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Nima Arkani-Hamed front pages cnn.com

Beating out Ashton Kutcher's surprising hit performance with Cameron Diaz, Mariah Carey's wedding, the green puppy and the Texas Giant Sink Hole.
W00.

It is also a not bad, by journalism standards, article on how the LHC may test speculation of Large Extra Dimensions.
Bit breathless, and I think a bit optimistic on just whether LHC can do more than cut some corners out of parameter space.
But it is a start.

of course the LED paper is very good, and 3000+ cites ain't bad.

The phenomenological followup paper was also very nice.

Although one should always remember to mention the Randall and Sundrum variation on the theme.

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Heh, cutting corners out of parameter space is not exactly an exciting news leader, unless maybe they pitched the headline like this:

LHC Powering Up; Parameter Space Trembles in Fear.