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November 6, 2000
Issue 185
Vol. 6, No. 45

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COVER ART Featured Artist: Igor Knezevic

INTERVIEW

 Robert Patrick talks about taking over the search for The Truth from David Duchovny on The X-Files, while Pi director Darren Aronofsky discusses Batman and his latest Dream.


EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

 SF critic John Clute examines Tim Powers' newest novel Declare, which seeks to lay bare the secret history of the 20th century, djinns and all.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 X-Files exec wonders if an eighth season was a good idea, Matrix 2 training begins, NBC bids on the newest Trek series, Star Wars: Episode II spoilers are leaked and more.
ON SCREEN
 It's a deluge of DVDs as the big-screen blockbusters The Nightmare Before Christmas and Pitch Black come to your own home to deliver some never-before-seen thrills.
OFF THE SHELF
 Tabloid journalism comes to Discworld when Terry Pratchett delivers all the news that's fit to parody in The Truth, while Samuel R. Delany explores a decidedly different 1984.
GAMES
 Wizards of the Coast improves an old favorite when it brings its d20 game engine--and the power of the Force-- to its relaunch of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game.
ANIME
 Neither rock 'n' roll nor anime will ever die, not as long as a gem such as Legend of Black Heaven is here to paint a picture of an alien space war fought with the power of music.
SOUND SPACE
 One way to escape from the mundane is by listening to the expanded edition of director/composer John Carpenter's soundtrack to Escape From New York.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Impress your friends, astound your enemies and be the biggest brain on the block by memorizing an arcane Science Fiction Fact of the Day that will make you appear to be an SF genius.
LETTERS
 Some readers attempt to define the difference between good and bad SF, while others spar over whether heroes really must die, continue to consider the place of politics on TV and more.

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