2013 Genre Book Preview

Over on io9.com, they've put together a nice list of science fiction and fantasy books due out in 2013.  Read more here!

Rebuilding EN World

As many of you know, EN World was hit by some hackers over the holidays and the site was devastated.  They saved the database but are scrambling to make the site whole again.  To that end, they have begun a campaign to Rebuild the website and even have a Kickstarter with just two weeks to go.  See more here and here!

Worst Sci-Fi Films of 2012

Another of those wrap up the year articles, this time from Movies.com, regarding the worst science fiction movies from 2012.  See if you agree here!

Seth Abramson Reviews Hobbit Reviewers

Earlier this month, in the Huff Post Books section, there was a very good point made by poet Seth Abramson regarding the various reviews circulating about Peter Jackson's treatment of The Hobbit.  In it, he says,

All of this may seem like hapless nerd-kvetching, but consider: Would a film critic reviewing a Jane Austen adaptation be forgiven for exhibiting little knowledge of (and little willingness to embrace) the film's source material? How about Tolstoy? The reviews of The Hobbit don't just indulge, they indeed rely upon both the critics' and readers' ignorance of Tolkien's tale

Read the whole article here!

Photo from here.

BBC America Airs Classic Doctor Who

Some classic Doctor Who episodes are slated to run monthly on BBC America starting tonight.  Read more on io9.com here!

Gyagx Magazine Launch

Over on BoingBoing.net, there is an article heralding the launch of Gygax Magazine and detailing the table of contents for the first issue.  Today, you can attend the launch party online by following links on the GygaxMagazine.com home page.  Huzzah!

Spartacus: War of the Damned on STARZ

On STARZ, the new Spartacus: War of the Damned, first episode titled "Enemies of Rome" airs tonight.  Here's a clip from the show to enjoy!

Inigo Montoya Quote Considered Travel Threat

What a bizarre turn of events for traveler Waynard Mullins when his Princess Bride t-shirt caused a stir on a Qantas flight.  Read more here!

D&D PDFs

Some rather big news in the industry as WotC has decided to once again join the ranks of publishers making their products available as PDFs.  Read more here on Wired.com or go to the D&D/WotC interface through RPGnow.com here.

Digital Sound Library

A recent article on the Cornell University Tumblr page heralded a fully digital natural sound archive housed online in the Macaulay Library.  Read more here and check out the collection here!

GM/DM Merit Badges

About a year and a half ago, over on the Strange Magic blog, the idea of GM/DM Merit Badges was explored and expanded.  Read more here!

R. I. P. Lynn Willis

After a long bout with Parkinsons Disease, gaming industry professional Lynn Willis has passed.  Read more here.

Hobbit End Credits Song Lyrics

Over on the SaffronKelvin2 YouTube channel is a video from December with the lyrics to the closing credits song from The Hobbit movie. Enjoy!

China's New Themepark

China has a new theme park with iconography suspiciously similar to World of Warcraft artwork.  Have a look on geekologie.com here!

Zork Creators Interview

Last month Wired.com featured an interview with Dave Lebling, one of the creators of the text-based Zork video game, done in a very clever way on the heels of their Pioneer Award win.  See more here!

Larry Elmore Feature

Over on techzwn.com is a new feature article on Larry Elmore and his 40 years of making fantasy artwork.  Read more here!

Star Wars Alphabet Silhouettes

Over on io9.com it has been reported that artist Patrick Concepcion has added his rendition of a Star Wars alphabet to the others on the Internet but this one is in silhouette form.  See more here!

Christopher Tolkien's Stance

There is an interesting essay called Concerning Christopher that showed up on TheOneRing.net website last week that will be a fascinating read for most Tolkien fans.  Read more here!

Father Hires Assassins to Kill Son's PCs

Over on the My Tech Gumbo website is a recent story about some interesting parenting.  Apparently, a father hired some savvy online gamers to stalk the PCs of his son in his favorite computer games and kill them off so that he'd get out of the house and look for a job.  Read more here!

Bestseller eBooks Price Drop

Over on MediaBistro.com is a recent story on the average price drop of Bestselling eBooks in 2012.  Read more here!

Central Banking in Middle Earth

Over on the Morton and Goerge blog is a tongue in cheek look at some of the economics of Middle Earth.  Read more here!

Big Bang TNG-Style

The Big Bang gang are on their way to a Star Trek convention tonight when things go awry.  Read more here (spoilers)!

Misty Mountains Cover

Over on juNCurryAhn's YouTube channel is a new video rendition of the Misty Mountains song from The Hobbit featuring Jun Sung Ahn on the violin and the amazing vocals work of Peter Hollens.  Enjoy!

d12 Calendar from Papercraft Dungeon

Over at Papercraft Dungeon, they've added a free offering in the form of a d12 Calendar for 2103.  See more here!

Dragonmeet British RPG Industry Panel

At Dragonmeet in the UK early in December, a video was made of a panel formed to discuss the state of the British RPG industry.  In attendance were James Wallis, Phil Masters, Dominic McDowall-Thomas, Simon J Rogers, and Piers "The Magus" Connolly.  It's been uploaded to the GMSMagazine YouTube channel and it is about an hour long but very interesting, if at times a bit difficult to hear.  Enjoy!

CMG Triad Milestone

Just a brief announcement to herald a milestone for the CMG Triad of websites.  As of today, the three sites collectively have surpassed 1,500 posts and over 125,000 page views.  Huzzah!

The wiki image is a Roman Milestone from the Road of Patriarchs in Israel

Geek Related Horror

If you are already familiar with the excellent Geek-Related.com blog, then it will be no surprise to know its history goes back further than the blog itself.  The form of its early website, found here, also contains a top notch essay on introducing horror to a roleplaying game,  Read more about that here!

2013 Genre Films

Every year at this time, I'm on the look out for lists of Science Fiction and Fantasy movies for the coming year and io9.com was kind enough to provide one.  See more here!

Bag End Doll House

As we look back on the birthday of J. R. R. Tolkien, let's also look over on GeeksAreSexy.net where we can see a cool pictorial article on the making of a Bag End Doll House.  See more here!

Orson Wells Meets HG Wells

Over on YouTube is a video of a Campell Playhouse interview of both H. G. Wells and Orson Wells.  Enjoy!

Celtic Trims

Check out the items at the Celtic Trims website.  They've got some great towels. pillows, covers, tapestries and more.  See more here!