The MT Void

Evelyn C. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper

Newsletter

Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society

Evelyn Leeper evelyn.leeper@excite.com
Mark Leeper _mleeper@excite.com

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Issue Date Content
Vol. 30, No. 1 07/01/11 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Why Does the MT VOID Volume Number Change on July 1?
   (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Food for Thought (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Natural Disasters (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for July (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• ROMEO AND JULIET IN YIDDISH (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Detritus and GREEN LANTERN (letter of comment
• by John Purcell)
• Closed Captions (letter of comment by Pete Brady)
• This Week's Reading (THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE
   WRITING 2009) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 2 07/08/11 • Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Returning... Online... Free
   (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Short Film (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Quantitative Generosity (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Disney Princesses and Why We Already Have Enough (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Norman Rockwell Museum (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• FEED by Mira Grant (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Tuna, International Space Development Conference, SUPER 8,
   GREEN LANTERN, THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE
   WRITING 2009, and Birthers (letter of comment
   by Taras Wolansky)
• This Week's Reading (Hugo-nominated novellas) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 3 07/15/11 • A Rose by Any Other Name Would be Scottish (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Five-Year-Old Discovers Relativity (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• ALPHAS (television review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• DEEP FUTURE by Curt Stager (book review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• Disney Princesses (letters of comment by Rick Kleffel,
   Andre Kuzniarek, and Taras Wolansky)
• Museum of Mathematics and Pi/Tau Controversy (letter of
   comment by Dave Anolick)
• Hugo-Nominated Novellas and MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (letter of
   comment by Taras Wolansky)
• This Week's Reading (Hugo-nominated novelettes and short
   stories) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 4 07/22/11 • Soothhearers Beware (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• 3D Printer (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (Part 1) (retrospective
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• ALL CLEAR by Connie Willis (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• A Culinary Wasteland (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Submarines and Worldcon Book Discussions (letter of comment
   by John Hertz)
• Pi/Tau Controversy (letter of comment by Dave Anolick)
• Princesses (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
• This Week's Reading (WHEN ANGELS WEPT: A WHAT-IF HISTORY OF
   THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS and GOD IS NOT ONE)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 5 07/29/11 • Impressions
• Appropriate (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (Part 2) (retrospective
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• TEST PILOT PIRX (film retrospective by Mark R. Leeper)
• 3D Printers (letter of comment by Richie Bielak)
• Pi Day and Pi Approximation Day (letter of comment
   by Jo Paltin)
• A Culinary Wasteland (letters of comment by Pete Brady
   and Kip Williams)
• BLACKOUT/ALL CLEAR (letters of comment by Kip Williams,
   Paul Dormer, Kevin J. Maroney, Tim McDaniel, and
   Keith F. Lynch)
• COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (letters of comment
   by Philip Chee and Kip Williams)
• This Week's Reading (DOOMSDAY BOOK and THE RIDDLE OF THE
   COMPASS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 6 08/05/11 • Announcement
• Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• What Does Lightning Look Like in Slow Motion?
• Inter-Discipline Question (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for August (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Films as Fables (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2 (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• WEST OF ZANZIBAR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE HANDS OF ORLAC (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (letter of comment
   by Daniel Kimmel)
• This Week's Reading (THE 101 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE WHO
   NEVER LIVED) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 7 08/12/11 • Inter-Discipline Answer (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• No Dolce Vita per Gatti (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN (comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Animation Errors (letter of comment by Jerry Ryan)
• HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLLY HALLOWS, PART 2
   (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel)
• This Week's Reading (FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 8 08/19/11 • Excerpt from "Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil Travelog"
   (Part 1) (by Mark R. Leeper)
• Seven Things We Assume Without Even Thinking about Them
   (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Inter-Discipline Answer (letter of comments
   by David Goldfarb)
• This Week's Reading (THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY and
   WAR OF THE WORLDS) (book and film comments by Evelyn
   C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 9 08/26/11 • Jimmy Sangster, R.I.P.
• Hugo Awards
• Excerpt from "Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil Travelog"
   (Part 2) (by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE DERVISH HOUSE by Ian McDonald (book review
   by Joe Karpierz)
• Reversibility (letter of comment by Sam Long)
• RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (letter of comment
   by Art Stadlin)
• This Week's Reading (THE WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM
   PLANET) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 10 09/02/11 • Excuses, Excuses (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Tweeting the Void (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• A Hurricane Is *Not* an Ill Wind (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Analogy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Earth at One Billion (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for September (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Presumed Neutrality of Technology (comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THE WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM PLANET
   (letter of comment by Fred Lerner)
• This Week's Reading (HEAVENLY DATE AND OTHER FLIRTATIONS,
   ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING, and THE WHOLE FIVE
   FEET) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 10 09/02/11 • Excuses, Excuses (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Tweeting the Void (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• A Hurricane Is *Not* an Ill Wind (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Analogy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Earth at One Billion (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for September (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Presumed Neutrality of Technology (comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THE WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM PLANET
   (letter of comment by Fred Lerner)
• This Week's Reading (HEAVENLY DATE AND OTHER FLIRTATIONS,
   ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING, and THE WHOLE FIVE
   FEET) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 11 09/09/11 • Eucre=MC^2 (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Trailer Breaks (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Turner Classic Movies Halloween Schedule (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2015 (comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (THE BEST SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2009
   and THE WORD OF GOD, OR, HOLY WRIT REWRITTEN)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 12 09/16/11 • Bargaining God Down (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Surprise! Giant Ants Are Possible After All! (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• CONTAGION (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Virtual Iraq (letter of comment by Fred Lerner)
• Shakespeare Authorship (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky)
• This Week's Reading (MEMORY BOOK and COMING UP FOR AIR)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 13 09/23/11 • The Birth of Film: Eleven Firsts in Cinema (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Trillion Puzzles (puzzle by Tom Russell)
• There Is Nothing Like the Second Time (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Alphas Redux (television review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• Giant Ants--And Not Just Ants (letters of comment
   by Andre Kuzniarek and Pete Rubinstein)
• Shakespeare's Authorship and Undecidablility
   (letter of comment by Gregory Benford)
• Turner Classic Movies (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
• This Week's Reading (THE LAST UNICORN and A MURDER IS
   ANNOUNCED) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 14 09/30/11 • Orwell/Kneale/Cushing/Cartier Nineteen Eighty-Four on
   YouTube (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Blame it on Entropy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for October (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• LITTLE SENEGAL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Alphas (letters of comment by Taras Wolansky
   and Pete Rubinstein)
• Nozzles (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky)
• WAR OF THE WORLDS and Other 1950s Media, Faster-Than-Light
   Travel, and Nozzles (letter of comment by Sam Long)
• THE BAD SEED (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
• Heckle and Jekyll, Movie Availability, and Agatha Christie
   (letter of comment by Tim Bateman)
• This Week's Reading (CRAZY U and THE ANNOTATED SENSE AND
   SENSIBILITY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 15 10/07/11 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• NPR's Top Hundred Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
• Tales of Tomorrow--Downloadable (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Superthunderstingcar (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• PONTYPOOL (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Pepper Mill (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Trailer Breaks for October and November (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• TROLLHUNTER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SPACE PRECINCT (television review by Nick Sauer)
• DRIVE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos (letter of comment
   by Rob Mitchell)
• Patty Duke (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
• This Week's Reading (THE HACKER AND THE ANTS and FROM HERE TO
   ECONOMY: A SHORTCUT TO ECONOMIC LITERACY)
   book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 16 10/14/11 • SCIENCE FICTION ENCYCLOPEDIA Available On-Line
• Socrates (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• A Few Minutes Break (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• 50/50 (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Superthunderstingcar (letters of comment by Kip Williams
   and Paul Dormer)
• This Week's Reading (DEATH OF A SALESMAN)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 17 10/21/11 • Western United States Trip Logs Available
• Look Up. Look Down. Look Right. Look Left. (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Horror Audio Drama Archive (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Optimism (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Predator-Prey (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Socrates (letter of comment by Pete Rubinstein)
• 50/50 (letter of comment by Wendy Sheridan)
• This Week's Reading (AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN: VOLUME 1)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 18 10/28/11 • The Victorian Hugos
• COSMIC VOYAGE (comments by Mark R. Leeper
   and Evelyn C. Leeper)
• The Number Shortage (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for November (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• MONEYBALL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SEEING FURTHER edited By Bill Bryson (book review
   by Gregory Frederick)
• IMAGINE IT! (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Mark Twain's Autobiography (letters of comment by Kip Williams
   and Keith F. Lynch)
• This Week's Reading (SO MANY BOOKS) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 19 11/04/11 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Spike Jonze Presents a Stop Motion Film for Book Lovers
• An Interactive Guide To NPR's Top 100 SF&F
• Animation Checklist (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Same Story, Different Contexts (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• COSMIC VOYAGE (1935) (film retrospective by Mark R. Leeper)
• TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY (television review by Nick Sauer)
• THE FINAL KEY by Catherine Asaro (audiobook review
   by Joe Karpierz)
• EINSTEIN'S HEROES by Robyn Arianrhod (book review
   by Gregory Frederick)
• Predator vs. Prey (letter of comment by Frank R. Leisti)
• Number Shortage and IP Addresses (letter of comment
   by Peter Rubinstein)
• Mark Twain's Autobiography (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
• Science Museums (letter of comment by Tim Bateman)
• This Week's Reading (existentialism) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 20 11/11/11 • Costco (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Game of Decimal Patterns (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Spanish Words We Need in English (comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THE WINDS OF DUNE by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
   (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• THE WAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Naked Mole Rats (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek)
• MONEYBALL and Sabermetrics (letter of comment by Jerry Ryan)
• This Week's Reading (HENRY IV and THE STORY OF ONE HUNDRED
   GREAT COMPOSERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 21 11/18/11 • More Number Fun Related to 11/11/11
• Caveat (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Answers to Last Week's Puzzle (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Steven Spielberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Anti-Psychic Friends Network (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• TREE OF LIFE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• PROJECT NIM (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Words (letters of comment by Charles S. Harris,
   Gregory Benford, and Tim Bateman)
• THE WINDS OF DUNE (letter of comment by Todd V. Ehrenfels)
• Regression Analysis and Cheap Ballplayers (letter of comment
   by Jerry Ryan)
• THE STORY OF ONE HUNDRED GREAT COMPOSERS (letter of comment
   by Tim Bateman)
• This Week's Reading (HOW TO LIVE SAFELY IN A SCIENCE
   FICTIONAL UNIVERSE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 22 11/25/11 • Corrections
• Comments on the Psychic Discussion (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Google's Tribute to Stanislaw Lem
• Saran Wrap in Space (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Another Mathematics Puzzle (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Thanksgiving Tradition (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Comments on the Psychic Discussion (letters of comment
   by Tom Russell and John Purcell and comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE FLOODED EARTH by Peter D. Ward (book review
   by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• THE DESCENDANTS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Words (letters of comment by Morris Keesan and Kip Williams)
• THE WINDS OF DUNE (letter of comment by Joe Karpierz)
• PROJECT NIM (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
• THE STORY OF ONE HUNDRED COMPOSERS (letters of comment
   by Kip Williams and Tim Bateman)
• Mathematics, TREE OF LIFE, THE WINDS OF DUNE
   (letter of comment by John Purcell)
• This Week's Reading (CORIOLANUS) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 23 12/02/11 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• The Law
• Math in the Movies (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Answer to Last Week's Puzzle (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Inconstant Constant (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE LAST CIRCUS (BALADA TRISTE DE TROMPETA) (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• J. EDGAR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIE (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (WHO IS MARK TWAIN?) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 23 12/02/11 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• The Law
• Math in the Movies (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Answer to Last Week's Puzzle (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Inconstant Constant (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE LAST CIRCUS (BALADA TRISTE DE TROMPETA) (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• J. EDGAR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIE (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (WHO IS MARK TWAIN?) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 23 12/02/11 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• The Law
• Math in the Movies (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Answer to Last Week's Puzzle (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Inconstant Constant (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE LAST CIRCUS (BALADA TRISTE DE TROMPETA) (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• J. EDGAR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIE (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (WHO IS MARK TWAIN?) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 24 12/09/11 • Hammer and Nail (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Bradbury vs. Bradbury (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE STRANGE CASE OF ANGELICA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• QUANTUM by Manjit Kumar (book review by Gregory Frederick)
• NOW & LATER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (THE FIFTIES and Pushkin) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 25 12/16/11 • No Longer Science Fiction
• Trailer Breaks (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• HUGO (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• "Falling Skies" (Season 1) (television review by Nick Sauer)
• Armed Services Editions (letter of comment by Kip Killiams)
• Gannibal and Hannibal (letter of comment by Steve Milton)
• Young People and Books (letter of comment
   by Daniel M. Kimmel)
• This Week's Reading ("All about Emily" and THE CLOCKWORK
   ROCKET) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 26 12/23/11 • Identity Crisis (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Holiday Music (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Seedpod Intelligence? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE ARTIST (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• BURKE AND HARE (2011) (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• MISS MINOES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE DREAMING VOID by Peter F. Hamilton (audiobook review
   by Joe Karpierz)
• "Secret Histories" Series by Simon R. Green (book reviews
   by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Manoel de Oliveira and Eliot Carter (letters of comment
   by Paul Dormer and Keith F. Lynch)
• Polymaths (letter of comment by Daniel M. Kimmel)
• HUGO (letter of comment by Bill Higgins)
• TINTIN and HUGO (letter of comment by Morris Keesan)
• HENRY IV, PART 2 (letter of comment by John Hertz)
• This Week's Reading (THE HIDDEN LIFE OF DOGS and A HISTORY
   OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 27 12/30/11 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Anticipation (Worldcon 2009) Convention Report Available
   (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Charitable Appeal (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for January 2012
   (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• New Year's Resolutions (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Suppose They Had a Singularity and Nobody Noticed?
   (comments by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (film review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• Top Movies (letter of comment by Art Stadlin)
• This Week's Reading (Mundane SF) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 28 01/06/12 • Low Overhead (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Top Ten Films of 2011 (film comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Tunnel in the Sky (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• TERRA NOVA--The Heinlein Juvenile Re-imagined (television
   review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• THE CHILDREN OF THE SKY by Vernor Vinge (book review
   by Joe Karpierz)
• SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011) (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Singularities (letter of comment by Rob Mitchell)
• Automata, TINTIN, and the Mundane Manifesto (letter of
   comment by Kip Williams)
• This Week's Reading (SELECTED STORIES OF THEODORE STURGEON)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 29 01/13/12 • Publishing Schedule (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Friday the 13th (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Free PKD Stories, the BBC Adaptation of THE FOUNDATION
   TRILOGY and More (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• On the Brink of Understanding (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Impossibilities (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THREE INCHES (television review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• THE FORGOTTEN BOMB (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• WAR MADE NEW by Max Boot (book review by Greg Frederick)
• Top Ten Lists (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel)
• HUGO and TINTIN (letter of comment by Morris Keesan)
• This Week's Reading (LABYRINTHS OF REASON) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 30 01/20/12 • Philcon 2011 Convention Mini-Report (comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Old TV Horror and SF Shows (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
   Omnipotence (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• UNHAPPY FEET (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• WAR MADE NEW and Book Reviews (letter of comment
   by Fred Lerner)
• This Week's Reading (IS THAT A FISH IN YOUR EAR? and
   translations) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 31 01/27/12 • THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE on YouTube (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Bad Science in Movies (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Whither Romance (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Return of Pan and Scan? (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for February 2012
   (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Free Will (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Translations (letters of comment by Fred Lerner
   and Kip Williams)
• Subtitling Versus Dubbing (letter of comment
   by Gregory Benford)
• Omnipotence (letter of comment by Tom Russell)
• This Week's Reading (EMBASSYTOWN and AN URCHIN IN THE STORM)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 32 02/03/12 • Neither Rain Nor Sleet ... (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Where Does He Find Them? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Zombie Q & A (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Free Will and FORBIDDEN PLANET (letter of comment
   by Dr. Clinton H. Holder, Jr.)
• This Week's Reading (THE MIND OF SOUTH AFRICA, LONG WALK TO
   FREEDOM, SOUTH AFRICA BELONGS TO US: A HISTORY OF
   THE ANC, and MY TRAITOR'S HEART) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 33 02/10/12 • Dinos Having Babies (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Amazement of Slime Molds??? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Passwords (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Christopher Lee as Jinnah (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• BLAKE'S 7 (Series 1) (television review by Nick Sauer)
• ABSOLUTION GAP by Alastair Reynolds (book review
   by Joe Karpierz)
• ETHOS: A TIME FOR CHANGE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Serial Killers (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel
   and Phil de Parto)
• Afrikaners and Western Pioneers (letter of comment
   by Fred Lerner)
• Subtitling and Dubbing (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Bad Science (letter of comment by Morris Keesan)
• This Week's Reading (CROSSING THE LINE: A YEAR IN THE LAND
   OF APARTHEID, THE WASHING OF THE SPEARS,
   and SHAKA KING OF THE ZULUS) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 34 02/17/12 • For Best Results (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• You Control the Powers of Ten (comments by Greg Frederick)
• Lost in the Dark (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Globalization of Electrical Adapters (comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THE WOMAN IN BLACK (2011 film and London stage play)
   (film and theater reviews by Mark R. Leeper)
• PHYSICS OF THE FUTURE by Michio Kaku (book review
   by Greg Frederick)
• Slime Molds, the Reset Button, and Subtitles and Dubbing
   (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
• THE WASHING OF THE SPEARS and Sid Coleman (letters of
   comment by Guy Ferraiolo and Gregory Benford)
• Passwords (letters of comment by Jay E. Morris,
   Keith F. Lynch, and David Dyer-Bennet)
• Gestalt Creatures (letter of comment by Steve Milton)
• This Week's Reading (Trollope's SOUTH AFRICA, "The No. 1
   Ladies' Detective Agency" series, BEETHOVEN WAS
   ONE-SIXTEENTH BLACK AND OTHER STORIES, LOOT AND OTHER
   STORIES, and southern African films) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 35 02/24/12 • A Sign of the Times (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for March (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• HIDDEN EMPIRE by Orson Scott Card (audiobook review
   by Joe Karpierz)
• Freshness Dates and Adapters (letter of comment
   by Kip Williams)
• Michio Kaku, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, and South Africa
   (letter of comment by Gregory Benford)
• This Week's Reading (CITY OF TINY LIGHTS and THE GENEALOGY OF
   MORALS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 36 03/02/12 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Identification 1 (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Leap Year Conundrum (comments by Tom Russell)
• Inside Joke (comments by Dan Cox)
• Science Fiction Aliens and International Politics (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Another One Bites the Dust (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• A Few TV Reviews More (SyFy, BEING HUMAN, and LOST GIRL)
   (television reviews by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• A SEPARATION (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: LASZLO & VILMOS (film review
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE WRONG BOX (letter of comment by Peter Rubinstein)
• This Week's Reading (JOURNEYS BEYOND ADVICE and THE AFRIKA
   REICH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 37 03/09/12 • Correction
• Identification 2 (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Test Tube Meat (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• New Info on Old Relatives (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Three Retro Films to Look For (H. G. WELLS' THE WAR OF THE
   WORLDS, THE CALL OF CTHULHU, and THE WHISPERER IN
   DARKNESS) (film reviews by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Yet Another Batch of Movie Reviews (THE X FILES: I WANT TO
   BELIEVE, THE BOOK OF ELI, RED RIDING HOOD)
   (film reviews by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• YOUR FLYING CAR AWAITS by Paul Milo (2009) (book review
   by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• SHADOW OF AFGHANISTAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• LONDON RIVER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Many Names (letter of comment by Bill Higgins)
• HUGO and the Academy Awards (letter of comment
   by Jerry Ryan)
• BEING HUMAN and LOST GIRL (letter of comment by Paul Dormer)
• This Week's Reading (A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S
   COURT and THE END OF ETERNITY) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 38 03/16/12 • Southern Africa Trip Logs Available
• Michael Chabon Defends Science Fiction
• Orpheus and Russell (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Pi Day (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• JOHN CARTER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• JOHN CARTER (film review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• MOEBIUS (1996) (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL (television
   review by Mark R. Leeper)
• RULE 34 by Charles Stross (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• AMC Best Picture Marathon (letter of comment by Jerry Ryan)
• Murray Hill (letter of comment by Charles Harris)
• Translation (letter of comment by Denise Moy)
• This Week's Reading (11/22/63) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 39 03/23/12 • Correction
• Edison Studios' A TRIP TO MARS (1910) (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• In Your Dreams... (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Khan Academy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Packing for a Trip (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Black Jelly Beans: A Tale for Jelly-Bean Season (comments
   by Tom Russell)
• JOHN CARTER Post Re-Read Review (film review
   by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• THE END OF ETERNITY and PALIMPSEST (letter of comment
   by Keith F. Lynch)
• JOHN CARTER (letters of comment by Lax Madapaty, Paul Dormer,
   Morris Keesan, Philip Chee, David Friedman,
   Jette Goldie, and James Nicoll)
• Pi Day (letters of comment by Paul S. R. Chisholm
   and Paul Dormer)
• This Week's Reading (THE BED OF PROCRUSTES, IN THE BASEMENT
   OF THE IVORY TOWER, DISCONNECTED, and KIM)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 40 03/30/12 • With Deep Regret (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for April (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Counting Countries (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• FROM TIME TO TIME (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE LAST HAWK by Catherine Asaro (audiobook review
   by Joe Karpierz)
• Hypnotized by THE MENTALIST (television review
   by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• This Week's Reading (THE MIRACLE OF FREEDOM: 7 TIPPING POINTS
   THAT SAVED THE WORLD, THE REVISIONISTS, THE COMPANY MAN,
   and THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE CLOCKWORK MAN)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 41 04/06/12 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Global Warming (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Not Even Fair Weather Friends (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Movies and Quicksand (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Plastic Bags (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• TEEN A GO GO (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Sid Coleman, A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
   and THE END OF ETERNITY (letter of comment
   by John Hertz)
• Counting Countries (letters of comment by Lax Madapaty,
   Fred Lerner, Tim Bateman, Jette Goldie,
   and Keith F. Lynch)
• THE MENTALIST (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniark)
• This Week's Reading (THE TRAGEDY OF ARTHUR, THE SCHOPENHAUER
   CURE, and A THEORY OF JUSTICE) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 42 04/13/12 • Quite? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Found in My Inbox (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Free Audio Science Fiction Sorted by Author (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE ATLANTIC (1929) and TITANIC (1943) (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Culprit Found? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
   LOSING CONTROL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE WALKING DEAD (Season 1) (television review by Nick Sauer)
• WASTE LAND (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• DOWNTOWN EXPRESS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• CITY OF FORTUNE: HOW VENICE RULED THE SEAS by Roger Crowley
   (book review by Greg Frederick)
• Last Issue (comment by Mike Glyer, extracted from FILE 770)
• THE END OF ETERNITY (letter of comment by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Quicksand and TEEN A GO GO (letter of comment by John Purcell)
• Hugo Award Nominations (and comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (EXPEDITION TO EARTH and THE SILENT CASE)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 43 04/20/12 • Chinese Cresteds (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Parallel Realities (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Language Creep (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Friends of the Library (and Others) Book Sales (comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration
   (museum review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• FROM THE OTHER SIDE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Counting Countries (letter of comment by Tim Bateman)
• This Week's Reading (THE ERASERS and DEBT-FREE U)
   (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 44 04/27/12 • Triangle Question (puzzle by Mark R. Leeper)
• Hundred Best Horror Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Hugo Nominees Available On-Line
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for May (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• WORLD ON A WIRE (WELT AM DRAHT) (1973) (film comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE (1958) (film retrospective
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Counting Countries (letter of comment by Gregory Benford)
• Language Creep (letter of comment by Tom Russell)
• This Week's Reading (TWENTY THIRTY, ON CONAN DOYLE,
   HEARTS OF IRON, CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER,
   and THE TIME SELLER) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 45 05/04/12 • Milleceptcentenary (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Triangle Answer (puzzle by Mark R. Leeper)
• Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Film Podcasts (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Prospects and Expectations for Summer Films (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• Film Titles (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Michael Dirda and Readercon (letter of comment by Bob Devney)
• The Hollywood Blacklist and the Hays Code, and TWENTY THIRTY
   (letter of comment by Gregory Benford)
• TWENTY THIRTY (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel)
• Anniversary Issues, Triangle Puzzle, Hugo Nominees On-Line,
   and Turner Classic Movies (letter of comment
   by John Purcell)
• This Week's Reading (ECONOMICS WITHOUT ILLUSIONS, 1984, and
   HISTORY'S TRICKIEST QUESTIONS) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 30, No. 46 05/11/12 • Okay, I Did See It (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Having to Go It Alone (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• MIT NEWS Features MITSFS (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Dead Dream of the Dirigible (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Kermit's Secret Past (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Logical Error (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• How Does One Convert a 2D Film to 3D? (comments
   by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE AVENGERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE AVENGERS (film review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.)
• The Hollywood Blacklist (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel)
• Triangle Puzzle (letters of comment by Lee Beaumont
   and Dan Cox)
• Queuing Theory (letter of comment by David Shallcross)
• THE AVENGERS and Advertising in Science Fiction
   (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
• This Week's Reading (SILICON VALLEY SNAKE OIL and
   CONFABULARIO AND OTHER INVENTIONS) (book comments
   by Evelyn C. Leeper)

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