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Geek Media Round-Up: June 1, 2012

1 Jun 2012  Media

Art

H.R. Giger's Li II

  • Something Awful Photoshops cut-rate literary classics. (Part 2)

Comics

  • Neil Gaiman’s killer grad speech has been turned into a comic.

Film

  • Interview: Ben Burtt on Star Wars, Forbidden Planet and the Sound of Sci-Fi
  • News: The Avengers to be screened aboard the International Space Station.
  • News: Fox delays ‘Robopocalypse’ to 2014
  • News: George Lucas retiring: ‘Star Wars’ director wants to shift to ‘hobby films’
  • Check out this Extremely Weird Trailer for a Sci-Fi Film called BRANDED
  • Darth Vader Is The Most Successful Star Wars Character Ever, But Still No Return Of The Jedi Residuals For Actor
  • The Horrifying Truth Behind Pixar’s Cars Universe
  • Star Wars Turns 35: How TIME Covered the Film Phenomenon

Internet

  • How to Choose the Perfect Board Game

Literature

  • Interview: The BBC chats with China Mieville
  • Interview: Economist Paul Krugman Is a Hard-Core Science Fiction Fan [More]
  • Interview: Eric Brown of Harmony Talks with Keith Brooke About the Fermi Paradox, Aliens and the Future of Publishing
  • Interview: Kim Stanley Robinson plugs his newest novel, 2312
  • The Cosmic Menagerie: What did the first fictional aliens look like?
  • Do we really need more optimistic science fiction?
  • What the New Yorker and Tin House sci-fi issues tell us about the state of SF

Science

  • News: SpaceX Dragon Successfully Splashes Down in Pacific
  • Is Our Civilization Detectable to potential visitors?
  • Science off the Sphere is a video series by Don Pettit aboard the ISS showing off the neat things you can do in zero-gravity.

Technology

  • 5 Magical Real-World Creations Inspired by Harry Potter
  • Neal Stephenson’s Hieroglyph Project and Technology in Science Fiction
  • The Outrageous Surgeon with sci-fi ideas.

Television

  • News: Doctor Who’s New Companion’s Name, plus Photos From The Set!

Video Games

  • CNet’s 10 most anticipated games to see at E3 2012
  • Mind-Controlled Videogames Become Reality

Writing

  • Infographic: 5 Video Game Fighting Moves That Could Work In Real Life

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