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Geek Media Round-Up: December 14, 2009

14 Dec 2009  Media

Art

Tara Rueping's Lord of the Rings

  • The Art Department looks at Tara Rueping’s visions of Lord of the Rings.. See more at TruePaint.
  • If you’re a HR Giger fan, you have to take a look at these photos of his Skeleton Bar.
  • It’s a Star Trek Menorah!

Film

  • News: Natalie Portman will produce and star in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
  • Interview: Over at the LA Times, James Cameron biographer says the ‘Avatar’ director is half scientist, half artist.
  • Cinematical asks Does Sci-Fi Stand A Chance at the Oscars? I say don’t jinx it!
  • The Examiner weighs the merits of the Best and worst horror movies of 2009.
  • There are New Clash of the Titans Posters Online, and they kick ass.

Internet

  • It had to have been a chick, because a dude would never invite “Kessel Run in 12 Parsecs” in the bedroom. (Here’s the original!)
  • TopFive suggests The Top 8 Ways Santa Could Conquer the Martians!

Literature

  • Interview: Agony Column Podcast interviews Connie Willis, author of Blackout.
  • Interview: Fantasy Magazine interviews Angela Slatter.
  • Interview: Sci-Fi Fan interviews Kelly Gay, of The Better Part of Darkness.
  • News: Barnes & Noble quietly changes e-book format, neglects to tell consumers.
  • Coode Street points that way to the Top 10 Genre Short Story Collections of the Decade, including (of course) Cyberabad Days.
  • io9 names its choices for the 20 Best Science Fiction Books Of The Decade.
  • Nathan Bransford considers if Should Publishers Delay E-book Releases?
  • Salon.com names its picks for The best fiction of 2009.
  • Shannon Dyck discusses The Death of Paperbound Books.
  • TeleRead quite reasonably asks Why publishers do stupid things with e-books.
  • The Washington Post’s Best of 2009 list, includes a surprising amount of spec-fi.

Science

  • FastNews reminds us of Ten Ways Space Travel Isn’t Like Television or the Movies.
  • Kiplinger looks ahead to 8 Technologies To Change Your Future.

Television

  • io9 illustrates Why Fake-Looking CG Space Battles Are Beautiful.
  • io9 thinks that If Dollhouse’s Corporation Was Real, You’d Be Its Bitch Too.
  • Woah. Check out this video of a super-enthusiastic fan unveiling his Polar Bear painting at a Lost Panel.



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