Kernel's Library: Artemis Fowl, The Boy Genius And Criminal Mastermind

Book 00069: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Titles: - Artemis Fowl First Publication: - April 2001 by Viking Press Trivia: - At the bottom of each page of the book, a string of symbols appear. These symbols are supposedly Gnommish, but are really part of a substitution cipher which, when decoded, reveals a message. - A film adaptation was romured to be in the writing stage in mid-2008, with Jim Sheridan directing, and with filming in 2009 possible, but it was alter cancelled. Awards: - Garden State Teen Book Award (2004) - BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 59) - South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee...

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New Wolverine Photos Offer Movie Set Glimpses Of The Origins Sequel

There are only a few months left before the release of The Wolverine, the much anticipated sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The movie has taken some leaps and bounds to disassociate itself from its predecessor. The team's effort and improvement are definitely evident in the following set pictures that have been circulating online. Not only did Logan's fashion sense and physique improved a lot, but we can also see better production sets. Whatever director James Mangold and his team is doing, they are doing it good... real good. I only hope that this is not another flop same as the first one: all marketing,...

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Lovely Bo Bruce To Release 'Before I Sleep' Debut Studio Album On April 29, 2013

Bo Bruce, the lovely runner-up from the premiere season of The Voice UK and my all-time favorite on the show, revealed the details of her upcoming debut album entitled Before I Sleep. The album, which will be available in music stores on April 29, will be released under Mercury Records. The very first time I heard her sing in The Voice, I immediately fell in love with her. Her ethereal voice always gives me a good feeling every time I listen to her songs, that is why I am so excited that she's gonna have her first album. We have already experienced how good her sound and song writing was when she released The...

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New Iron Man 3 Posters Featuring An Army And The Main Characters

What do you think is much cooler than an exclusive Iron Man 3 poster form the Empire? The official and original poster of the movie officially released by Marvel, of course! Not only are we going to see new villains and experience a new (or is it not, considering the story was loosely based on the Extremis arc) story, we will also see some all-out war. Iron Man seems not able to handle it all, so he will need an army or friends to help him in this grand battle that will shake the Iron Man movie universe. The eminent war is definitely evident in this newly released poster for Iron Man 3: The Iron...

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Revenge Of Leftovers In 'Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2' Teaser Trailer And Poster

Personally, I used to believe that Sony Pictures Animation produces some crappy cartoons. Not until the studio released Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, which became one of my all-time favorites, did I learn to love the studio and their now fantastic feature animations. Oh boy, this studio did earn a special place in my heart. I used to be apprehensive about the studio's movie releases, but when they announced a sequel to the said movie I was simply overjoyed. Cloudy was so enjoyable that I couldn't get enough of it. Thankfully, we can have an extended experience of this palatable movie with the upcoming...

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James Patterson Teases With First Fifteen Chapters Of Middle School: My Brother Is A Big, Fat Liar

Another new series for younger readers, the Middle School series, by James Patterson has been flying off from every bookshelves. No wonder it has already two sequels on its line. Fans will once again enjoy Patterson's and Lisa Papademetriou's witty writing, and Laura Park's insightful illustrations. But instead of focusing on the unending babbling of Rafe Khatchadorian, the series' main character, the third installment dishes out Georgia Khatchadorian, Rafe's sister, thoughts as she tries to disprove her brother's fantastical stories in the previous two books and trying to save her face from shame. Synopsis: From...

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Kernel's Library: Some Essential J. R. R. Tolkien Reads

Book 00068: Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien Titles: - Smith of Wootton Major - Farmer Giles of Ham First Publication: - 1967 by Allen & Unwin / 1949 Trivia: - Smith of Wootton Major began as an attempt to explain the meaning of Faery by means of a story about a cook and his cake. This was intended to be part of a preface by Tolkien to George MacDonald's famous fairy story "The Golden Key". - Smith of Wootton Major was originally called "The Great Cake", but the title was changed in an attempt to suggest an early work by P.G. Wodehouse. - Caudimordax is the Latin...

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Peter Parker's Spidey Gets A Makeover On New 'The Amazing Spiderman 2' Costume

The new Spidey costume that will be featured in the sequel of The Amazing Spiderman has circulated online and its not something you would expect. His new looks may have been designed to attract his old followers or the younger generation that are much attracted to "quirky" designs. I have a reason to believe that the team behind this sequel will be more loyal to the root of the superhero, back to the old and original branding that the old folks (Stan Lee's generation) nerdly loved. Check his new outfit below: Upon digging deeper into the webspace, here is Spidey's old-school comic book look, where instead of...

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New Game Of Thrones Season 3 Official Full Trailer And Poster

Ok, I am not going to make any more long tirades here because I know you are already too excited to watch the new trailer for Game of Thrones Season 3, and see what's in store for our beloved (or hated) characters this time around. But then again I can't help but quack and share to you my nerdy excitement upon first seeing the dragons in flight (in motion), which is also glimpsed in this season's poster that follows after the trailer. And don't forget to ogle over this appetizing official poster of the the season: This season will truly be epic and I can't wait to watch the series in grander scale,...

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Disney Pixar's Monsters University Unveils 8 New Character Posters

James and Sully are going back to college in Monsters University, the much awaited prequel to Monsters, Inc. and we're going to see all the naughty and fun things they have done. Hopefully we are going to see the story of how their "friendship" bloomed to how it was portrayed in the original movie. And to tease us with the movies upcoming release on June 21, 2013, Disney Pixar has unveiled 8 new character posters for your consideration (a pun to the successfully concluded 85th Academy Awards). See these scary little characters and choose your favorite before you go running and screaming to the cinemas: Updated:...

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Adele Wins An Oscar For Best Original Song, Watch Her Live Performance Of 'Skyfall'

I am very happy to announce that Adele has won her very first Oscars. She, together with Skyfall co-writer Paul Epworth, snagged the award for Best Original Song at the 85th Academy Awards. Only a few artists had achieved this feat -- and by feat I meant winning all awards like Grammy's, Oscars and a lot more -- such as Bono and Barbara Streisand. It's been a while really since we last heard of it. Earlier during the awarding ceremony, she performed the award-winning song live for the very first time. If you've missed the enthralling performance, don't fret because I am sharing it here to you: This is really...

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Kernel's Library: Under The Bosum of the Great Sea

Book 00067: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Title: - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea First Publication: - 1870 by Hetzel Trivia: - Captain Nemo's name is a subtle allusion to Homer's Odyssey, a Greek epic poem. - The title refers to the distance traveled under the sea, not to the depth, as 20,000 leagues is over 12 times the radius of the earth. - Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury, "Captain Maury" in Verne's book, a real-life oceanographer who explored the winds, seas, currents, and collected samples of the bottom of the seas and charted all of these things, is mentioned a few times...

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