links for 2008-05-23

"Good Lord, they've all gone crazy. It isn't just Lanny Davis any more."

"The source, now identified as SN 2008D, marks the first time a star has been caught turning into a "type-Ib" supernova"

"No one smart enough to be capable of tying their own shoelaces is stupid enough to really believe what they're saying when they invoke [Neville Chamberlain]."

"What Cloverfield shows us is that in this age of nine-digit film budgets, it's still possible to make a science fiction film that looks great, has all the bells and whistles that fans expect -- and still costs less than what Will Smith gets paid."

"And while we're at it, here are five more things that don't cause autism"

A student's blog about food and pictures of food. Really good pictures of food.