July 12, 1999
Issue 117
Vol. 5, No. 28

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EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

SF Critic John Clute takes a look at Walter J. Williams' book The Rift in his latest column, "Riding the wave of catastrophe into Darkest America."

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NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Starfleet Academy may be grounded, Hatch unveils Galactica trailer, Schwarzenegger to play Doc Savage, the Campbell and Sturgeon Awards are announced, and more.
ON SCREEN
 We take a look at the summer's scariest movie, The Blair Witch Project, and we tell you if USA's hot new supernatural series GvsE lives up to the hype.
OFF THE SHELF
 We take a look at Eric S. Nylund's book Signal to Noise, and we review the first volume in the new SFWA Grand Masters series, edited by Frederik Pohl.
CLASSICS
 There's something terribly wrong going on under Hob's Lane, and only Prof. Bernard Quatermass knows what it is in the mind-bending British film Quatermass and the Pit.
SOUND SPACE
 We review the original soundtrack to Nineteen Eighty-Four, which was composed by Dominic Muldowney but later replaced by pop tunes from the Eurythmics.
ANIME
 BlackJack is a renegade surgeon with a mercenary air and a heartless demeanor. He's also the only hope for some newly minted supermen who are mysteriously dying.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Ever want to see the Enterprise take on a Star Destroyer or perhaps watch the ships from Babylon 5 and Star Trek mix it up? Look no further than the Space Battles Web site.
LETTERS
 Find out why one reader thinks The Blair Witch Project persecutes pagans, why another thinks Wild Wild West is a wild wild waste, why Crusade shouldn't be given a chance, and more.

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