“The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has reconfirmed the revolutionary September results of its historic experiment that detected neutrinos, a type of uncharged particle, moving faster than the speed of light, according to an announcement from the agency on Friday.” [TPM]

Why didn’t Natalie Wood take a shower on the boat?

She wanted to wash up on shore.

What did Princess Grace have that Natalie Wood could have used?

A good stroke.

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Our Oz Correspondent thinks this is an amusing photo of The Leader of the Free World. We’d like to remind our Oz Correspondent to show some respect, since that new Australian Marine Base ain’t there just to protect us from New Zealand.

Strine-ing the friendship [Sydney Morning Herald, via CheapBoy]

While traveling abroad, as part of Stinque International Outreach, I happened to be in Reykjavik overnight before heading west to the fjords. Iceland has a population of just over 300,000, of which 200,000 live in the capital. In the summer months there are more tourists on the island than inhabitants. Our global financial collapse began in earnest when three small icelandic banks were taken out of government control, decided they wanted to replace JP Morgan, made crazy deals, promised the moon, and then cratered.

To rescue/punish the nation, the IMF imposed harsh penalties, strict austerity measures, and a gradual repayment of the huge private debts the banks had accrued with public money. Icelanders said ‘fuck you’, threw out the government, elected a woman as prime minister, and took their finances back under government control. Will they make it?

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This is getting real.

In case you didn’t know, this is written on the side of every NYPD cruiser:

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“We need a leader, not a reader.” —Herman Cain!, explaining today why foreign-policy briefings are for sissies. [TPM]

“Occupy Wall Street hoped to show there was life after Zuccotti Thursday by staging a series of marches and rallies — starting with a sneak attack on the Stock Exchange itself… The ‘day of action’ is to begin early, with protesters converging on Wall Street camouflaged in business suits hoping to blend in with office workers trooping out of the subway.” [Daily News]