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Friday, August 12, 2011

Who doesn't love fan art of comic book superheroes? While sometimes the artwork is remeniscent of our kindergarten finger-painting days, there are those rare exceptions that just blow your mind. Thanks to one of The Book Smugglers, I have discovered three great artists who have given their own spin to the classic comic book heroes. Some beautiful posters from Jonathan Kuten (my favorite being Gambit); some simple, fantastic Marvel posters by Marko Manev; and finally, some really great alt. scenes for alter-egos from Phil Noto. Enjoy!—Lara

This is pretty cool, re: redefining what makes a book ...

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Friday, May 13, 2011

Sean Power had his laptop stolen last night. He had a bit of software on it (Project Prey) that can be activated to record what's going on on your laptop including taking webcam pics of whoever is using it. Through this, and Twitter, he tracked down the thief's name and the location of the laptop, and called the cops. Twitter friends in the area showed up to keep an eye on the thief until the police arrived. Here's the full twitter stream.—Pablo

Next Friday, five hundred lucky folks will get an overnight stay at one of the most ...

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  • Crime Fiction Lover

    The site for diehard thriller and crime fans

  • Flowing Data

    Nathan Lau highlights how designers, programmers, and statisticians are putting data to good use.

  • inReads

    inReads sits at the crossroads of books, technology, and culture.

  • The Great Gray Bridge

    Editor Philip Turner's blog spanning urban life, books, music, culture, and current events.

  • The Huffington Post

    The Internet Newspaper

  • The World's Best Ever

    The World's Best Ever: design, fashion, art, music, photography, lifestyle, 2011

  • Watt's Up

    Wattpad's Blog and Daily News. Wattpad's like YouTube for ebooks and is the world's most downloaded ereading app.

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