Strange Bedfellows (APA)/Issue 016

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Strange Bedfellows 16 was published in February 1997 and contains about 82 pages. 
There were 30 members sharing 22 subscriptions. There were 17 tribs to this issue.
 
==Some Topics Discussed in "Notes From Tomorrow" ==
* nothing fannish
==Some Topics Discussed in "Strange Tongues" ==
* speculation on the possibility of Forever Knight/X-Files stories
* so far, not impressed with The Sentinel and Millennium
*comparing and contrasting reading original fiction and fan fiction as different experiences
* comparing and contrasting the intrigue and trust issues the characters have for each other in Blake's 7, The X-Files, and Babylon 5
* Due South is being returned to the air, but this fan is afraid of ineptitude by TPTB
* comments about the Forever Knight character, Don Schanke
* the differences between yaoi and june, fanfiction and original fiction
* Roj Blake is so ineffectual as a leader because he is suffering from brainwashing
* many comments about "flying cross-universes" (random crossovers)
* analysis of characters in Blake's 7 
===Excerpts from "Strange Tongues"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Twinbear" ==
* reprint of a review of the book, "Gender Shock"
* Unsolicited Opinions: Seduction School Dropout by Merrill Markoe, reprint
* Animals' Fancies, Why members of some species prefer their own sex, by Tina Adler, reprint from Science News
* Fox Mulder's violence
* comments on the new show, Millennium
* speculation about racebending in Due South
* quilting and ficcing
===Excerpts from "Twinbear"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Ghost Speaker" ==
* comments on Chains of Being, see that page
===Excerpts from "Ghost Speaker"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Yamibutoh" ==
* descriptions of Comicate, includes a map of dealers' tables
* much analysis about Babylon 5 
* f/f slash, "numinous females," power, independence, and agency, especially in Babylon 5
===Excerpts from "Yamibutoh"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Mardi Gras Favors" ==
[[Image:davidteacup.jpg|thumb|from the The Teacup Photo Caption Contest, from the Mulder/Krycek Romance Association]]
* the flush of first fandoms
* mention of Greenwoman's Half Aft; archive link or Vachon's Favorite Forever Knight Fan-Fiction
* short descriptions of X-Files websites
* a reprint of "Essay: Psychological Underpinnings of Homoerotic Themes in "Tunguska" ("Resident alt.tv.x-files real-life psychologist Doc Eap offers her thoughts on Mulder/Krycek UST in "Tunguska." We don't really need her to tell us that we're not imagining it, but it still gives us a nice warm smug feeling.") 
* a reprint from a webpage showing a naked David Duchovny with his genitals covered by a large tea cup (offline)
===Excerpts from "Mardi Gras Favors"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "The Magic May Return" ==
* complaints about the quality of the fic on the Internet
* not having confidence in JMS and his vision for Babylon 5
* comments about the story, Balance of Power
===Excerpts from "The Magic May Return"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Wide-Eyed and Breathless" ==
* the story Consequences, and analysis of unauthorized sequels, see When is a lift not a lift?
* Ray Doyle's accent (not "gutter Irish," but smoothed-out Birmingham)
===Excerpts from "Wide-Eyed and Breathless"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "With Friends Like These..." ==
* a rumor about the demise of On the Double, see that page
* more information about fanfic and other fannish websites and mailing lists 
* a defense of the quality of fiction on the internet
===Excerpts from "With Friends Like These..."===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Untitled by M G" ==
* the poor quality of netfic
* an overworked VCR
* the X-Files Bloopers
* pixel manipulation vs. fan art, what is art?
===Excerpts from "Untitled by M G"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Lavender Lilies" ==
* the gay relationship in All My Children
===Excerpts from "Lavender Lilies"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Tales From the Obsessed" ==
* Star Trek: Voyager
* the Mulder/Krycek stories, The Same Everywhere and The Hand We Were Dealt
===Excerpts from "Tales From the Obsessed"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Untitled by B B" ==
* commentary on the Bible and how it is lazily misused, misquoted
* dutyfic
===Excerpts from "Untitled by B B"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "When Correctly Viewed" ==
* discussion of an article by Samuel R. Delany currently running (in three parts) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, on "The Politics of Paraliterary Criticism." (topic: slash as social object)
* BLAKE'S ZINE LIST: ALL - B7 FICTION: SLASH, ADULT, AND MIXED ZINES
===Excerpts from "When Correctly Viewed"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "To Be Announced by T H" ==
===Excerpts from "To Be Announced by T H"===
==References==
Category:Slash Zines