Art
- Batman Villains as OS logos.
- Emerald City Comicon 2011 screen print poster by Dean Trippe.
- Jenn Bechtel created this clay Cthulhu statue for a live action game.
- Whitecapel wonders what it might have looked like If Stanley Kubrick had directed Iron Man. The results are fantastic.
- World Of Warcraft Couple Create A Horde-Themed Bathroom
Comics
Cross-Media
- 11 Ways to Live Like Doctor Who from That Neil Guy of “Spock as Wisdom Figure“
- Beginner’s Guide to the Green Hornet
- io9 picks the The most exciting severed hands of all time.
- The New Yorker lampoons Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.
- The Real-Life District 9—Class and Sci-Fi in South Africa
- Top Most Discussed but Not Yet Released Films on Twitter
Film
- Interview: Tyler Glodt, director of the indie zombie movie Buck Wild, talks about why shooting films in your hometown is far better than setting up shop in a big city.
- News: The 30 Most Profitable Films of 2010: Animation Domination
- News: ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ Director to helm live action Death Note film. [More]
- News: Paramount Has Asked J.J. Abrams to Film ‘Star Trek 2′ in 3D
- 6 Badass Movie Scenes With Horrifying Unseen Consequences
- 10 Science Fiction Films I Can’t Wait to Share With My Kids
- The 10 Most Effective Horror Movie Killers
- 11 Horror Movies To Watch Out For In 2011.
- 17 Medical Horror Films That Will Make You Swear Off Hospitals
- Charisma Carpenter tweets on Buffy reboot movie.
- How to make a brilliant comic book movie: From “Ghost World” to “Superman,” we look at films that translate the medium into greatness
- Superhero Movies By The Numbers, An Infographic
- Top Sci-Fi/Fantasy movies to watch out for in 2011.
- When It Comes to Armed Attack, Only 9 Weapons Outclass Robocop’s Hip Gun
Internet
- Facebook Marketing Lessons from Buffy the Vampire Slayer No, really. If you’re curious there’s an interview with the author or you could explore these blog posts which further examine the Buffy, Faith, Giles, Angel , Cordelia, Xander, Willow and Spike Principles.
- Keep Anime Alive was organized by fans who are dismayed at the state of the industry and features tips for spotting bootleg merchandise at cons and more.
- Superguy was a forum for the posting of original, comedic fiction based loosely on superheroes and related concepts. … It existed during the birth of the modern Internet culture, and survived much longer than many similar groups, diminishing in activity only when the webcomic trend became widespread. … It is one of the longest running collaborative shared universe projects on the Internet.
Literature
- Interview: Allison Pang of A Brush of Darkness talks with YA Fantasy Guide.
- Interview: Jay Lake has posted his interview with Penny Ideas.
- Interview: Nebula Awards interviews Eugie Foster of Returning my Sister’s Face
- Interview: Wizards of the Coast interviews Lev Grossman of The Magicians.
- News: Vampire & Paranormal Trend finally began Fading in 2010
- News: Utah State Law Threatens Used Booksellers
- 10 speculative fiction books that got major rewrites after they were published
- Joseph Conrad’s forgotten novel about invaders from the Fourth Dimension.
- MediaBistro considers The Rise of the $5 eBook
- TeleRead estimates Just How Big the Kindle Revolution has become.
- Why we love bad writing: Stieg Larsson and Dan Brown novels are riddled with cliches, but for many readers, that’s a feature not a bug.
Science
Technology
- Get set for invisible war machines
- The Terminator Scenario: Are We Giving Our Military Machines Too Much Power?
- What’s the Real Impact of Piracy on Music Sales?
Television
- Interview: Jewel Staite: Why watching Serenity makes me cry like a baby
- News: Merv Griffin Entertainment is partnering with Namco Bandai Games America to develop an unscripted Pac-Man series. [More]
- The Cape to get weirder and scarier SOON
- “Doctor Who” is leading another British invasion — this time in science fiction.
Video Games
- CityVille Earns 100 Million Users in 43 Days: As Zynga continues its march toward world domination. It’s now officially the fastest-growing game of all time.
- ESA Refutes Pediatrics Videogame Study
- Flowchart: What Gaming Platform is Right For You?
Writing
- How to be a Writer and Have a Life: or, Livin’ the Dream
- How to Save Mary Sues (Insufficiently Challenged Heroes)
- Slate says putting more than one space between sentences is “totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong.” Microsoft’s Bill Hall agrees. LaTex does not. The American Psychological Association used to agree but has changed its mind. The exhaustive Wikipedia article on sentence spacing has a predictably prickly discussion page.
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