Archive for February, 2011

Roger Chang and Tom Merritt give out the most prestigious, first annual, EMWy awards for best thing that first comes to their minds.

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Episode 154: It’s a class!

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt

Find out what the Old Spice guy does on vacation with Eric Kallman and Craig Allen of Wieden + Kennedy

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Running time: 33:06

Hollywood generally gets hacking wrong but we think we found five hacker flicks worth watching.

Patrick Rothfuss

We have the distinct pleasure of interviewing Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Name of the Wind and the forthcoming A Wise Man’s Fear, which hits bookshelves March 1. We find out that the four corners of civilization had some tabletop roots, we determine Jim Butcher is a cylon who consorts with dark powers and reveal that Patrick has written a first pass at the ending of the Kingkiller Chronicle. But don’t get selfish. He and George R. R. Martin are on the same team after all. He promises it shouldn’t take horribly long to finish, but even if it does, we’re certain it’s worth the wait.

QUICK BURNS

GOOD OMENS coming to television

A Doctor Who writer breathes new life into the “magical detective” novel

Another great map of Westeros

Locus List of the best genre fiction of 2010 – a cheat sheet for Hugo nominators

An Invitation to Westeros – new video for game of thrones

INTERVIEW

Patrick Rothfuss

From Wikipedia – Patrick James Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American fantasy writer and college lecturer. He is the author of the projected three-volume series The Kingkiller Chronicle, which was rejected by several publishing companies before the first book of the series, The Name of the Wind, was published in 2007 by DAW/Penguin, which went on to receive critical acclaim and become a New York Times best seller.

The Kingkiller Chronicle

The Name of the Wind (April 2007)

The Wise Man’s Fear (March 2011)

The Doors of Stone (working title)

Books Patrick mentioned he has been reading or is looking forward to:

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1 (The Inheritance Trilogy) By N.K. Jemisin

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ghost Story (Dresden Files, No. 13) by Jim Butcher

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