Art
- Don Solo has posted photos of the Lego BSG Viper he built.
Comics
- Paul Cornell offers up Thirty Comics for Hugo Voters, each of which is a great read.
Film
- Den of Geek has posted 5 new images from James Cameron’s Avatar.
- IGN counts down the Top 10 Movie Nazis, starting with The Blues Brothers’ Nazi.
- It turns out that District 9 director Neill Blomkamp knows how to stretch a dollar
- John Scalzi stops just a hair’s breadth from a full rant as he offers up a Guide to the Most Epic FAILs in Star Wars Design.
- These 5 Things You Didn’t Know About District 9 are even more impressive after watching the movie.
Internet
- Zombaritaville is a website devoted to creating zombie-themed parodies of popular song lyrics.
Literature
- Interview: Caitlin Decter interviews Robert J. Sawyer.
- Interview: Electric Velocipede interviews John Langan.
- Interview: The Examiner interviews T.A. Pratt, author of Spell Games.
- Interview: Stomping on Yeti interviews Jay Lake, author of Green.
- Interview: Tor.com interviews Cory Doctorow.
- News: Baltimore gives Edgar Allan Poe the Funeral He Should Have Had
- News: Google near Book Search deal in France.
- Jeremiah Tolbert urges readers to Be A Positive Force in Fandom, Not An Asshole.
- The SFWA offers up some tips on Reading Aloud.
Video Games
- Topless Robot names The 10 Most Abysmal Superhero Videogames.
Writing
- The Guardian ponders How much harm does a bad book cover do?
- Nicola Morgan offers advice on How to Make a Publisher say Yes.
- SF Signal asks How Does Blogging and Social Networking Affect the Publishing Industry?
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