Jenkins’ List
Henry Jenkins writes up a handy list of some comics he’s enjoyed recently, divvied into stories of everyday life, superheroes, science fiction/fantasy/horror, and some unclassifiable items.
NYAFF 2009 and Hypnotic Escapism
The New York Asian Film Festival wants to help you escape joblessness, global pandemics and despair. Why don’t you let it? (Info here).
Klingon vs. Esperanto–Sindarin Wins!
Andrew O’Hehir reads a book about artificial language and decides: “Tolkien’s languages, one might say, form the missing link between Esperanto and Klingon.”
Sample the Awesomeness at Book View Cafe
Primates love samplers. It’s not something out of speculative fiction. It’s a fact and Book View Cafe knows it, so they’re offering a free sampler of their premium content.
New Zelazny Book
Deceased author Roger Zelazny has a new book out, reaching us all the way from the year 1971. (via SF Signal)
3 Trailers from Twitch
It’s Twitch round-up time. Supporting martial artists Mike B. and Russell Wong take the lead kneeing and kicking people in the chest in Thanapon Maliwan’s The Sanctuary. Lee Byung-Hun, Kimura Takuya and Josh Hartnett go to Hong Kong and walk the line between the police and organized crime […]
The Cultural Gutter 