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Archive for June, 2010
Geek Media Round-Up: June 30, 2010
Art
- Get your River Tam and the Fireflies vinyl album cover at Etsy.
- New modern book covers for H.G. Wells’ classics by artist Tim Phelan.
- On July 9, Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles will debut their annual “Crazy 4 Cult” show, which pays homage to cinema classics. Check out art from 2009′s show.
Comics
- News: The big story in comics week is that Wonder Woman is getting a Makeover.
- Interview: DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee on Taking DC Digital.
- Interview: J. Michael Straczynski discusses the recreation of Wonder Woman.
- Interview: Kurt Busiek & Daryl Gregory talk Dracula: The Company Of Monsters.
- Comic Alliance has a discussion of Wonder Woman’s Costume Change.
How It Should Have Ended: Lost
“Who wants some eternity water?!” … “So that’s the reason for everything? A giant cork? You know, considering all that we’ve been through I was kind of expecting something… different.”
Source: How It Should Have Ended
This Day in Geek History: June 30
1879
The first electric company in the U.S. to produce and sell electricity California Electric Light Company is established in San Francisco, California.
1905
Albert Einstein publishes the article “On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies“, wherein he introduces the concept of special relativity.
1908
At around 7:15am, northwest of Lake Baikal, Russia, a huge fireball nearly as bright as the Sun is seen crossing the sky. Minutes later, there is a huge flash and a shock wave felt up to 400 miles (650km) away. Over Tunguska, a meteorite traveling at over 60,000mph (25km per second) penetrates Earth’s atmosphere, heats to about 10,000°C, and detonates 3 to 4 miles (6 to 10km) above the ground. The blast releases the energy of 10-50 Megatons of TNT, destroying 830 square miles (2,150 sq km) of forest (approximately 80 million trees) and leaving no trace of life. The Tunguska rock came out of the Taurid Meteor storm that crosses Earth’s orbit twice a year. Read more about The Tunguska Event.
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Geek Quote of the Day
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
- - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, 1988.
Free Fiction Round-Up: June 28, 2010
Audio Fiction and Podcasts
- Listen to “The Alchemist’s Feather” by Erin Cashier at PodCastle.
- Listen to “Bride Of Frankenstein” by Mike Resnick at EscapePod.
- Listen to “I Love Paree” by Cory Doctorow at Craphound.
- Listen to “Jaguar Woman” by Silvia Moreno-Garciam at PodCastle.
- Listen to “Oil of Dog” by Ambrose Bierce at Pseudopod.
- Listen to “Watermark” by Michael Greenhut at PodCastle.
Comics and Graphic Novels
- Get a sneak peak at IDW’s new Dungeons & Dragons comic.
Geek Media Round-Up: June 29, 2010
Art
- After this weekend’s Doctor Who, I went looking for an explanation of how Daleks work and found this Anatomy of a Dalek poster from Polkarobot.
- The Geek Art Gallery has posted a gallery of Felicia Day fanart in honor of her birthday yesterday.
- Matthias Heiderich takes photos of Berlin landscapes, including this one of a satellite-strewn balconies.
- Pris, Rachael, and Zhora Blade Runner icons.
Film
- The NY Times notices the new trend of empowered petites on the big screen.
- Schmoop picks 8 Movie Adaptations that Were Actually Better than the Book.
- ScreenRant maintains that You’re Smarter Than Hollywood Thinks.
- Watch The New Deathly Hallows Trailer at MuggleNet.
Internet
- Time has released their list of the best blogs of 2010.
Literature
- Interview: Angela Slatter interviews Kirstyn McDermott, author of Madigan Mine.
- Interview: Grasping for the Wind interviews Jon Sprunk, author of Shadow’s Son.
- Interview: Jeff Bezos says his mission is compelling small publishers to think big.
- Interview: Neatorama interviews Stacey Abbot, author of The CULT TV Book.
- News: Ancient secret code discovered in Plato’s writings. Read the 32-page paper laying out the methodology used in uncovering the codes. [PDF]
- Slate explains Why e-books will never replace real books.
Technology
- Would you fly in an airliner knowing there were no pilots in the cockpit? The FAA has kicked off the journey towards the full automation of the airliners.
Television
- Check out Amy and Rory’s Wedding Album from Doctor Who!
- QNTM has compiled this definitive Futurama timeline.
Video Games
- News: 32% Of UK Citizens Classify Themselves As Gamers.
- According to various internet reports, the annual salaries of leading Japanese business figures have just been made publicly available.
- Game Boy Infographic by Pixel Fantasy.
