The MT Void

Evelyn C. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper

2010-2011

Newsletter MT Void Vol. 29 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. 29, No. 1 07/02/2010 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• The Story of My Life (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• July B-Movie Recommendations for Turner Classic Movies
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 2 07/09/2010 • Dome (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• 3D: Fad or the Future of Cinema (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• INFERNO by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (audiobook review
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 3 07/16/2010 • And Thereby Hangs a Tail (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• James P. Hogan, RIP (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Comments on A WEDNESDAY (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• DESPICABLE ME (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• 3D (letters of comment by Dan Kimmel and Andre Kuznariak)
• THE CITY & THE CITY (letter of comment by Joe Karpierz)
• This Week's Reading (THE RADIOACTIVE BOY SCOUT and
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 4 07/23/2010 • Counter-Proposal (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• History Channel (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Fritz Leiber and the Oil Spill (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Pupsicles (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Warring on Weekends--Civil War Style (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 5 07/30/2010 • Instant Communication? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Connecting the Dots (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The IRS and Non-Profit Organizations (public service
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 6 08/06/2010 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• The Natural Irony (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• We Almost Lost Triceratops (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SOUL KITCHEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• OLD-NEW LAND (ALTNEULAND) (letter of comment by Fred Lerner)
• Mel Gibson, Connecting the Dots, Non-Profits, Scanning
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 7 08/13/2010 • The Return of William Castle (film schedule)
• A Question to Be Asked Again and Again and Again (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 8 08/20/2010 • Near Escape (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Baagh! Baagh! Baagh! (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Very Hard Math Problems (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Housing Developments (letter of comment by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Mnemonics (letters of comment by Kip Williams
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 9 08/27/2010 • Answers to Last Week's Questions (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 10 09/03/2010 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Semper Floss (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for September (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 11 09/10/2010 • Hugo Awards
• Salute (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Do We Need Manned Spaceflight? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• BELLWETHER by Connie Willis (audiobook review
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 12 09/17/2010 • Ever Notice? II (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Engineers of Destruction (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Bacterial Altruism (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• MACHETE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE AMERICAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• FOR MY WIFE... (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Fads, Dentists, and Names (letter of comment by Sam Long)
• This Week's Reading (relationship terms) (book comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 13 09/24/2010 • Sub-Prime Loan (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• One Way To Think About Off-Shore Oil Drilling (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 14 10/01/2010 • Ever Notice? I (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for October (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 15 10/08/2010 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Eleven Astounding Sci-Fi Predictions That Came True
• Spartan Democracy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Really Bizarre Optical Illusion (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Reevaluating Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Second-Person Narratives (letters of comment by Kip Williams
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 16 10/15/2010 • M. C. Escher *and* Pulp Illustration (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 17 10/22/2010 • Pulp Irony (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Some Comments on Origami (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• WIRELESS by Charles Stross (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• SHERLOCK HOLMES: A STUDY IN PINK (TV review by Rob Mitchell)
• Science Fiction Predictions (letter of comment
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 18 10/29/2010 • The Pale Future of American Cinema (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 19 11/05/2010 • Apology
• Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Dangerous Cuisine (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• In Style vs. Substance, Is Purchased Style Winning? (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 20 11/12/2010 • Logical Extension (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Innumeracy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• A Quick Exploration of Higher Dimensional Spaces (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 21 11/19/2010 • *Really* High-Definition Resolution (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 22 11/26/2010 • Various Magazines Look at Science Fiction
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 23 12/03/2010 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Life Magazine on Horror Films
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for December (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 24 12/10/2010 • Presidential Pardons (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• It's Life, Jim, But Not As We Know It (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 25 12/17/2010 • Where Horror Film Began (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Discrepancy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Coming of the Wee Phone (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• LET ME IN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• CASINO JACK (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Arsenophilic Life (letters of comment by Mike Lukacs)
• BLACK SWAN, INCEPTION, SOYLENT GREEN, PIRANHA 3D, AVATAR,
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 26 12/24/2010 • Superheroes and the Law
• It Ain't Necessarily So (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Year End Mini-Reviews: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS,
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 27 12/31/2010 • Muscle Man Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for January 2011 (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 28 01/07/2011 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Questions about Myth I (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Was That Me??? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE TIME MACHINE Adapted to Radio (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 29 01/14/2011 • Questions about Myth II (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Yes, That Was Me (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• More Short Takes (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• EL SUPERSTAR: THE UNLIKELY RISE OF JUAN FRANCES (film review
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 30 01/21/2011 • One-Sided Congratulations (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Detroit and New Jersey (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Great Man vs. Tide of History (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• It's The End of the World as We Know It! (film/book reviews
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 31 01/28/2011 • 340 Free Movies Online (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Color Problem (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Francis Ford Coppola and 3D (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• The Top Five Science Fiction and Fantasy Films of the '00s
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 32 02/04/2011 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Incident at Outback (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for February (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 33 02/11/2011 • Word Puzzle (by Tom Russell)
• Science Fiction Art Exhibit
• GROUNDHOG DAY
• Two Amusing Videos (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Untold Story (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Big Snow Storms During Global Warming??? (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 34 02/18/2011 • Answer to Last Week's Word Puzzle and a New Puzzle
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 35 02/25/2011 • Answer to Last Week's Puzzle and a New Puzzle
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 36 03/04/2011 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Subscriber Publishes Book (announcement)
• Science Fiction Fan Wins Oscar! (and Other Oscar Comments)
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 37 03/11/2011 • Longstanding Names (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Non-Repeatability of Scientific Studies (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 38 03/18/2011 • The History of Science Fiction
• Golf Is an Unusual Sport (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• What Happened at Fukushima (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 39 03/25/2011 • Really Comforting (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Failure to Launch... (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Rocky Exo-Planets Viewed from a Distance (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 40 04/01/2011 • Correction
• Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Names (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Second Life (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for April (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 41 04/08/2011 • Second Life (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Year's Members of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 42 04/15/2011 • Second Life (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Foreign-Language Spy Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• A Close Look at KING KONG (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• PAUL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• JOHNNY BE GONE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SOURCE CODE (letters of comment by Mark Brader and
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 43 04/22/2011 • Astronomical Eye Candy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Alice (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• What Is THIS ISLAND EARTH About? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• YEAR'S BEST SF 15 edited by David G. Hartwell and
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 44 04/29/2011 • Walpurgis Night (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• An Inconvenient Truth (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Books Are Like Families (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for May (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 45 05/06/2011 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• The Undiscovered Country (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Sophomoric Libel (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• WWW: WONDER by Robert J. Sawyer (book review
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 46 05/13/2011 • Be-earlied Vengeance (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Future of Mankind (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Fearful Symmetries (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THOR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Cubicles, BTL, and Google (letters of comment by Nathan
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 47 05/20/2011 • SF Authors Pick the Best SF
• The True Inventor of a Science Fictional Time Machine?
• Riddle (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• One More Day! (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THOR (film review by Dale Skran, Jr.)
• SCHISM by Catherine Asaro (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz)
• HELLO LONESOME (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THOR (letter of comment by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (FEED and THE NUN'S STORY)
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 48 05/27/2011 • Nebula Awards Winners
• The CDC and the Zombie Apocalypse (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 49 06/03/2011 • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups (NJ)
• Problem of the Week: How'd He Do It? (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 50 06/10/2011 • Policy on Politics (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Problem of the Week: How'd He Do It?--Solution (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 51 06/17/2011 • Point of Law (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Why E-Books Aren't There Yet (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Did Mike Tyson Give Away His Face? (comments
 
MT Void Vol. 29, No. 52 06/24/2011 • Spring Cleaning Malady (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Remembering Robur the Conqueror (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Why Streaming Content Is Not the Solution ... Yet
 

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