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| Issue | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 1 | 07/04/2014 | • 31 Essential Science Fiction Terms And Where They Came From • GAME OF THRONES (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • My Paris Experience (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • "The Wheel of Time" by Robert Jordan and WARBOUND by Larry Correia (and other Hugo nominees) (book reviews by Dale L. Skran, Jr.) • THE EDGE OF TOMORROW (film review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.) • THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (film mini-review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.) • REDWOOD HIGHWAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • DRIVEN: FROM WHEELCHAIR TO RACE CAR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • ANCILLARY JUSTICE (letter of comment by Jay Carter) • Vampires (and a new puzzle) (letters of comment by Peter Rubinstein and Tim Bateman) • This Week's Reading (DAUGHTER OF TIME, JOHN O'HARA'S HOLLYWOOD, AT THE MOLEHILLS OF MADNESS, and LIFE AND LISZT) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 2 | 07/11/2014 | • More Than Ice Cream Melts Away (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The Tenth Man Exists (Well, sort of.) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • DREAMS AND SHADOWS by C. Robert Cargill (book review by Gwendolyn Karpierz) • LAWRENCE IN ARABIA, Lowell Thomas, Churchill, and ARROWSMITH (letter of comment by John Hertz) • Doctor Who (letters of comment by Paul Dormer and Tim Bateman) • This Week's Reading (BLINDNESS, TIME TRAVELER, and THE EXPLODING WHALE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 3 | 07/18/2014 | • Dealing in Science Fiction Classics at Readercon • 21 Jokes So Clever You Probably Won't Understand Them (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The V-2 Missile Was a Huge Mistake (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The Hugo Nominations for Best Dramatic Presentation 2014 (screed, diatribe, and ramble by Dale L. Skran, Jr.) • PARTICLE FEVER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • ANCILLARY JUSTICE by Ann Leckie (book review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.) • WARBOUND by Larry Correia (book review by Joe Karpierz) • HARD MAGIC by Larry Correia (book review by Gwendolyn Karpierz) • DESTINATION SPACE (television review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.) • GREASEPAINT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • This Week's Reading (THE SMARTEST KIDS IN THE WORLD and YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL AND OTHER ENCOURAGEMENTS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 4 | 07/25/2014 | • The Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE • SF on TV (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for August (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • AFTERMATH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE by Daryl Gregory (book review by Joe Karpierz) • WHAT IS RELATIVITY? by Jeffrey Bennett (book review by Gregory Frederick) • Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentations (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) • "Men into Space" (letter of comment by Neil Ostrove) • 21 Jokes (letter of comment by Peter Rubinstein) • This Week's Reading (FEARING THE DARK, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, and CONFEDERATES IN THE ATTIC) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • • ================================================================== |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 5 | 08/01/2014 | • Hugo Awards Ceremony Party (NJ) • Top Documentary Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • METROPOLIS (Moroder version) Free On-line (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Neanderthal-Human Mating (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Phantoms of the Opera: A Survey of Adaptations (Part 1) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Baseball and (Science) Fiction (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • LUCY (film review by Dale L. Skran, Jr.) • SEPTIC MAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • YESTERDAY'S KIN by Nancy Kress (book review by Joe Karpierz) • WET BEHIND THE EARS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • This Week's Reading (Retro Hugo packet, THE CORONER'S LUNCH, KILLED AT THE WHIM OF A HAT, REVISIONING 007: JAMES BOND AND CASINO ROYALE, and THE DEMOLISHED MAN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 6 | 08/08/2014 | • Maninasuitasauri (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Tweeting Con Reports (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Phantoms of the Opera: A Survey of Adaptations (Part 2) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Google Robot, Space X Falcon 9, and Space Drive (comments by Greg Frederick) This Week's Reading (THE BELEAGUERED CITY: THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 7 | 08/15/2014 | • A Good Word to Know (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Phantoms of the Opera: A Survey of Adaptations (Part 3) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Retro Hugo Award Winners and General Hugo Comments (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • A WORLD LIT ONLY BY FIRE? by William Manchester (book review by Greg Frederick) • This Week's Reading (CHINA ROAD) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 8 | 08/22/2014 | • Phantoms of the Opera: A Survey of Adaptations (Part 4) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Hugo Award Winners and General Hugo Comments (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper • Counting Countries (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • Life After People (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • Tsundoku, Phantoms of the Opera, and A WORLD LIT ONLY BY FIRE? (letter of comment by Tim Bateman) • Woody Allen Documentary, His Scandal, Statutory Rape, Child Porn, and Professor Moynihan (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • This Week's Reading (EL SENOR BORGES, THE DROWNED WORLD, THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT, and THE HEROINES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 9 | 08/29/2014 | • The Rise of Time Machine Fiction • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for September (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Ethics Versus Religion (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES by Kage Baker (book review by Joe Karpierz) • BLACK MILK by Robert Reed (book review by Dale L. Skran) • ROCKS IN MY POCKETS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Credentials Versus Education (comment by Keith F. Lynch) • Tsundoku (letter of comment by Philip Chee) • Baseball and Football and (Science) Fiction (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • Lustrums and Fortnights (letters of comment by Kevin Robinson, Peter Trei, Keith F. Lynch, and Jette Goldie) • This Week's Reading (DR. STRANGELOVE, RED ALERT, THERE'S MORE TO NEW JERSEY THAN THE SOPRANOS, THE SOPRANO STATE, and VIDEOHOUND'S WAR MOVIES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 10 | 09/05/2014 | • A Step Ahead (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The Missing 1984 (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2018 (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR: SATAN CAME TO PARADISE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • LonCon 3 (2014 Worldcon) Mini-Report (convention report by Joe Karpierz) • LonCon 3 (2014 Worldcon) (Part 1) (convention report by Dale L. Skran) • IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES (letter of comment by Steve Milton) • Tsundoku and Tsunami (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) • Time Machine Fiction |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 11 | 09/12/2014 | • The Length of This Issue (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Sidewise Awards • The Wheels on the Buggy Go Round and Round (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • When It Comes to the Internet Nobody Has Your Back (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Fall 2014 SF/F TV Preview (comments by Dale L. Skran) • LonCon 3 (2014 Worldcon) (Part 2) (convention report by Dale L. Skran) • LonCon 3 (2014 Worldcon) (convention report by Evelyn C. Leeper) • LIFE OF EARTH by Stanley A. Rice (book review by Gregory Frederick) • LonCon 3 (letters of comment by Gregory Benford, Joe Karpierz, Tim Bateman, and Kevin R.) • IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES (letter of comment by Joe Karpierz) • THE FOUNTAINHEAD, ATLAS SHRUGGED, and Pretentious Toxic Brain Sludge (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • Baseball (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • This Week's Reading (THE CITY & THE CITY and ANCILLARY JUSTICE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 12 | 09/19/2014 | • Kudos • LonCon 3 Convention Report • Wait. How's That Again? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Life Imitates Gorgo (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Some Thoughts on Television in the 21st Century (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • THE SCRIBBLER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • LonCon 3 (2014 Worldcon) (Part 3) (convention report by Dale L. Skran) • Mars One (comments by Dale L. Skran) • Super-Hero Films (letters of comment by Jim Susky and Dale L. Skran) • Beloit College Mindset List (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • Google and Robots (letter of comment by Gregory Frederick) • Security (letter of comment by Tom Russell) • This Week's Reading (Retro Hugo nominees, SIEGE OF KHARTOUM, and "The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse") (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 13 | 09/26/2014 | • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for October (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Memory (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • FIELD OF LOST SHOES (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • BELIEVE ME (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • DRIVE HARD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • LonCon 3 (2014 Worldcon) (Part 4) (convention report by Dale L. Skran) • Neil deGrasse Tyson (letter of comment by Neil Ostrove) • The First Law of Convention Rooms (letter of comment by Gregory Benford) • Ayn Rand (letter of comment by Kip Williams) • Hugo Awards for Dramatic Presentations (letter of comment by Tim Bateman) • This Week's Reading (IN THE OCEAN OF NIGHT, ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND LIVES!: A WORLD WITHOUT WORLD WAR I, and MY REAL CHILDREN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 14 | 10/03/2014 | • The Egyptian Book of the Dead (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Disease Is Scarier Than Weapons (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • HERO OF THE DAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • LonCon 3 (2014 Worldcon) (Part 5) (convention report by Dale L. Skran) • DRIVE HARD (letter of comment by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Hugo Awards for Dramatic Presentations (letters of comment by Paul Dormer and Kevin R.) • Sir Richard Francis Burton (letters of comment by Kevin R., Tim Bateman, and Peter Trei) • ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND LIVES! (letters of comment by Tim Bateman and Keith F. Lynch) • This Week's Reading (THE WEIRD and THE WHITE MOUTAINS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 15 | 10/10/2014 | • Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Shows • Craftsmanship a Thing of the Past (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Where Did All the Slide Rules Go? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The Creature from the Black Lagoon (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • THE ROAD (film review by Dale L. Skran) • THE ANDROID'S DREAM by John Scalzi (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) • Sir Richard Francis Burton (letters of comment by Scott Dorsey, Tim Bateman, Peter Trei, Keith F. Lynch, and Jette Goldie) • Antibiotics (letters of comment by Scott Dorsey and Keith F. Lynch) • This Week's Reading (CAT PEOPLE and HOMENAJE A AGATHA CHRISTIE: EL CASO DEL COLLAR) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 16 | 10/17/2014 | • SF Editor Roundtable at Old Bridge (NJ) Public Library • Kudos • The Appearance and Reappearance of Dinosaurs (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • THE DECENT ONE (DER ANSTANDIGE) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • What Is Art? (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • Ayn Rand (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • Slide Rules (letters of comment by Jim Susky and Walter Meissner) • This Week's Reading (THROUGH THE LANGUAGE GLASS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 17 | 10/24/2014 | • Apology • Jumping the Gun? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Tree Structures in Art (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The Changing Canon of Horror Films (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • WAKE WOOD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • ENGINEERING INFINITY edited by Jonathan Strahan (book review by Joe Karpierz) • Color Vision (letters of comment by Richie Bielak and Charles S. Harris) • What Is Art? (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND and NORTH BY NORTHWEST (letter of comment by John Sloan) • Slide Rules, Nixie Tubes, and Numitrons (letter of comment by Paul Dormer, Scott Dorsey, Keith F. Lynch, Peter Trei, and David Harmon) • This Week's Reading (THINKING IN NUMBERS, A CERTAIN AMBIGUITY, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and VAMPYR) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 18 | 10/31/2014 | • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • HIMMELSKIBET--For Completists Only (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for November (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • DIPLOMACY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Slide Rules (letter of comment by Chuck Magavero) • Nixie Tubes (letters of comment by David Harmon, Paul Dormer, and Kevin R.) • Sir Richard Francis Burton (letters of comment by David Friedman and Peter Trei) • This Week's Reading (THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2012) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 19 | 11/07/2014 | • Alternate History Interview • How Long Can a Knock Be? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Disconnected Life (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Magazine Editor Round-Table (report by Evelyn C. Leeper) • CONSIDER PHLEBAS by Iain M. Banks (book review by Joe Karpierz) • PELICAN DREAMS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • This Week's Reading (BURMESE DAYS, THE HISTORY OF THE SIEGE OF LISBON, and THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SCIENCE FICTION) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 20 | 11/14/2014 | • We Have Touchdown! (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Film about Yuri Gargarin • Kaiju Noir (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The Paradox of Hanoi (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • INTERSTELLAR (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • HOUSEBOUND (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Knocks (letters of comment by Frank Leisti, Steve Milton, and Lee Beaumont) • Alternate History (comments by Steven H Silver) • This Week's Reading (CONGRESSIONAL GOVERNMENT: A STUDY IN AMERICAN POLITICS and SUPERFREAKONOMICS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 21 | 11/21/2014 | • Updated Film (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • How Can I Love Dogs and Not Want One of My Own? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • INTERSTELLAR (film review by Dale L. Skran) • Code Knocking (letter of comment by Kip Williams) • INTERSTELLAR (letter of comment by Andre Kuznariak) • This Week's Reading (ARROWSMITH) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 22 | 11/28/2014 | • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • Headline Seen on News (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Can We Believe the Popular Media on Science? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • My Picks For Turner Classic Movies for December (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Why Streaming Content Is Still Not the Solution (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • THE PUPPET MASTERS by Robert A. Heinlein (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) • ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • THE IMMORTALISTS (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Code Knocking (letter of comment by Neil Ostrove) • Dogs (letters of comment by Fred Lerner) • ARROWSMITH (letters of comment by Fred Lerner And Gregory Benford) • Dogs, INTERSTELLAR, LOOPER, and History Books (letter of comment by John Purcell) • This Week's Reading (WOMEN AND THE MILITARY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 23 | 12/05/2014 | • A Second Opinion (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • From My In-Box: Internet Reviewing (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • FIELD OF FANTASIES edited by Rick Wilber (book review by Joe Karpierz) • A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Pluto, THE GREAT RUPERT, Robert A. Heinlein, Antarctica (letter of comment by Joseph T. Major) • Dogs (letter of comment by John Purcell) • This Week's Reading (Loeb Classical Library, book sales, and MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 24 | 12/12/2014 | • Soprano State (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Serling and Bradbury Falling-Out (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Mini-Reviews of 2014 Films (LIFE ITSELF, FORCE MAJEURE, WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. JAMES J. BULGER, LIFE'S A BREEZE, FRONTERA, TWO FACES OF JANUARY, THE MISSING PICTURE, JOURNEY TO THE WEST) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • THE BABADOOK (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • LOCK IN by John Scalzi (book review by Joe Karpierz) • LIFE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT by J. Craig Venter (book review by Gregory Frederick) • Orion Launch (comments by Gregory Frederick) • Dieting (letters of comment by Gregory Benford and Walter Meissner) • Pluto (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • This Week's Reading (LA NOVIA DE FRANKENSTEIN (THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN)) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 25 | 12/19/2014 | • A Foolish Inconsistency (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Online Film Critics Society Annual Movie Awards • Philcon 2008 Con Report Available (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • False Safety in Numbers: The Poisoned Internet (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • POKER NIGHT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Film Recommendations • THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (comments by Peter Rubinstein) • Dieting (letter of comment by Gregory Benford) • Spacecraft News (letter of comment by Gregory Frederick) • This Week's Reading (THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2012) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 26 | 12/26/2014 | • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • Christmas Spirit (comments by Mark R, Leeper) • Layout (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • My Picks For Turner Classic Movies for January (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • INSIDE THE MIND OF LEONARDO (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Internet Security (letter of comment by Walter Meissner) • MODERNIST CUISINE (letter of comment by Peter Rubinstein) • Opera (letter of comment by Walter Meissner) • Dieting and Longevity (letter of comment by Walter Meissner) • Doctor Who and OFCS Awards (letter of comment by Kevin R.) • This Week's Reading (THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES by Charles Darwin) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 27 | 01/02/2015 | • Philcon 2009 and 2010 Con Reports Available (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Give It Up for Science (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • De-Cluttering (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Mini-Reviews of 2014 Films (IVORY TOWER, FRANK, HAPPY CHRISTMAS, HONEYMOON, FILTH, LIFE PARTNERS, THE DOUBLE, and NYMPHOMANIAC (I and II)) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • THE IMITATION GAME (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • BIRDMAN (film comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Fall 2014 SF TV Reviews (ASCENSION, HAVEN, SLEEPY HOLLOW, GOTHAM, FOREVER, SCORPION, SHIELD, VAMPIRE DIARIES, ORIGINALS, SUPERNATURAL, FLASH, ARROW, CONSTANTINE, THE MENTALIST, Z NATION, THE 100) (television reviews by Dale L. Skran) • THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES and Evolution (letter of comment by Taras Wolansky) • Spacecraft News (letter of comment by Dan Cox) • This Week's Reading (WAR AND PEACE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 28 | 01/09/2015 | • Philcon 2011 Con Report Available (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Loncon 3 Artist Showcase Available On-Line • The Sharking Truth (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • My Top Ten Films of 2014 (film comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Smart Thermostats (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • NASA and TIME FOR THE STARS (comments by Dale L. Skran) • THE RUBY DICE by Catherine Asaro (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) • ECHOPRAXIA by Peter Watts (book review by Joe Karpierz) • Orion, Pluto Flyby, Ceres Probe, Rosetta Probe (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • Bess Myerson and Kitty Carlisle (letter of comment by Dan Kimmel) • FOREVER (letters of comment by Philip Chee, Paul Dormer, Kevin R, and Jette Goldie) • THE MENTALIST (letters of comment by Philip Chee, Paul Dormer, Kevin R, Jette Goldie, Tim Bateman, and Keith F. Lynch) • FILTH (letters of comments by Paul Dormer and Steve Coltrin) • This Week's Reading (WAR AND PEACE [again]) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 29 | 01/16/2015 | • What to Eat After the Apocalypse • Predictions (comments by Dale L. Skran) • Speaking in Someone Else's Voice (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • American Horror Story: Coven (television review by Dale L. Skran) • PUMP (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • SELMA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • THE MENTALIST (letter of comment by Dale L. Skran) • Rosetta, Pluto, and ECHOPRAXIA (letter of comment by Gregory Benford) • This Week's Reading (ORAL BORGES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 30 | 01/23/2015 | • The Gump Message (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Mini-Reviews of 2014 Films, Part 3 (THE CASE AGAINST 8, BIG BAD WOLVES, THE INTERNET'S OWN BOY, WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD, THE SACRAMENT, WILD) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • UNBROKEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Google Cardboard (comments by Lee R. Beaumont) • GONE GIRL [SPOILERS] and Edited Films (letter of comment by Tom Russell) • Actors (letter of comment by Kevin R) • Predictions (letter of comment by Philip Chee) • This Week's Reading (KINDRED) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 31 | 01/30/2015 | • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • No Exit (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov Day (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • My Picks For Turner Classic Movies for February (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • THE CURRENTS OF SPACE by Isaac Asimov (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) • 2014 Science and Technology in Review (comments by Dale L. Skran) • 2014 Academy Award Nominees in Short Live-Action and Animation (film reviews by Mark R. Leeper) • Louis Zamperini (letters of comment by Peter Rubinstein and Gerry Ryan) • A Box of Chocolates (letter of comment by Glen A. Taylor) • This Week's Reading (THE DOUBLE) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 32 | 02/06/2015 | • Starting With Varan ... (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • SF Film Retrospective (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Arthur C. Clarke's Predictions for 2010 • A Young Mark Leeper Thinks About Politics (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Londinium in CMDIV A.C. (convention report by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Ceres, Pluto, and Nuclear Spacecraft Engines (comments by Gregory Frederick) • OF MICE AND MEN (letter of comment by Kip Williams) • This Week's Reading (THE TALE OF THE UNKNOWN ISLAND and THE LIVES OF THINGS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 33 | 02/13/2015 | • Save Energy (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Mini-Reviews of 2014 Films, Part 4 (LUNCH, JOE, THE SKELETON TWINS, GET ON UP, THE DOG, and BOXTROLLS) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • DIGGING UP THE MARROW (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • QUEEN AND COUNTRY (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • THE NORMANS FROM RAIDERS TO KINGS by Lars Brownworth (book review by Gregory Frederick) • This Week's Reading (PERSONAL LIBRARY PROLOGUES) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 34 | 02/20/2015 | • Double Lesson (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Is America a Great Country or What? (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Seeing a Floater (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • JUPITER ASCENDING (film review by Dale L. Skran) • Strofe and Antistrofe (letter of comment by Tim Bateman) • LUNCH and Gary Owens (letters of comment by Kevin R, Paul Dormer, Tim Bateman, and Keith F. Lynch) • This Week's Reading (MANUAL OF PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 35 | 02/27/2015 | • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • My Picks for Turner Classic Movies in March (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Translations (letter of comment by Fred Lerner) • Country Rankings (letters of comment by Scott Dorsey and Philip Chee) • KINGSMAN (letters of comment by Jette Goldie, Tim Bateman, Scott Dorsey, and Paul Dormer) • Strofe and Antistrofe (letter of comment by Tim Bateman) • This Week's Reading (THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS) (book and movie comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 36 | 03/06/2015 | • Names (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Mini-Reviews (and One Midi-Review) of 2014 Films, Part 5 (BIRDMAN: OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE), BONNIE AND CLYDE VS. DRACULA, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, RED HOLLYWOOD, THE WAY HE LOOKS) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Those Pesky Hugo Nominations Again!!! (a rant by Dale L. Skran) • Ceres (comments by Greg Frederick) • The Duality of Light (comments by Greg Frederick) • Singapore Mathematics (letter of comment by Keith F. Lynch) • KINGSMAN and Accents (letter of comment by Peter Rubinstein) • THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS (letter of comment by Steve Milton) • CARRY ON SCREAMING (letter of comment by Paul Dormer) • Turner Classic Movies and BBC America (letter of comment by John Purcell) • This Week's Reading (MALGUDI DAYS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 37 | 03/13/2015 | • Super Pi Day • R.I.P. Sir Terry Pratchett (28 April 1948-12 March 2015) • Verification (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The Mote in Kirk's Eye (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The Nut on the Sphere Above the Ring (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • WALTER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) • MATHEMATICS AND THE IMAGINATION by Edward Kasner and James R. Newman (book review by Greg Frederick) • SHERLOCK (letter of comment by Robert Mitchell) • Hugo Nominations (letters of comment by Philip Chee, Kevin R., Steve Coltrin, and Paul Dormer) • This Week's Reading (JEFFERSON THE VIRGINIAN |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 38 | 03/20/2015 | • R.I.P. Ib Melchior (17 September 1917-13 March 2015) • Another Science Fiction Fan • Mini-Reviews of 2014 Films, Part 6 (BOYHOOD, ART AND CRAFT, MANILA METRO, STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS, NIGHT MOVES, REMOTE AREA MEDICAL) (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Downton Abbey (Spoilers Ahoy!) (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • THE WALKING DECEASED (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Enceladus (comments by Greg Frederick) • Super Pi Day (letters of comment by Lee Beaumont and Andre Kuzniarek) • Fractals and Surface Area (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) • Sally Hemings (letter of comment by Philip Chee) • This Week's Reading (MIDDLEMARCH, AMERICAN PULP, and INTERN NATION) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 39 | 03/27/2015 | • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • Query (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Puzzle (sent in by Tom Russell) • My Picks For Turner Classic Movies in April (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Why I Hate Travel (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • A MOST WANTED MAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • SLEEP DEALER (2008) (film retrospective by Mark R. Leeper) • SpaceX Summary (comments by Dale L. Skran) • THE WALKING DECEASED (letter of comment by David Goldfarb) • This Week's Reading (THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE and THE SHOCKWAVE RIDER) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 40 | 04/03/2015 | • Answer to Last Week's Puzzle (sent in by Tom Russell) • Pride (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Ad Hoc Rights (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Global Climate Change (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • UNDOCUMENTED EXECUTIVE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • A GOD THAT COULD BE REAL by Nancy Abrams (book review by Leland R. Beaumont) • Politics (letter of comment by Jim Susky) • This Week's Reading (THE SEVEN SAMURAI, THE TERMINATOR, and NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 41 | 04/10/2015 | • Hugo Nominations • The Religious Limit (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Topology and Pluto (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Problems with CASABLANCA (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Global Climate Change (letters of comment by Steve Milton and Dale L. Skran) • Rights (letters of comment by Gwendolyn Karpierz, Kevin R, and Keith F. Lynch) • Puzzle Answer (letters of comment by Kevin R and Keith F. Lynch) • Fish and Chips Shops, A GOD THAT COULD BE REAL, and Politics (letters of comment by Kevin R and Keith F. Lynch) • Hugo Nominations 2015 • This Week's Reading (Hugo nominations) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 42 | 04/17/2015 | • Hugo Nominations Changes/Corrections • New Hugo Categories • Acceleration (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Baird Searles Discovers Home Video (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Little Round Top, Bastogne, and the Kobayashi Maru (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • REAPER MAN by Terry Pratchett (book review by Gwendolyn Karpierz) • 24 DAYS (24 JOURS: LA VERITE SUR L'AFFAIRE ILAN HALIMI) (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • BECAUSE I WAS A PAINTER (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Rights (letters of comment by Gwendolyn Karpierz, Kevin R, and Keith F. Lynch) • Politics and Smoking (letter of comment by Kip Williams) • Retro Hugos (letters of comment by Paul Dormer, Bill Higgins, Ben Yalow, Kevin R, Keith F. Lynch, and Sandra Bond) • This Week's Reading (RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 43 | 04/24/2015 | • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • More Hugo Nominations Changes/Corrections • My Picks for Turner Classic Movies in May (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • What to Do About "No Award" (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Fear the Reaper: HELIX and 12 MONKEYS (television review by Dale Skran) • THE PERFECT THEORY by Pedro G. Ferreira (book review by Gregory Frederick) • LAUGH KILLER LAUGH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • 1915 (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Home Video (letter of comment by Peter Trei) • Terry Pratchett and Discworld (letter of comment by Philip Chee) • This Week's Reading (UTILITARIANISM) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 44 | 05/01/2015 | • Yet More Hugo Nominations Changes and Sasquan (Worldcon) Membership (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • The Puppy Crisis (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • EX MACHINA (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY OF THE YEAR VOLUME NINE edited by Jonathan Strahan (book review by Joe Karpierz) • HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION by Hannu Rajaniemi (book review by Joe Karpierz) • And Now It's Time to Vote on Those 2015 Hugos! (a gloat by Dale Skran) • Cable Channels, Hugo Voting System, and Terry Pratchett (letter of comment by John Purcell) • No Award (letters of comment by Steve Coltrin, Ben Yalow, and David Goldfarb) • This Week's Reading (AN INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES AND NATURE OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 45 | 05/08/2015 | • A Short SF Film Shot in Bell Labs Holmdel • LoneStarCon 3 Convention Report Available • Locus Award Finalists Announced • McCoy's Racist Outbursts in STAR TREK (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • THE PERIPHERAL by William Gibson (audiobook review by Joe Karpierz) • This Week's Reading (MAGNIFICENT MISTAKES IN MATHEMATICS, MAGISTER LUDI) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 46 | 05/15/2015 | • Confrontational? Me???? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Racism in Star Trek (letter of comment by Kip Williams) • TIME LAPSE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • PREDESTINATION (film mini-review by Evelyn C. Leeper) • Fear The Machine: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON and EX MACHINA (film reviews by Dale L. Skran) • Warp Drive (comments by Greg Frederick) • Racism in Star Trek (letters of comment by Kip Williams and Kevin R) • Bird Money (letter of comment by Katherine Pott) • This Week's Reading (THE STONE RAFT) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 47 | 05/22/2015 | • Nobody There? (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • My Annual Fight(s) with the Jaws of Death (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • THE WOMAN IN BLACK: ANGEL OF DEATH (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (comments by Charles S. Harris) • Deux Chavaux (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) • This Week's Reading (THE ALTERNATIVE DETECTIVE and SKYLIGHT) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 48 | 05/29/2015 | • Free TransAtlantic Fan Fund Ebooks • How to Communicate in Deep Time • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for June (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • THE ABYSS BEYOND DREAMS: A NOVEL OF THE COMMONWEALTH by Peter F. Hamilton (book review by Joe Karpierz) • DAYS OF GRACE (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • Deux Chevaux (letters of comment by Peter Rubinstein, Sam Long, Paul Dormer, and Peter Trei) • MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (letter of comment by William December Starr) • Nobody There (letters of comment by Steve Milton, Paul Dormer, and Jette Goldie) • The Jaws of Death (letters of comment by Lee Beaumont and Peter Rubinstein) • Mathematical Illiteracy (letter of comment by Don Blosser) • The War of the Worlds (letters of comment by Peter Trei, Tim Bateman, Paul Dormer, and David Goldfarb) • This Week's Reading (THE GREAT EXPLOSION, "Call Me Joe", and THE MATHEMATICIAN'S SHIVA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 49 | 06/05/2015 | • Cambodia and Vietnam Trip Log • The Eternal Return (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • The Coffee Double-Cross (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • SHARKNADO (film review by Art Stadlin) • Some Annotations to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Scandal in Bohemia" (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • BRAINSTORM (letter of comment by Steve Milton) • Deux Chevaux/Two Horses (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) • Time-Traveling Responses (letter of comment by Charles S. Harris) • MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (letter of comment by Steve Coltrin) • Colony Collapse (letter of comment by Kerr Mudd-John) • This Week's Reading (DARK CITY: THE FILM NOIR, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF WEREWOLVES, and WHEN IT CHANGED) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 50 | 06/12/2015 | • BRAINSTORM Quiz Answer (question by Steve Milton |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 51 | 06/19/2015 | • Tribute to Christopher Lee on Turner Classic Movies • How Deflating! (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • We Have Lost a Great Actor (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • Comments on the Film THE MUMMY and Its Sequels (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) • THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (letter of comment by Peter Rubinstein) • High Intensity Behavioral Counseling (letter of comment by Steve Coltrin) • This Week's Reading (AMERIKA and THE DEATH OF CAESAR) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
| MT Void Vol. 33, No. 52 | 06/26/2015 | • Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ) • Texas et al Trip Log • My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for July (comments by Mark R. Leeper) • INSIDE OUT (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • JURASSIC WORLD (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • BIG GAME (film review by Mark R. Leeper) • The Six Million Dollar Man (letter of comment by Kevin R) • Pluto and New Horizons (comment by Gregory Frederick) • This Week's Reading (ALPHABETICAL) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper) |
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