At 13.42 today, the sun turned (Norwegian link)

Not long after Scream and the Madonna were stolen from the Munch museum, the Monolith by Vigeland is painted black and probably damaged beyond repair by vandals.

A Quicktime video with a 6 minute preview of Lord of the Rings - Return of the King, the extended version, has been released. I ordered my copy from Amazon about a month ago, nice to see what I have waiting for me. (via Binary Bonsai)

Missing:
A statue of Edvard Munch in a Our Saviour’s Cementary in Oslo has been stolen of his grave only short time after Madonna and Scream were stolen (via VG and Aftenposten)

The BBC is reporting that a European moon-probe has arrived in orbit around the moon. They also describe the propulsion system and theories of the moon’s formation.