Science 6/27

Unlooted, 1200 year old royal tomb of the Wari civilization found in Peru.

Voyager 1 explores the edge of our solar bubble.

This past week's Planetary Radio features the music of Peter Mayer. Host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye chat with him.

Writers/Literary 6/29

Kristine Kathryn Rusch: How life changing events can stop you from writing and how bankruptcy can cost you ownership of your copyright.

The publishing world becomes smaller: Hachette to buy Hyperion.

At Sword & Laser, Veronica Belmont interviews Gene Wolfe.

Science! 9/25 "I guess it's more important that they have 'em."

The ancient Mayan city of Chactun was discovered by an archaeologist looking at aerial photos of Mexico. 

Three potentially habitable planets are orbiting Gliese 667C, only 22 light years away.

Scientists still have no clue why women have orgasms.

Nerve cells regrown in rats after spinal injury.

Writers/Literary: 6/22 - 6/23

Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe chat wit M. John Harrison in this week's Coode Street Podcast. Last week, the guest was E. Lily Yu.

Episode 400 of Escape Pod was Arthur C. Clarke's "Rescue Party."

This week's Drabblecast was a Mary Robinette Kowal doubleheader, "Locked In" and "Clockwork Chickadee."

Michael Sheen will read The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman for BBC Radio 4.  This should be broadcast sometime in July.

Alice Munro says she's retiring.

Assorted Links 6/18

Laser scanning has revealed remnants of a vast urban structure in Angkor Wat.

An Ohio microbrewery is trying to recreate the taste of ancient Sumerian beer.

Writers 06/18

Chuck Wendig courts controversy when Fran Wilde interviews him for Cooking the Books. Says he, bacon, as a trend, is over.

The politics of Neil Gaiman.

Writers 6/17

Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins are working on a film and they've trying to fund it through Kickstarter.

This week's SFSignal podcast round table features a discussion of the work of Iain M Banks. 

The nominees for the British Fantasy Awards have been announced.

Book/Writing 6/15-16

"For all my sins – and I assure you, the only thing that has ever held me back from God-like greatness is my humility – I am the Harlan Ellison, the only one. I'm in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, right between Ellis Island and Ralph Ellison."

Ian Banks: The Final Interview

James Joyce's last undiscovered pieces to be published.

Rebecca Keegan interviews Neil Gaiman for the Los Angeles Times.