Great Children’s Books That Look Death in the Eye
Children’s stories have been dealing with death since the days of fairy tales where the Princess doesn’t wake up. And some of the most soulful depictions of death aimed at kids come from the science fiction and fantasy genres. Except, in the ever-optimistic tone of children’s books, death is a mirror for how wonderful life…
Game of Thrones meets Beauty and the Beast: My Vision of Sansa and the Hound
io9 has already featured ‘making of’ posts for my Eddard Stark and Bran Stark artworks for the 2012 George R. R. Martin / A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar. This week, I’m sharing how I created my artwork for Sansa Stark and the Hound. One of the many great things about this job was…
The Best Places in the World to Snap Photos
PopPhoto knows a thing or two about cameras and photography. And they know the best places to capture the best pics. 8 of those locales are posted here, but for entire list 25 spots, be sure and check out their post here. You’ve photographed Paris and San Francisco and the Taj Mahal — or if…
This Olympus Stylus 8010 Is Your Clumsy-Proof Gadget Deal of the Day
Doesn’t matter what I’m holding, if it’s small and breakable. Considering how reliant we are on gadgets these days, they’re awfully fragile. More tech toys should be designed like this camera. The Olympus Stylus 8010 camera is waterproof, shockproof, and freezproof. Sure it’s targeted at adventure addicts who need a camera that can keep up…
