Wonderful faux Doc Savage Covers - If you missed these before, the covers, designed by Keith “Kez” Wilson, are brilliant.
“Shine on Me” Star discusses his newfound cult celebrity - I missed this when it happened last month, but it’s a great interview. Alas, the story the video tells is apparently much different from the story our own Tor.com blogger, Megan Messinger, had imagined.
Machines beating the Turing Test - I’m not sure 20 volunteers is a large enough sample size to really go by, but it’s interesting nonetheless.
R.I.P. Kim Manners - The prolific director of The X-Files and Supernatural passed away on Sunday. As an obsessive X-Files fan back in the day, I remember his episodes to be superb—tight, well-paced, and masterful. I will miss his work.
Zombie playground print now for sale - The great image we showed back in November has gotten a surge of interest—enough to warrant prints! Pretty fabulous, right?
Video games outsell DVDs and Blu-Ray - I’m sure the result will be that more studios feel they need to adapt these games into godawful feature films.
Twin to Milky Way’s Black Hole found - The Sculptor Galaxy may harbor a black hole that mirrors our own galaxy’s.
An interview with Ken Scholes - The author of the upcoming Lamentation discusses his novel and his career.
Utah professor backpedals, says she can’t prove gaming is bad for you - “...professor Laura Walker says the study makes the point several times that ‘we don’t know if video games cause these problems or if people with these problems choose to immerse themselves into video games.’”
An interview with Wayne Reynolds - The fantasy illustrator talks to Wizards of the Coast about some of his work.
VIEW ALL BY · Tuesday January 27, 2009 09:21pm EST · amended on Tuesday January 27, 2009 09:22pm EST
Thanks for the link to the Zombie Playground. I can't believe I missed this the first time around.
I just purchased the print partly because it's full of awesome and partly because this type of subject *must* be encouraged. I have a friend who is a zombie freak and she will be so jealous when she sees this framed on my wall :) (I may take pity on her and tell her where to get it...)
Incidentally, a good place to get frames is Frames by Mail. You can choose between a ton of different metal and wood designs. The site makes it very easy to set up layered mats, backing and plexi/glass fronts in one package. A little pricey but I use them for all my photography that I end up getting printed.
I'm not affiliated with them in any way, I just really like them. I'm also not including a link so I don't get accused of spamming/affiliate whoring. Just Google them and it will take you right there (if this is out of line, let me know and I can edit it out of my comment. Don't want to look like a shill or break any rules here, I love this site too much)
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday January 28, 2009 10:49am EST
Don't be silly, link away! I recently bought The Day the Saucers Came as a print and am looking for a good frame for that, too.
The Chan print is just brilliant and wonderful. I wish we had more playful & affordable art like that. :)