- “TIGA, the computer games industry body, is facilitating links between publishers and computer games developers by inviting its members to create briefs for live publishing-based projects. That’s right. No more video games based on popular movies based on popular books; these folks are going direct to the source. Which naturally begs the question: which books would you like to see made into video games? [via]
- Speaking of games, here’s two: Small Worlds and Quizapedia. [via]
- Let Them Sing it for You: does exactly what it says on the tin. Amusing, though your mileage may vary. [via]
- An interesting exchange between stand-up comedian Paul F. Tompkins and Improv Everywhere founder Charlie Todd. I’m not really sure which one of them I side with here. [via]
- And finally, SCI FI Wire cancels its columns. I can’t say I’m at all surprised. Its steady race to be a weak clone of io9 (which isn’t always so terrific itself) continues.
pop culture
Tuesday various
- This may come as no surprise to most of you, but Sarah Palin has no idea what she’s talking about.
- Benny Hill postage stamps too risque? Blimey! [via]
- Nearly 44 percent of Congress are millionaires. Sort of puts things in perspective, doesn’t it? [via]
- Smart spectacles aid translation. How soon after their introduction to the public, do you think, before somebody thinks to display ads in the lenses? [via]
- And finally, I have to say, McSweeney’s planned one-shot newspaper looks really cool. [via]
Monday various
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Friday Night Video
Craig Ferguson on why everything sucks:
Via TV Squad.
Wednesday various
- The most controversial magazine covers of all time [via]
- Meanwhile, and incidentally NSFW, Sean Lennon recreates his parents’ famous Rolling Stone cover. Personally, I find the new photo to be exceptionally boring and actually a weird reversal of John and Yoko’s original. There’s also maybe something a little creepy about their son recreating that photo, especially if the naked woman holding on to him here is some kind of stand-in for, or commentary on, Yoko Ono. But in general, I just find it pretty uninspired.
- The Origin of Glenn Beck. The more things change…
- Hot on the heels of charges of sexism in certain science fiction anthologies comes word that it might also be a problem in the horror genre as well.
- And finally, hey! My sister is going to Mars — I mean Sydney, Australia — for her honeymoon!