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WHOOSH #28
Grrlfriends of Xena 1999 Calendar IssueRelease Date: January 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: Grrlfriends and Santa Monica; From the Graphics Editor: The Night of the New Year
Letters to the editor: Bret, The Confessor, Gabrielle As Hero, Joxer, Going Too Far?, And Don't Forget, Indexers Are Sexy, Too, What's It Between Those Two, Anyways?, Squishy Credits, Love That Rat, Angry At ET Online, Alt Tag Shennanigans, And We Think Squishy Credits Are A Problem?, Still In Recovery Over The Third Season, Let's All Just Move To New Zealand, Subtext Vs. Maintext: The Eternal Battle, Commentary On The Crusader Commentary, Another Walking On Sunshine Fan
- The 1999 Grrlfriends of Xena: Warrior Princess Calendar A Whoosh! Special Feature
- The Grrlfriends of Xena Calendar Interviews By Shelley Sullivan and Kym Masera Taborn
- A Directory of Gals, Seasons 1 - 4 (to CRUSADER) Edited by Lydia Woods and Kym Masera Taborn
- An Interview with Claire Stansfield By Bret Rudnick
- If It Doesn't Kill Us, It Will Make Us Stronger: A Study of Friendship By KFaith2222@aol.com
- Obi-Wan Kenobi and Lao Ma: The Guide's Influence On A Young Hero By Ed Baker
- A Tale of Two Villains: Callisto and Najara By Bret Ryan Rudnick
- Gabrielle As Xena's Moral Compass By Tracy Dale
- "I Can't Be Xena 'Cause I'm Not Xena": Warrior Princess Doppelgangers of the First Season By Torey L. King
- Gabrielle and Timon of Athens: The Failure of Goodness By J.R. Rasmussen
- Callisto By Atara Stein
- The Price: Xena and Gabrielle in War and Peace By Lance Whitney
- Callisto Redeemable vs. Velasca Unredeemable? By Sue Ratkowski
- Xena and Gabrielle: Political Oxymorons By Gustav A. Verdone
- Boadicea: Queen of the Iceni By John Clark Blankenbecklor
- The Dramatic Plausibility of The Gab Drag By Bob Schultz
Disclaimer: No relationships, fictional or non-fictional, were harmed in the making of this issue.
WHOOSH #29
Release Date: February 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: GET A GRIP XENITES; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE BIG BLOWOUT; From the Coding Editor: FRIENDS AND NUTBALLS (FANs)
Letters to the editor: Grrlfriend Calendar, Calendar Interviews, Calendar Boo-Boo, Kathryn Morris, Velasca: Evil Chick, Disgruntled Interviewee, Subjugating Subtext, Still Dissing Dahak , Expatriate Fan, Can't Get Enough Foreshadowing, Growing Violence, Fans, The Joxer Corner, More Recovery Over The Third Season, The Price He's Willing To Pay, Dragging Gabrielle, Transcript Appreciated, Meeting Renee O'connor, New Book Out , Love That Third Season, Xenites Love Those Crowds, Those Wacky Gals!, Subtext Makes The Show Unique, Seventh Heaven Connection
- An Interview With Chris Manheim by Bret Ryan Rudnick
- An Interview with Young Hercules Producer, Cynthia Hsiung by Bret Ryan Rudnick
- Hair As A Function Of Personality In Hercules: The Legendary Journeys And Xena: Warrior Princess by E.A. Week
- Xena's Travels In THE DEBT by (cr@clear.net.nz)
- Gabrielle And The NIGYSOB Game By Brian Lashmar
- The Amazons Of HOOVES AND HARLOTS By Jules Warrick
- Spider, Sand Spider! The Natural World Of Xena: Warrior Princess By Virginia Carper
- The Military Technology Of Xena: Warrior Princess By Ross Mallett
- BEAD XENA: Subject, Color, And Pattern Evoke An Emotional Response At Southern California Xena Fest IV By Gregory R. Swenson
- Anachronism Be Damned: A XWP Historiography. Part III: The Ancient Greek Arts By Carolyn Bremer
- Why Xena: Warrior Princess? By Nan Kenton
- Index To THE CHAKRAM No. 1-5 By Michael Klossner
Disclaimer: No sizeable contributions to charity were dissed in this issue.
WHOOSH #30
Release Date: March 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: THE AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE CARTEL; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE POST PRODUCTION PRAISES; From the Coding Editor: FRIENDS AND NUTBALLS: OLYMPIC CONCLUSION-JUMPING
Letters to the editor: DEALING WITH $31,000 SWORDS, FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE LADIES, CHRIS MANHEIM, MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, DEVI EPISODE GUIDE, SICK OF CUTS, STILL THINKING ABOUT THAT CALENDAR, WHERE DID I SEE THEM BEFORE?, BRET'S EVIL TWIN, CHAKRAM ORIGINS, XENA AT TROY, THE JOXER CORNER, POST SANTA MONICA CONVENTION SUGGESTIONS, EPISODE GUIDE SUGGESTION, MORE ON THE GABDRAG, SOJOURN THROUGH XENADOM, MORE KUDOS FOR US!
- How Xena Brought Me Fame, Fortune, and Tenure by C. A. Casey
- An Interview with Paul Robert Coyle by Bret Ryan Rudnick
- Archetypes in Xena: Warrior Princess by Carolyn Bremer
- Exploration of Mental Illness As Presented In THE FURIES by Virginia Carper
- Gabrielle: The Killer Within Her By Kent Simmons
- Anachronism Be Damned: A XWP Historiography. Part IV: Ancient Greek Science: Mathematics, Astronomy, and Medicine By Carolyn Bremer
- What Is It About Xena? By Kimberly Foster
- Are We Better Off Now...Than We Were 3 1/2 Years Ago? By lord_hawk@altavista.net
- Serious Or Silly: What Show Are We Watching, And Why? By Mike Buckley
- On The Set of Saturday Night Live By Michele Helberg
- How Do I Feel? Lucy Lawless in Santa Monica By Michael Evans-Layng
Disclaimer: No living religion was harmed during the making of this magazine.
WHOOSH #31
Special Myth and Religion IssueRelease Date: April 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: USING THE "L" CARD; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE UNEXPECTED REUNION; From the Coding Editor: FRIENDS AND NUTBALLS (FANS): NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM
Letters to the editor: THE AUTOGRAPH CARTEL, CAN YOU SAY ANACHRONISTIC?, CIRRA, COMMENTARIES, PAUL ROBERT COYLE, EDITORIAL ON CONCLUSION JUMPING, FAN-FICTION IN THE 'VERSE, FUTURE INTERVIEWS, HOW DO *YOU* FEEL?, JOXER CORNER, KUDOS, THE LOVE WAR, CHRIS MANHEIM, MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE FURIES, SEASON FOUR, SUBTEXT SCHMUBTEXT, A SWORD IN AN AUCTION, TOO MUCH OCCULTISM, WHY ARE THEY STILL TOGETHER, YOU ARE ALL WHINERS!
April 1999 Fool's Day Cover: Just Friends Issue
- "Depictions of Goddesses in Xena: Warrior Princess" By Nusi Dekker
- "Ya Gotta Have Faith: Xenaworship" By S. Jane Greening
- "The Myth of the Redeemer in Xena: Warrior Princess" By Samira al Thores
- "My Gods, What Did They Do To You?" By rax@eclipse.net
- "Christian Iconography in THE BITTER SUITE" By Virginia Carper
- "Christian Theology in THE BITTER SUITE" By Dana Hlusko
- "Blessed Are The Greek: Christian Symbolism in Xena: Warrior Princess" By Catherine O'Grady
- "Anachronism Be D*mned: An XWP Historiography Part V: Biblical References in Xena: Warrior Princess" By Carolyn Bremer
- "Belief Systems in Xena's World: Part I" By Loree Angel
Disclaimer: No eight show seasons were dissed, debated, damaged, or otherwised harmed in this issue.
WHOOSH #32
Release Date: May 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE FESTIVE XENAFEST; From the Coding Editor: FRIENDS AND NUTBALLS (FANS): THE BATTLE OF THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
Letters to the editor: LETTERS DELAYED
- "An Interview with Rick Jacobson, a WHOOSH! Exclusive" By Bret Ryan Rudnick
- "Xena and Boadicea: Ethics and Tactics" By Ketz Gouldthorpe
- "A Special May Day Treat: Is Gabrielle a Marxist?" By Brent Allison
- "A Most Delightful Villain" By cr@clear.net.nz
- "Gabrielle and Non-Staff Techniques" By rax@eclipse.net
- "Obsessed Fan Story: A Hat by Any Other Name" By M. Folds
- "Shamanism in Adventures in the Sin Trade: We Can Fly, We Can Fly, We Can Fly!" By Kathleen Leitgeb
- "Warrior Psychologist" By Ryan Dever
- "The Way: A Spiritual Epiphany for Xena" By Dana Hlusko
Disclaimer: No beloved editors were killed off during their uneventful absence in the production of this issue.
WHOOSH #33
Release Date: June 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF ABSENT FRIENDS
Letters to the editor: April Fool's Month, The Way Controversies, L'Morte de Caesar, Communism Lives!, Deja Vu'ed, Ides of March Marches On, Amazons, Christianity and The Bitter Suite, Censoring XENA, Don't You Ling Me, Subtext Revisited, Mental Illness in the Xenaverse, Joxer Corner, San Francisco Convention, NIGYSOB Game and sniveling "fans", Kudos, Family Affair Gripe, Has XWP Lost It's Touch?, Enough Already!, Bitter About Ephiny, Rick Jacobson Interview, Playing the L-Card, Xena: Lesbian Icon?, Missing in Action
- "Working Out Your Own Salvation With Xena: Warrior Princess" By Lori C. Patton
- "An Interview with Kevin Smith" By Bret Ryan Rudnick
- Xena and Star Wars: Mythic Parallels" By Josh Harrison
- "An Interview with Marton Csokas" By Bret Ryan Rudnick
- "Beyond That: Whatever "That" Is" By Katrina Blau
- "All Hail! The Amazon Queens" By Bonnie Fitzpatrick
- "Examining the Depth of Xena and Gabrielle's Relationship" By Dyann Esparza
- "Why Gabrielle is a Favorite Character For Many (Including Me)" By Dusty Reed
- "Callisto's Journey" By Francisco Diaz
Disclaimer: This publication refuses to recognize the deaths of Xena and Gabrielle, unless of course, they come back from the dead, but please without wings, halos, or other such hokey stuff. And also, please not have them walk around in a forest, dazed, wondering where they are, or have some kid throw her ball over wherever they might be at any given time, or have a new evil kinda bad guy pop up and start cutting deals with Callisto, or have it be a technicality in the Heaven Laws. Please?
WHOOSH #34
Special Popular Culture IssueRelease Date: July 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE LOQUACIOUS LETTER
Letters to the editor: ARCHETYPES 'R US, MORE CENSORSHIP, THAT ACCURSED APRIL FOOL'S JOKE, HERCULES WHEREFORE ART THOU?, HEIGHT IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, THE REAL SCOOP ON DEJA VU, THE JOXER CORNER, ROMANIA NEEDS TAPES!, KUDOS, A LOT OF STUFF, WHAT HAPPENED?, EMPOWERMENT SCHMOWERMENT!
- Sharks in the Xenaverse
By Virginia Carper- And the Oscar Goes To: Faster Chakram, Kill, Kill! Parallels Between THE PLAY'S THE THING and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
By John Picone- Spiritual Ancestors to Xena: Yentl and Binary Gender Issues
By Darise Error- Laura Palmer: Warrior...Princess...Tramp...Homecoming Queen
By Robyn C. Walters- The Once and Future Warrior: Parallels Between Colonel Kira Nerys and Xena, Warrior Princess
By J. R. Rasmussen- Betty Page and Xena
By Nancy Phaup- Fans, Sycophants, Superfans, and Psychofans: What Kind of Fan Are You?
By Ren Robinson- Xena: Warrior Princess Audio CD, Vol. 4
By Bret Ryan Rudnick- An Interview with Joel Tobeck
By Bret Ryan RudnickDisclaimer: No deadlines were harmed in this issue by staffmembers taking inordinate time out to schmooze with FAMOUS PUBLISHED AUTHOR Missy Good or to locate an on-line book store who still had TROPICAL STORM in stock.
WHOOSH #35
Release Date: August 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE SUMMER BREEZE
Letters to the editor: PROMISE KEPT, LOQUACIOUS LETTER, ENDGAME, IDES OF MARCH,AND OTHER STUFF, MORE ON XENA AND KIRA, XENA SOUNDTRACK, JOEL TOBECK, FIFTH SEASON OUTFITS, STILL SPAWN OF THE DEVIL?, SCARY FANS, THE JOXER CORNER, KUDOS, THE WAY
- The Dreaded Crucifixion Vision -Or- Sex At Last!
By William James- Xena and Gabrielle Go Camping: Artifice, Exaggeration, Parody, and Masquerade
By Carolyn Skelton- Disparate Cultures: Shock of the Other, Collision, Apartness, and Resolution
By Virginia Carper- Am I Really Who I Am Or What You Made Me?
By Dana Hlusko- Dualism vs. Non-Dualism in Xena: Warrior Princess
By Rob Lent- Pursuing Vengeance: Becoming A Monster
By Linda Waite- The Anatolian Connection
By Eric Chor- Xena and Achilles
By Inga Horwood- Debunking the Myth of the Joxerphile
By Rebecca LittlehalesDisclaimer: No Renee O'Connor impersonators were ICQed for this issue.
WHOOSH #36
Release Date: September 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: TOO MANY ANNIVERSARIES!; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE INFLATED EXPECTATIONS
Letters to the editor: CHAKRAM, LOVE VERSUS SEX, BREAST FEEDING, NEW FUND RAISER, EDITOR'S LETTER, JOXER'S CORNER
- Dressed to Kill: Costume in Xena: Warrior Princess
By Eleanor M. Farrell- The Once and Future Beaver
By Virginia Carper- An Interview with Michael Hurst
By Bevis King- The Last Temptation of Callisto
By William James- Savior Figure: Eli or Xena?
By Dana HluskoDisclaimer: Unknown
WHOOSH #37
Third Anniversary Issue
All-Subtext IssueRelease Date: October 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE DEARLY DEPARTED
Letters to the editor: HAPPY THIRD ANNIVERSARY!, CULT TIMES APOLOGIZES!!!, THE WAY RETURNETH, NEW BABY FUNDRAISER, SUBTEXT, SWORD AND STAFF, WE LIVE TO SERVE
Yes, Lucy, There Is Still a Subtext on XENA
By Valerie Foster- Where Have All The Kisses Gone?
By Darise Error- Love and Death: An Examination of Death Scenes and Subtext in Xena: Warrior Princess Episodes
By Kate Goodman- Subliminal Messages in ADVENTURES IN THE SIN TRADE
By Francisco DiazDisclaimer: No toaster ovens were exchanged for this issue.
WHOOSH #38
Release Date: November 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: SUBTEXT AND KICKING HINDER; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE HEELTAPPED HEART
Letters to the editor: SUBTEXT: OUR FAVORITE TOPIC, WHERE ARE THOSE KISSES, ANYWAYS???, FALLEN ANGEL, WARRIOR OR MADONNA?, WARRIOR OR BARD?, MICHAEL HURST INTERVIEW, SO HOW DOES ONE DO IT?, A LOVE GONE WAY TOO FAR, JUST WONDERING, HELLO FROM CHINA, NATIONAL BBQ PLANNED
- Alzheimers, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Xena, and Me: A Journal
By Tamara Poirier- An Interview with Michael Hurst
By Bevis King- THE BITTER SUITE of Editing
By Holly Paddock- Understanding Xena and Gabrielle through the Sirens Myth (a cartoon-article)
By Suzanne Morine- Why Things Blow Up On Xena: Warrior Princess
By Ryan Dever- How Real Are the Shamans Of the Xenaverse?
By Linda Knighton- XenaStaff - You Made Us What We Are Today!!
By Dana Hlusko aDisclaimer: For this issue, no Xena standees were abandoned on the tallest free standing mountain in the world, but it did get a little frosty for the under-dressed cardboard princess.
WHOOSH #39
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: NO, IT IS NOT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM, FORCED SYLLOGISMS, AND OTHER MATTERS; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE DEER WIDOW WEEKEND
Letters to the editor: LAST MONTH'S EDITORIALS, SUBTEXT OVERLOAD, SHAMANS, GABRIELLE'S CHARACTER GROWTH, FOSTER AND JOXER, UBER UBER ALLES, LAO MA: A BAD INFLUENCE?, EPISODE GUIDES, WHOOSH MENTION AT CON!, AND LET'S NOT FORGET JOXER, KUDOS, CREATION, EBAY, AND COLLECTIBLES, ANNOUNCING THE ARGO CONTEST
- Interview with Amy Matheny [Gabrielle in XENA LIVE]
By A.T. Lee- The Force Is With Them: Xena, Gabrielle, and Joxer As Related To STAR WARS
By Filippa Morgan- Interview with Robert Trebor
By Kym Masera Taborn and Cynthia Ward Cooper- A Scene Close-Up: Callisto Kills Her Parents
By Gur Arie Livni- Interview with Keith R.A. DeCandido
By Bret Ryan Rudnick- Xena's Calendar for April--Year Unknown
By Jack McClure- Why I Love the Fourth Season of Xena: Warrior Princess
By Jodi Walton- Caption This: No. 1
By Nicola GuestDisclaimer: No rabbits, turkeys, hams, coders, black-powder-wielding soldiers of Chin, Xena-impregnating entities, or editors were turned to stone, salt, sparklies, or chopped liver during the making of this issue.
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