Nerd Worthy News
Scifi & Fantasy
- Lou Anders on The Functional Nerds podcast
- IGN: Hollywood Salutes The Empire Strikes Back
- NewsARama; “Splice”: A Provocative Genre Movie Hybrid
- Empire Strikes Back turns 30:
- Wired: Firefly Takes Flight Again With Browncoats: Redemption
- AirlockAlpha: New Princess Joins ‘Game of Thrones’
- ScifiWire; See trailers and concept art from 9 new sci-fi TV series
- i09: Things to think about on the long wait for Fringe season 3
- TOR/Forge: A few chapter previews
- SfSignal
- Reviews:
- Grasping for the Wind: The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar
- A Dribble of Ink: ‘In The Stacks’ by Scott Lynch
- Walker of Worlds: The Desert Spear by Peter V Brett (Harper Voyager)
- Walker of Worlds: Fallen Dragon by Peter F Hamilton (Macmillan)
Technology
- Washington Post: Coming soon in Web video: Googlers bearing gifts
- AppleInsider: iPad 3G remains completely sold out at US Apple retail stores
- PCWorld: The Best Android Smartphones Out Now
- InformationWeek: Android 2.2 Coming To Most HTC Phones
- AP: Hewlett-Packard recalling 54K laptop batteries
- Bloomberg: Google’s I/O, Street View get news focus
- MacWorld: Securing your Facebook privacy settings
- eWeek: AT&T Will Raise Termination Fees for Smartphones
- PCWorld: Encrypted Search Comes to Google
- AP: Atlantis crew relaxes after wrapping up spacewalks
- CNET: Mars rover on the move, another yet to come
- MacUser: The Macalope Weekly: Is this bugging you?
Comic Books
- Billboard: The Go-Go’s Jane Wiedlin is ‘Lady Robotika’ in New Comic Book Series
- MTV: ‘Lost’ Is Almost Over, But Could It Continue In Comics?
- ComicBookMovie.com: Stitchpowers’ Top 10 Comic Book Movies Part 2
- AirlockAlpha: Artistic License: Dynamite Entertainment’s ‘Stargate: Vala Mal Doran’
Video Games
- CNET: Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
- ARS Technica: Publishers copying, supporting EA fee for online used gameplay
- Washington Post: Pac-Man hits 30 without losing its way
- ARS Technica: Mac lags Windows in gaming performance, excels at stability
- MacWorld: Valve: Mac games make up 11 percent of Steam purchases
- ARS Technica: Week in gaming: E3, Torchlight, and Mario Galaxy 2
- MacWorld: Essential iPad apps: 10 great games
- Wired: Q&A: Pac-Man Creator Reflects on 30 Years of Dot-Eating
Music
- ABC News: U2’s Bono Has Surgery, Tour Date Postponed
- PCWorld: Google Music Store a ‘Capability,’ Google Says
- Salt Lake Tribune: Desert Rocks Music Festival grows up
- MacWorld: Review:Soundbooth CS5
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