Jan. 17, 2000
Issue 143
Vol. 6, No. 3

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LAB NOTES

 It's indisputable that human beings have injected hundreds of billions of tons greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Wil McCarthy wonders, is it enough?

NEXT ISSUE: Classics and Cool Stuff return to our pages. We'll also have an interview with Rob Tapert, producer of Cleopatra 2525 and Jack of All Trades.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 There's a Farscape feature film in the works, rumors of three new Star Trek series have surfaced, Gillian Anderson may join the Jedi council, Philip K. Dick made reports to the FBI, and much more.
ON SCREEN
 In MGM's Supernova, when Emergency Medical Rescue Vessel Nightingale 229 saves the life of a man who's found a strange, alien artifact, the crew soon realizes that they are the ones who will need to be rescued.
OFF THE SHELF
 In Susan R. Matthews' novel Avalanche Soldier, Salli Rangarold is a far-future police officer who must choose between her family and a religious leader who may well be a living incarnation of God.
GAMES
 Raise the skull and crossbones, me hearties! It's full speed ahead as you plunder, rob, and terrorize all the galaxy in the online game Space Pirate.
ANIME
 This week we review Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, which actually explores the serious consequences of war. We also review the conclusion of the strange and stylistic series Serial Experiments Lain.
SOUND SPACE
 The Detroit industrial/metal group Forge lives and breathes science fiction. Their new album Trials reflects their obsession, and explores SF in ways you've probably never heard before.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Scifan.com's comprehensive lists organize SF books by thematic subgenres, helping readers to find the books that interest them the most.
LETTERS
 Our readers continue to debate Lexx, sex and the single love slave. Plus they sound off about Star Trek, James Bond, Bruce Boxleitner and more.

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