Round-Up

More Canadians cutting the TV cord: report

I'm ahead of the pack.

Iran halts pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia as tensions rise

That's pretty amazing, considering that Iran is a Muslim theocracy.

I guess it wasn't Air Canada:

Just plane cute: Koalas get first-class perks before Qantas flight to Singapore

Koala class? Why these koalas travelled in style on a Qantas flight

And from the cutesie-cutesie file:

Dark Energy Detectives' cosmic map sheds light on dark matter

And just plain out of this world:

Science Pictures of the Week: A spectacular star-forming wall, Yuri's night, and an ultra-hires rocket launch