Saving up for a piece of Mars

Drop everything and pick up a chocolate bar! Columbia’s Dr. Messerli releases the most important advancement in medical history—one that allows us to eat chocolatey treats! Because hey, all the Nobel Prize winners are doing it. (Examiner)

Our very own Nicholas Lemann (well, not ours anymore) asserts that journalism is doing just fine, thank you. (Daily Beast)

Empty out those piggy banks, folks! For just one million dollars, you too could own a lovely piece of the planet Mars! (Chicago Tribune)

On a more serious note, Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Senator, has passed away at the age of 82. (New York Times)

Our ticket to outer space via Wikimedia Commons