Today I try my best to find some “serious” stuff to highlight, but it seems all the real news happened yesterday, my day off. So today, it’s dissecting Paltrow’s cookbook, Britney Spears’ Tumblr and Tina Fey’s new bun in the oven.
1. I have never gotten into American Idol but I have gotten wind from every news outlet that people are beyond pissed that some girl named Pia was voted off last night. [Gawker]
2. Tina Fey is pregnant with her second child. She announced the news to mama Oprah. The pregnancy won’t be part of the 30 Rock story line. It will be interesting to see how they are going to cover it up. [People]
3. The best lines from Gwyneth Paltrow’s new Cookbook. [Eater]
4. Facebook isn’t going to become an e-commerce force anytime soon, analyst says. “A social-network presence, she found, was less effective at customer acquisition and retention than e-mail and paid search…” “You go to Facebook to find other people, not to find a product. [WSJ]
5. When Brooklyn was a Marijuana town. In the summer of 1951, the department of sanitation uprooted and destroyed more than 17,000 pounds of marijuana growing in Brooklyn lots. The entire city was a “marijuana jungle.” [LMag]
6. You know those popular .ly domains used for short URL’s on Twitter? Yeah they are Libyan and they are controlled by Gadhafi’s regime! [WSJ]
7. “What are the 5 things I should know about living in New York?” [StreetCarnage]
8. NY schools chancellor Cathie Black was fired today by Mayor Bloomberg. Catch up on “The education of Cathie Black.” [TDB]
9. Britney Spears officially joins the party Tumblr. [BS]
10. What is the best workout song of all time? (It’s not Britney.) Gold’s Gym conducted a nationwide survey of their customers and found that Kanye West’s “Stronger” was the best workout song. [NYP]
11. The Today Show may be losing some of its anchors in the near future, but today, we are more into their School Photo Day photos from their old yearbooks. Left, Meredith Vieira. [Today]
12. Shanghai Disneyland. Walt Disney Co. and its Chinese government-owned business partners broke ground on Shanghai Disneyland today. [WSJ]
13. In other news, the Chinese are CRAZY. China bans time-travel movies and tv, citing disrespect to history. Whaaa? [Slashfilm]
14. The Bronx Zoo’s Cobra weighs in on her new name:
15. Lady Gaga is going to be editing the free subway daily, The Metro, on May 17th. In addition to editing/writing a feature, Gaga will comment on stories throughout the issue and contribute sidebars. [Observer]
16. Pixel Art by Jeff Swenty. Artist and game developer Jeff Swenty makes these incredible 8-bit wood art available for custom purchase. It’s all the rage amongst the dorks. [Dens] [8bitwood]
17. Google is said to have a high level mole at Twitter. They have access to Twitter’s most confidential information, like who’s monitoring Justin Beiber’s hair and stuff. [TechCrunch]
18. Princess camp is a real thing in London (though it was founded by Americans). The week-long summer camp is “for girls who want something a bit more elegant and a bit more intellectual.” [TresSugar via Chiara]
19. Check out this Rock ‘n Roll map of Manhattan. [Flavorwire]
20. This is the phone every girl ages 13-17 from 1992-1996 coveted (myself included). [MvngSdwys] These modern times mean kids in middle school no longer have land lines to play around with. [Doree] Also, remember the “Teen Line?”
21. 100 incredible views out of airplane windows. [BuzzFeed]
22. Yesterday, some newly released FBI documents shed light on the 1997 shooting of Brooklyn rapper Notorious B.I.G. [HunterWalker]
23. Rebecca Black, the Christian Version. Sadie B’s “Sunday” from the Community Christian Church replaces “partyin” with “worshippin.”
24. Craigslist has been disrupted, category by category. [Soup]
25. A biologist from Colorado State University travelled to Senegal a came back with an STD – from a mosquito! He unknowingly transmitted it to his wife. [Gawker]
26. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY support this post: “Dear men of the world: Step AWAY from the cologne, please.” [HowAboutWe]
27. Will leave you with this gem: A Dutch farmer watched in disbelief as a driver under the influence of cocaine drove a slalom course through his corn field, only to be joined by two police vehicles in hot pursuit, adding to the damage. [PWUTG]
Well, that’s all for me today, do you have something to include in Monday’s List? Email me: Rachelle@guestofaguest.com!
