Kenneth Yu

From the Cave of the Reading Hermit: Just Got Hit By Constant Change

"When you are through changing, you are through." --Bruce Barton

Invasion Of Piracy?

We've seen the digital evolution affect the music and film industries already. For music, people back in the 70's and 80's would make their own mix-tapes of their favorite tunes, recording songs from vinyl records. With the advent of the VCR (and the subsequent laser disc), the film industry saw people do the same. Of course, the speed at which one could transfer music from vinyl to cassettes (or movies from tape cartridge to tape cartridge) was not as fast as the way we can do so today with computers. This time-consumption and tediousness was eliminated by a large percent with the arrival of digital music and video files. For reading content, that time, that shift, has come.

A Look At The Past And The Future For New Worlds Fantasy Gamers

A Ranger, a Wizard, an Elf, and a Halfling walk into a Tavern, and the bartender says, "What is this, a party?"

The Tales That Hooked

In a different time when there was no internet, video gaming was in its infancy, and the Walkman cassette player was the generation's iPod, these were the stories that got me hooked.

Lecture On Kirk And Literature

There are bigger and more knowledgeable Star Trek fans than I in New Worlds, so for them, I'm linking to this special announcement about a lecture on Kirk and Literature. Ah, the academe is now taking the Captain seriously!

Make sure you check comment number 1 after reading the announcement.

Hehe. :D

Various Interesting Links I Read Over The Last Couple Of Weeks

Because I had more time during the December break, I was able to read quite a number of interesting online articles, which I'd like to share with all of you.

A Review Of Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games"

Guest reviewer Mellissa Espiritu shares her review of Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel, "The Hunger Games"

Speculative Fiction Charity Anthology For Philippine Flood Victims

Pinoy online speculative fiction site Rocket Kapre announced late last month the release and sale of Ruin And Resolve -- an online anthology of stories by Pinoy writers, proceeds from which will be used to help Philippine flood victims from last year. It's available on Smashwords, and the cover and table of contents can be seen here. Read more >>

Open Question To New Worlds Members: How Do You Read?

There's a change in the way people access what they read, which may also be affecting how they read. How are New Worlds members reacting to this shift?

Nikipedia's Review Of "The Gathering Storm"

New Worlds' Nick Yarte shares his review of Book 12 of The Wheel Of Time: The Gathering Storm, over on his blog, Nikipedia.
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