Desolation again strikes Tolkien-themed street signs - Ah, Portland. (Via Dad.)

Alfred Shaheen: Pioneer of the Hawaiian Shirt - Oooh! (Via ( Read more... )

Analysis of "Midnight at Valdosta's" by Jay Lake - Hmm. Interesting.

Sophia Stewart wins the Matrix copyright infringement case - Fascinating. (Via ( Read more... )

Report: 1 in 3 adults aren't screened for colorectal cancer - I’m here to tell you, if you’re one of those unscreened adults, get your ass into the doctor. A colonoscopy may be annoying, embarrassing or expensive, but dying of colon cancer as I am now doing is far, far worse.

Drug Combination Therapy Causes Cancer Cells to 'Eat Themselves' - ( Read more... )

Maritime moose sex corridor gets $52K from U.S. charity - (Thanks, I think, to ( Read more... )

A reader reacts to Kalimpura - They liked it.

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Japan launches first rocket in 12 years - A new rocket from Japan lifts off, 600 miles south of Tokyo, its makers hope it will be a cheaper and more efficient way of sending satellites into space.

San Antonio Passes Far-Reaching Antidiscrimination Measure - In San Antonio, a nondiscrimination ordinance that includes protections for sexual ( Read more... )

Fusion Energy Quest Faces Boundaries of Budget, Science

A Look Around the Ruins of Fukushima, Where Radiation Still Poses Danger

5 questions on high-speed rail and its U.S. future

Leaked Memo: National GOP Tells Daines How to Scare Voters, Act Like He Cares - Because Republicans cannot win on the merits of their positions, they have to do things ( Read more... )

Open dinners in New Zealand - Wellington - Thursday, 8 August - 6 pm - The Southern Cross; Auckland - Tuesday 13 August - 6 pm - Galbraith's Alehouse. See also the SFFANZ announcement. (Thanks to ( Read more... )

Sneak Peek: Love in the Time of Metal and Flesh - I have a single-title novella which will be released at Worldcon next month. This one's a weird one, even by my admittedly loose standards.

Metastasis Cover & Table of Contents - My short story "The Cancer Catechism" will be reprinted.

First Person: My Lunch With Hemingway

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It's hard to rely on my good intentions, when my head's full of things that I can't mention - Lisa Costello on how my cancer news is affecting her.

Game Theory and the Treatment of Cancer - Thinking about cancer as an ecosystem is giving biologists access to a new armoury of mathematical tools for tackling it, such as evolutionary game theory.

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