Art
- adopt-a-bot sculpts robots out of old parts and sells them on Etsy.
- Plush Conan O’Brien was created by Laura Granlund, who sells plush toys on Etsy.
Film
- Interview: Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier explains what it would take for Edward Norton to return as Bruce Banner.
- Interview: ReelLoop interviews Bing Bailey, director of Portrait of a Zombie.
- News: Has Avatar 2 Already Started Early Pre-Production?
- Cosmic BookNews reports on the upcoming Green Lantern Movie.
- For reference, BoxOffice Mojo charts out Domestic Grosses Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation and Avatar is actually the 26th biggest movie.
- Tor.com runs down a list of Christian Horror Classics, beginning with Legion.
Internet
- Apple’s iPad tablet is officially here! Let the insanity begin.
- Cracked explains Internet Argument Techniques for winning any flamewar.
- The Great Geek Manual has created a hilarious set of (De)Motivational Posters based on Conan O’Brien’s last show.
- Pingdom present Internet 2009 in numbers.
- Though I don’t agree with all of Topless Robot’s 20 Nerd Commandments, a few hit home. 2 and 19 are my favorites.
Literature
- Interview: Fast Forward interviews Harry Turtledove. [Podcast]
- Interview: Justine Larbalestier interviews Sarah Reees Brennan, author of Demon’s Lexicon, which was released this past summer.
- News: Amazon to publish original manuscripts.
- News: Apple’s iPad and new iBooks app to ‘go a little further’ than Kindle.
- The Guardian lauds the benefits of building your own bookcases.
- NPR Radio goes through the looking glass, examining Alice In Fact And Fiction.
Television
- News: McG to reboot La Femme Nikita for CW. (Won’t be as good the original)
