RIP Frank Frazetta
Fantasy and comic artist Frank Frazetta has died. The world of fantasy art with ladies in metal bikinis and gentleman in fur speedos will be much the poorer. We say that with great affection. (via SFSignal)
Navigating the Mores of Fan Fiction
Hal Duncan navigates the mores of fan fiction. With stops at the kerfuffled shoals of Diana Gabaldon and George R. R. Martin’s blogs.
Terry Pratchett Talks About Doctor Who
Terry Pratchett talks a little trash about Doctor Who: “The unexpected, unadvertised solution which kisses it all better is known as a deus ex machina – literally, a god from the machine. And a god from the machine is what the Doctor now is… And yet, I will […]
More Utagawa Kuniyoshi
A Doppelganger. A Giant Carp. A Tengu. The Curated Object has more images from “Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.”
Ong Bak 3 Trailer
There’s a teaser out for Ong-Bak 3 and it’s chock full of “Holy Shit!” (Including the Ong Bak Buddha statue, but I really don’t think that’s what’ll make you say, “Holy Shit!”)
Avatar SCHMAvatar, or, Change the Playa Not the Game
The film industry is a magical business. I don’t mean magical in the “Hollywood movie magic” sense, as is typically employed by awards show musical numbers and the California Board of Tourism. I mean that it is an industry with a business model that is not, and by […]
The Cultural Gutter 