because I am *such* a dork…

…I’ve posted more Doctor Who fan fiction over at my other site. One is a story about Nyssa and her life on Terminus (featuring a visit from the Peter Davison Doctor), and the other is based upon the notion of “gumblejack,” the “finest fish in the galaxy, maybe the universe,” according to the Colin Baker … more…

gee, and Hollywood is usually so respectful of the spiritual

“Is ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Selling Out?” PopEater wants to know. It answers this question by looking at the film’s “merchandising plan.” I think it’s safe to say that any book-turned-movie that has a “merchandising plan” can be said to have sold out. Especially a nonfiction book about a well-off white lady who leaves her comfortable … more…

me on a Rough Review podcast

Rough Review is an smart Australian blog about analyzing media run by Elizabeth, a media and communications university student, and recently I was the first guest on Liz and Loz… whenever, the site’s new podcast. We talked a lot about fan fiction and about, as Liz terms it, “finding a balance between ones’ interests and … more…

me on Saskatchewan radio

Today, 6:15 Eastern time, 4:15 Central, I’ll be on Afternoon News with Cory Kolt on News Talk 980 CJME. We’re gonna be talking about Conan O’Brien — guess my post earlier about what O’Brien should do next popped up on someone’s Google Alert. I have no idea how many readers I have in Saskatchewan. Not … more…

trailer break: ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… The world has been waiting for the first fully immersive 3D videogame movie. And here it is. Prepare to really feel the viral infection coursing through your body and transmogrifying you into a zombie. It’s gonna be totally awesome! And totally not at all like all the … more…

question of the day: What should Conan O’Brien do next?

We haven’t heard much from Conan O’Brien since NBC unceremoniously booted him from The Tonight Show after Jay Leno’s experiment with primetime chat flopped. But now, with the networks in the final throes of lining up next fall’s programming schedules, he’s back in the spotlight, if only a small one. The USA Today blog Technology … more…

it’s our culture of misogyny…

…that allows Star Wars fans to be likened to female victims of serial killers, and more… Yes, it’s The Week in Women, at last, my regular weekly column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.

Matt Smith in New York

I’m working on my “The Beast Below” blogging as we speak. While you wait, please enjoy this missive from my pal Cahir O’Doherty, the arts editor at New York’s Irish Voice/IrishCentral.com, which came in via email earlier tonight: I was with a friend going to see a show on Broadway this afternoon and we were … more…