One Does Not Simply Walk Into Los Angeles

Not only does nobody walk in LA, but it also seems that one does not simply walk into Los Angeles: a climate model applied to Middle Earth has found that Mordor's climate is basically like that of Los Angeles.

(Tip of the cap to Physics Today.)

The number of pirates seems to have gone up.

I keep seeing all these recent news reports about pirates, and I can't help thinking that maybe global warming isn't as serious a problem as I previously thought. Maybe it's just me...