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Get lost in the book vortex? Don't worry we've got a round up of this weeks bookish posts including the the history of scifi classics, told by their covers, Cormac McCarthy's thoughts on The Road and reading recommendations. If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love Movies ...
Books
Cormac McCarthy
What do you do when your novel has a cool moment, followed by another cool moment... but something kinda boring has to happen in between? Your characters have to travel somewhere or make something. How do top authors handle this? Once again, we were lucky to convince some of our favorite ...
TV
Rebecca Mader
Sean Williams
Planet 51 has an intriguing premise, promising advance clips, and acid-piddling dog straight out of Alien . But none of that can save a rambling movie that's never quite sure where it's going. Planet 51 's tragedy is that it could have been a decent movie. It starts off with a neat premise: ...
TV
You've heard it's bad. You've heard it's sexy. But you haven't heard the truth about New Moon , which is that it's actually a not-so-stealthy satire of itself. If you don't realize that, you're the butt of the joke. The Twilight series, whose second installment hits theaters tonight in the ...
Gaming
Moon
The eternal struggle between vampire and werewolf is sparked again in theaters today with New Moon . Which causes us to wonder who's really better: werewolves or vampires? We settle this issue once and for all, with a dance-off. Side A, Vampires: Blade, Blood Club Once Bitten , "Hands ...
Film
Moon
Twilight
Most of us would have no problem being seen in public reading a science-fiction novel... unless it had a cover so hideous, or so wrong, that you might get arrested. Here are the cheesiest and most disturbing science-fiction book covers. Our research intern, Cyriaque Lamar, pored over the most ...
Books
Robert A. Heinlein
Olaf Stapledon
They've been lurking in the background for the entire series, and last night, Fringe 's bald Observers finally stepped into the limelight. Here's what we learned about the mysterious beings who've been spying on the Fringe team. They can catch bullets. The ability to catch bullets probably ...
TV
Fringe
We're on the edge of our seats for David Tennant 's final Doctor Who two-parter after the intense and terrifying ending to "The Waters Of Mars ." And the first official clip shows the Tenth Doctor putting up a brave front. BBC America, which posted this clip just now, also announced that ...
TV
David Tennant
Doctor Who
Genre publishing has taken some hard hits in recent years — but a slew of independent publishers is still out there, charting the unknown regions of book publishing and keeping your reading lists weird. Here are our favorites indy presses. Tachyon Books This publisher, specializing in ...
Books
Peter S. Beagle
Terry Bisson
Jeff VanderMeer
Brea Grant
Kelly Link
Douglas Adams
Forthcoming urban fantasy Unleashed (Ace) by John Levitt is the sequel to Dog Days and New Tricks . It follows the exploits of a spell-casting jazz guitarist and his magic doggie. Well, sort of a doggie. The blend of urban fantasy and detective fiction seems like a sure-fire win. We can ...
Books
Supernatural
Karl Urban
Forthcoming urban fantasy Unleashed (Ace) by John Levitt is the sequel to Dog Days and New Tricks . It follows the exploits of a spell-casting jazz guitarist and his magic doggie. Well, sort of a doggie. The blend of urban fantasy and detective fiction seems like a sure-fire win. We can ...
Books
Karl Urban
It's not quite a supersoldier serum, but researchers have increased strength and muscle mass in monkeys with a small genetic tweak. And human trials for the technique are just on the horizon. Muscle disease specialists at Ohio State University have been studying myostatin, the protein that ...
Books
Gene Wolfe
You need some science fiction, and you need it now. Unfortunately, you don't have a ton of money to spend. But as long as you have an internet connection, these resources will help you get free books and stories online. Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg is the premiere spot for finding ...
Books
It's time for the io9 book club to meet again. Get ready for some swashbuckling justice with Jacqueline Carey 's Santa Olivia , the near-future story of a half-mutant girl who lives in the militarized border zone between the US and Mexico. For our last book club meeting, we read Paul ...
Books
If Roland Emmerich needs ideas for his next film, he should give digital artist Steve McGhee a call. McGhee's images capture an array of disaster scenarios, from eco-apocalypses and nuclear explosions to tentacled alien monsters firebombing the streets. [ Steve McGhee via Super Punch ] ...
Film
2012
Alien
Roland Emmerich
"Let me tell you why I write. I can watch E.T. or listen to Bob Marley and the Wailers, or eat sashimi with wasabi and soy sauce and that stuff seems to be grated radish, and just be grateful that I frequently have the money to avail myself of them and happen to live in a world where such ...
Books
Tim Powers
Stephen King
Satoshi Kon , the director behind such surreal animated films as Paprika and Perfect Blue is taking a crack at child-friendly fare with his all-robot road movie The Dream Machine . The film's first images highlight Kon's strange and lovely robotic creations. The plot of The Dream Machine has ...
Other
Last week we learned that Stephen King 's brand new book Under The Dome , about a town sealed off by the government, is getting an HBO miniseries. Now Steven Spielberg has stepped in to make sure it's a success. DreamWorks TV and Spielberg will executive produce the miniseries based on the ...
Books
Stephen King
Steven Spielberg
The Prisoner
Every book has a go/no-go point. If you're not enjoying a book by a certain point, you're never going to get into it. But it's an individual choice: How long will you read a book for, before you give up? How long do you give a book before giving up on it? ( online surveys ) Jettison book ...
Other
Chipmaker Intel is throwing a ton of cash into developing brain implants to help people send text messages with their minds. They are also predicting these implants will be the main way you turn on the TV in 10 years. According to Computerworld: Scientists at Intel's research lab in ...
