Nerd Worthy News
Scifi & Fantasy
- Mania: 10 Brilliant Foreign Sci-Fi Films
- CNN: Geek Out!: Getting my con on, TimeGate style
- CityPulse: One woman’s odyssey (MSU graduate Nnedi Okorafor examines life in post-apocalyptic Africa in “Who Fears Death”
- TV Without Pity: Non-Geek Directors Who Should Direct The Hobbit
- Grasping for the Wind: New Short Fiction Review Site The Portal Calls for Reviewers
- i09: Which novel is science fiction’s Harry Potter?
- i09: The io9 guide to June science fiction awesomeness
Technology
- LATimes: Santa Monica woman takes the heat in Google case
- ChannelWeb: Microsoft, Partners Fire Back At Google Over Windows Ban
- ARS Technica: Detector finally catches neutrinos in act of flavor changing
- Wired: Asus, MSI Tablets Lead the Charge Against the iPad
- WSJ: Adobe Unveils Digital Viewer For Magazines
- LATimes: FCC targets Internet speed in survey; seeks volunteers
- The Register: Steve Jobs beheads iPad apps for acting like desktops
- MSNBC: Rocket car runs on Mentos and Coke (Worthy of the MythBusters!)
- Apple: Apple Sells Two Million iPads in Less Than 60 Days
- AppleInsider: Jobs: There ‘might be’ an advantage to a multi-carrier US iPhone
- MacRumors: Steve Jobs in Opening Interview Session at D8 Conference
Comic Books
- Philly.com: Feds, comic-book publishers don’t find Fla. man’s free Web sites so funny
- LA Times: Frank Miller returns to the ‘300’ battlefield with ‘Xerxes’: ‘I make no apologies whatsoever’
- AP: Tintin lawyers denounce ‘book burning’ trial over Congo comic
- Technorati: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Gets First Theatrical Trailer
- InTheNews.Co.Uk: Warner Bros releases storyline of comic book movie Green Lantern
- Autostraddle.com: Comics 101: The First Step Is Admitting You Have A Problem
Music
- ABC News: M.I.A. Blasts New York Times Writer in Song
- LA Times: Apple shuts down online-music service Lala, gives no indication of plans
- SFGate: Stanford Laptop Orchestra makes music with Macs
Video Games
- GamePro: Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures First Look
- AirlockAlpha: Artistic License: BlizzCon Is Coming
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