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Geek Media Round-Up: February 1, 2012

2 Feb 2012  Media

Art

The future of the impressive personal library

  • 12-month apocalyptic pin-up calendar: Sexiest end of the world ever
  • The Beauty of Minecraft
  • Check out these amazing Minimalism Lord of the Rings Movie Posters
  • Fresh take on the LoTR Book Covers
  • MLord of the Rings Minifigs are coming to a store near you!

Comics

  • Interview: DC Confirms New 35-part Watchmen Comic series due this summer.
  • News: Neil Gaiman, Todd McFarlane settle ‘Spawn’ legal dispute
  • 5 Fantasy Comic Books That Should Be Made into Movies

Film

  • Interview: Daniel Radcliffe Talks Moving Away From ‘Harry Potter’ And Lawyering Up For ‘The Woman In Black’
  • Interview: Noel Clarke talks about being cast in the new Star Trek film
  • News: The Hobbit casting call shut down after 3,000 extras turn up. Police are called to auditions for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings follow-up after overwhelming numbers spark safety fears.
  • Behind The Scenes Of Inception
  • Check out the trailer for 7500, a horror flick set aboard a plane.
  • io9′s list of 10 Of Scifi And Fantasy’s Most Aesthetically Significant Bathroom Death Scenes completely overlooks the single best example, the X-Files toilet monster. I last saw that episode ten years ago, and I still can’t use a port-o-potty.
  • Two new stills of Bond from Skyfall

Internet

  • The most beautiful bookstores in the world.
  • Steampunk places to hit up if you’re ever in London.
  • Why Cthulhu hates the Universe now more than Ever.

Literature

  • Interview: Gollancz interviews Sarah Silverwood of The Double-Edged Sword.
  • Interview: Interview with Ryder Windham, author of The Millennium Falcon Owners’ Workshop Manual.
  • Interview: Sea Hearts Book Trailer and Q&A with Margo Lanagan
  • Interview: Trolls Can Be Sexy: author Amanda Hocking talks Switched
  • News: Barnes & Noble Won’t Sell Books From Amazon Publishing
  • 7 literary Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels you must read « Damien G. Walter
  • 10 Worthwhile Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Seek Out in February 2012
  • The Fifty Essential Authors of Science Fiction
  • Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Who Never Wrote Sequels or Trilogies (There weren’t a lot of them.)
  • Vaginal Fantasy Hangout Bookclub! with Felicia Day. Felicia Day likes romance novels. And so do her friends. They recruited the internet for discussion.

Technology

  • Incredible, Sci-fi Railgun Takes Step Toward Reality

Television

  • The fine folks at Vulture have taken on the task of creating a venn diagram for Reality Television. Via
  • Watch this year’s Superbowl Star Wars commercial now.

Video Games

  • 100-year-old woman stays young by playing Nintendo.
  • Filmmaker and long-time World of Warcraft gamer Anthony Rosner has made IRL: In Real Life, an inspiring short documentary film that looks at his personal World of Warcraft addiction and how amazing his life has become since ditching the game.

Writing

  • 20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes
  • Curse Like an Orc, Woo Like an Elf: The Secret to Fantasy Languages

Want more? Check out Geek Art Gallery for more art links and eye candy. Visit Oneironomicon for more on book trailers, reviews,and writing links.



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