Of Interest 02.06.2009 : Media

+ Get ready for Free Comic Book Day, May 2, 2009! The list of comics is already up (but subject to change).

+ A much-debated list of 23 essential movies not available on Region 1 DVD. Hey, at least we now have Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains readily available, and now The Secret Policeman's Ball.... Urgh! A Music War shouldn't be that far behind, right?

+ I will never have time enough at last to read all of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror books included on The Guardian's list of 1000 Novels Everyone Should Read. An embarrassing number of these are waiting in my "to read" pile, picked up at library book sales, thrift stores, and garage sales.

+ A list of the Top 100 Science Fiction Blogs. This list has something for everybody - readers, viewers, gamers (video and RPG), writers. Be aware that it also includes "fantasy" genre links, if you're the type that dislikes their SF and Fantasy lumped together.

+ Up for MUCH discussion: Playing the Beatles Backwards: The Ultimate Countdown. Music critic ranks all 185 original Beatles songs, from what he considers the worst to the first. The top picks lean heavily on Sgt. Pepper and after.

+ Bad packaging gimmicks in movies, books, and music. To this list I'd add Rykodisc's original green CD jewel cases - super fragile and broke if you set them on the shelf too hard.