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June 30, 2003
Issue 323
Vol. 9, No. 26

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INTERVIEW

 Screenwriter Alex Garland reinvents the zombie flick for a new generation in 28 Days Later, a chilling mix of horror and science fiction.


LAB NOTES

 In his latest column, Wil McCarthy sizes up the science of Marvel Comics' raging behemoth by analyzing "The Mathematics of Hulk."

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Johnny Depp channels Keith Richards in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Will Smith shuns gadgetry as a technophobe in I, Robot, Samuel L. Jackson spills Episode III spoilers, J.K. Rowling hints that Harry Potter might not make it to adulthood, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Cillian Murphy sleeps through a zombie invasion in 28 Days Later, Rene Auberjonois brings Odo home on the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season three DVD, Arthur C. Clarke takes a dive in Before 2001, and Michael Murphy sniffs out supernatural slayings in Strange Behavior.
OFF THE SHELF
 Michael Bishop melds Frankenstein's monster with dinosaurs in Brighten to Incandescence, while Tom Godwin sacrifices a stowaway to deep space in The Cold Equations.
GAMES
 Mark Hamill stands in for Hugh Jackman as everyone's favorite muttonchopped mutant makes mincemeat of his enemies in X2: Wolverine's Revenge for the PlayStation 2.
ANIME
 A mercenary must protect a 16-year-old schoolgirl targeted for gruesome experimentation in Full Metal Panic!, a mecha tale with heart.
SOUND SPACE
 Leonard Nimoy, Bill Mumy and "Weird Al" Yankovic sing weird, wacky (and occasionally wonderful) sci-fi spoofs on Dr. Demento's Hits From Outer Space.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 The Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy site is an excellent introduction to a whole new world of SF, with interviews, stories in translation, and more.
LETTERS
 Readers rise to the defense of Ang Lee's Hulk, bash Batman casting rumors, praise Harry Potter, can't understand Neo's need for kung fu, and much more.

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