The Great Geek Manual

  • Blog
  • News
 

Geek Media Round-Up: December 9, 2009

9 Dec 2009  Media

Art

 x

  • Layron DeJarnette has a gallery of homemade Garbagepail Kid cards.
  • Luke Skywalker meets zombies in these awesomely zombified Star Wars posters.
  • Here’s a Darth Maul Mod for your iRobot Roomba 400.
  • Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive at Google.

Film

  • Gears of War’s writer says that the movie version of Epic’s video game franchise will focus on Emergence Day, with nods in style to Cloverfield.
  • The Hollywood Reporter takes A look at the 20 animated films in contention this season for the Oscar.
  • I’m not sure that Peta Wilson belongs on the list, but PopCrunch has picked The 50 Hottest Women of Sci-Fi/Fantasy.
  • io9 names the Top 10 Science Fiction Disappointments Of The Past Decade.
  • A poster has been released for the upcoming Tron movie.
  • Premiere names 10 Minor Characters Who Deserve Their Own Movies.
  • Six Revisions compares classic movie posters to the posters of their remakes.

Internet

  • News: Police force 'consulted warlock over horse plaiting'.
  • CollegeHumor provides a helpful tutorial on How to Fire Someone in Gotham City.

Literature

  • Interview: Blogging the Muse interviews Tony Richards.
  • Interview: Fantasy Literature interviews Mike Resnick.
  • Interview: A Good Addiction interviews Lilith Saintcrow.
  • News: Book publishers say Apple tablet will 'come out top' in eBook wars.
  • News: New Kindle features for the blind and vision-impaired coming.
  • Jack of Ravens contemplates Fantasy vs SF: Who Let The Dogs Out?.
  • Mark Charan Newton explains Why SF Is Dying.
  • MediaShift asks Did the Web Kill Gourmet Magazine? (and others?)
  • Ursula K. Le Guin has published an article in Harper's Magazine entitled Staying awake: Notes on the alleged decline of reading.

Science

  • These Eight Ways In-Vitro Meat will Change Our Lives make me a little nauseous.

Television

  • The Guardian thinks that Streaming will never stop downloading. Far from being a cure for the industry's woes, substituting streams for downloads wastes bandwidth, reduces privacy and slows innovation.

Video Games

  • GamesCritics discusses Videogame piracy and the PC gaming industry.

Writing

  • According to The Rejectionist, Terminator Offers Some Lessons for the Salvation of Your Novel.

Enjoy this post?  Subscribe!



Comments are closed

Add to Social Bookmarks

del.icio.usRedditTechnoratiFurlBlinklistNetscapeYahoo My WebNewsvine
SocializerMa.gnoliaStumble UponGoogle BookmarksRawSugarSquidooSpurlBlinkBits
NetvouzRojoBlogmarksCo.mmentsScuttleFeed Me LinksYiggMr.Wong
  • Archives

    • March 2010
    • February 2010
    • January 2010
    • December 2009
    • November 2009
    • October 2009
    • September 2009
    • August 2009
    • July 2009
    • June 2009
    • May 2009
    • April 2009

    Categories

    • Gadgets & More
    • T-Shirts
    • Geek History
    • Geekology
    • Geek Reading
    • Humor
    • Graphical Gags
    • Motivational
    • Videos
    • Webcomic
    • Japan 101
    • Links
    • Media
    • Literature
    • Movies
    • Short Films
    • Television
    • Video Games
    • News
    • Photo Galleries
    • Books
    • Quotations
    • Rantings
    • Science
    • Software & Tech
  • Related Posts

    • Geek Media Round-Up: May 2, 2008
    • Geek Media Round-Up: March 7, 2008
    • Geek Media Round-Up: September 11, 2009
    • Geek Media Round-Up: July 25, 2008
  • Sponsors

    • Host Color: Multiple Web Site Hosting

    •  

BlogRoll

  • Bibliophile Stalker
  • The Geekanerd Blog
  • I Can Has Motivation
  • (Jeff)isageek
  • The Lair of the Evil DM
  • Lisa Paitz Spindler
  • The Presurfer
  • Not So Motivational
  • The Science of Fiction
  • Weirdwarp
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...

SiteInfo

  • About the Author
  • Contact the Author
  • Credits
  • Disclaimers and Notices
  • Donations
  • Hostcolor
  • Site Services
  • Site Statistics
  • Subscribe via E-Mail or RSS
  • Tag Cloud

PopularPosts

  • Blogging is a lot like Sex...
  • Motivational Monday: Humorous Posters
  • Picture of the Week: Harry Potter Porn
  • Portable Utilities for USB Drives
  • Programming is like Sex...
  • Neville Longbottom's Favorite Plant
  • Seven Unexpected Harry Potter Endings
  • Sex Advice from a D&D Player
  • Signs the IT Department is out of Hand
  • Top Ten Halo Pick-Up Lines
  • Top RapidShare Link Communities
  • Top Ten Signs a D&D Player is Gay
  • Top Ten Turn Down Lines for Geek Chicks
  • A Traditional D&D Thanksgiving
  • The Ultimate D&D Gaming FlowChart
Host Color Web Hosting

508 CSS XHTML
Website Credits & Disclaimers