- Bob Chipman follows up his review of Ender’s Game with an examination of the nature of criticism, and the myths of objectivity and the “average” moviegoer
- Swedish cinemas are integrating the Bechdel test into their ratings system.
- Rhianna Pratchet is adapting her dad’s book The Wee Free Men into a movie! Despite the manly title, the book follows the adventures of young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching.
- Game of Thrones has filmed in Iceland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Malta, Croatia and Morocco, and CheapFlights UK has put together tours so you can see the locales!
- Neil Gaiman has written “Nothing O’Clock,” the final short story for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary e-book.
- Disney’s Marvel and Netflix are teaming up to develop a Historic Four series – 13 episode arcs each! Congrats to Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage!
- Check out this great collection of photos of Austrian cosplayers in their homes.
- A profile on Christy Haubegger, founder of Latina magazine, speaking about embracing her heritage and translating that into popular media.
- New analysis shows that, stars similar to our sun, one in five is orbited by a potentially habitable Earth-like planet.
- Anyone with a smart phone can be a scientist, or at least collect data for important projects. And all of the apps are free!
- The RPG game we never knew we wanted is finally here, set in the world of Jane Austen.
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