Art
- Pinkoski looks at the artwork of John Berkey, whose work sci-fi fans are certain to recognize.
Comics
- Comic Alliance counts down the Top 10 Single Issues of 2009, and then expands the list with its Expanded Best of 2009.
- Comic Book Resources also names their Favorite Comics of 2009.
Film
- Interview: Heeb Magazine interviews Sam Ramis on Ghostbusters 3: “Plans to Shoot Next Summer and Release in 2011.”
- John Scalzi offers a well-considered list of The Best SciFi Movies of the ’00s.
- Popular Mechanics looks back at the Top Movies Visual Effects of 2009.
- Roger Ebert names his picks for The Best Films of the Decade.
- The Writer’s Guild names its picks for the 101 Greatest Screenplays ever.
Internet
- I love the fact that Naruto is Yahoo’s sixth most-searched term in 2009. I still remember back when you could only watch this show at your local anime club and then only with fan subs.
Literature
- Interview: The Dragon Page interviews Lou Anders, author of Fast Forward 2.
- Entertainment Weekly asks its readers What books are worth rereading?
- Publishing Perspectives has an enlightening Analysis of the Global Ranking of Publishers. It comes as no surprise that the top ten are basically textbook publishers.
- A recent study reveals that the Rumors of the Death of the Written-Word are Greatly Exaggerated. Americans’ print consumption has declined since 1960, but words delivered by computer have more than made up the difference.
- Unicom Systems Development offers an analysis of The Total Cost of Owning a Kindle, particularly in light of the “DRM Tax.” In short, a Kindle may cost you more than print editions if you don’t enough books.
Science
- News: Russia may send spacecraft to knock away asteroid, but will the soundtrack be any good?
- What Happened to the Hominids Who Were Smarter Than Us?
Television
- News: Wow, Power Ranger is finally dead and over.
- AdFreak has posted a gallery of The 30 Freakiest Commercials of 2009.
- Over at Reddit, readers have realized that the series House is filled with allusions to Sherlock Holmes.
Video Games
- According to a recent study, Female MMO players are more ‘hardcore’ than males. My question is, where the hell do I find the participant from this study?
Writing
- Janet Reid, Literary Agent, exhorts writers to learn The Fifteen Things You Need to Know B’twixt “The End” and “Send”.
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