4600 Words on Reamde
Over at Asking the Wrong Questions, Abigail Nussbaum takes on the task of figuring out Stephenson’s Reamde.
“Vasquez Always Dies”
Ever wonder why the competent and kickass action ladies always die? TV Tropes examines why “Vasquez Always Dies.”
Moebius’ “Le Monde d’Edena”
Halcyon Realms looks at a Japanese collection of French comic artist Moebius’ series, Le Monde d’Edena.
Suda51’s Sdatcher
Based on the Konami game, Snatcher, Suda51’s radio drama, Sdatcher, is about a man tasked with destroying robots who have infiltrated human society. Sure, it’s very Blade Runner, but it’s fun and translated into English by Marc Laidlaw. (via Tim at The Hand Eye Society)
“Fellow, Star-folk”
George Takei tries to broker a peace between Star Wars and Star Trek fans by asking them to join together against a common foe.
Terror of Monkeys vs. Robots
Manipulated by mad scientists, humiliated for humanity’s pleasure, will robots and apes tire of making our cars, vacuuming our floors, fighting our wars, washing our cats and smoking our cigarettes? Who will break first as humankind continually fails to distinguish androids from robots, apes from monkeys? We return […]
The Cultural Gutter 