The MT Void

Evelyn C. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper



Newsletter

Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society

Evelyn Leeper evelyn.leeper@excite.com
Mark Leeper _mleeper@excite.com

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Issue Date Content
Vol. 15 No. 42-52 04/18/97
06/27/97
Volume 15 Archive
Vol. 16 No. 1-52 07/04/97
06/26/98
Volume 16 Archive
Vol. 17 No. 1-52 07/03/98
06/25/99
Volume 17 Archive
Vol. 18 No. 1-53 07/02/99
06/30/00
Volume 18 Archive
Vol. 19 No. 1-52 07/07/00
06/29/01
Volume 19 Archive
Vol. 20 No. 1-52 07/06/01
06/28/02
Volume 20 Archive
Vol. 21 No. 1-52 07/05/02
06/27/03
Volume 21 Archive 06/29/07
Vol. 22 No. 1-52 07/04/03
06/25/04
Volume 22 Archive
Vol. 23 No. 1-52 07/02/04
06/24/05
Volume 23 Archive
Vol. 24 No. 1-53 07/01/05
06/30/06
Volume 24 Archive
Vol. 25 No. 1-52 07/07/05
06/29/07
Volume 25 Archive
Vol. 26 No. 1-52 07/06/05
06/27/08
Volume 26 Archive
Vol. 27, No. 1 07/04/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 2 07/11/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 3 07/18/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 4 07/25/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 5 08/01/08
Vol. 27, No. 6 08/08/08 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 SUNS BOOK 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)
Vol. 27, No. 7 08/15/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 8 08/22/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 9 08/29/08 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)
(book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 27, No. 10 09/05/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 11 09/12/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 12 09/19/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 13 09/26/08 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 Taras Wolansky)
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)
Vol. 27, No. 14 10/03/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 15 10/10/08 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 Best of 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)
Vol. 27, No. 16 10/17/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 17 10/24/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 18 10/31/08 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; REX LIBRIS:=20
I, LIBRARIAN) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 27, No. 19 11/07/08 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 (comments by 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; END OF A DREAM,
MONSTERS OF THE SEA, LITTLE CAESAR, and THE PUBLIC
ENEMY) (book and movie comments
by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Vol. 27, No. 20 11/14/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 21 11/21/08 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
by Greg 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)
Vol. 27, No. 22 11/28/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 23 12/05/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 24 12/12/08 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 by Mark 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)
Vol. 27, No. 25 12/19/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 26 12/26/08 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)
Vol. 27, No. 27 01/02/09 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)


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