KITP: m-r

you'd think that clusters that are bigger ought to be more massive, and vica versa.
ah, but are they? Arunav discusses

cf figure 2 in Kissler-Patig et al 2006

which was by all accounts a most invigorating and energetic discussion
but I missed 95% of it, as my paymasters required my presence in another realm

for the afternoon's entertainment

Andreas (video and podcast) discusses modeling of tidal tails, specifically Pal 5

Pal 5

and

Mario (video and podcast) discusses the ongoing hunt for evidence for IMBHs in galactic globulars

NGC 2298

yup, that NGC 2298