Art
- The Artwork of Alex Pardee has a gallery of Avatar movie poster parodies.
- Manofest has posted a gallery of 25 Hot Girls With Lightsabers.
- The Oatmeal explains Why it’s Better to Pretend you don’t know Anything about Computers. (Not that we didn’t know.)
Comics
- io9 looks back at The Most Important Events Of 2000-2009, Comic Style.
Film
- Interview: Don’t tell Avatar’s Stephen Lang he’s the bad guy: “I didn’t play a villain; I played a man doing his job.”
- Interview: James Cameron says Terminator has run its course.
- News: George Lucas loses court appeal over Star Wars costume copyright.
- News: Elliott, Pullman Say Religious Right Blocked Golden Compass Sequel.
- Amazon Video On Demand is currently offering a free seven day online rental of Plan 9 From Outer Space and Scrooge.
- SciFi Wire looks back at The decade’s 9 most influential sci-fi/fantasy movies.
Internet
- io9 asks you What was the Most Overrated Sci-Fi of the Decade? (Framing the question over a pic of BSG.)
- io9 asks Who is the Sexiest Blue Woman in the Universe? Surprisingly, the choice is more difficult than you might think.
- Time’s latest feature is A Brief History of Intergalactic Warfare.
- Topless Robot counts down the The 10 Creepiest Santa Clauses.
Literature
- Interview: Hour of the Wolf talks with Jedediah Berry. [Podcast]
- Interview: Jeff VanderMeer answers questions five for Neth Space.
- Interview: Lawrence Watt-Evans answers reader questions Josephmallozzi’s.
- Interview: Science Fiction and other Oddysseys interviews Jay Lake.
- Interview: Wet Asphalt interviews Michael Moorcock.
- Janice Hardy suggests some age appropriate reading that make Great Holiday Gifts for Readers, as well as a nice list for yourself.
- The Mad Hatter looks forward to the Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi, & Steampunk to Watch for in 2010. It looks like it’s going to be a great year!
- Over at the Huffington Post, Athena Andreadis complains that Science Fiction Goes McDonald’s: Less Taste, More Gristle.
- PopCrunch has compiled a list of The 15 Best Time Travel Stories Of All Time.
- At Suvudu, popular Authors Share Alternative titles for their Books.
Science
- Canine Researcher Puts Dogs’ Intelligence on Par with 2-Year-old Human.
- Mike Brotherton explains Five Reasons Why People Think They Hate Science and what to do about it. (Other than just kicking their ass.)
Television
- News: Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart to be knighted.
- News: George Lucas will appear on The Daily Show with John Stewart January 5th.
- A.V. Club does an awesome job picking the best 45 indelible moments from 2009.
- Monday, December 28th, Mythbusters will examine how realistic Captain Kirk’s gunpowder was in his fight with the Gorn in “Arena.”
- The Telegraph reveals that Tennant misses playing Dr. Who at Christmas.
Writing
- The Magic District considers The unexpected perks of publication.
- The Odyssey Workshop asks authors What’s the most useful writing exercise you’ve ever done?
- Pamela Freeman explains The Things An Author Does (Or Why There Is So Little Time Left For Writing).
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