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July 17, 2015
NASA’s Animated Flyover Of Pluto
Have you seen this awesome cool animated flyover of Pluto’s mountains and plains? Here is NASA’s description of the animation: This simulated flyover of Pluto’s Norgay Montes (Norgay Mountains) and Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain) was created from New Horizons closest-approach…Read more ›
Elementals–Episode 1 is now LIVE!
Excited to announce that the first episode of Elementals is now available on Amazon. In addition to being thrilled as usual with the newest one, I’m doubly happy because this is another first try that has so far surprised me…Read more ›
July 15, 2015
First Images From Pluto Flyby
NASA released photos and news of several discoveries–Pluto’s icy mountains and its moon Charon’s youthful topography–chief among them. The mountains are near Pluto’s equator and they are merely 100 million years young (considering the age of the solar system is…Read more ›
Prime Day Is Today!
Just a quick reminder–Amazon’s Prime Day is on now! Some of the deeply-discounted products might be sold out already, but there’s still plenty of offers out there for Amazon Prime members.
Did You Know?
One of the most profound experiences I’ve had with science fiction was reading Stanislaw Lem’s Solaris. There are many books that have left me astounded, and in turn, completely and hopelessly in love with the genre–one of the greatest being…Read more ›
July 12, 2015
A Place Belongs
“A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image.” ~Joan Didion
July 11, 2015
Grammar Demons, Take That (Part 10)
HA HA! Don’t we all get rattled by these tricky words one time or another? I have trouble with ‘obsession’ (okay, I got that right at first try. How cool is that?). There’s the old and trusted ‘psychology’ among many…Read more ›
July 10, 2015
Go Set A Watchman – The First Chapter
The first chapter of Harper Lee’s new old novel is now available as a pre-read to the book’s publication on July 14. HERE’s the link to The Guardian’s gorgeous interactive page for the chapter. Reese Witherspoon’s lovely narration of the…Read more ›
July 9, 2015
How Big Is The Universe?
I have been reading up on multiverses, and during my search came across this interesting video about the size of the universe. You might already know the science, but the explanation is so simple and clear that it deserved a…Read more ›
July 6, 2015
Amazon Says New ‘Prime Day’ Will Bury Black Friday
From CNN Money: It’s Christmas in July for Amazon. Black Friday, the legendary shopping day that follows Thanksgiving, is more than four months way. But that hasn’t stopped Amazon from declaring a new sort of Black Friday on July 15:…Read more ›
