Hollywood is adaption-crazy. This is somewhat understandable: Hollywood is risk-adverse and adaptions build buzz. Could you imagine “The Hunger Games” done without the book buzz behind it? The recent spate of “Fairy Tale” adaptions is a case of a seemingly … Continue reading
20th Century Fox Spins ‘Wool’ For Scott Free And Film Rites. (From Deadline Hollywood) For those not in the know, Wool is a self-published e-book series that’s apparently garnered quite a following — as the linked article puts it, “the sci-fi … Continue reading
Joss Whedon is on top of the world. He redefined horror, manned mega-hit the Avengers, and that’s just recently. With The Avengers doing so well (and trust me, it is deserved), what does he do next? Well he posts a … Continue reading
Salutations, profans, progeeks, and protaku. Today, we’ve got a special interview with geek musical duo, Debs and Errol.
Jukepop Serials is building the ‘go to’ site for authors and readers of Slipstream, Steampunk, Fantasy, Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, and Cross-Genre fiction. via Jukepop – About Us. Aside from just publishing stuff in serial fashion, the site’s … Continue reading
OK this is a rumor, and it sounds like it’s not happening/not for awhile, but there was talk of Hulu requiring a cable subscription. This popped up yesterday, and after an initial clarification, it looks like the oft-discussed idea would … Continue reading
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have struck a partnership to produce and distribute digital books through a new, yet-to-be named Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will include the booksellers existing Nook e-book division as well as its college textbook business. … Continue reading
“Our authors and readers have been asking for this for a long time,” said president and publisher Tom Doherty. “They’re a technically sophisticated bunch, and DRM is a constant annoyance to them. It prevents them from using legitimately-purchased e-books in … Continue reading
Music is only intermittently covered here (the whole HoloPac thing was our first in awhile), but I didn’t realize that we had a week where we lost so many people from the music industry. Dick Clark – Who needs no … Continue reading
So the Tupac Hologram is getting plenty of attention as well as some menage. This is causing people to notice Hatsune Miku, Japan’s Holo-pop princess who’s being doing this so long she’s old by hologram standards. Also, she does not … Continue reading