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The Sword and Laser
Veronica Belmont, formerly of Buzz Out Loud fame and now working on a new show for Mahalo, has started up a new online sci-fi/fantasy book club called The Sword and Laser. Check it out at swordandlaser.com. I don’t read as much as I used to, although I buy just as many books as I used…
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Star Wars Live Action TV Show is Reality
Looks like Star Wars really is coming to your TV screen, and I don’t mean by videogame. The long-rumored live action TV show appears to officially be happening, according to George Lucas. It’s being produced by Rick McCallum, who did the excellent The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles series. Could be good….
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Instant Test: Are You Creative or Logical?
Follow the link to this test. I’m logical. What a suprise.
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Weekly Rant: Is “Next” to go forward or back? What about “Previous”?
Am I the only one that seems to have an issue with blogs and the inconsistent way you go from the main page back to older stories? It drives me crazy. WordPress-type sites use the terms “Previous entries” and “Next Entries.” Previous entries sort of makes sense… go back to previous entries. But previous meaning previously…
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Captain America Lives! Hero to Return in 2008
According to FoxNews.com, Marvel is bringing back Captain America in Issue #34, coming out January 2008. And this time, he’s packin’ heat! Killed off in March by a sniper bullet, he’s returning as a new character doning the suit, with Steve Rogers remaining dead. There’s an artist picture gallery here.
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Zelda Cake
Since The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass came out this week, a picture of a Zelda wedding cake is probably in order, curtesy of Kotaku. The cake is based on The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, but since the two share similar art styles, it looks like it could work for either. Speaking of…
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5,195 Piece LEGO Millennium Falcon
Sweet! Only costs $500. Check out Geekologie for more pictures and a YouTube video of it being put together.
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Return to Britannia
I wrote a little while back that EA was releasing an update to UO called Kingdom Reborn, and I mused that I wished they’d offer a free trial return for former players. Well, now they have. Called Return to Britannia, you can. Former players in good standing will be able to log in and play…
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Richard Garriott’s Ultimate Crib
MTV did a feature on Richard Garriott’s home in Austin, Britannia Manor. Check out the videos here. I think if I die and get reincarnated, I’d want to come back as Richard Garriott. Not only did he make the greatest series of videogames ever (aka the Ultima series), he builds himself medieval houses with secret…
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Does Excercise Really Make Us Thinner?
No, according to an article in New York magazine entitled “The Scientist and the Stairmaster.” Just last month, the American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine published joint guidelines for physical activity and health. They suggested that 30 minutes of moderate physical activity five days a week is necessary to “promote and…
