Pebbles, Vol. 27: Something for Everybody

1. Why don't Africa's wars ever end? They're not really wars, says Jeffrey Gettleman. (pointer)

2. "If All Stories Were Written Like Science Fiction Stories" (pointer)

3. Serious bid to win a tough competition: Lamest Pun in British Headline 2010? At least it doesn't contain the phrase "too far".

4. Variance explained is not predictive accuracy. With an application to divorce, but of course the point is more general.

5. Is it love? (NSFW)