The Great Geek Manual

  • Blog
 

Geek Media Round-Up: October 26, 2012

26 Oct 2012  Media

Art

Balrog Pumpkin

  • Allison Hoffman’s Amigurumi Brings Yarn Versions Of Your Favorite Characters To Life
  • Gaming Luggage Labels
  • How to Zombie-Proof your House
  • Madman Building Full-Scale Millennium Falcon Replica (Complete With Interior!)
  • Planet Express Crew Gets Kooky, Not Altogether Ooky, As The Addams Family

Comics

  • Interview: ‘Chronicle’ Writer Max Landis Talks Superman & Action Comics
  • 5 Horror Comics/Manga To Scare Your Socks Off
  • Where to Sell Your Digital Graphic Novels and Comics Online

Film

  • Interview: DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg offers advice
  • Interview: Silent Hill: Revelation Cast, Director On Video Game Origins
  • News: Wattpad Tries Serial Fiction with Help From Margaret Atwood
  • 40 Behind The Scenes Photos From Horror Movie Sets
  • A group of friends replicate the Avengers shawarma scene.
  • Exclusive Video: The Making of Cloud Atlas
  • ScreenRant picks the 15 Worst Movie Villain Costumes
  • Skyfall Footage Shows Daniel Craig Shooting Action Scene
  • Wachowskis’ Film Slammed By Group For Lack Of Asian Actors

Literature

  • Interview: Ben Whishaw, ‘Cloud Atlas’ Star, On Understanding The Epic Film
  • Interview: Sense of Wonder interviews Guy Gavriel Kay of Under Heaven
  • Interview: When Gravity Falls interviews Gail Martin of the Magic anthology.
  • News: Pew Research Center: Young Americans prefer reading e-books on cell phones and computers
  • 10 Novels That Are Scarier Than Most Horror Movies
  • Are Self-Publishing Authors Killing the Publishing Industry?
  • It’s Genre. Not That There’s Anything Wrong With It!

Science

  • The One Where NASA Asks for a Tractor Beam
  • Sci-fi writers help scientists bridge gap between fantasy and reality
  • Scientists discover ‘living power cables’, ala Avatar.

Technology

  • Scientists to simulate human brain inside a supercomputer
  • U.S. Navy to trial firefighting robot

Television

  • Interview: ScienceFiction.com Interviews AMC’s ‘Comic Book Men’
  • Reviews: Best review of Doctor Who ever… [Via]
  • The 10 Best Episodes of the 1980s Twilight Zone TV Series
  • Hack, Slash, Squish: Gender and Sex In Season One of Game of Thrones
  • Has the Doctor become too human? Discuss.
  • A nine year old who “views the world entirely through the lens of Harry Potter” matches up figures from the third presidential debate with HP characters. Mitt Romney is Dolores Umbridge? Harsh.

Video Games

  • Interview: Data entry, risk management and tacos: Inside Halo 4’s playtest labs with Eric Schuh, senior user researcher at Studios User Research
  • News: Video Game Called “Rage Control” to Help Children with Anger Issues
  • 10 Classic Video Games Still Raking In Cash
  • 10 Video Game Franchises That Have Lost Their Way
  • Five Reasons Video Games Should Have Better Economies
  • Consolation Prize: The Game Console Is Dead. What Will Replace It?
  • Gaming Faces Its Archenemy: Financial Reality
  • Video Games in an Art Museum?

Writing

  • Robert J. Sawyer: Five myths about science fiction writers



Add to Social Bookmarks

del.icio.usRedditTechnoratiFurlBlinklistNetscapeYahoo My WebNewsvine
SocializerMa.gnoliaStumble UponGoogle BookmarksRawSugarSquidooSpurlBlinkBits
NetvouzRojoBlogmarksCo.mmentsScuttleFeed Me LinksYiggMr.Wong
  • Archives

    • May 2013
    • April 2013
    • March 2013
    • February 2013
    • January 2013
    • December 2012
    • November 2012
    • October 2012
    • September 2012
    • August 2012
    • July 2012
    • June 2012

    Categories

    • Gadgets & More
    • T-Shirts
    • Geek History
    • Geekology
    • Geek Reading
    • Humor
    • Graphical Gags
    • Motivational
    • Videos
    • Webcomic
    • Infographics
    • Japan 101
    • Links
    • Media
    • Books
    • Book Reviews
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Short Films
    • Television
    • Video Games
    • News
    • Photo Galleries
    • Books
    • Quotations
    • Rantings
    • Science
    • Software & Tech
  • Related Posts

    • Geek Media Round-Up: May 2, 2008
    • Geek Media Round-Up: March 7, 2008
    • Geek Media Round-Up: February 3, 2009
    • Geek Media Round-Up: September 11, 2009
  • Sponsors

    • Host Color: Multiple Web Site Hosting
    • Take home a robot vacuum cleaner from Robomaid.

     

BlogRoll

  • Bibliophile Stalker
  • The Daily Top 10
  • The Geekanerd Blog
  • I Can Has Motivation
  • (Jeff)isageek
  • The Lair of the Evil DM
  • Lisa Paitz Spindler
  • The Presurfer
  • Not So Motivational
  • The Science of Fiction
  • Weirdwarp
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...

SiteInfo

  • About the Author
  • Book Reviews by Author
  • Book Reviews by Title
  • Contact the Author
  • Credits
  • Disclaimers and Notices
  • Donations
  • Hostcolor
  • Recommended Reading
  • Subscribe via E-Mail or RSS
  • This Day in Geek History

PopularPosts

  • Blogging is a lot like Sex...
  • Motivational Monday: Humorous Posters
  • Picture of the Week: Harry Potter Porn
  • Portable Utilities for USB Drives
  • Programming is like Sex...
  • Neville Longbottom's Favorite Plant
  • Seven Unexpected Harry Potter Endings
  • Sex Advice from a D&D Player
  • Signs the IT Department is out of Hand
  • Top Ten Halo Pick-Up Lines
  • Top RapidShare Link Communities
  • Top Ten Signs a D&D Player is Gay
  • Top Ten Turn Down Lines for Geek Chicks
  • A Traditional D&D Thanksgiving
  • The Ultimate D&D Gaming FlowChart
Host Color Web Hosting

508 CSS XHTML
Website Credits & Disclaimers