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To: Raymond Clutts who wrote (2810)	5/15/2000 11:14:00 AM
From: Raymond Clutts	Respond to of 3246

OOPS! There he is already on the list at #70. Well shut my mouth. Still there should be some other good director to replace that fraud Picasso. Any suggestions?

To: Raymond Clutts who wrote (2810)	5/15/2000 11:46:00 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3246

There is a sequel to The Mote In God's Eye. It's called The Gripping Hand. (You probably already know this) My favorite Niven/Pournelle was Lucifer's Hammer. What a ripping great yarn! A lot more realistic than that dumbass The Stand by Stephen King, which came out at the same time if I remember right. I'll bet the reason Hollywood never made a movie out of it is because of the way it ends. Remember? The group of survivors succeeds in firing up a nuclear reactor, saving civilization. Who in Hollywood would dare have that as an ending?

To: Raymond Clutts who wrote (2810)	5/15/2000 12:54:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3246

I have not read "The Mote in God's Eye". I am afraid I am not an afficionado of the genre, I have just read around a bit.......I would find interesting a list of SF novels, though! I have tried to attain a degree of balance by including some key scientists and inventors. I am more familiar with pure science, so I went out of my way to research some of the engineers and whatnot. However, I reach a limit when I think of the other elements that define the quality of life beyond longevity or convenience, and feel the need to get them in...... Modern art is not value free, although what is represented differs among schools and artists. In a general way, it reflects the breakdown of traditional society, sometimes with nostalgia, and the aspirations unleashed by modernity....Often, it strives to be cosmopolitan, urbane, democratic, to celebrate or critique various aspects of commercial culture, to evoke spirituality without specific iconic referents, or to incorporate the spirit of research and invention into art itself.........