S&L Podcast – #61 – Literary blue balls

Shows / May 3rd, 2011

We get excited about the reality of George R. R. Martin’s A Dance with Dragons and the scariness of a movie based on Ender’s Game. We discuss how much vampires distracted from the concepts of Blindsight.  And Veronica expresses her frustration at books without clear, satisfying endings.

QUICK BURNS

ENDER’S GAME WILL BECOME A LIVE-ACTION FILM

George R. R. Martin has delivered A Dance with Dragons to the publisher

…and another less vague post

Pre-order A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin

Bantam confirms that ADWD will NOT be split

How to remember and discover Joanna Russ

CALENDAR

5/3/2011 The Inheritance by Robin Hobb
5/5/2011 The Deserter by Peadar Ó Guilín
5/10/2011 Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
5/10/2011 The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi (Tor)
5/17/2011 Embassytown by China Mieville
5/19/2011 The Order of the Scales by Stephen Deas

BARE YOUR SWORD

Is Mark Zuckerberg a vampire?

BOOK WRAP-UP

Blindsight by Peter Watts

Two Word Reviews of Blindsight

NEW BOOK PICK!

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Discussion of the new book on GoodReads.

ADDENDUMS

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Tech News Today 233: Download The Hoff’s Kiss

Shows / May 2nd, 2011

Sony hacked again, Live-blogging bin Laden takedown, now you can kiss online, and more!

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45:12

Tech News Today 230: I Want To Get Fired In Finland

Shows / April 27th, 2011

Now VERIZON is down, PSN gets sued, Instagram exposes your location, and more.

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