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Geek Media Round-Up: January 28, 2010

28 Jan 2010  Media

Art

  • adopt-a-bot sculpts robots out of old parts and sells them on Etsy.
  • Plush Conan O’Brien was created by Laura Granlund, who sells plush toys on Etsy.

Film

  • Interview: Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier explains what it would take for Edward Norton to return as Bruce Banner.
  • Interview: ReelLoop interviews Bing Bailey, director of Portrait of a Zombie.
  • News: Has Avatar 2 Already Started Early Pre-Production?
  • Cosmic BookNews reports on the upcoming Green Lantern Movie.
  • For reference, BoxOffice Mojo charts out Domestic Grosses Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation and Avatar is actually the 26th biggest movie.
  • Tor.com runs down a list of Christian Horror Classics, beginning with Legion.

Internet

  • Apple’s iPad tablet is officially here! Let the insanity begin.
  • Cracked explains Internet Argument Techniques for winning any flamewar.
  • Pingdom present Internet 2009 in numbers.
  • Though I don’t agree with all of Topless Robot’s 20 Nerd Commandments, a few hit home. 2 and 19 are my favorites.

Literature

  • Interview: Fast Forward interviews Harry Turtledove. [Podcast]
  • Interview: Justine Larbalestier interviews Sarah Reees Brennan, author of Demon’s Lexicon, which was released this past summer.
  • News: Amazon to publish original manuscripts.
  • News: Apple’s iPad and new iBooks app to ‘go a little further’ than Kindle.
  • The Guardian lauds the benefits of building your own bookcases.
  • NPR Radio goes through the looking glass, examining Alice In Fact And Fiction.

Television

  • News: McG to reboot La Femme Nikita for CW. (Won’t be as good the original)

Writing

  • io9 reveals 12 Secrets To Being A Super-Prolific Short-Story Writer.



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