Geek Media Round-Up: February 9, 2010

Art

• Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum launched their ModVic (Modern Victorian) Home Restoration project in June 2007, decorating their home in a Steampunk motif.
• Christine Marie Larsen is offering Robot Valentine Prints.
• EKD.com has posted a gallery of 100 Beautiful Avatar Movie Wallpapers.
• io9 has posted a gallery of The Glory And Terror Of Doctor Who’s Concept Art.
• James Stowe is offering Star Wars Valentines on his blog.
• Wayward classics has a selection of photos of Latin Tattoos.

Comics

• Comic Book Stories has posted a collection of vintage Flash Gordon covers.

Film

• Cracked.com offers tips on Identifying Annoying Movie Fans.
• io9 asks Can Live-Action Airbender Live Up To The Cartoon?
• io9 recounts The Complete History Of Pandora, According To Avatar’s Designers.
• Mike Harvkey discusses the use of irony in zombie flicks.
• Rotten Tomatoes picks the Top 15 Movies by Martin Scorsese.
• Wired.com picks Five Great Geeky Chick Flicks for Valentine’s Day.

Internet

• Guyism explains 6 Signs you Spend too much Time Online.
• The Great Geek Manual has posted the first Lost Meme of the new season! Who else thinks the producers are scrambling for new ideas?

Literature

• Interview: The Agony Column interviews David Drake.
• Interview: Diabolical Plots talks with Tad Williams.
• Interview: The Dragon Page interviews Daniel Suarez, author of the recently released techno-thriller Freedom. (Read a review here.)
• Interview: The Dragon Page interviews Samuel R. Delany.
• Interview: The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast interviews Cherie Priest, author of last year’s highly-acclaimed BoneShaker.
• Interview: Over at A Working Title, author Lois McMaster Bujold discusses her series, The Vorkosigan Saga.
• News: British Library to offer free ebook downloads – Times Online
• News: US book publishers smiling again as Kindle rivals emerge
• io9 offers Proof That Science Fiction Writers Get Better With Age.

Science

• A UK Mathematician Uses SETI Formula To Determine He Has A 0.00034% Chance Of Getting Laid. Now all he needs to do is find four thousand girls to hit on.

Video Games

• Asylum warns readers of 10 Things You Should Never Say to a Gamer Girl.
• GameSpy has rounded up a gallery of The 25 Worst Videogame Stock Photos.

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