Posts Tagged ‘All Things Geek’

On a scale of one to “9”

Stoker here folks. So I was reading Kilian’s article on “Krod Mandoon” and “Harper’s Island” when his comment about the last film he saw struck home. Kilian made mention of the fact that the last movie he saw was “Monsters... (Continue reading)

Writing posts of no real use on my lunch is my new hobby…

Because that seems to be the only time I actually write anything anymore. I need to find more than 20 minutes here and 15 minutes there for this stuff. Anyway, we’ve seen both Tengu and Jezmon assume their newly appointed... (Continue reading)

Dispatches from the Holonet

Dispatches from the Holonet

Hey all Jezmon here. I’ve taken it upon myself to bring you Normalinauts a semi-regular update on the state of the Star Wars universe. As you know, our faithful leader has an unending love for the “holy trilogy” (his son’s... (Continue reading)

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Because We Don’t Get Enough Site Views…Plus, I’m Kinda a Dick

So the other day Tengu sends me the following e-mail, posted here in its entirety: So when is the good old NR going to start doing reviews like PA’s so you can get free swag like them? ... (Continue reading)

The Future Wave of Publishing is….wait for it…FREE F’ING BOOKS!

Remember when you could download the (most awesome) Neil Gaiman novel American Gods for free (it’s mentioned in there somewhere)? Well, that was just a single book, from a single author, for a finite period of time. Another publisher, however,... (Continue reading)

Watchmen is Here

Remember when I said I’d be keeping track of the reviews for Watchmen….I said it like three days ago…geez do you guys even pay attention? Anyway, as the movie opens today more reviews are in. The main Rotten Tomatoes page... (Continue reading)

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Quick Items While I’m on Lunch

Watchmen comes out Friday, of course.  And while this guy won’t be seeing it, I will. Well, probably not on Friday. I still have to arrange for some kind of child care type thing…but I WILL see it... (Continue reading)

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Oh Interwebz, I Thank You for This Bounty

So remember when I put that post up about A Song of Ice and Fire being turned into an HBO program…OK, that they are shooting the pilot and it may get picked up? Well, not too long afterward, the gods of... (Continue reading)

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I may have to start paying for HBO again

Anyone else see this article from The Hollywood Reporter? No, well I’ll sum up. HBO has ordered a pilot be shot based on the George RR Martin novel, A Game of Thrones, the first in the Song of... (Continue reading)

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I am a swimming in, how do you say, books.

I’m reading three books right now; Geek Love, The Street of Crocodiles, and The Posthumous Memories of Bras Cubas.  I just finished The Names three days ago.  I’m also trying to write three (reasonably short) papers and grade 37. As I... (Continue reading)

Of course we knew how it would end.

JK Rowling, having scored one for the BIG GUY, has won her copyright case against Steven Vander Ark and his publisher RDR Books. You, faithful Normalinauts, may remember I opined on this subject most vehemently once… To this day it... (Continue reading)

Because, at this point, Watchmen is what I’m really living for…

OK, well I guess the wife, kid #1 and kid #2 (currently under development…80% boy!) are pretty good reasons to live. But aside from that, what else have I got going? I mean, honestly, I could probably die happy after... (Continue reading)

It will no doubt prove to be as mesmerizing and disturbing as a car crash.

Am I alone in feeling that the “coolification” of geek culture has just as much downside as it does upside? On the one hand, if graphic novels (hipster for COMICS) never got into mainstream popularity we would have never gotten Hollywood... (Continue reading)

2008 Hugo Winners

NOVEL # The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate) NOVELLA # “All Seated on the Ground”, Connie Willis (Asimov’s Dec 2007; Subterranean Press) NOVELETTE # “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate”, Ted Chiang (F&SF Sep... (Continue reading)

Geek Related News

Apologies for being absent some this week. What with the migraines and the vomiting and doctors visits, and serious attempts at studying for my MA exam I’ve been neglectful to you faithful readers. So So Tor now have their very... (Continue reading)