Nerd Worthy News
Scifi & Fantasy
- Wired: Cerebral Sci-Fi Films That Wipe Our Minds
- io9: Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern costume revealed!
- Geek-o-system: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Author Scripting Tim Burton Film Dark Shadows
- Tor: ReaderCon Panel Recap: “Global Warming and Science Fiction”
- Tor: Immigrant Fantasy: Susan Palwick’s Necessary Beggar
- Airlock Alpha: Torchwood begins casting for season 4
Technology
- Wired: Droid X Deput Leaves Hardcore Android Fans Leery
- Wired: Firefox 4 Beta 2, Due Next Week, Adds Tabs on Top for Macs
- Wired: Human Trial Ahead for Darpa’s Mind-Controlled Artificial Arm
- Lifehacker: Antennas Provides a Better Look at Your Cell Coverage
- io9: New images unveil secret of how supermassive stars are born
- Geek-o-system: First planet with a tail discovered by NASA
- Geek-o-system: New Zealand kills software patents
- Geek-o-system: What makes video game fonts work? A conversation with Ray Larabie
- Geek-o-system: 18th Century ship found in World Trade Center construction Site
- Tor: Blogging from Launchpad Workshop: Science!
Comic Books
- DC Universe: Tyler Kirkham – exclusive to DC and drawing Green Lantern Corps
- Marvel: SDCC: Stan Lee Signing Info
- Newsarama: Tomasi &Gleason named new Batman & Robin team
Video Games
- Wired: Penny Arcade Hand-Picks 10 Indie Games For Pax
- Joystiq: EA firing off Nerf N-Strike Double Blast bundle this October
- Joystiq: Gamestop offering buy two, get one free sale on used games
Music
- Wired: Cheap Guitar Feeds Rockers’ Appetite for Destruction
- Wired: Tell-All Author Riffs on Music Industry in Crisis; Part 2
Comic Con
- io9: Update your cosplay for Comic Con 2010: What to wear and what to burn
- io9: See something truly unexpected at the SDCC Independent Film Festival
- io9: How to vacuum up every last little piece of news about San Diego Comic-Con
- io9: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s alien road trip lands at Comic Con
- Tor/Forge: Tor Books at San Diego Comic Con
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