As I promised yesterday, here's a shot of James Randi, putting the boots to human greed and sympathising with human ignorance. If he ever comes to a lecture theatre near you, go give him a listen. Hey, he'll even bend a spoon for you!

On a more depressing note, as everyone must know by now, John Updike died yesterday. That wasn't supposed to happen. For a large list of reasons, you won't find a better writer.