The MT Void

Evelyn C. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper

2007-2008

Newsletter MT Void Vol. 26 No. 1-52

Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society

Mark and Evelyn Leeper: leepers@optonline.net

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Issue Date Content
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 1 07/06/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 2 07/13/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 3 07/20/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 4 07/27/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 5 08/03/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 7 08/17/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 8 08/24/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 9 08/31/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 10 09/07/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 11 09/14/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 12 09/21/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 13 09/28/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 13 10/05/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 13 09/28/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 14 10/05/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 15 10/12/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 16 10/19/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 17 10/26/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 18 11/02/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 19 11/09/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 20 11/16/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 21 11/23/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 22 11/30/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 23 12/07/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 24 12/14/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 25 12/21/2007 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 26 12/28/2007
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 27 01/04/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 28 01/11/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 29 01/18/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 30 01/25/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 31 02/01/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 32 02/08/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 32 02/08/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 34 02/22/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 35 02/29/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 36 03/07/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 37 03/14/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 38 03/21/2008 • 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
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 39 03/28/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 40 04/04/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 41 04/11/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 42 04/18/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 43 04/25/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 44 05/02/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 45 05/09/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 46 05/16/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 47 05/23/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 48 05/30/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 49 06/06/2008 • 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)
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 50 06/13/2008 • 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
MT Void Vol. 26, No. 52 06/27/2008 • 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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