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| Issue | Date | Contents |
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| Vol. 24, No. 1 | 07/01/05 | Conflict Resolution (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Mathematics is Discovered, Not Invented (I Think) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) WAR OF THE WORLDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (MEN OF MATHEMATICS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 2 | 07/08/05 | Articles on Science Fiction I Was Right All Along (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE INVISIBLE BOY Has Arrived (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Parallel Lines (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) WAR OF THE WORLDS (letter of comment by Jerry Ryan) Commentary on a War of the Worlds Festival (film comments by Kate Pott) THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (BOUND TO PLEASE, TRUTH AND FICTION IN THE DA VINCI CODE, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, and the film H. G. WELLS' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS) (book and film comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 3 | 07/15/05 | King Kong Trailer (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Jules Verne Stamps Amazon's Take on Calculators (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Day Has Come (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Mathematics (letter of comment by Jim Spinosa) Letter of Comment on War of the Worlds (by Fred Lerner) This Week's Reading (THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO, MURDER ON MAIN STREET, Robert E. Lee's WARTIME PAPERS, and Captain Robert E. Lee's RECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERS OF ROBERT E. LEE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 4 | 07/22/05 | Correction James Doohan, RIP (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Sobering Thoughts (comments by Mark R. Leeper) CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE DA VINCI HOAX and CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 5 | 07/29/05 | Revolutionary Hot Sauce (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Reviews (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Sobering Thoughts (letter of comment by Tony Pszeniczny) I. F. Stone (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) WAR OF THE WORLDS by H. G. Wells (book review by Joe Karpierz) DOING TIME, DOING VIPASSANA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (INTRODUCING FOUCAULT, INTRODUCING SCIENCE, THE MANY WORLDS OF BARRY MALZBERG) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 6 | 08/05/05 | See a Galaxy in Three Dimensions (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Question I Asked Myself in English (comments by Mark R. Leeper) More on Mathematics (letter of comment by Jerry Williams) WHISKY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (RECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERS OF ROBERT E. LEE, categories, CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY and THE THIRD MAN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 7 | 08/12/05 | On On Bullsh*t (comments by Mark R. Leeper) PULSE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Sidewise Award nominees and ON BULLSH*T) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 8 | 08/19/05 | Hugo Awards Sweet Heroine in Trouble (comments by Mark R. Leeper) How to Analyze Great Literature (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Do You Know the Way to San Jose? (letter of comment by Aaron Leeper) CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (letter of comment by David Johnson) THE RUNES OF THE EARTH--THE LAST CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT BOOK ONE by Stephen R. Donaldson (book review by Joe Karpierz) THIS DIVIDED STATE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (ZORRO, THE FINE ART OF MURDER, and THE SODOM AND GOMORRAH BUSINESS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 9 | 08/26/05 | Where Would I Be Without It? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Forbidden Power (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE by J. K. Rowling (book review by Joe Karpierz) What I Read on Summer Vacation (THE SNOW, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, CENTURY RAIN, RAVENOR, OLYMPOS, ENGINE CITY, and ACCELERANDO) (book reviews by Dale L. Skran Jr.) This Week's Reading (CRIME & MYSTERY: THE 100 BEST BOOKS and CODY'S BOOKS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A BERKELEY 1956-1977) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 10 | 09/02/05 | Science Fiction Citations (site pointer) Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) How My Back Yard Became the Entertainment Center of the Neighborhood (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Talking to Onesself (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) Oz, Twin Towers, and Historical Confusion (letter of comment by Bill Higgins) ETERNAL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) RED EYE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) WALKING ON THE SKY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE SUMMER ISLES and TURNING JAPANESE: MEMOIRS OF A SANSEI) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 11 | 09/09/05 | Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The LA Theatre Works (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Asterisks in the Name of Decency Are No Defense! (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) Everything I Ever Needed To Know about Being in the Time Patrol I Learned from Cheating at Solitaire (comments by Mark R. Leeper) TOUCH THE SOUND (film review by Mark R. Leeper) KEANE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Jorge Luis Borges) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 12 | 09/16/05 | Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) On-line Mugging (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Warning: This Article Contains Spoilers (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Harry Potter (letter of comment from Daniel Kimmel) SHADOW OF THE GIANT by Orson Scott Card (book review by Joe Karpierz) TRILOGY: THE WEEPING MEADOW (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE LIBERTINE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (ANARCHAOS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 13 | 09/23/05 | World of Warcraft Plague (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Comments on Robert Wise (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Forbidden Power (letter of comment by Chris Ward) Stem Cell Research (letter of comment by Jerry Williams) TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) A SOUND OF THUNDER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE CONSTANT GARDENER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) JOE DIMAGGIO: THE HERO'S LIFE by Richard Ben Cramer (book review and future directions by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (CODEX, THE ANNOTATED HUCKLEBERRY FINN, and annotated books in general) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 14 | 09/30/05 | Administrivia London Travelogue Available (site pointer) A&E Network's Top 50 Science Fiction Shows (site pointer) Science Fiction Citations (site pointer) Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Toronto International Film Festival 2005 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) New Library Service (pointer by Charles Harris) Adolescence (letter of comment by Aliyah Sauer) Harry Potter (letters of comment by Joe Karpierz and George MacLachlan) THE ROAD TO DUNE by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson (book review by Joe Karpierz) An Animated Discussion of CORPSE BRIDE (site pointer) LORD OF WAR (film review of Mark R. Leeper) CAPOTE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) PROOF (film review by Mark R. Leeper) A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (STRANGER THAN FICTION, THE ANCESTOR'S TALE, and HEART OF WHITENESSE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 14 | 09/30/05 | Administrivia London Travelogue Available (site pointer) A&E Network's Top 50 Science Fiction Shows (site pointer) Science Fiction Citations (site pointer) Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Toronto International Film Festival 2005 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) New Library Service (pointer by Charles Harris) Adolescence (letter of comment by Aliyah Sauer) Harry Potter (letters of comment by Joe Karpierz and George MacLachlan) THE ROAD TO DUNE by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson (book review by Joe Karpierz) An Animated Discussion of CORPSE BRIDE (site pointer) LORD OF WAR (film review of Mark R. Leeper) CAPOTE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) PROOF (film review by Mark R. Leeper) A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (STRANGER THAN FICTION, THE ANCESTOR'S TALE, and HEART OF WHITENESSE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 15 | 10/07/05 | Top 50 SF Television Shows (correction) London Travelogue Available (better site pointer) Intelligent Design (site pointer) Robert A. Heinlein (site pointer) Science Fiction Citations (site pointer) Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Take on "Firefly" (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Bell Labs and Science Fiction (quote from Fred Pohl story) Horoscopes (letter of comment by dsr@tao.merseine.nu) Math Innumeracy (pointer by Charles S. Harris) Harry Potter Site (letter of comment by Donald Blosser) WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SERENITY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) NBT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) NAPOLA: ELITE FUR DEN FUHRER (BEFORE THE FALL) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE SQUID AND THE WHALE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE ANNOTATED HUCKLEBERRY FINN, THE FRIAR AND THE CIPHER, SCIENCE FRICTION, ARCANUM) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 16 | 10/14/05 | Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Brush with the Classics (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Talking to Onesself (comments by Tom Russell) SERENITY and WALLACE & GROMIT (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) WHERE THE TRUTH LIES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) GEUDDAE GEUSARAMDEUL (THE PRESIDENT'S LAST BANG) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ELIZABETHTOWN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BEHIND THE IRON MASK (theater review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THIS BOOK-COLLECTING GAME and THE FINAL SOLUTION) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 17 | 10/21/05 | Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Intelligent Design in Court (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Gringos (letter of comment by Lax Madapati) THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE WOMAN IN BLACK (theater review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (GALAXY QUEST, Jorge Luis Borges, THE CASE OF THE PATIENT'S EYES, THE MATH INSTINCT, AN OPEN BOOK, SHELF LIFE, and CLARA'S GRAND TOUR) (film and book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 18 | 10/28/05 | Pulp Covers (site pointer) National Novel Writing Month (comments by Tim Yao) Astrology in the Classroom (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Without Power (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Are Movies Better Than Ever? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Intelligent Design (letter of comment by Gerald S. Williams) Foreigners (letter of comment by George MacLachlan) WAR OF THE WORLDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SEVEN SWORDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL, GALLIMAUFREY TO GO, MASTERS OF MYSTERY, TRENT'S LAST CASE, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, and INTO AFRICA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 19 | 11/04/05 | Your Horoscope (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Targeted Ads (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Everything You Will Ever Need To Know About Zorro (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Horoscopes (comment by dsr) Foreigners Redux (letter of comment by David Shallcross) Intelligent Design (letter of comment by Paul S. R. Chisholm) Intelligent Design (letter of comment) THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL (letter of comment by Per Chr. Jorgensen) Too Smart by Half (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) ALIEN PLANET (television review by Mark R. Leeper) KISS KISS BANG BANG (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (correction, MATH CURSE, IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME, SAM SAMURAI, and THE PERFECT MURDER) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 20 | 11/11/05 | El Presidente (site pointer) Blame Lucas (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Between "The West Wing" and Reality (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Museum of Jurassic Technology (museum and book review by Evelyn C. Leeper) Intelligent Design and Power (letters of comment by Jerry Williams) KISS KISS BANG BANG (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) OLYMPOS by Dan Simmons (book review by Joe Karpierz) BEE SEASON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SARAH SILVERMAN: JESUS IS MAGIC (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE OXFORD MURDERS, SINS FOR FATHER KNOX, ZENO AND THE TORTOISE, IN THE ENCLOSURE, and FINAL WAR AND OTHER FANTASIES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 21 | 11/18/05 | A Question for Bird Experts Out There (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Thoughts on Gambling (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Still Too Clever by Half (comment by Evelyn C. Leeper) Blood Types (letter of comment) PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CITIZEN DOG (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading ("The Cold Equations") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 22 | 11/25/05 | Kafka was Right (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Google and the Winds of Change (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Letter of Comment (by Fred Lerner) Blood Types (letter of comment) This Week's Reading (HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE; DIAMOND DOGS, TURQUOISE DAYS; WHOSE BIBLE IS IT?; and "Newton's Mass") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 23 | 12/02/05 | A Martian Oddity (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Google and the Winds of Change (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A. E. Van Vogt and Wile E. Coyote (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris and comment by Mark R. Leeper) HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) DUNE by Frank Herbert (book review by Joe Karpierz) MRS. PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) GRIZZLY MAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) TRANSAMERICA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (INTRODUCING MIND & BRAIN, BRING THE JUBILEE, BRAVE NEW WORLD, THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 24 | 12/09/05 | License Plate (question) Superhero Postage Stamps (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Google and the Winds of Change (Part 3) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Letter of Comment on Diverse Subjects (by Joseph T. Major) Aviation History (letters of comment by Bill Higgins and Keith F. Lynch) BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) WALK THE LINE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (correction, THEODORE REX, CELEBRATED CASES OF JUDGE DEE, PERFECTLY REASONABLE DEVIATIONS FROM THE BEATEN PATH, and THE GRIZZLY MAZE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 25 | 12/16/05 | Interaction Worldcon Report Available What I Have Learned (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Impact of Rod Serling and "The Twilight Zone" (comments by Mark R. Leeper) KING KONG (2005) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (KING KONG and "Audubon in Atlantis") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 26 | 12/23/05 | The Holiday Greeting Crisis (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Holiday Toy (pointer) Narnia on BBC7 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Google Library Scans (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE BROTHERS GRIMM (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CUSP by Robert A. Metzger (book review by Joe Karpierz) MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE CRYING OF LOT 49; PAST IMPERFECT; NOVEL HISTORY; THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE; THE MONK; and BLACK MAGIC) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 27 | 12/30/05 | NJ Science Fiction Book Group (schedule) We Have Lost a Good Egg (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Big Up (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Why Do the Homeless Feed Birds? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Google Scans (letter of comment by Dan Cox) Narnia Books (letter of comment by Rich Horton) DUNE MESSIAH by Frank Herbert (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE WARRIOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (ISBN numbers, THE DA VINCI COD, THE ANNOTATED BROTHERS GRIMM, and UBIK) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 28 | 01/06/06 | Fantasy World Faux Pas (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Religion, Ethics, and Genetics (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Feeding the Birds (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) UBIK (letters of comment by Charles S. Harris and Joseph T. Major) GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) MUNICH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading ("A Logic Named Joe" and BOOKNOTES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 29 | 01/13/05 | The Issue (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Internet and Real Estate (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Top Ten Films of 2005 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SPIN by Robert Charles Wilson (book review by Joe Karpierz) Capsule Film Reviews (MATCH POINT, AN UNFINISHED LIFE, THE FAMILY STONE, THE THING ABOUT MY FOLKS, and IN HER SHOES) (film reviews by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Chekhov's COMIC STORIES and BAD PRESS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 30 | 01/20/05 | On-Line Film Critics Society Awards The Rise of the Gladiator (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Don Juan and the Selfish Gene (comments by Mark R. Leeper) New Orleans and Truth in Movies (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) IMMORTAL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE MATADOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (BORGES AND THE ETERNAL ORANGUTANS; ADIOS, HEMINGWAY; and AS I LAY DYING) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 31 | 01/27/06 | Karloff Festival in New York City (announcement) National Security Issue (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Found in the Morning Phobia (comments by Mark R. Leeper) More Thoughts on Religion and Ethics (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A. E. Van Vogt (letter of comment by Guy Ferraiolo) Top Ten Lists (letter of comment by Bill Higgins) This Week's Reading (filing books, "Ecclesiastes", "Job", Darkhorse Comics's WAR OF THE WORLDS, GUILTY PLEASURES OF THE HORROR FILM, GODZILLA ON MY MIND, FROM THE FILES OF THE TIME RANGERS, and BORN TO KVETCH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 32 | 02/03/06 | Ad X-treme Language (comments by Mark R. Leeper) REVOLVER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CHILDREN OF DUNE by Frank Herbert (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (DAYS OF INFAMY, END OF THE BEGINNING, "In the Rialto", THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 33 | 02/10/06 | Correction Organism (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hearing Crickets In the Muslim World (comments by Mark R. Leeper) X-Treme Wheat Bread (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) Zines (letter by Guy Lillian) DOWN THESE DARK SPACEWAYS edited by Mike Resnick (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (THE SEVEN HILLS, THE HISTORIAN, THE TIME SHIPS, A YEAR AT THE MOVIES, ACTS OF MERCY, and PROSE BOWL) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 34 | 02/17/06 | Flaming Turtle Anatomy (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hindsight (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Curtis Goodman's Summary of Top Ten Lists (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Freedom of Expression (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) SOPHIE SCHOLL: THE LAST DAYS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (LOOKING FOR JAKE, JANE AUSTEN'S GUIDE TO DATING, THE BRONTE PROJECT, and ROMANITAS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 35 | 02/24/06 | Preface (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Immanuel Kant and Evelyn's Left Turn Signal (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Downhill (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Ten Best Lists (letter of comment by Daniel Kimmel) This Week's Reading (THE EMPEROR OF GONDWANALAND AND OTHER STORIES, GUYS AND DOLLS, "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption", and EVERY BOOK ITS READER: THE POWER OF THE PRINTED WORD TO STIR THE WORLD) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 36 | 03/03/06 | Jingles (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Master of Horror and Science Fiction (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 2005 Final Nebula Ballot Stephen King (letter of comment by Gerald W. Ryan) GOD EMPEROR OF DUNE by Frank Herbert (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (INSIDE JOB, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, and INTRODUCING AMERICAN POLITICS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 37 | 03/10/06 | Al Lewis Live (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What I Did Not Like About SPIDER-MAN II (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) DEATH MATCH by Lincoln Child (book review by Tom Russell) SORRY, HATERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (TALL, DARK AND GRUESOME; LEAVE ME ALONE, I'M READING: FINDING MYSELF AND LOSING MYSELF IN BOOKS; DOWN HERE IN THE DREAM QUARTER; and THE MAN WHO LOVED THE MIDNIGHT LADY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 38 | 03/17/06 | Philcon 2005 Report Available How to Find a Human (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) A Journey Into a Black Hole (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What I Did Not Like About SPIDER-MAN II (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) COALESCENT by Stephen Baxter (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (THE MARTIAN WAR, FLAMING LONDON, FIFTY DEGREES BELOW, and LUCKY JIM) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 39 | 03/24/06 | What's Expected of Us (story pointer by Mark R. Leeper) One Book Worldcon (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Belated Comments on the Academy Awards (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo Nominees SPIDER-MAN II (letter of comment by Gerald W. Ryan) YANG BAN XI: THE EIGHT MODEL WORKS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (ITERATIONS, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, and BLEAK HOUSE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 40 | 03/31/06 | Three to be Read (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Why I Didn't Link to the Cartoons (comments by Mark R. Leeper) V FOR VENDETTA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THINGS FALL APART, SCREEN SIRENS SCREAM!) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 41 | 04/07/06 | Free Hugo Nominated Novels in eBook Form FORBIDDEN'S 50th (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) HERETICS OF DUNE by Frank Herbert (book review by Joe Karpierz) Film Ratings (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON (letter of comment by Daniel Kimmel) This Week's Reading (Book Sales, DARWINIA, THE ANNOTATED LOST WORLD, and THROUGH THE BRAZILIAN WILDERNESS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 42 | 04/14/06 | More Hugo Nominees Available Spin Doctors (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Soup (comments by Mark R. Leeper) FORBIDDEN PLANET (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) FORBIDDEN PLANET Cameras (letter of comment by Daniel T. Cox) THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SIR! NO SIR! (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, TALK TO THE HAND, and THOU SHALT NOT KILL: BIBLICAL MYSTERY STORIES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 43 | 04/21/06 | Fowl Play (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Illegal Prime Numbers (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Poor . . . Math (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Question on MUNICH (film comment by Mark R. Leeper) Harry Potter's Age (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) This Week's Reading (V FOR VENDETTA , THE PERIODIC TABLE, and GOLEMS AMONG US) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 44 | 04/28/06 | Library Comic (pointer by Evelyn C. Leeper) Same God? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Quote (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Moonbat (letter of comment by Gerald W. Ryan) CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE by Frank Herbert (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 45 | 05/05/06 | Sierra Missed (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Halvah (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Type Sizes in Comic Books (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) WAH-WAH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Hugo Nominees: OLD MAN'S WAR, ACCELERANDO, SPIN, LEARNING THE WORLD: A SCIENTIFIC ROMANCE, and A FEAST FOR CROWS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 46 | 05/12/06 | Clothes Don't Make Any Man I Know (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Where is Curiosity Today? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) CRAZY LIKE A FOX (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Hugo nominees: "Burn","Magic for Beginners", "The Little Goddess", "Identity Theft", and "Inside Job") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 47 | 05/19/06 | Yiddish (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Dudgeon (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Pop Culture (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Misattributed Quotes (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) GAME OF SHADOWS by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams (book review by Joe Karpierz) LEARNING THE WORLD by Ken MacLeod (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (Hugo nominees) ("The Calorie Man", "Two Hearts", "TelePresence", "I, Robot", "The King of Where-I-Go", "Seventy-Five Years", "The Clockwork Atom Bomb", "Singing My Sister Down", "Tk'tk'tk", "Down Memory Lane", and dramatic presentations) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 48 | 05/26/06 | Delightful Page of Photoshop for Fans of Fine Art and Horror Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Rational Dualism (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Real James Bond (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Men and Clothing (letter of comment by Pete Brady) OLD MAN'S WAR by John Scalzi (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE NEW WORLD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE GOSPEL PROBE and PEARL HARBOR IN THE MOVIES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 49 | 06/02/06 | Neat Sites Working in New Jersey, Living in Hawai'i (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE DA VINCI CODE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (CLASSIC MYSTERY STORIES; THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE; MARK TWAIN'S LETTERS FROM HAWAII; and I, CLAUDIUS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 50 | 06/09/06 | Hawai'i Logs How To Be Smarter Than a Fish (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Return of the Water Engine (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Leet (letter of comment by Paul S. R. Chisholm) RATS by Robert Sullivan (book review by Mark R. Leeper) THE SUN (SOLNTSE) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) 50 WAYS OF SAYING FABULOUS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING, MOBY DICK, and IN THE BEGINNING: TALES FROM THE PULP ERA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 51 | 06/16/06 | The American Film Institute's Top 10 Inspirational Films (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) Various Topics (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) The Water-Fueled Car (letter of comment by George MacLachlan) Big Explosions in Chemistry (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) ACCELERANDO by Charles Stross (book review by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (bookstores, library book sales, SUPERHEROES AND PHILOSOPHY, LINT, and "Impossible Dreams") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 52 | 06/23/06 | Lunacon Report Available Inductees to the RHOF Announced (pointer by Mark R. Leeper) Are We Helping the Wrong Students? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Captain Marvel (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) Various Topics (letter of comment by Chris Garcia) THE LAKE HOUSE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE HIDDEN BLADE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (DARK SINS, DARK DREAMS; DARWIN FOR BEGINNERS; IN HIGH PLACES; "Gor" novels) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 24, No. 53 | 06/30/06 | Tap-Tap (comments by Mark R. Leeper) How to Kill Bookstores (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Are We Helping the Wrong Students? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Time Travel on Television (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Meet Cute? (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) Robots (letter of comment by Chris Garcia) SUPERMAN RETURNS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, THE SPEED OF DARK, THE SECRET DOCUMENTS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, EXPLORERS OF THE NEW CENTURY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
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