Feb. 15, 1999
Issue 96
Vol. 5, No. 7

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IN THIS ISSUE

Cool Stuff and Games return to our pages, while Sound Space and Anime get the week off. We also preview NBC's new special that promises proof of UFOs, a tribute to SF author Judith Merril, and more.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 SF scores at the Oscars, Spielberg may direct The Time Machine, Carter wins the Tiptree, Sony lands the Star Wars soundtrack, and more.
ON SCREEN
 NBC looks at the truth behind UFOs with Confirmation, Space honors Judith Merril and Christopher Lloyd plays My Favorite Martian.
OFF THE SHELF
 Roger MacBride Allen breaks Asimov's Laws of Robotics in Utopia, while Jack London proves he's one of SF's greats with Fantastic Tales.
CLASSICS
 Michael York isn't sure whether he should be hunting down runners or running for his own life in the classic 1976 film Logan's Run.
COOL STUFF
 Are you curious about what chafes William Shatner, or whether that was really his butt you saw in Star Trek VI? Then you should read The Encyclopedia Shatnerica.
GAMES
 You've played Pokemon on the Game Boy and watched it on TV, and now you can find these "pocket monsters" in the cards thanks to Wizards of the Coast.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 If you've ever wondered how to build your own fleet of space ships, then you should visit the Starship Modeler Web site.
LETTERS
 One reader explains why she finds fandom appalling, another says Stephen Baxter has chutzpah, several women speak out about SF, and more.

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