From time to time, MonSFFA receives zines in the e-mail, or we get word of a zine being posted on e-fanzines. Always worth reading, they are often funny and thought provoking.

Broken Toys 46 Edited by Taral Wayne : A most interesting description of the Pompeii exhibition at the ROM (starts on page 32). I’m amazed he was allowed to take photographs, many reproduced in Broken Toys. This exhibition is now in Montreal, and I’m planning a visit. I wonder if we will also be allowed photos here.

I think it is fair to say that there is a broader scope of material in this issue. Apart from the usual self-pity and whining about the vicissitudes of aging, there is a tribute to File 770’s eight years on-line, a terrifying journey into the bottom of my deep freezer, and a pleasant little jaunt to the scenic resort town of Pompeii, in the autumn of 79 AD. Bring a stout hat and respirator.

Opuntia 334 : Edited by Dale Speirs: Starts with Part 2 of Dale’s photographs of Calgary’s Chinese New Year Celebration. I also enjoyed the article on mystery stories/SF, and was reminded of the RNA experiments where some researchers claimed that RNA could transfer memories, an idea that was picked up by SF writers. (Of course, who could resist an idea like that??)
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The Art of Garthiness 10:  Edited by Garth Spencer: Static in my Attic, hilarious comments on all sorts of unrelated topics.

Where are the mad scientists in Vancouver? We need a few mad scientists. Is it just me, or are all the heathens living in Surrey? Are there any abandoned properties or forgotten subterranean structures in Vancouver where criminal supervillains could set up their lairs? Is it true that Canadian water supplies are doped with Prozac? When the Arctic ice cap finally melts, will we find evidence of lost human civilizations, or mind-melting Lovecraftian horrors that time forgot, or just more mineral resources to fuel a 22nd-century gold rush? Is there an English word that rhymes with orange?

Garth then goes on to discuss Micronational Politics, another progress report on the Common Sense Life Skills Book, Phan Nuiuz (fan news–Yeah, I know, took me a couple of seconds), and Semiprozines and other marketlike news.

Spartacus 12 Edited by Guy Lillian:  Guy is also known to MonSFFA as editor of Challenger and the Zine Dump. (Always has nice things to say about WARP.  🙂 ) Spartacus is a zine in which he gives personal views on current events. In this issue, the death of Antonin Scalia, gravitational waves, the American elections, the diversity controversy at the Oscars and the way the Academy is shutting out older actors (he reprints Bill Mumy’s letter, adding the comment, send them to the cornfield, Bill) winding up with his own list of preferred candidates for the Hugo Awards.