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July 30, 2001
Issue 223
Vol. 7, No. 31

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COVER ART Featured Artist: Pat Robertson
INTERVIEW

 With the help of Mark Wahlberg and the simian stars Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter and Paul Giamatti, director Tim Burton pays a visit to a reinvented Planet of the Apes.


LAB NOTES

 In his latest column, Wil McCarthy crash-lands on a crowded "Planet of the Hominids," where the scientist and SF writer discovers that being human isn't as special as it's cracked up to be.

HUGO AWARDS POLL
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Joss Whedon reveals spoilers from his new Buffy spinoff, Daniel Day-Lewis considers going undersea as the Sub-Mariner, Trek X screenwriter reveals dramatic details, Richard Hatch still hopes to board Battlestar Galactica, and much more.
ON SCREEN
 Rick Baker's magnificent monkey makeup is the true star of Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes, SF's founding father takes center stage in The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells, and Bruce Willis uses his seventh sense in the Unbreakable DVD.
OFF THE SHELF
 Xanth creator Piers Anthony unleashes the details of his own creation in How Precious Was That While: An Autobiography, while editor Robert Silverberg takes SF's pulse in Nebula Awards Showcase 2001.
GAMES
 After Earth's final war, nanotechnology brings paradise to the planet in Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising--but thanks to a script by famed comics creator Warren Ellis, things won't stay peaceful for long.
ANIME
 The gun-happy accident-prone "lovely angels" Kei and Yuri continue to replace planet-sized problems with galaxy-sized havoc in the action-packed Original Dirty Pair DVD.
SOUND SPACE
 Although everybody's favorite movie monster's latest film is not yet available outside of Japan, the cosmic combatants of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus can still be heard if not seen.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 The feminine side of the Force is in the spotlight at Star Wars Chicks, which uses quizzes, bios, message boards and more to consider the Lucas universe from the female perspective.
LETTERS
 Readers remember Planet of the Apes creator Pierre Boulle, declare a gender war over The Mists of Avalon, solve the problem of A.I.'s controversial ending, and more.

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