The MT Void

Evelyn C. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper

2008-2009

Newsletter MT Void Vol. 27 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. 27, No. 1 07/04/2008 • Issue 1500 (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Man of the Future (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Part of US Is THEM (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Decisions (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• WALL-E (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE INCREDIBLE HULK (letter of comment
• by Douglas E. Milliken)
• This Week's Reading (THE DRAGON'S NINE SONS)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 2 07/11/2008 • Thomas M. Disch, R.I.P. (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• "Forgotten" British Fantasy Movies (comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should [Maybe] Read (comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)
• FiveBook Worldcon (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• The Top Ten Westerns: AFI's and Mine (comments
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• MONGOL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khalid Hosseini (book review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• Issue 1500 (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel,
• Charles S. Harris, and John Purcell)
• WALL-E (letters of comment by John Purcell
• and Taras Wolansky)
• Hugo Nominees (letter of comment by Susan de Guardiola)
• This Week's Reading (Hugo novelette and novella nominees)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 3 07/18/2008 • Autos (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Is There a Value of a Single Human Life (in Dollars and
• Cents)? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Decisions (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Libraries (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (2008) (film review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION by Michael Chabon
• (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• Western Films (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel)
• This Week's Reading (MURDER IS EASY and SIMPLEXITY)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 4 07/25/2008 • Another Very Bad Sign (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Repairing the Misinformation (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Education and the Internet (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE DARK KNIGHT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• TUVA OR BUST! by Ralph Leighton (book review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (AGATHA RAISIN AND THE QUICHE OF
• DEATH, THE FORGER'S SPELL, DISCOVER YOUR INNER
• ECONOMIST, and Sister Wendy's "Story of Painting")
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 5 08/01/2008
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 6 08/08/2008 • A Pearl Anniversary (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Internet and Fandom (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Comic Book Film (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Cost of Travel (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• HIDDEN EMPIRE: THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNSBOOK 1 by
• Kevin J. Anderson (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• Indian Film Recommendations (film comment by Lax Madapaty)
• Hiroshima (letter of comment by Tom Russell)
• This Week's Reading (BORGES: A LIFE and JORGE LUIS BORGES:
• CONVERSATIONS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 7 08/15/2008 • Generation Chasm (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• 10 Things to Scratch From Your Worry List (comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)
• One More Thing to Worry About (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE KITE RUNNER by Khalid Hosseini (book review by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• Short Film Comments (THE LAST WINTER, THE FALLEN IDOL,
• LOST HORIZON (1937), THE NAKED SPUR, and THE BARON
• OF ARIZONA) (film comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• SUNSTORM by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
• (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• This Week's Reading (WHO?, THE LANGUAGES OF PAO,
• METHUSELAH'S CHILDREN, A CASE OF CONSCIENCE,
• THE TRIUMPH OF TIME, and THE BIG TIME)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 8 08/22/2008 • Catching Up to the iPod (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Four Short Takes (film reviews by Mark R. Leeper)
• Fanzines, the Internet, Comic Book Films,
• Jorge Luis Borges, and Brother Cadfael
• (letter of comment by John Purcell)
• This Week's Reading (Olaf Stapledon and LAST AND FIRST
• MEN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 9 08/29/2008 • The Jewish-Chinese-Food Connection (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• Science Fiction Book Club (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THE DARK KNIGHT (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky)
• This Week's Reading (ODD JOHN, STAR MAKER, and SIRIUS)
• (bookcomments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 10 09/05/2008 • Observation (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Godzilla After CLOVERFIELD (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Multiple Massive Electronic Failures (comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)
• REDEMPTION ARK by Alastair Reynolds (book review
• by Joe Karpierz)
• HAMLET 2 (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Short Takes (BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE, WAR IN SPACE,
• SPIDER-MAN 3, and SMART MONEY) (film reviews
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• Jews and Chinese Food (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel
• and Mike Glyer)
• Olaf Stapledon (letter of comment by Guy Ferraiolo)
• This Week's Reading (BEYOND STAR TREK, Frederic Brown's
• "Answer" and Isaac Asimov's "The Last Question",
• WORKING IX TO V, AND HERCULE POIROT'S EARLY CASES)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 11 09/12/2008 • A Case of the Biter Bit (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• What is the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (Part 1: Humans)
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Macs (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• TRAITOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Science Fiction Book Club (letter of comment
• by Joe Karpierz)
• Corrections (letter of comment by David Goldfarb)
• Jews and Chinese Food (letter of comment
• by Charles S. Harris)
• This Week's Reading ("The Minority Report", CHRIST THE LORD:
• OUT OF EGYPT, and "Imaginary Books in Speculative
• Fiction" and dictionaries) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 12 09/19/2008 • Blatant Prejudice (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• What Is the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• THE MAN FROM EARTH (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE BEAT GENERATION (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Book Weights (letter of comment by Fred Lerner)
• This Week's Reading (THE ESSENTIAL MARCUS AURELIUS)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 13 09/26/2008 • A Fun Quiz
• Polish Film Posters (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Evolutionists Flock To Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Is No Joke (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Sword and Sandal Films (film comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Macs Redux (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THE HANDS OF ORLAC (1924) (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• IRRELIGION by John Allen Paulos (book review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE BEAT GENERATION (letters of comment by Peter Rubinstein
• and TarasWolansky)
• Blatant Prejudice (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky)
• This Week's Reading (THE VALLEY-WESTSIDE WAR, PLAYBACK,
• CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, and AIRPLANE!)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 14 10/03/2008 • Backstage Drama (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Position on the SNL Issue (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Editorial Written on an HP COMPUTER While Drinking a DIET
• BARQ'S ROOT BEER Which Foamed onto the Keyboard
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• GHOST TOWN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• IDENTITY THEFT AND OTHER STORIES by Robert J. Sawyer
• (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• THE MAN FROM EARTH (letter of comment by Dave Anolick)
• Macs and PCs (letters of comment by Ed Kreighon
• and James E. LeBarre)
• Fifty States (letter of comment by Frank Leisti)
• Sword and Sandal (letters of comment by David Shallcross,
• Taras Wolansky, and John Purcell)
• THE HANDS OF ORLAC (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky)
• Polish Film Posters, the Economy, and THE HANDS OF ORLAC
• (letter of comment by John Purcell)
• This Week's Reading (CONSTANTINE'S SWORD, THE ENGINES
• OF NIGHT, and THE ECONOMIC NATURALIST)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 15 10/10/2008 • Yog-Soggoth Nougat
• How You Look at It (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• More on Product Placements on Films and Television
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• ACE IN THE HOLE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Smothers Brothers Comedy Album: The Bestof Season 3
• (DVD review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Clarification On Palin and Saturday Night Live (comments
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• Saturday Night Live and Tina Fey (letters of comment by
• Dan Kimmel, Susan de Guardiola, John Sloan,
• and Jerry Ryan)
• Robert Sawyer and Product Placement (letter of comment by
• Susan de Guardiola)
• Product Placement and Sword and Sandal (letter of comment
• By Joseph T. Major)
• Product Placement and Politics (letter of comment
• by Taras Wolansky)
• This Week's Reading (SIDEWAYS IN CRIME and THE GIFT)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 16 10/17/2008 • Concert (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Great Minds? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Financial Crisis for Dummies (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Goya Come to Joisey (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Politics (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• WE ARE WIZARDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Product Placement and ROLLBACK (letter of comment
• by Robert Sawyer)
• AT&T (letter of comment by Steve Lelchuk)
• Product Placement and the Disney Channel (letter of comment
• by Dave Anolick)
• Product Placement in THE LAST MIMZY (letter of comment
• by Frank Leisti)
• This Week's Reading (THE ARABIAN NIGHTS) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 17 10/24/2008 • In Defense of the Amoeba (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Fascinating and Beautiful Talk (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• We Are ALL Moses Now (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Goya (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (THE GIRLS' GUIDE TO HUNTING AND
• FISHING, MAN IN THE DARK, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE
• NORTH, TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 18 10/31/2008 • Thumbs Down (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Why Science Fiction Needs a Little Magic (comments=20
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• INCANDESCENCE by Greg Egan (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• RELIGULOUS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Sagittarius Galaxy (letter of comment by Tim McDaniel)
• MT VOID, Politics, THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN,=20
• HIGH NOON, Clint Eastwood, and UNFORGIVEN=20
• (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky)
• This Week's Reading (H. P. Lovecraft
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 19 11/07/2008 • Accomplishment (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Probably Wasn't What She Meant (comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Middletown (NJ) Library Science Fiction Book & Film Group
• (announcement by Charles S. Harris)
• The Case for Caution (commentsby Mark R. Leeper)
• HOW ABOUT YOU (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• APPALOOSA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Correction (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• INDEPENDENCE DAY (letters of comments by Dan Cox
• and Wendy Sheridan)
• Science Fiction and Magic, and RELIGULOUS (letter of comment
• by Taras Wolansky)
• This Week's Reading (TITANIC and THE TITANIC
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 20 11/14/2008 • THE WALDORF CONFERENCE (announcement)
• mY cOmplaint (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Answers to Last Week's Titanic Math Problem (comments
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Ruckus About Pluto (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Titanic (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky)
• The Case for Caution (letter of comment by Ian Gahan)
• This Week's Reading (REALITYLAND, SMILE WHEN YOU'RE LYING,
• THE LAST THEOREM, and A POCKETFUL OF HISTORY)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 21 11/21/2008 • Preview (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Common Sense (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Observable Evolution? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Three Types of War Films (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Non-Fiction Book Recommendations (book reviews
• byGreg Frederick)
• Capital Letters (letter of comment by Pete Brady)
• Leeper Screws the Pooch Again (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Pluto (letters of comment by Dan Cox and Tim McDaniel)
• Titanic (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky)
• This Week's Reading (THE BIBLE: A BIOGRAPHY,
• ACQUIRING GENOMES, and NATION) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 22 11/28/2008 • Less is More? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Amazon Takes a Stand (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Johnson County Wars (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• War Films (letter of comment by Rob Mitchell)
• Pluto (letter of comment by Fred Lerner)
• THE MAN FROM EARTH (letters of comment by George MacLachlan
• and Richie Bielak)
• This Week's Reading (DEATH WITH INTERRUPTIONS)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 23 12/05/2008 • United States Civics Quiz
• Tuxedo (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Ganging Up (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• GOOD OMENS by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
• (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (FATHERLAND, THE AUDACITY OF HOPE/
• LA AUDACIA DE LA ESPERANZA, "The Gospel According to
• St. Mark", and "The Streets of Ashkelon")
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 24 12/12/2008 • Spam Message (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• John Thain's Decision (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Forrest J. Ackerman, R.I.P. (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (film review byMark R. Leeper)
• 1776 (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Class of 2100 (letter of comment by David Shallcross)
• INDEPENDENCE DAY (letter of comment by Kenneth Howard)
• Alternate Histories (letter of comment by Mike Glyer)
• This Week's Reading(book purchases) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 25 12/19/2008 • In New York City (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• One More Time (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Golden Decade of the Western (part 1) (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• The Twilight of Good Literature (comments by Jayne Bielak)
• HORROR IN THE WIND (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• ADAM RESURRECTED (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (letter of
• comment by Dan Kimmel)
• Forrest J Ackerman and Weather (letter of comment by John Purcell)
• Degree Mills and Spanish-Language Books (letter of comment
• by Fred Lerner)
• This Week's Reading (QUEST OF THE SNOW LEOPARD, MIDDLE
• PASSAGES, and COUNTERKNOWLEDGE)(book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 26 12/26/2008 • Free Viewing BBC's "Day of the Triffids"
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Strange Power of Hercule Poirot (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• Calendars (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Golden Decade of the Western (part 2)
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• IF I WERE DICTATOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE WRESTLER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• CHE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Westerns (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel)
• This Week's Reading (BLACK NO MORE) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 27 01/02/2009 • The Real Paine (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Celebrities and Science (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Losing the Moral Edge (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (film review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• ENDER IN EXILE by Orson Scott Card (book review
• by Joe Karpierz)
• VALKYRIE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• MARLEY & ME by John Grogan (book review by Mark R. Leeper)
• TWILIGHT (letter of comment by Liza MacEntee)
• This Week's Reading (WHO KILLED THE CURATE?)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 28 01/09/2009 • And Another (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Edd Cartier Has Died (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• RELIGULOUS Online (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Mouse and I (part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• If You Read Only One Book in 2009, You Should Read ...
• (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• TWILIGHT (letter of comment by Raven Stern)
• This Week's Reading (MICHELANGELO'S NOTEBOOK)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 29 01/16/2009 • STARSHIP TROOPERS Discussion
• Life on Mars (Probably) (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Leeper Screws the Pooch (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• 2008 in Review (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Seventy Years Ago (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Mouseand I (part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE LAST THEOREM by Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl
• (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• DEFIANCE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Mice (letter of comment by Wendy Sheridan and Robert Bohrer)
• One-BookRecommendations (letter of comment by Rob Mitchell)
• TWILIGHT, Mice, Faux-Reality, and Fargo (letter of comment
• by Bob Devney)
• This Week's Reading (THE BLACK STAR PASSES,
• PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL, ANDROMEDA STRAIN, and
• "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror")
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 30 01/23/2009 • Correction
• Science Fiction Becomes Reality (comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Mixed Recommendation (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Another Set of Top Westerns (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Bush Legacy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Kids (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Where's the Mouse? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Top Ten Films of 2008 (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The 100-Thing Challenge (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• MILK (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• LIFELINES (a.k.a. WHEREVER YOU ARE) (film review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• Mice (letter of comment by Tim McDaniel)
• This Week's Reading (THE GILDED AGE) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 31 01/30/2009 • Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL's Equations
• The Mouse and I (part 3) (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Dictionaries (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Logic Puzzle (by Richie Bielak)
• Top Ten Films of 2008 (letters of comment by Lax Madapaty
• and Arthur Kaletsky)
• ImageNETion.com (letter of comment by Andre Kuzniarek)
• Mice (letter of comment by Wendy Sheridan)
• This Week's Reading (ORLANDO) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 32 02/06/2009 • The Top Ten Scariest Paintings of All Time
• The Top Fifteen Greatest Science Fiction Writers of All Time
• Kids (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Logic Puzzle Solution (by Richie Bielak and Mark R. Leeper)
• STRANGE FORCES: THE FANTASTIC TALES OF LEOPOLDO LUGONES
• (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• LITTLE BROTHER by Cory Doctorow (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• FROST/NIXON (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (A THEORY OF JUSTICE and THEY RANG UP THE
• POLICE) (book commentsby Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 33 02/13/2009 • Godlogic (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The On-line Film Critic Society Annual Awards (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• Stealing More Than the Company (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• CORALINE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE DECAPITATED CHICKEN AND OTHER STORIES by Horacio Quiroga
• (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Second Best Versus Worst (letter of comment by Pete Brady)
• This Week's Reading (SHERLOCK HOLMES WAS WRONG, HOLMES
• ON THE RANGE, 230 DESPUES DE CRIST) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 34 02/20/2009 • Science Fiction Discussion Groups
• Special Charles Darwin Issue of THE LANCET
• Ganging Agley (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Country Is In Trouble (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Polarization and the Rage of the Middle Class
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Thrift (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• THE READER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Mice (letter of comment by Tim McDaniel)
• Issue Numbers, Godlogic, OFCS Awards, Stealing More Than
• the Company, THE DECAPITATED CHICKEN, and
• Sherlock Holmes (letter of comment by John Purcell)
• This Week's Reading (STARSHIP TROOPERS) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 35 02/27/2009 • The Secret Is Out (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• And the Winner Is ... SLUMDOG MILLIONARE (comments
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• Boston Science Fiction Marathon (film reviews by Dan Kimmel)
• STARSHIP TROOPERS (letters of comment by Dewey Henize
• andRob Mitchell)
• Financing (letters of comment by Andre Kuzniarek
• and John Sloan)
• This Week's Reading (YEARS OF MINUTES and THE WISDOM OF
• CROWDS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 36 03/06/2009 • Brideshead Revisited (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Math Question (puzzle by Mark R. Leeper)
• Project Steve (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• FORBIDDEN LIE$ (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• HEARTS AND MINDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SLUMDOG Rundown (film comments by Lax Madapaty)
• This Week's Reading (THE ENEMY STARS, Kali, Jorge Luis Borges
• and other Hispanic authors, and Kafka)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Answer to Math Question (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 37 03/13/2009 • Star Trek Fragrances (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Economics of the Film Industry (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• 50 Years of Dolls (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• DOPPELGANGER and Silliness (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Rush Limbaugh and Failure (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• WATCHMEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• CITY AT THE END OF TIME by Greg Bear (book review
• by Joe Karpierz)
• DEEP STORM by Lincoln Child (book review by Tom Russell)
• SKILLS LIKE THIS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Evolution and Belief (letter of comment by Ken Howard)
• The Histriones (letter of comment by Bill Higgins)
• This Week's Reading (ADVENTURES IN UNHISTORY, THE BOOK OF
• THE UNKNOWN, THE EXPLOSIONIST, and translations)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)

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MT Void Vol. 27, No. 38 03/20/2009 • Turner Classic Movies Science Fiction Festival
• Science Fiction Discussion Groups
• Puzzle from FERMAT'S ROOM
• The Shape of Things That Came (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Jackie the Embarrassment (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• DOPPELGANGER and Symmetry (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Sale Weirdness (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• FERMAT'S ROOM (LA HABITACION DE FERMAT) (film review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• WATCHMEN by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
• (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• WATCHMEN (letter of comment by Nick Sauer)
• WATCHMEN (letters of comment by Susan de Guardiola)
• Star Trek Fragrances, Barbie, WATCHMEN, and Rush Limbaugh
• (letter of comment by John Purcell)
• This Week's Reading (SHAMBLING TOWARDS HIROSHIMA,
• PLANET OF THE APES, and translations)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)

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MT Void Vol. 27, No. 39 03/27/2009 • Correction (comments by David Goldfarb, Mark Leeper,
• and Evelyn Leeper)
• Hugo Nominations
• Hadron (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Just Me Again (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Inflate Wolverine (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Economic Face-Huggers (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• SITA SINGS THE BLUES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• BLONDE ROOTS by Bernadine Evaristo (book review
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (STEINBECK'S GHOST, REDCOATS' REVENGE,
• and 44 SCOTLAND STREET) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 40 04/03/2009 • Puzzle Solution
• Faster Than Light Travel (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Hiding in Plain Sight (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• KNOWING (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE BOY IN THE STRIPEDPAJAMAS (film review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• Library Classification (letter of comment by Fred Lerner)
• This Week's Reading (SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE GIANT'S HAND,
• SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE DISAPPEARING PRINCE AND OTHER
• STORIES, and SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE GHOST OF BAKER STREET)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 41 04/10/2009 • Correction
• That Ring in My Ears (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Price of Film-Reviewing (At Least for Me) (comments
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• STARSHIP TROOPERS by Robert A. Heinlein (book review
• by Joe Karpierz)
• FOREVER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, KNOWING, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED
• PAJAMAS, and ALIEN TRESPASS (letter of comment
• by Dan Kimmel)
• Hiding in Plain Sight (letter of comment by John L. Sloan)
• This Week's Reading (book sales) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 42 04/17/2009 • Science Fiction Discussion Groups
• Are You Now or Have You Ever Been... (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• Opportunity Not To Be Missed (fiction by Mark R. Leeper)
• REPO!: THE GENETIC OPERA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Kinship Terms (letterof comment by Fred Lerner)
• Large-Print Books (letter of comment by Mike Lukacs)
• Steganography (letter of comment by Mike Lukacs)
• This Week's Reading (TIDE OF DEATH, REMARKABLE CREATURES,
• and SWIFTLY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 44 05/01/2009 • Apologies
• News From Prehistory (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Bill Nye, Science Guy and Atheist Corruptor of Youth
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The One-Deck Shuffle (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil Gaiman (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• Hiding in Plain Sight (letter of comment by Tim McDaniel)
• Lifecycle of a Star (letter of comment by Frank Leisti)
• Sense of Wonder (letter of comment by Frank Leisti)
• This Week's Reading (LITTLE BROTHER, THE LAST CHINESE CHEF,
• THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, and THE RIVER OF DOUBT)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 45 05/08/2009 • Say the Word (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• History Channel Prehistory Documentaries (comments
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• Bill Nye (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel, Tim McDaniel,
• and Tom Russell)
• This Week's Reading (magical realism) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 46 05/15/2009 • In Case You Were Wondering (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Optical Illusion (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Liberal Tug (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• STAR TREK (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• UNDER OUR SKIN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• A GRIN WITHOUT A CAT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Reflected Moonlight (letter of comment
• by Victoria Fineberg)
• This Week's Reading (THE ELEPHANT AND THE TIGER and
• ALL THE WONDERS WE SEEK) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 47 05/22/2009 • Science Fiction Discussion Groups
• Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Not Another Missing Link!!! (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Grades and Wiggle Room (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (THE RED TENT) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 48 05/29/2009 • Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Number One NASA Gross-Out (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Measure of All Things (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Netbooks and WiFi (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• UNMISTAKEN CHILD (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SF Book Discussions and Grades (letter of comment
• by John Purcell)
• This Week's Reading (Hugo-nominated novellas and Teaching
• Company (and other) courses) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 49 06/05/2009 • Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Turner Classic Movie Quadruple Feature
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• 0, 1, 4, 15, 56, 209, ... (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• UP (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SATURN'S CHILDREN by Charles Stross (book review
• by Joe Karpierz)
• Effort and Grades (letter of comment by Richie Bielak)
• NASA Gross-Out (letter of comment by Mike Glyer)
• Measure, WiFi, Grades, Taxation, THIS ISLAND EARTH, and
• The Teaching Company (letter of comment by GuyFerraiolo)
• Old Age (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel)
• Hugo-Nominated Novellas (letter of comment by Charlie Harris)
• This Week's Reading (AIG publications, dictionaries,
• library book sales, and Hugo-nominated novelettes)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 50 06/12/2009 • Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Is This The Future Of Pioneering? (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• Trivia Question on Sports Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The New Jersey State Chili & Salsa Cook-Off (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• DRAG ME TO HELL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Sequences (letters of comment by Joe Presley
• and Andre Kuzniarek)
• Age (letter of comment by Jerry Ryan)
• This Week's Reading (THE LAST COW ON THE
• WHITE HOUSE LAWN and THE SEQUEL OF APPOMATTOX)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 51 06/19/2009 • Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Science Fiction Discussion Groups
• Answer to Trivia Question on Sports Films (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• Lost in Translation (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Sir Christopher Lee (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• DEAD SNOW (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• ZOE'S TALE by John Scalzi (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• Copyright (letters of comment by Richie Bielakand and James LaBarre)
• Sports Film, Suzanne Somers, and Chili (letter of comment
• byJohn Purcell)
• Paul Erdos (letter of comment by Tom Russell)
• Chili (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
• This Week's Reading (THIS ISLAND EARTH, Hugo-nominated short
• stories) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 27, No. 52 06/26/2009 • Acknowledgement (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Powder River (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Good Radio Drama Site (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• How Does 3-D Work in Films? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE RISING: BALLAD OF MANGAL PANDEY (film review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE BEGINNINGS OF WESTERN SCIENCE by David C. Lindberg
• (book review by Greg Frederick)
• Sports Films (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel)
• Lost in Translation (letters of comment by Steven H Silver,
• Dan Kimmel, John Jetzt, Janice Gelb, Charles Harris,
• and Dave Anolick)
• IFC in Theaters (letter of comment by Fred Lerner)
• ROCKY (letter of comment by Dave Anolick)
• This Week's Reading (short novels) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)

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