by Tim McDaniel) Lifecycle of a Star (letter of comment by Frank Leisti) Sense of Wonder (letter of comment by Frank Leisti) This Week's Reading (LITTLE BROTHER, THE LAST CHINESE CHEF, THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, and THE RIVER OF DOUBT) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 45 | 05/08/09 | Say the Word (comments by Mark R. Leeper) History Channel Prehistory Documentaries (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Bill Nye (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel, Tim McDaniel, and Tom Russell) This Week's Reading (magical realism) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 46 | 05/15/09 | In Case You Were Wondering (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Optical Illusion (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Liberal Tug (comments by Mark R. Leeper) STAR TREK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) UNDER OUR SKIN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) A GRIN WITHOUT A CAT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Reflected Moonlight (letter of comment by Victoria Fineberg) This Week's Reading (THE ELEPHANT AND THE TIGER and ALL THE WONDERS WE SEEK) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 47 | 05/22/09 | Science Fiction Discussion Groups Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Not Another Missing Link!!! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Grades and Wiggle Room (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE RED TENT) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 48 | 05/29/09 | Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Number One NASA Gross-Out (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Measure of All Things (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Netbooks and WiFi (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) UNMISTAKEN CHILD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SF Book Discussions and Grades (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (Hugo-nominated novellas and Teaching Company (and other) courses) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 49 | 06/05/09 | Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Turner Classic Movie Quadruple Feature (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 0, 1, 4, 15, 56, 209, ... (comments by Mark R. Leeper) UP (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SATURN'S CHILDREN by Charles Stross (book review by Joe Karpierz) Effort and Grades (letter of comment by Richie Bielak) NASA Gross-Out (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) Measure, WiFi, Grades, Taxation, THIS ISLAND EARTH, and The Teaching Company (letter of comment by Guy Ferraiolo) Old Age (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) Hugo-Nominated Novellas (letter of comment by Charlie Harris) This Week's Reading (AIG publications, dictionaries, library book sales, and Hugo-nominated novelettes) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 50 | 06/12/09 | Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Is This The Future Of Pioneering? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Trivia Question on Sports Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The New Jersey State Chili & Salsa Cook-Off (comments by Mark R. Leeper) DRAG ME TO HELL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Sequences (letters of comment by Joe Presley and Andre Kuzniarek) Age (letter of comment by Jerry Ryan) This Week's Reading (THE LAST COW ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN and THE SEQUEL OF APPOMATTOX) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 51 | 06/19/09 | Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction Discussion Groups Answer to Trivia Question on Sports Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Lost in Translation (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Sir Christopher Lee (comments by Mark R. Leeper) DEAD SNOW (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ZOE'S TALE by John Scalzi (book review by Joe Karpierz) Copyright (letters of comment by Richie Bielak and James LaBarre) Sports Film, Suzanne Somers, and Chili (letter of comment by John Purcell) Paul Erdos (letter of comment by Tom Russell) Chili (letter of comment by Kip Williams) This Week's Reading (THIS ISLAND EARTH, Hugo-nominated short stories) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 27, No. 52 | 06/26/09 | Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Powder River (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Good Radio Drama Site (comments by Mark R. Leeper) How Does 3-D Work in Films? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE RISING: BALLAD OF MANGAL PANDEY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE BEGINNINGS OF WESTERN SCIENCE by David C. Lindberg (book review by Greg Frederick) Sports Films (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) Lost in Translation (letters of comment by Steven H Silver, Dan Kimmel, John Jetzt, Janice Gelb, Charles Harris, and Dave Anolick) IFC in Theaters (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) ROCKY (letter of comment by Dave Anolick) This Week's Reading (short novels) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 28, No. 1 | 07/03/09 | Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Musical Parallel (comments by Mark R. Leeper) NUMB3RS: TEHRAN (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Vanishing Money Trick (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) OFF JACKSON AVENUE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE BROTHERS BLOOM (film review by Mark R. Leeper) 3-D Films (letters of comment by Lee Beaumont, Steve Milton, and Taras Wolansky) THE RISING: BALLAD OF MANGAL PANDEY (letters of comment by Steve Milton and Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (MIDDLEMARCH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
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