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| Issue | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 26, No. 1 | 07/06/07 | The Grey Man (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Chapter 3 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Joy of Self-Immolation--Chili Peppers (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Nine Billion Names of God (comment by James Nicholl) This Week's Reading (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 2 | 07/13/07 | Mark Leeper on Television Hot Topic: The Joy of Self-Immolation--Chili Peppers (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Free Inside (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 3 | 07/20/07 | Bubble Gum Memories (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Misunderstanding (comments by Mark R. Leeper) I AM LEGEND and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 4 | 07/27/07 | The Top Ten Weird and Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Crosswords (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Remembering Numbers (comments by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 5 | 08/03/07 | Cliffhanger (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Best On-line Radio Drama Sites (Redux) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) BLINDSIGHT by Peter Watts (book review by Joe Karpierz) The Vanishing Movie Experience (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) The Vanishing Movie Experience (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (AN INFINITE SUMMER and CRAFTING THE VERY SHORT STORY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 7 | 08/17/07 | Administrivia and Names (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Commoner Vulgarities (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Why Are British Tools Incompatible with American Ones? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Is Ray Bradbury the New James Fenimore Cooper? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) More on Ray Bradbury (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) STARDUST (film review by Mark R. Leeper) GLASSHOUSE by Charles Stross (book review by Joe Karpierz) MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) Unexpexcted Emergencies (letter of comment by Stephen Lelchuk) Nano NASFIC Report (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) School Supplies, RATATOUILLE, WONDERFUL LIFE and "Mystery" (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, WONDERFUL LIFE, the Second Half of the 20th Century, and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (letter of comment by Taras WOlansky) This Week's Reading (REVISITING NARNIA and THE MAN FROM THE DIOGENES CLUB) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 8 | 08/24/07 | High Mountain Exchange (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Recommended for All Audiences (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE INVASION (film review by Mark R. Leeper) FLATLAND: THE MOVIE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ZEBRAMAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) EIFELHEIM by Michael Flynn (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE TEN COMMANDMENTS--THE MUSICAL (theater review by Evelyn C. Leeper) HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) Unexpected Emergencies, Old-Time Radio, and CRAFTING THE VERY SHORT STORY (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, RAGTIME, A MAGNIFICENT FARCE, Pepys's DIARY, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD, and a poem by Ralph Bergengren) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 9 | 08/31/07 | Playing Catch-Up (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Another Exchange (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Big Lie (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON by Naomi Novik (book review by Joe Karpierz) A NEW WAVE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley, and the Classics (letter of comment by Daniel Kimmel) REVISITING NARNIA (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) Chili Peppers (letter of comment by Michael E. Lukacs) Language, Tools, Ray Bradbury and STARDUST (letter of comment by John Purcell) Snow Leopards, AWAY FROM HER, Ingmar Bergman, THE INVASION, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, and the Chicago Cubs (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (THE SFWA EUROPEAN HALL OF FAME and THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 10 | 09/07/07 | Hugo Awards Unwelcome Company (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Oscar Senses Death Coming (comments by Mark R. Leeper) C. S. Lewis (letter of comment by Gerald S. Ryan) This Week's Reading (correction, THE TANGO SINGER, THE AVRAM DAVIDSON TREASURY, and THE LOG FROM THE SEA OF CORTEZ) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 11 | 09/14/07 | Correction/Apology (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper and Gerald S. Williams) Mission Accomplished ... Again (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Worldcons of Diminished Expectations (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Answer (comments by Mark R. Leeper) 3:10 TO YUMA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) GOLDA'S BALCONY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction Films' Quality and Cost (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) Anthropocentrism (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) James Fenimore Cooper and Re-reading Authors (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) Additional Senses (letter of comment by Gerald S. Williams) Hugo Awards, Dogs, Cats, and John Steinbeck (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (RELIGIOUS LITERACY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 12 | 09/21/07 | Yet Another Correction (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper and Gerard Ryan) Free Speculative Fiction On-Line The Case of the Weeping Hunting Dog (comments by Mark R. Leeper) When Nature Reinvented the Dinosaur (comments by Mark R. Leeper) PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Classic Movies and AMC (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) Reading Habits (letter of comment by Gregory Frederick) Worldcons (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (answers to religious literacy test, UN LUN DUN, and THE CASE OF THE MISSING BOOKS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 13 | 09/28/07 | Famous Last Word (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Westerns (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Pluto (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J. K. Rowling (book review by Joe Karpierz) EASTERN PROMISES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (reading backlogs, RICHARD III, GHOSTS IN BAKER STREET, DEATH BY BLACK HOLE, and the film IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 13 | 10/05/07 | A New Look (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Westerns (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) I WAS A TV HORROR HOST: MEMOIRS OF A CREATURE FEATURES MAN by John Stanley (book review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE GODS THEMSELVES, MASTERS OF DECEPTION, THE ACCIDENTAL TIME MACHINE, KAFKA IN BRONTELAND AND OTHER STORIES, the Oresteia, and a request) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 13 | 09/28/07 | Famous Last Word (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Westerns (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Pluto (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J. K. Rowling (book review by Joe Karpierz) EASTERN PROMISES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (reading backlogs, RICHARD III, GHOSTS IN BAKER STREET, DEATH BY BLACK HOLE, and the film IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 14 | 10/05/07 | A New Look (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Westerns (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) I WAS A TV HORROR HOST: MEMOIRS OF A CREATURE FEATURES MAN by John Stanley (book review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (THE GODS THEMSELVES, MASTERS OF DECEPTION, THE ACCIDENTAL TIME MACHINE, KAFKA IN BRONTELAND AND OTHER STORIES, the Oresteia, and a request) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 15 | 10/12/07 | Typos A Red Hot News Flash (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Die-off of Tongues (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Real-Life TIE Fighters (letter of comment by Greg Frederick) Westerns (letter of comment from Daniel Kimmel) Public Libraries and Western Films (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) A Poor Corrupt Official (letter of comment by David F. Shallcross) This Week's Reading (THURSDAY NEXT: FIRST AMONG SEQUELS, A CROSS OF CENTURIES, and X-RATED BLOODSUCKERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 16 | 10/19/07 | Morning Exchange (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Die-off of Tongues (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) MICHAEL CLAYTON (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Moons (letter of comment by Dan Cox) This Week's Reading (THE POISON BELT and THE OPEN SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 17 | 10/26/07 | Tell it All in One Page (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Die-off of Tongues (Part 3) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Correction (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Languages (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) Languages, MICHAEL CLAYTON, and Early Morning Discussions (letter of comment by Ernest Lilley) Plato and Heinlein, and MICHAEL CLAYTON and the Titanic (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Karl Popper (letter of comment by Victoria Fineberg) Early Mornings, Languages, WINDTALKERS, and Professor Challenger (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (-30-: THE COLLAPSE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN NEWSPAPER and THE KING'S ENGLISH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 18 | 11/02/07 | The Science of the Supernatural (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Why Do I Travel? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hollywood and Vines (comments by Mark R. Leeper) GONE BABY GONE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Languages (comment by Evelyn C. Leeper) Navajo (letter of comment by George Maclachlan) Languages, Curare, Klingon, and THE KING'S ENGLISH (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (ON THE ART OF READING) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 19 | 11/09/07 | No Backward Time Travel (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Green Sky at Morning, Humans Take Warning (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What Is Wrong with Halloween (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) SANDWORMS OF DUNE by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (book review by Joe Karpierz) AMERICAN GANGSTER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Things vs. Experiences (letters of comment by Lax Madapaty and Charles S. Harris) Acanthus Century Plant (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) This Week's Reading (THE COMPANY OF THE DEAD, THE GREAT IMPERSONATION, THE SPACE MERCHANTS, THE MERCHANTS' WAR, and CITY OF TRUTH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 20 | 11/16/07 | Canadian Rockies Travelogues Trivia Questions For the Benefit of Those Who Came In Late... (comments by Mark R. Leeper) MAURICE JARRE: A TRIBUTE TO DAVID LEAN (DVD review by Mark R. Leeper) YIDDISH THEATER: A LOVE STORY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Backward Time Travel (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) Halloween Costumes (letter of comment by Richie Bielak) The MT VOID and THE MERCHANTS' WAR (letter of comment by John Purcell) Things Versus Experiences (letter of comment by John Sloan) This Week's Reading (Jorge Luis Borges, THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY, and TIME AFTER TIME) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 21 | 11/23/07 | Ahead of His Time (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Space Art (comments by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper) Trivia Answers Delayed Landings (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Transfixed by Fascinating Ideas (comments by Mark R. Leeper) BEOWULF 3D (film review by Mark R. Leeper) BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) 1453: THE HOLY WAR FOR CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE CLASH OF ISLAM AND THE WEST by Roger Crowley (book review by Mark R. Leeper) Cataloguing (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Global Warming (letter of comment by Hans Kernast) This Week's Reading (ILARIO, THE LOST PAINTING, THE COURSE OF EMPIRE, and watching films) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 22 | 11/30/07 | Join Anticipation Now (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Headline (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Musings on Religion (comments by Mark R. Leeper) NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE SINGING REVOLUTION (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Dinosaurs in the Movies (presentation description by Evelyn C. Leeper) Hagia Sophia (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) BEOWULF (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (book sales, PLATO AND A PLATYPUS WALK INTO A BAR, GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD, and LOST CLASSICS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 23 | 12/07/07 | Open Letter to a Friend Who Asked How to Recycle Compact Fluorescent Lights (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Not Quite Human (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE WRITING 2007 edited by Gina Kolata (book review by Mark R. Leeper) JUNO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Michael Chabon and Fritz Leiber (letter of comment by Steve Lelchuk) This Week's Reading (the "Extreme Word" edition of the Bible, BEOWULF, 1945, THE YELLOW-LIGHTED BOOKSHOP, and JANE AUSTEN: THE WORLD OF HER NOVELS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 24 | 12/14/07 | Why Don't We Love Science Fiction Trailers with Commentary Ars Gratia Mazuma (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Computer Unaided Design (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Antennas (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) THE ORPHANAGE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) EMPIRE by Orson Scott Card (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) ATONEMENT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Michael Chabon and Fritz Leiber (letter of comment by Evelyn C. Leeper) New Jersey, Recycling, BEOWULF, Upcoming Movies, and "Tin Man" (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (THE BLACK SWAN, WHY WE READ WHAT WE READ, CLASSICS REVISITED, MORE CLASSICS REVISITED, CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 25 | 12/21/07 | Question (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Trivia Question Socialized Services (comments by Mark R. Leeper) I AM LEGEND (film review by Mark R. Leeper) GOLDEN DOOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) What Has been Proved (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) This Week's Reading (40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS, THE COMFORTERS, YEAR OF WONDERS, I AM LEGEND, and TIME TWISTERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vo;. 26, No. 26 | 12/28/07 | Trivia Answer(s) Breakthrough Performances (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Awake in the Dark (comments by Mark R. Leeper) SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (film review by Mark R. Leeper) The MT VOID and Socialized Services (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 27 | 01/04/08 | Correction (by John Jetzt) The King as the King (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Political Films and the Box-office (part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Blogs--Bleh! (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Insomnia and Podcasts (letters of comment by Fred Lerner and Paul S. R. Chisholm) Dos-a-Dos Binding and Other Bibliophile Items (letters of comment by Fred Lerner and Peter Rubinstein) Apostrophes, Sweeney Todd, Edward Gorey, and Insomnia (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (corrections, GOD IS MY BROKER, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 28 | 01/11/08 | The Sounds of Science Fiction (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Auto Suggestion (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Political Films and the Box-office (part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) FATAL REVENANT by Stephen R. Donaldson (book review by Joe Karpierz) A Writer Named Phil Hall (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Dos-a-Dos Bindings (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) This Week's Reading (KALPA IMPERIAL, THE QUOTE VERIFIER, and HAUNTED GROUND) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 29 | 01/18/08 | Correction (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) Einstein Confirmed! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER Comes to DVD (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo Recommendations (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) THERE WILL BE BLOOD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Political Films (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) More Bibliographic Terms (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper and Fred Lerner) Edward Gorey (comments by John Purcell and Mark R. Leeper) Blogs (letter of comment by Per C. Jorgensen) Self-Driven Cars (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek) This Week's Reading (THE SOLARIS BOOK OF NEW SCIENCE FICTION, THE ARSONIST'S GUIDE TO WRITERS' HOMES IN NEW ENGLAND, PEARL HARBOR: A NOVEL OF DECEMBER 8TH, Edward R. Hamilton, Borders Books, and ramen) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 30 | 01/25/08 | Downloading Personalities (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Dracula and the Bee (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Top Ten Films of 2007 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) CLOVERFIELD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE HIDDEN FAMILY by Charles Stross (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE MAN WHO SAVED BRITAIN by Simon Winder (book review by Mark R. Leeper) Automatic Cars and Political Films (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Preston (letter of comment by Kip Williams) This Week's Reading (Correction, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD and THE REMARKABLE MILLARD FILLMORE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 31 | 02/01/08 | What Atlas Knew (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Tata's New Car and the Road Not Taken (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction For People Who Don't Like Science Fiction (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) CLOVERFIELD, Political Films, and THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY and PSYCHOHISTORICAL CRISIS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 32 | 02/08/08 | Various Links Hugo Reminder Puppy Bowl (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Israel and the Electric Car (comments by Mark R. Leeper) VARIABLE STAR by Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) WAR MADE EASY: HOW PRESIDENTS & PUNDITS KEEP SPINNING US TO DEATH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ROAD TO VICTORY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction for Non-Fans (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel, Victoria Fineberg, Mike Glyer, and Taras Wolansky) PSYCHOHISTORICAL CRISIS (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Atlas and Eratosthenes (letters of comment by Gregory Frederick, John Oswalt, and Kip Williams) THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (letter of comment by Kip Williams) This Week's Reading (alternate histories, MOUNTAINS OF THE PHARAOHS, READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN, and WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 32 | 02/08/08 | Various Links Hugo Reminder Puppy Bowl (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Israel and the Electric Car (comments by Mark R. Leeper) VARIABLE STAR by Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) WAR MADE EASY: HOW PRESIDENTS & PUNDITS KEEP SPINNING US TO DEATH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) ROAD TO VICTORY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction for Non-Fans (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel, Victoria Fineberg, Mike Glyer, and Taras Wolansky) PSYCHOHISTORICAL CRISIS (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Atlas and Eratosthenes (letters of comment by Gregory Frederick, John Oswalt, and Kip Williams) THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (letter of comment by Kip Williams) This Week's Reading (alternate histories, MOUNTAINS OF THE PHARAOHS, READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN, and WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 34 | 02/22/08 | Human-Animal Relationships (comments by Mark R. Leeper) In Search of the Cheap End of Education (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) DEAR MR. WALDMAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Robert A. Heinlein (letter of comment by Joe Karpierz) This Week's Reading (KLEZMER: BOOK ONE--TALES FROM THE WILD EAST and OPERA FOR BEGINNERS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 35 | 02/29/08 | The Bell Curve (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Netsuke (comments by Mark R. Leeper) CHOP SHOP (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Robert A. Heinlein (letters of comment by Rob Mitchell and Taras Wolansky) THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) This Week's Reading (THE PAINTED VEIL and OPENING ATLANTIS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 36 | 03/07/08 | Fighting Words (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Electronic Rumors (comments by Mark R. Leeper) COYOTE by Allen Steele (book review by Joe Karpierz) COLD DECEMBER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Robert A. Heinlein (letters of comment by Joe Karpierz and Mike Glyer) This Week's Reading (THE ANNOTATED PRIDE & PREJUDICE, DIASPORA, M IS FOR MAGIC, and FREE FOR ALL) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 37 | 03/14/08 | BSFA Nominees Available as Podcasts Placebos (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Science Fiction as a Literature of Discontent (comments by Mark R. Leeper) iPods and MP3 Players (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) FRANKENSTEIN: A CULTURAL HISTORY by Susan Tyler Hitchcock (book review by Mark R. Leeper) BLASPHEMY by Douglas Preston (book review by Tom Russell) THE BANK JOB (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Hobbits (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) Jane Austen's Economics (letter of comment by Victoria Fineberg) Electronic Hoaxes (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN, WHO WAS THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK?, and HA'PENNY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 38 | 03/21/08 | Verbing Nouns (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) My Favorite... (comments by Mark R. Leeper) My Arthur C. Clarke Memory (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo Award Nominees AMERICAN ZOMBIE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) MP3 Players (letter of comment by Charles Harris) Literature of Discontent, iPods, and Frankenstein (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (EAT THIS, NOT THIS; THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER; SIDE EFFECTS; FROM TOKYO TO JERUSALEM) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 39 | 03/28/08 | Correction Star Quest (comments by Mark R. Leeper) City Editor Has a Lot of It Wrong (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Old Films with New Ideas (comments by Mark R. Leeper) MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) JELLYFISH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) WAIT UP HARRIET (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Overly Frank People (letter of comment by Bill Higgins) This Week's Reading (THE SIRENS OF TITAN and A TALENT TO DECEIVE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 40 | 04/04/08 | Apology (comments by Mark R. Leeper) What a Difference Some White Space Makes (comments by Mark R. Leeper) It's a Dark, Dark Matter (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Hugo Nominees On-Line and Electronically (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) The Ku Klux Klan in the Movies and Superman (comments by Mark R. Leeper) METHUSELAH'S CHILDREN by Robert A. Heinlein (book review by Joe Karpierz) CRAP SHOOT: THE DOCUMENTARY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) FODOR'S HAMLET (film review by Mark R. Leeper) MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY and Uplift (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) THE SIRENS OF TITAN (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) SF Authors, H. G. Wells and 1984, and New Films with Old Ideas (letter of comment by John Purcell) David Brin and Star Trek (letters of comment by Andre Kuzniarek and George MacLachlan) This Week's Reading (THE UNCOMMON READER, HOW TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS YOU HAVEN'T READ, THE SCIENCE OF MICHAEL CRICHTON, and ROLLBACK) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 41 | 04/11/08 | How Can I Tell? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Films of Dubious Science Fictionness (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Rock Band and Superman (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Black Legion and the Ku Klux Klan (letter of comment by David Gorecki) The Ku Klux Klan and Shakespeare (letter of comment by John Purcell) This Week's Reading (book sales) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 42 | 04/18/08 | The Generation and Information Gap (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Modest Revision (comments by Mark R. Leeper) REFUSENIK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THREE CUPS OF TEA by David Oliver Relin and Greg Mortenson (book review by Mark R. Leeper) Rock Star and Guitar Hero (letters of comment by Richie Bielak and Jerry Ryan) Shakespeare in the Nude (letters of comment by Fred Lerner and Mike Glyer) The Black Legion and Historical Inaccuracy in Movies (letter of comment by Paul Chisholm) This Week's Reading (THE PIG THAT WANTS TO BE EATEN, PHYSICS FOR ENTERTAINMENT, FOLLYWOOD, and concordances) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 43 | 04/25/08 | A Prime Talent (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Microbe's Eye View of a Rainbow (comments by Mark R. Leeper) GOOGLE ME (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Shakespeare (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) Strong's CONCORDANCE (letter of comment by Peter Rubinstein) The Ku Klux Klan and Movies, and REFUSENIK (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (BRASYL, THE LAST COLONY and THE LOVELY BONES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 44 | 05/02/08 | An Inspirational Moment (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Anthony Boucher (comments by Mark R. Leeper) YELLA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS by Robert A. Heinlein (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE COUNTERFEITERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (BERTRAM OF BUTTER CROSS and IN DEFENSE OF FOOD) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 45 | 05/09/08 | Getting Useful Information from Corrupted Sources (part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE GHOST BRIGADES by John Scalzi (book review by Joe Karpierz) THE CURIOUS CHILD by Donni Floyd (book review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (GREAT BATTLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, THE ILIAD, and various alternate history stories) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 46 | 05/16/08 | Getting Useful Information from Corrupted Sources (part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) HALTING STATE by Charles Stross (a book review by Joe Karpierz) Counting the Number of Numbers (letter of comment by Dan Cox) Mary Chesnut (letter of comment by Mike Glyer) Inter-Library Loan (letter of comment from a non-member) This Week's Reading (DREAM FACTORIES AND RADIO PICTURES, HOLY COW, and "The American Civil War") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 47 | 05/23/08 | Summer Science Reading (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Commentary (comments by Mark R. Leeper) A Cold Look at "The Cold Equations" (comments by Mark R. Leeper) IRON MAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) This Week's Reading (DESERT SOLITAIRE and national parks) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 48 | 05/30/08 | Robert Asprin Obituary (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) Flying Over Mars (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The Great Crossover (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The United States' Best Kept Travel Secret (part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (film review by Mark R. Leeper) CHRONICLES OF AN EXORCISM (film review by Mark R. Leeper) The Cold Equations (letter of comment by Steve Milton) This Week's Reading (PLAINSONG and "The Time Tunnel") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 49 | 06/06/08 | British Horror Stamps Ouch! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The United States' Best Kept Travel Secret (part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) THE LIFE I LIVED (film review by Mark R. Leeper) INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (letter of comment by Bobbi Fox) INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, Information, and "The Cold Equations" (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) The Iliad (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) This Week's Reading (DON'T EAT THIS BOOK and HEART OF LIGHT) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 50 | 06/13/08 | 2^29's Missing Digit (puzzle by Mark R. Leeper) Dangers of Having an Older Father (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The United States' Best Kept Travel Secret (part 3) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Predictions (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) BRASYL by Ian McDonald (book review by Joe Karpierz) TRUMBO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) Southern Utah (letter of comment by Jerry Ryan) This Week's Reading (THE FORTUNE COOKIE CHRONICLES; BONE SHARPS, COWBOYS, AND THUNDER LIZARDS; SUSPENDED IN LANGUAGE; and GRAPHIC CLASSICS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| Vol. 26, No. 52 | 06/27/08 | We were Right All Along! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) The United States' Best Kept Travel Secret (part 4) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) Cataloguing (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) THE INCREDIBLE HULK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) THE LAST COLONY by John Scalzi (book review by Joe Karpierz) Dalton Trumbo (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) This Week's Reading (HALTING STATE, Hugo short stories nominees) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
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