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Geek Media Round-Up: January 29, 2010

29 Jan 2010  Media

Art

Monstrous Mickey Mouse

  • Check out this Monstrous Mickey Mouse drawn by Manuhell.
  • Hey Oscar Wilde It’s Cloberin’ Time is a blog of literature-inspired artwork.
  • Inspire 76 has rounded up a gallery of Monsters from across Deviant Art.
  • Visualizing Whale Songs: Mark Fischer, an expert in marine acoustics, has come up with another way to illustrate whale song.
  • SF Signal points the way to the website of Serbian Artist Ivica Stevanovic.

Comics

  • Check out the First Trailer For Comic Book Adaptation The Losers.

Film

  • Interview: Kevin Feige on Upcoming Marvel Studios Films.
  • News: Retail Conspires Against Redbox by Limiting DVD Purchases.
  • News: Sam Raimi Wants to Direct Adaptation of The Shadow.
  • FlickSided reminds up of Ten Movie Quotes To Get You Through Life.
  • Over at Movie Cultists, Download 29 Screenplays From This Year’s Top Awards Contenders.

Internet

  • IGN compares Avatar vs. World of Warcraft. Pandora and Azeroth have a ton in common. Na’vi vs. Night Elves! Hometree vs. World Tree! The Mithril Gloves are off!

Literature

  • Interview: Fantasy Magazine interviews short story author Sarah Monette.
  • Interview: io9 interviews Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Galileo’s Dream.
  • Interview: John Scalzi interviews Sara Miles, author of Jesus Freak.
  • Interview: Locus Online interviews author John Crowley.
  • Interview: More Red Ink profiles Kage Baker.
  • News: J K Rowling, Philip Pullman and other British authors are turning their backs on Google’s new digital library.
  • Apex discusses The Creative Engine of SF, the destruction/recreation of history.
  • The Happiness Project offers Twelve Tips for Reading More.

Science

  • News: Dinosaur True Colors Revealed for First Time.
  • News: Obama budget ends return-to-moon plan. “President Barack Obama is essentially grounding efforts to return astronauts to the moon…”
  • People Aren’t Meant to Have More Than 150 Friends.
  • There may be real vampires before too long: “According to new research from Harvard University, an unspecified factor in the blood of young mice can reverse signs of aging in the circulatory system of older ones.”

Television

  • AOL Television looks back at the Most Memorable Super Bowl Ads.
  • io9 reviews 10 Reasons They’ll Miss Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse.
  • It turns out Evangeline Lilly used to do Live Links commercials before her role on Lost. They totally need to incorporate that into the show.
  • Unreality has posted a gallery of 10 Great Deleted Scenes from Family Guy.
  • Watch Oprah tell Jay Leno that most people aren’t on his side. Then, watch Jay Leno squirm when Oprah tells him that joke wasn’t funny.

Video Games

  • Interview: Quinto Calls MMO Role His Last Trek for 2 Years… then clarifies the remarks.

Writing

  • The Magic District offers advice on Writing Funny.



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