I'm a few listens in on the new Slipknot, and so far, it's the album I've enjoyed the most since Vol 3. Slipknot are very hit and miss with me - especially when they stray away from melody in favor of more percussive sounds.
I'm also listening to the audiobook of Brian Greene's "Until the End of Time," which Shadows recommended on his tweeter feed. I get a kick out of astrophysics. This is the guy, but NOT the audiobook: