Dec 21
Like a billion other people, I download things illegally. I’m also an actor, writer and director whose income depends on revenue from DVDs, movies and books. This leads to many conflicts in my head, in my heart, and in bars.
Dec 21
Over at Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews, Nicole Cliffe sort of, kind of, not really reviews books. Here are her tongue-in-cheek reviews of Ellison, Delany, and a prehistoric giant shark.
Dec 21
It’s December, when the days get shorter and colder. But there’s no frigate like a book, and this month your ship’s come in: The month’s new books include cut-throat tailors, steampunk Wyatt Earp, and zombie Star Wars.
Dec 21
How to Destroy the Internet
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Remember when Anonymous threatened to destroy the entire internet? We laughed, and ultimately their words were just hacker hubris. But it got us thinking—could someone actually destroy the Internet?
Dec 21
The Bullseye of America’s Internet
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As much as we might prefer to think that the internet just happens, the fact is that it comprises a massive physical infrastructure. In an exclusive excerpt from his new book Tubes, Andrew Blum takes us on a tour of the internet’s most important US hideout.
Dec 21
September’s science fiction and fantasy novels are packed with excitement and cool new ideas. Learn how to survive the slow apocalypse and how to prepare for the Singularity! There’s space opera, cosmic action, and dark, dirty fantasy.
Dec 21
Gizmodo's Winter Reading List
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Winter break is a time for video games and snoozing. But it’s also a good time to get some reading done, or at least pretend like you’re going to read all the books on those end-of-year lists. Here’s what the Gizmodo staff is reading:
Dec 21
This week’s DVD and Blu-ray releases has something for everyone! Tiny magicians! Busty cartoon ladies! Nautical tigers! A blob! If you can’t find something you like in these listings, then… well, you’re probably just waiting until The Hobbit comes out next week.
Dec 21
Doesn’t matter if your regional disaster is a flood, tornado, hurricane, snowpocalypse, or earthquake, when the next one strikes you’re going to need to be ready for it. Here’s what you should have on hand to keep you and yours safe for at least three days.
Dec 21
Not long ago, it seemed like every literary author was doing a book about the apocalypse, possibly involving zombies or werewolves. But now, there’s a new wave of beloved authors tackling our bewilderment with the internet-dominated world we live in.
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