Art
- Fandomania has posted a gallery of Daredevil fan art.
- The Hero of Twilight is a life-sized model of Legend of Zelda’s Link made of paper.
- London Tower Becomes World’s Biggest Lightsaber for the Blu-Ray re-release.
- Mega Man and level bosses re-envisioned as a stained glass window.
- Steampunk R2-D2
Cross-Media
Film
- News: Sigourney Weaver Says They Won’t Do Ghostbusters Without Murray
- Blastr runs down 8 great sci-fi movie car chases
- Did George Lucas Mess Up ‘Star Wars’ on Blu-Ray?
- Here is a Shot-By-Shot Deconstruction Of The Chase Sequence From ‘The Dark Knight’ done by a filmmaker with knowledge of visual design and editing.
- John Landis Explores Evolution of Monsters in the Movies
- SFX lists 10 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Odd Couples.
Internet
- “I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation.” Netflix has lost 26% of its value after raising prices and splitting their DVD and streaming services; they’ll lose lose 600,000 subscribers by September 30 instead of gaining the 400,000 they predicted. Now Netflix is spinning off DVD service into a separate site, Qwikster.
- Why Netflix is splitting itself in two, as explained by The Oatmeal.
Literature
- Interview: Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews Charlaine Harris.
- Interview: Kate Elliot chats with Rowena Cory Daniells.
- Interview: Neal Stephenson on his new book REAMDE
- Interview: New York Times profiles H.G. Wells, the Man Who Invented Tomorrow.
- Interview: A tale of two cities: Mail & Guardian interviews Mark Charan Newton
- Interview: Terribleminds interviews Elizabeth Bear of The Tempering of Men.
- 10 Textbook Trends Transforming the Industry
- AutoStraddle suggests Top Ten Fantasy Novels That Have Gay People In Them
- E-books push deeper into interactive territory: The big buzz around e-books are devices, like Amazon’s upcoming tablet, and apps such as Booktrack that take interacting with stories to a new level.
- Promoting science: where is the next Asimov, Sagan and Gardner?
- Robert J. Sawyer on Ten years of reading ebooks.
- SFWA names its picks for the Top Ten Japan All Time Best SF Novels
- YA authors asked to ‘straighten’ gay characters. Two YA authors posted about their unhappy experience with trying to find an agent for their book that includes gay characters. Soon, a representative of the previously unnamed agency (though also not the actual agent in question) posts a rebuttal. Debate flies back and forth in the comments, on Twitter, and on various blogs, with writers coming forward with their own experiences. (1 2 3, among many others.) Cleolinda has a detailed and informative summary of the whole situation.
Science
- Are wet-induced wrinkled fingers primate rain treads?
- Did Zombies Roam Medieval Ireland? Two 8th-century skeletons with stones shoved in their mouths suggest that the people of the time thought so.
- A planet with two suns? Maybe sci-fi author Isaac Asimov can enlighten us
Technology
- Liquid Robotics: Wave-Powered Boats That Can Sail Forever
Video Games
- News: DC Universe Online goes free-to-play.
- News: Sony to ban gamers unless they waive right sue over security breaches.
- 13-Year Olds Learn How to Murder Like Mercenaries, Thanks to Blackwater Game
- Gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists.
The structure of a protein causing AIDS in rhesus monkeys had not been discovered in 15 years of attempts. Players of a videogame did it in ten days. Foldit, the game in question. Abstract. - Ten Bad Habits That People Have Developed Playing Games Online
- Tom Bissell on why a new zombie game sucks due to its reckless “Gamification,” and why this means your future will also suck: “The weapons also have levels, and if you are not at the level needed to wield a weapon, you are unable to use it. This does not make a hell of a lot of sense…”
Writing
- 5 Stephen King Quotes Every Writer Should Heed
- Bradley P. Beaulieu on Writing in Discomfort: Thoughts on Political Correctness
- A Theory of the Hero: Agency, Voice, and Sincerity
- Lessons In Letting Go: The Author And His Babies
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