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I have reached a new level of uncool nerd are Binge Gamer
; I’m now going to run a monthly book club for readers. Don’t worry – I promise the picks will be cool. Well, as cool as possible. This is book club after all.
On the 15th of every month, I’ll talk a little about the book, and then everyone else can chime in through the comments. I’ll also announce the next book we’ll be reading, and you can get involved picking a future book by voting in our poll.
The first month’s book? It’s one of my favorites of all time, and if you haven’t read it yet, now’s your chance: World War Z.
Head over to http://www.bingegamer.net/2010/new-bg-feature-book-club/ for more info and to help pick the next bookI have reached a new level of uncool nerd are Binge Gamer
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Move over vamps — zombies have risen to take over. Richard Roeper hosts a look at Zombies through the film lens of history on Starz at 10 PM. The piece takes look at zombies and their starring roles in films being with 1932's White Zombie and up to 28 Days Later. Writer/director/zombie aficionado George A. Romero and the author of Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, Max Brooks, are featured along with others influential in the zombie movement.Move over vamps — zombies have risen to take over. Richard Roeper hosts a look... more
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Maybe the undead creatures surfacing everywhere in pop culture have something to do with Washington and Wall Street
That could be a question about one of the hippest retro fads that pop culture has going these days. Inspired by horror genres of past, zombies have lurched back to preeminence in books like "World War Z," video games like "Left 4 Dead" and blockbuster films like "Zombieland." Even the highbrow producers at National Public Radio recently devoted a segment to a University of Ottawa study titled "Mathematical Modeling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection." Indeed, the undead have become so popular, they've spurred "zombie walks" in cities and spawned Weird Al-ish parodies through Jane Austen knockoffs like "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" and bands such as the Zombeatles (with their hit "Hard Day's Night of the Living Dead").
Frighteningly enough, though, that question about zombies could also be asked of America's political culture.Maybe the undead creatures surfacing everywhere in pop culture have something to do... more
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While the original script duties were helmed by J. Michael Straczynski (he of Babylon 5 and The Changeling), World War Z author Max Brooks revealed that Matthew Michael Carnahan was now writing the film adaptation of his book.
Responsible for State of Play and The Kingdom, Carnahan is certainly a known talent. But also a talent perfect for--as the commenters on Fangoria say--"dumbing down" the story.While the original script duties were helmed by J. Michael Straczynski (he of Babylon... more
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