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Geek Media Round-Up: November 25, 2010

26 Nov 2010  Books

Superhero Thanksgivings
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend Everyone!

Cross Media

  • Interview: Tor offers an Interview With Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Playwright/Director Edward Einhorn.

Film

  • Interview: ‘Harry Potter’ production designer Stuart Craig talks to MTV News about helping Harry retrieve Sword of Gryffindor from a frozen lake.
  • Interview: Natalie Portman on acting at a young age.
  • News: Original Darth Vader Suit up for auction
  • Cracked laments these 7 Movie Badasses Who Completely Fail To Deliver.
  • Cracked warns you off 6 Deadly Injuries You Think You’d Survive.
  • MSN takes a less-than- lists the 50 Greatest Science-Fiction Movies of All Time.
  • Peter Sciretta posts alternate, unused poster artwork for Inception.
  • Stephen King names his choices for the Top 10 Films of 2010.
  • Topless Robot lists The 10 Nerd Movies Most Superior to Their Books.
  • UGO reviews The 100 Best Movie Spaceships.

Internet

  • FAQ: The “Snake Fight” Portion Of Your Thesis Defense. (From McSweeney)

Literature

  • Interview: BSC Review interviews Mark Charan Newton of Nights of Villjamur.
  • Interview: Graphic Audio interviews Elizabeth Moon.
  • Interview: Locus interviews Mur Lafferty.
  • As Others See Us — An Author On Why She Loves Librarians.
  • The Cranberry Cantos: Thanksgiving poems for family and friends.
  • Huffington Post lists 19 Dysfunctional Families In Books for Thanksgiving Day.
  • Jason Henninger on Science Fiction Cuisine: The Leftovers.

Science

  • Stop Blaming It On the Tryptophan: While the “because of turkey” excuse works for most things, it alone doesn’t explain your two-minute long holiday yawns.
  • Sustainable Growth is an Oxymoron is an outstanding discussion of why the idea of “sustainable growth” is impossible in the finite system that is the Earth.

Television

  • MovieLine offers A video history of David Letterman flirting with Natalie Portman.
  • TV Guide asks readers Which Shows Have Jumped The Shark?

Video Games

  • Why Johnny Can’t Read. Or Think. But He’s Awesome At Games 24/7.

Writing

  • Interview: Sarah Domet, of 90 Days to Your Novel, discusses the writing life.
  • Media Bistro offers a directory of the Best Literary Agents on Twitter.

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