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Last updated
12 Apr 2024
Announcing
Version 2.0 of
"Annotations and Commentary on Moby-Dick"
by Evelyn C. Leeper
Now available at
http://leepers.us/evelyn/Moby-Dick_Annotations.htm
This week's MT VOID contents :
- 04/12/24, Vol. 42, No. 41:
Comments on supermarkets and coupons, on eclipses, and on how to shop in used book stores;
and comments on books (James).
More issues here
Book Reviews:
I have been reviewing and commenting on books since the 1970's, and an index to about 2500 of these reviews and comments can be found here.
Annotations and Thoughts on Moby-Dick:
I have also done a book-length commentary on Moby-Dick,
the latest edition of which can be found
here.
Travelogues, Film Festival Reports, and Science Fiction Convention Reports:
The travelogues cover trips to all fifty states and around five dozen countries.
The film festival reports are between 1994 and 2005.
The convention reports covers Worldcons and regional cons between 1983 and 2017.
They can all be found here.
Other writings include:
I have been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer twelve times,
most recently in 2001.
If you want to get some idea of my philosophy, check out my
.sig quotes.
And other sites of interest:
The MT VOID
is a publication of the Mt. Holz science fiction club.
To subscribe, send mail to
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or go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mtvoid/.
Table of Contents
- 04/12/24, Vol. 42, No. 41:
Comments on supermarkets and coupons, on eclipses, and on how to shop in used book stores;
and comments on books (James).
- 04/05/24, Vol. 42, No. 40:
Film reviews of Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Rollerball, Kisses for My President);
announcement of Hugo Award finalists;
letter of comment on blackface;
and comments on books (The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries).
- 03/29/24, Vol. 42, No. 39:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April;
and comments on books (Encyclopedia Britannica).
- 03/22/24, Vol. 42, No. 38:
Film review of The Matrix;
comments on the Starship launch, and on Manly Wade Wellman and Avram Davidson;
and comments on books (Strangers on a Bridge).
- 03/15/24, Vol. 42, No. 37:
Film reviews of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, These Final Hours, Spaceman;
book review of The Atrocity Archives
letter of comment on Alexander and Alexandria;
and comments on books (Mao Tse-Tung on Guerrilla Warfare).
- 03/08/24, Vol. 42, No. 36:
Film reviews of Bank of Dave, Alexander--The Making of a God, Orion and the Dark;
book review of Some Desperate Glory
letters of comment on the Hugo Award and the Chengdu Worldcon, Oscar-nominated films, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things, and Classical podcasts;
and comments on books (Killer in the Rain).
- 03/01/24, Vol. 42, No. 35:
Film review of October Sky;
book reviews of System Collapse and A Brief History of Earth
letter of comment on Roald Dahl;
and comments on books (The Last of the Legion and Other Stories).
- 02/23/24, Vol. 42, No. 34:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
comments on the Hugo Awards controversy;
letters of comment on Terry Bisson, and Wonka;
and comments on books (podcasts).
- 02/16/24, Vol. 42, No. 33:
The Holmdel Horn;
film reviews of Poor Things, Wonka, All of Us Strangers;
Saturn Awards;
and comments on books (Bears Discover Fire).
- 02/09/24, Vol. 42, No. 32:
Correction;
film reviews of May December, Daliland, Nyad;
book review of The Wings upon Her Back;
letter of comment on Howard Waldrop;
and comments on books (The Dream Archipelago).
- 02/02/24, Vol. 42, No. 31:
Arno Penzias obituary;
Mark Leeper's top ten films of 2023;
announcement of OFCS film awards;
book review of Quantum Supremacy
and comments on books (Howard Waldrop).
- 01/26/24, Vol. 42, No. 30:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
book review of These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart
and comments on books (Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages).
- 01/19/24, Vol. 42, No. 29:
Film reviews of Leave the World Behind, It Lives Inside, The Last Voyage of the Demeter;
book review of A Bit of Luck: Alternate Histories in Honor of Eric Flint
and comments on books (The Other Bennet Sister).
- 01/12/24, Vol. 42, No. 28:
Film reviews of The Monkey King, The Inventor, Robot Dreams;
comments on the evolution of television;
letters of comment on Infinity Pool and on Greek drama;
and comments on books (The Diary of a Bookseller, and Atomic Dreams and the Nuclear Nightmare: The Making of "Godzilla").
- 01/05/24, Vol. 42, No. 27:
Correction;
film reviews of A Tourist's Guide to Love and Infinity Pool;
letters of comment on science fiction conventions, and on Raspberry Pi;
and comments on books (From Dust, a Flame; The Ghosts of Rose Hill; The Inquisitor's Apprentice).
- 12/29/23, Vol. 42, No. 26:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January;
book review of Translation State;
comments on science fiction conventions;
letters of comment on "Happy Birthday to You" and on Blind Willow Sleeping Woman;
and comments on books (Agatha Christie and G. K. Chesterton).
- 12/22/23, Vol. 42, No. 25:
Film reviews of Blind Willow Sleeping Woman and The Magician's Elephant;
comments on India and on streaming problems;
and comments on books (Christmas stories).
- 12/15/23, Vol. 42, No. 24:
Comments on Hollywood versus reality;
pointer to Saturn Award finalists;
film reviews of Westworld, Mission Impossible--Dead Reckoning, Part 1, and Biosphere;
book review of The Road to Roswell;
request for book/movie pairs;
and comments on books (When Life Nearly Died and All the Horses of Iceland).
- 12/08/23, Vol. 42, No. 23:
Comments on screener season and on how to end plastic pollution;
film reviews of Close to Vermeer and Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of MIDNIGHT COWBOY;
and comments on books (A City on Mars and Black Narcissus).
- 12/01/23, Vol. 42, No. 22:
Correction on A Dog of Flanders;
notice of broadcast of Three-Body;
film reviews of Asteroid City, Wes Anderson shorts, and Barbie;
book review of Starter Villain;
letters of comment on Fantastic Voyage, ancient plays, Robert J. Sawyer, The Daughter of Dr. Moreau, and J. Robert Oppenheimer;
and comments on books (Arms of Nemesis, Greek & Roman Historians, From Rome to Byzantium, Jews in the Roman World, and Terrace Story).
- 11/24/23, Vol. 42, No. 21:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December,
comments on completist actors;
book review of The Glass Box;
science news;
and comments on books (Greek dramatists).
- 11/17/23, Vol. 42, No. 20:
Film reviews of Not Quite Hollywood and Share?;
comments on Fantastic Voyage;
and comments on books (A History of Histories).
- 11/10/23, Vol. 42, No. 19:
Film reviews of Blackberry and It's a Wonderful Knife;
book review of The Downloaded;
and comments on books ("Year's Best" anthologies).
- 11/03/23, Vol. 42, No. 18:
Film review of The Nightmare Before Christmas;
comments on writing in the MT VOID;
and comments on books (Ten Percent of Life).
- 10/27/23, Vol. 42, No. 17:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November;
book review of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau;
links to articles about the Holmdel Horn, 42, cryptocurrency, and math and LLMs;
comments on Russia;
and comments on books (Raymond Chandler Speaking and The Best of S. J. Perelman).
- 10/20/23, Vol. 42, No. 16:
Film reviews of The Most Remote Restaurant in the World, and Sorry, We're Closed;
link to article on great unknown science fiction movies;
book reviews of Nettle and Bone and Wings;
and comments on books (The Second Murderer).
- 10/13/23, Vol. 42, No. 15:
Film reviews of Mafia Mamma, and Who Killed Captain Alex?;
links to articles on AI dangers, Lester Del Rey, and the Pythagorean Theorem
;
and comments on books (Only to Sleep).
10/06/23, Vol. 42, No. 14:
Comments on principles;
film review of Gettysburg (1993);
book reviews of Legends and Lattes;
letters of comment on lawyers vs. attorneys, and on Alan Arkin;
and comments on books (The Annotated Big Sleep).
09/29/23, Vol. 42, No. 13:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
letters of comment on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, on George Laskowski,
on writing, on grammar, onTime's Arrow,
on imperative sentences, on Hard to Be a God, on Godzilla,
and on "to-read" stacks;
and comments on books ("The History of Rome" podcast).
09/22/23, Vol. 42, No. 12:
Correction;
comments on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov;
film review of Godzilla '98;
letter of comment on The General;
and comments on books (random reading and "chuck-it" lists).
09/15/23, Vol. 42, No. 11:
Film reviews of The General, Dagon;
book review of Lords of Uncreation;
letters of comment on The Big Sleep and Travelling Salesman;
and comments on books (Making History).
09/08/23, Vol. 42, No. 10:
Pointer to column on the Holmdel Horn;
film reviews of Travelling Salesman, Paradise, Cryptid;
and comments on books (Axiomatic).
09/01/23, Vol. 42, No. 9:
Film reviews of Whaam! Blam! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation, The Lost King, The Loneliest Whale--The Search for 52;
letter of comment on Texas, WorldCons, Godzilla Raids Again, A Stranger in the Citadel, Avatar--The Way of Water, Oppenheimer, and Barbie;
and comments on books ("The Musgrave Ritual").
08/25/23, Vol. 42, No. 8:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
book review of A Stranger in the Citadel;
letter of comment on Wind River, Avatar--The Way of Water, and Oppenheimer;
and comments on books (Unthinking Thinking).
08/18/23, Vol. 42, No. 7:
Film reviews of Wind River, Boiling Point, Funny Face;
pointer to column on women scientists at Los Alamos;
and comments on books (The War That Ended Peace).
08/11/23, Vol. 42, No. 6:
Correction;
film reviews of The Man with the Magic Box, The Yellow Wallpaper, 65, Barbie;
book review of Diaspora;
letter of comment on the MT VOID;
and comments on Hugo finalist films (Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Nope, Turning Red).
08/04/23, Vol. 42, No. 5:
Readercon report link;
film review of Oppenheimer;
letter of comment on Black Narcissus;
and comments on books (A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Birth of Britain, The Daughter of Time).
07/28/23, Vol. 42, No. 4:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
and comments on books (Girlfriend on Mars).
07/21/23, Vol. 42, No. 3:
Film reviews of They Shall Not Grow Old, The Truffle Hunters, and Rat Film;
comments on Hugo Award finalist reviews;
letter of comment on Moby-Dick;
and comments on books (Come, Tell Me How You Live, Appointment with Death).
07/14/23, Vol. 42, No. 2:
Comment on the "Quatermass" series;
comments on Hugo Award finalists;
book reviews of Roadside Picnic and The Biggest Ideas in the Universe;
letters of comment on the history of the MT VOID, and on proof-reading;
and comments on books (Krakatoa, Expect Me Tomorrow, and synchronicity).
07/07/23, Vol. 42, No. 1:
History of the MT VOID;
book review of The Circumference of the World;
letters of comment on the plural of "octopus", on proof-reading, on history, on James Joyce, on pronunciation, and on Moby-Dick;
and comments on books ("On Germania" and A Most Dangerous Book).
06/30/23, Vol. 41, No. 53:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July,
and on the Algebra Wine Club;
correction on Finnegans Wake comments;
and comments on books (Time's Arrow).
06/23/23, Vol. 41, No. 52:
Correction;
Bell Labs news;
film reviews of Babylon, and Saving Lincoln;
book review of The This;
letters of comment on Herman Melville and the plural of octopus;
and comments on books (proof-reading; Cards on the Table, Taken at the Flood).
06/16/23, Vol. 41, No. 51:
Film reviews of The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, Dave Made a Maze, Disenchanted, and Nanny;
book review of The Mountain in the Sea;
letter of comment on Moby-Dick;
and comments on books (The Best of L. Sprague de Camp).
06/09/23, Vol. 41, No. 50:
Film reviews of Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Act of Reading, Truman & Tennessee;
letters of comment on The MT VOID, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, and on The Truman Show;
and comments on books (random reading).
06/02/23, Vol. 41, No. 49:
Film review of The Truman Show;
comments on film triangles;
letters of comment on Oscar Micheaux, on Dangerous Visions and New Worlds, and on the Tree of Life plant;
and comments on books ("Rabbi Ben Ezra").
05/26/23, Vol. 41, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
film review of Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession;
pointer to "Five Ways SF Writers Sidestep the Problem of Relativity";
and comments on books (Dangerous Visions and New Worlds).
05/19/23, Vol. 41, No. 47:
Film reviews of Master, Megan, and AI Love You;
letters of comment on similar words and on The Wicker Man;
and comments on books ("The Philosophy of Language").
05/12/23, Vol. 41, No. 46:
Film reviews of PK, Midsommar, and We Have a Ghost;
comments on North by Northwest, on Roddenberry Archives Project and Otoy, on AI-designed 3D printed rocket engine;
letter of comment on re-reading, on banshees, and on Mary Robinette Kowal;
and comments on books (Once Upon a Tome).
05/05/23, Vol. 41, No. 45:
Film reviews of The Burning Sea, Spin Me Round, and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone;
comment on translations;
and comments on books (Annotations and Commentary on Moby-Dick).
A full index (well, mostly full) can be found
here.
Evelyn C. Leeper
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