Astronomers photographed a cosmic event this morning which they believe is the birth of a black hole, SPACE.com has learned. A faint visible-light flash moments after a high-energy gamma-ray burst likely heralds the merger of two dense neutron stars to create a relatively low-mass black hole, said Neil Gehrels of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.… Continue reading

Can it really be happening? Is the truth actually catching up with Arianna Huffington?

The legacy of Richard the Second continues. This, from Publisher’s Lunch newsletter: Lisa Beth Kovetz’s novel, about four women – a rich debutante; a scandalous but insightful, young secretary; a lonely and pregnant wife; and a brilliant, friendless lawyer – who meet on their lunch breaks to read erotic stories they have written, to Hillel… Continue reading

Looks like some Mac users are having…‘issues’ with the new QuickTime 7. Update: And here’s the fix.

And another superb critique of the nonsense behind what is called Intelligent Design…