The MT VOID
is a publication of the Mt. Holz science fiction club.
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Table of Contents
- 10/10/08, Vol. 27, No. 15:
Comments on H. P. Lovecraft, on bars, and on product placement;
film review of Ace in the Hole;
DVD review of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Album: The Best of Season 3;
comments and letters of comment on "Saturday Night Live", Sarah Palin, and Tina Fey;
letters of comment on Robert Sawyer, on product placement, on peplum, and on politics;
and comments on books (Sideways in Crime and The Gift).
- 10/03/08, Vol. 27, No. 14:
Comments on Bush, on "Saturday Night Live", and on product placement;
film review of Ghost Town;
book review of Identity Theft and Other Stories;
letters of comment on The Man from Earth, on Macs on PCs,
on the fifty states, on sword and sandal movies, on The Hands of
Orlac, on Polish film posters, and on the economy;
and comments on books (Constantine's Sword, The Engines of Night,
and The Economic Naturalist).
- 09/26/08, Vol. 27, No. 13:
Comments on a fun quiz, on Polish film posters, on evolutionists,
on the Republican Party and Rome, on sword and sandal films, and on Macs;
film review of The Hands of Orlac (1924);
book review of irreligion;
letters of comments on The Beat Generation and on blatant prejudice;
and comments on books (The Valley-Westside War, Playback,
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Airplane!).
- 09/19/08, Vol. 27, No. 12:
Comments on blatant prejudice and on ugliness;
film reviews of The Man from Earth and The Beat Generation;
corrections;
letters of comment book weights;
and comments on books (The Essential Marcus Aurelius).
- 09/12/08, Vol. 27, No. 11:
Comments on the biter bit, on ugliness, and Macs;
film review of Traitor;
corrections;
letters of comment on the Science Fiction Book Club, and on Jews and Chinese food;
and comments on books ("The Minority Report", Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt,
and "Imaginary Books in Speculative Fiction" ).
- 09/05/08, Vol. 27, No. 10:
Comments on self-interest, on Godzilla after Cloverfield, and on electronics failures;
book review of Redemption Ark;
film reviews of Hamlet 2, Battle in Outer Space,
War in Space, Spider-Man 3, and Smart Money;
letters of comment on Jews and Chinese food and on Olaf Stapledon;
and comments on books (Beyond Star Trek, Frederic Brown's
"Answer" and Isaac Asimov's "The Last Question",
Working IX to V, and Hercule Poirot's Early Cases).
- 08/29/08, Vol. 27, No. 9:
Comments on the Jewish-Chinese food connection
and on the Science Fiction Book Club;
letter of comment on The Dark Knight;
and comments on books (Olaf Stapledon
and Odd John, Star Maker, and Sirius).
- 08/22/08, Vol. 27, No. 8:
Comments on the iPod;
film reviews of The Bitter Tea of General Yen, The Westerner,
The Alamo, and Gangster;
letter of comment on fanzines, on the Internet, on comic book films,
on Jorge Luis Borges, and on Brother Cadfael;
and comments on books (Olaf Stapledon
and Last and First Men).
- 08/15/08, Vol. 27, No. 7:
Comments on the generation chasm, and on ten things not to worry about
and one more thing to worry about;
book reviews of The Kite Runner and Sunstorm;
film reviews of The Last Winter, The Fallen Idol,
Lost Horizon, The Naked Spur, and The Baron of Arizona;
and comments on books (Who?, The Languages of Pao,
Methuselah's Children, A Case of Conscience,
The Triumph of Time, and The Big Time).
- 08/08/08, Vol. 27, No. 6:
Comments on a pearl anniversary, on the Internet and fandom,
on the comic book film, and on the cost of travel;
book review of Hidden Empire: The Saga of Seven Suns Book 1;
letter of comment on Hiroshima;
and comments on books (Borges: A Life
and Jorge Luis Borges: Conversations).
- 08/01/08, Vol. 27, No. 5:
Comments on a sign of the times, and on robots and slaves;
letters of comment on The Dark Knight on autos, on decisions,
and on The Yiddish Policemen's Union;
and comments on books (YA genre fiction, Spellbound,
and The Joys of Reading).
- 07/25/08, Vol. 27, No. 4:
Comments on Qantas, on misinformation, and on education and the Internet;
film review of The Dark Knight;
book review of Tuva or Bust!;
letter of comment on Western films;
and comments on books (Agatha Raisin and the QUiche of Death,
The Forger's Spell, Discover Your Inner Economist,
and Sister Wendy's "Story of Painting").
- 07/18/08, Vol. 27, No. 3:
Comments on autos, on the value of life, on decisions, and on libraries;
film reviews of Hellboy II: The Golden Army
and Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D;
book review of The Yiddish Policemen's Union;
letter of comment on Western films;
and comments on books (Hugo novelette and novella nominees).
- 07/11/08, Vol. 27, No. 2:
Comments on Thomas Disch, on forgotten British fantasy films,
on must-read science fiction novels, on the FiveBook Worldcon,
and on the top ten Western movies;
film review of Mongol;
book review of A Thousand Splendid Suns;
letters of comment on issue 1500, on Wall-E, and on Hugo nominees;
and comments on books (Murder Is Easy and Simplexity).
- 07/04/08, Vol. 27, No. 1:
Comments on issue 1500, on the man of the future, and on star stuff;
film review of Wall-E;
letter of comment on The Incredible Hulk;
and comments on books (The Dragon's Nine Sons).
- 06/27/08, Vol. 26, No. 52:
Comments on the Odyssey, on the United States' best-kept travel secret,
and on cataloguing;
film review of The Incredible Hulk;
letter of comment on Dalton Trumbo;
book review of The Last Colony;
and comments on books (Halting State
and the Hugo short story nominees).
- 06/20/08, Vol. 26, No. 51:
Answer to puzzle;
comments on sudoku, on Stan Winston, and on drugs;
and comments on books (People of the Book,
The End of the Alphabet, and Shining at the Bottom of the Sea).
- 06/13/08, Vol. 26, No. 50:
Puzzle;
comments on fathers,
on the United States' best-kept travel secret, and on predictions;
book review of Brasyl;
film review of Trumbo;
letter of comment on southern Utah;
and comments on books (The Fortune Cookie Chronicles;
Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards; Suspended in Language;
and Graphic Classics).
- 06/06/08, Vol. 26, No. 49:
Comments on British horror stamps, on stumbling,
and on the United States' best-kept travel secret;
film review of The Life I Lived;
letters of comment on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,
on information, on "The Cold Equations", and on the Iliad;
and comments on books (Don't Eat This Book
and Heart of Light).
- 05/30/08, Vol. 26, No. 48:
Comments on Robert Asprin, on flying over Mars, on the great crossover,
and on the United States' best-kept travel secret;
film reviews of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
and Chronicles of an Exorcism;
letter of comment on "The Cold Equations";
and comments on books (Plainsong
and "The Time Tunnel").
- 05/23/08, Vol. 26, No. 47:
Comments on summer science reading, on commentary, and on "The Cold Equations";
film review of Iron Man;
and comments on books (Desert Solitaire
and national parks).
- 05/16/08, Vol. 26, No. 46:
Comments on getting useful information from corrupted sources;
book review of Halting State;
letters of comment on counting the number of numbers and on Mary Chesnut;
and comments on books (Holy Cow
and "The American Civil War").
- 05/09/08, Vol. 26, No. 45:
Comments on getting useful information from corrupted sources;
book reviews of The Ghost Brigades and The Curious Child;
and comments on books (Dream Factories and Radio Pictures,
"Great Battles of the Ancient World", The Iliad,
and various alternate history stories).
- 05/02/08, Vol. 26, No. 44:
Comments on an inspirational moment and on Anthony Boucher;
film reviews of Yella and The Counterfeiters;
book review of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress;
and comments on books (Bertram of Butter Cross and In Defense of Food).
- 04/25/08, Vol. 26, No. 43:
Comments on prime numbers and on rainbows;
film review of Google Me;
letters of comment on Shakespeare in the nude, on Strong's Concordance,
on the Klu Klux Klan and movies, and on Refusenik;
and comments on books (Brasyl, The Last Colony,
The Lovely Bones).
- 04/18/08, Vol. 26, No. 42:
Comments on the generation gap and on a modest title revision;
film review of Refusenik;
book review of Three Cups of Tea;
letters of comment on Rock Star and Guitar Hero, on Shakespeare in the nude,
on the Black Legion, and on historical inaccuracy in moives;
and comments on books (The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten, Physics for Entertainment,
Follywood, and concordances).
- 04/11/08, Vol. 26, No. 41:
Comments on knowledge, on films of dubious science fictionness, on Rock Band, and on Superman;
letters of comment on the Black Legion, on the KKK, and on Shakespeare;
and comments on books (book sales).
- 04/04/08, Vol. 26, No. 40:
Apology;
comments on white space, on dark matter, on Hugo nominees on-line, and on the Ku Klux Klan in movies and Superman;
book review of Methuselah's Children;
film reviews of Crap Shoot: The Documentary and Fodor's Hamlet;
letters of comment on Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, on uplift,
on The Sirens of Titan, on science fiction authors, on new films with old ideas,
and on David Brin and Star Trek;
and comments on books (The Uncommon Reader,
How to talk about Books You Haven't Read,
The Science of Michael Crichton, and Rollback).
- 03/28/08, Vol. 26, No. 39:
Correction;
comments on stars, on editing, and on old films with new ideas;
film reviews of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Jellyfish,
and Wait Up Harriet;
letter of comment on overly frank people;
and comments on books (The Sirens of Titan and A Talent to Deceive).
- 03/21/08, Vol. 26, No. 38:
Comments on verbing nouns, on Venerians and Martians, and on Sir Arthur C. Clarke;
list of the Hugo nominees;
film review of American Zombie;
letters of comment on Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, on MP3 players,
and on a literature of discontent, iPods, and Frankenstein;
and comments on books (Eat This, Not That, The Old Man in the Corner;
Side Effects, and From Tokyo to Jerusalem).
- 03/14/08, Vol. 26, No. 37:
Comments on BSFA nominees, on placebos, on science fiction as a literature of discontent, and on iPods;
book reviews of Frankenstein: A Cultural History and Blasphemy;
film review of Cold December;
letters of comment on hobbits, on Jane Austen's economics, and on electronic hoaxes;
and comments on books (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Who Was the Man in the Iron Mask?;
and Ha'penny).
- 03/07/08, Vol. 26, No. 36:
Comments on fighting words, on royalty, and on electronic rumors;
book review of Coyote;
film review of The Bank Job;
letters of comment on Robert A. Heinlein;
and comments on books (The Annotated Pride & Prejudice, Diaspora;
M Is for Magic, and Free for All).
- 02/29/08, Vol. 26, No. 35:
Comments on the bell curve and on netsuke;
film review of Chop Shop;
letter of comment on Robert A. Heinlein and on The Spiderwick Chronicles;
and comments on books (The Painted Veil
and Opening Atlantis).
- 02/22/08, Vol. 26, No. 34:
Comments on human-animal relationships and on cheap education;
film reviews of The Spiderwick Chronicles and Dear Mr. Waldman;
letter of comment on Robert A. Heinlein;
and comments on books (Klezmer: Book One--Tales from the Wild East
and Opera for Beginners).
- 02/15/08, Vol. 26, No. 33:
Comments on super-inflation and on Kiva;
book review of The Ultimate Egoist;
film reviews of War Made Easy and Road to Victory;
letters of comment on Robert A. Heinlein, political documentaries,
the Gulf of Tonkin, Eratosthenes, and medieval knowledge;
and comments on books (Second Glance
and Hickory, Dickory, Death).
- 02/08/08, Vol. 26, No. 32:
Various links;
Hugo reminder;
comments on the Puppy Bowl and on Israel and the electric car;
audiobook review of Variable Star;
film reviews of War Made Easy and Road to Victory;
letters of comment on science fiction for people who don't like science fiction,
on Tata's new car, on Psychohistorical Crisis, on Atlas,
and on The Innocents Abroad;
and comments on books (alternate histories,
Mountains of the Pharaohs, Reading Lolita in Tehran,
and Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?).
- 02/01/08, Vol. 26, No. 31:
Comments on Atlas, on Tata's new car,
and on science fiction for people who don't like science fiction;
letters of comment on Cloverfield, on political films, and on The Innocents Abroad;
and comments on books (The Foundation Trilogy and Psychohistorical Crisis).
- 01/25/08, Vol. 26, No. 30:
Comments on downloading personalities, on Dracula, and on the top ten films of 2007;
film review of Cloverfield;
book reviews of The Hidden Family and The Man Who Saved Britain;
letters of comment on self-driven cars, on political films, and on Preston;
and comments on books (correction, The Innocents Abroad,
and The Remarkable Millard Fillmore).
- 01/18/08, Vol. 26, No. 29:
Correction;
comments on Einstein, on The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, and on Hugo recommendations;
film review of There Will be Blood;
letters of comment on political films, on bibliographic terms, on Edward Gorey,
on blogs, and on self-driven cars;
and comments on books (The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction,
The Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England,
Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th, Edward R. Hamilton, Borders Books, and ramen).
- 01/11/08, Vol. 26, No. 28:
Comments on the sounds of science ficton, on automobiles, and on political films;
book review of Fatal Revenant;
film review of A Writer named Phil Hall;
letter of comment on dos-a-dos binding;
and comments on books (Kalpa Imperial, The Quote Verifier,
and Haunted Ground).
- 01/04/08, Vol. 26, No. 27:
Correction;
comments on the King, on political films, and on blogs;
letters of comment on insomnia and podcasts, on dos-a-dos binding,
on apostrophes, on Sweeney Todd, and on Edward Gorey;
and comments on books (corrections, God Is My Broker,
and 84 Charing Cross Road).
- 12/28/07, Vol. 26, No. 26:
Trivia answer;
comments on breakthrough performances and on podcasts;
film review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street;
letter of comment on the MT VOID and on socialized services;
and comments on books (ABC For Book Collectors).
- 12/21/07, Vol. 26, No. 25:
Trivia question;
comments on sharks and on socialized services;
film reviews of I Am Legend and Golden Door;
letter of comment on proof;
and comments on books (40 Days and 40 Nights, The Comforters,
Year of Wonders, I Am Legend,
and Time Twisters).
- 12/14/07, Vol. 26, No. 24:
Pointers to article on why we love science fiction and
trailers with commentary;
comments on movie making, on computer unaided design, and on antennas;
film reviews of The Orphanage and Atonement;
audiobook review of Empire;
letters of comment on Michael Chabon and Fritz Leiber, on New Jersey,
on recycling, on Beowulf, on upcoming movies, and on "Tin Man";
and comments on books (The Black Swan, Why We Read What We Read,
Classics Revisited, More Classics Revisited,
and Classics for Pleasure).
- 12/07/07, Vol. 26, No. 23:
Comments on recycling CFLs and on humanity;
book review of The Best American Science Writing 2007
film review of Juno;
letter of comment on Michael Chabon and Fritz Leiber;
and comments on books (the "Extreme Word" edition of the Bible, Beowulf,
1945, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, and Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels).
- 11/23/07, Vol. 26, No. 22:
Comments on Worldcon, on a headline, and on religion;
film reviews of No Country for Old Men and The Singing Revolution;
presentation review of Dinosaurs in the Movies;
letters of comment on Hagia Sophia and on Beowulf;
and comments on books (book sales, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar,
Gentlemen of the Road, and Lost Classics).
- 11/23/07, Vol. 26, No. 21:
Comments on Mark Twain, on space art, on delayed landings,
on fascinating ideas, on image advertising, and on cataloguing;
trivia answers;
film reviews of Beowulf and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead;
book review of 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West;
letter of comment on global warming;
and comments on books (Ilario, The Lost Painting,
The Course of Empire, and watching films).
- 11/16/07, Vol. 26, No. 20:
Pointer to Canadian Rockies travelogues; trivia questions;
comments on the history of the MT VOID;
DVD review of Maurice Jarre: A Tribute to David Lean;
film review of Yiddish Theater: A Love Story;
letters of comment on backward time travel, on Halloween costumes,
on the MT VOID, on The Merchants' War, and on things versus experiences;
and comments on books (The Company of the Dead, The Great Impersonation,
The Space Merchants, The Merchants' War,
and City of Truth).
- 11/09/07, Vol. 26, No. 19:
Comments on backward time travel, on green skies, and on Halloween;
book review of Sandworms of Dune;
film review of American Gangster;
letters of comment on things versus experiences and on the acanthus century plant;
and comments on books (Jorge Luis Borges, The Year of Living Biblically,
and Time After Time).
- 11/02/07, Vol. 26, No. 18:
Comments on the science of the supernatural, on travel, and on vines;
film review of Gone Baby Gone;
letters of comment on languages (and Navajo), on curare,
and on The King's English;
and comments on books (On the Art of Reading).
- 10/26/07, Vol. 26, No. 17:
Comments on formulas and on a die-off of languages;
letters of comment on languages (and Windtalkers), on Michael Clayton (and the Titanic),
on early morning discussions, on Plato and Heinlein, on Karl Popper, and on Professor Challenger;
and comments on books (-30-: The Collapse of the Great American Newspaper,
and The King's English).
- 10/19/07, Vol. 26, No. 16:
Comments on morning exchanges and on a die-off of languages;
film review of Michael Clayton;
letter of comment on moons;
and comments on books (The Poison Belt,
and The Open Society and Its Enemies).
- 10/12/07, Vol. 26, No. 15:
Correction of typos;
comments on hotness and on a die-off of languages;
letters of comment on real-life TIE fighters, on public libraries,
and on Westerns;
and comments on books (Thursday Next: First Among Sequels,
A Cross of Centuries, and X-Rated Bloodsuckers).
- 10/05/07, Vol. 26, No. 14:
Comments on a new look and on the top ten westerns;
film review of In the Shadow of the Moon;
book review of I Was a TV Horror Host;
and comments on books (The Gods Themselves,
Masters of Deception, The Accidental Time Machine,
Kafka in Brontëland and Other Stories, the "Oresteia",
and a request).
Older back issues are available
here
and at fanac.org.
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"Enveloped in a common mist, we seem to walk in clearness ourselves, and behold only the mist that enshrouds others." --George Eliot, "Leaves from a Note-Book"
Here are some links to sites of interest:
Also available are:
Details on the "Danish King and the Star of David" story
George Eliot's "Shadows of the Coming Race" (an interesting piece of futurism, including discussion of what came to be called Von Neumann machines!)
Edward Everett Hale's Brick Moon
Mark Twain's "War Prayer"
Ambrose Bierce's "Killed at Resaca"
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Evelyn C. Leeper
(eleeper@optonline.net)
:
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