Happy Friday lil monsters. I’m fresh off a Lady Gaga concert in Omaha, NE. What’s going on around the world? Well there’s some good news, more bad news, and really weird news. I hope today’s list sufficiently gets you through the weekend….
1. First some good news. The four missing NY Times Journalist have been found and the Libya government will be releasing them. Phew. [NYT]
2. Japan Earthquake: A roundup of how you can help. [Jumo]
3. A round up of President Obama’s statement on Libya. [Soup]
4. Energy policy reset: Forget nuclear reactors and Mideast oil. “The two largest crises today — the Japanese nuclear disaster and the widening unrest in the Middle East — prove it’s time to de-fetishize energy policy. These serious problems also demonstrate why we must expand the nation’s ample oil and gas supplies — urgently.” Another great piece over at [Politico]. What’s also great, this digital artwork that accompanies it:
Every wonder how Politico gets these incredible digital art works each week? They’re by the talented artist Matt Mahurin and they are all because our friend, (and uber-talented editor), Allison Silver commissions them. So cool.
5. At least 30 killed in Yemen. Security forces and government supporters opened fire on demonstrators on Friday, killing at least 30, as the largest protest so far in came under violent and sustained attack in the center of the capital, Sana. [NYT]
6. AnOther presents Tom Ford’s five easy lessons in how to be a modern gentleman. Um. Yum. [AnOther]
#1. You should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you.
7. The NYT is testing out their new pay wall system on Canadians heh. Check out what it looks like for them. [Newsweek]
8. Super uncool on all levels…feel so sorry for these people. Radiation detectors at Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago O’Hare airports were triggered when passengers from flights that started in Tokyo passed through customs, the New York Post reported. [Bloomberg]
9. A couple weekends ago we were discussing how having a “Bowery” mailing address was the new “Park Ave.” Today, The NY Times real estate section did a big write up on The Bowery’s further “high-end” gentrification trend. [NYT] [Note, the GofG offices are on the Bowery]
10. Someday, hopefully soon, the nuclear crisis in Japan will end. And in this morning’s paper, USA Today outlines three possible ways the end might look. “Experts say the best case scenario would be “a worse accident than Three Mile Island.” The worst case scenario? That “reactors melt down, caches of used nuclear fuel catch fire and worst-case weather carries contamination over the homes of hundreds of thousands of people.” [PP]
11. I am DYING to see the Bill Cunningham documentary at the IFC film forum now. I always seem to be missing out on screenings! Check out the fab popcorn bags being served! [@adriancurray]
12. What sport tells us about human psychology and decision making. [Economist]
13. Charlie Sheen is doing really well. Set to make $7mil a month. [TMZ]
14. Selling video scoops online. The Galliano one went for over $100k. [WSJ]
15. Remember shopping malls in the 90′s? Reminisce with this amazing site full of photos from shopping malls across the country taken at the end of 1990. So. So. Good. [HowToBeARetronaut via SarahKunst]
16. He calls himself the “fat man.” And, at 405 pounds, no one’s arguing. And, he’s running the LA Marathon. And he hopes to break a Guiness World Record. And…well just go check Kelly Gneiting out. [LATimes]
17. Now here’s some meatballs I can actually eat and stay vegetarian! ha. [BB]
18. The porn industry is rumored to win a major battle this week with the possible approval of the .xxx domain. [Politico]
19. 24 varieties of silence. [Awl]
20. Meet Selah Marley. Daughter of Lauryn Hill, granddaughter of Bob Marley. New BYT: [TeenVogue]
21. Fourth graders using cocaine!? A D.C. elementary school student was charged with possession of a controlled substance Thursday after being accused of taking cocaine to school and sharing it with four classmates who were hospitalized after ingesting the drug. [WaPo]
22. “You can’t trust a girl who doesn’t eat junk food. If a girl doesn’t eat junk food, she’ll probably sleep with your boyfriend.”- Olivia Munn was on the Kathy/Hoda show yesterday: [Today]
23. What company did Warren Buffett just invest $10 BILLION in? [WSJ]
24. People from home (Nebraska) are always asking me “What’s it like to live in NYC?” Well, it can be really crazy at times for sure. Exhibit a. This subway fight that broke out over spaghetti. [NYCtheBlog]
25. Official PayPal App Quietly Published On Nokia’s Ovi Store. Now you will be able to accept payments from your smart phones from anyone that has a PayPal account. Something that I thought should have happened, like, two years ago. Alas, will this be a @square killer for Jack Dorsey? [TC]
26. Exciting news for Taylor Swift fans (me). Swift has joined the ensemble voicecast (including Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Rob Riggle and Betty White) of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Universal and Illumination Entertainment’s CGI-animated adaptation of the children’s book classic. [THR]
27. Ok. I am obsessed with NY1′s Pat Kiernan (and the entire crew over there). He is such a great character, not to mention that Pat’s Papers are way more informative and useful than, say, the entire Gawker.com website. Today, Grub Street did a feature on what he ate. DYING. [GS]
28. A manager for fashion designer Elie Tahari, is suing his bosses for forcing him to work in New Jersey. The $2 Million lawsuit claims that working in dirty Jerz caused him “anguish” lol. [PP]
29. 108 of the best haircuts in music history. [fastcodesign]
30. Costco is going to start selling wedding dresses. [LAT]
31. 12 dating sites for weirdly specific tastes: A slideshow. [Theweek]
32. Will leave you with this video of Bob Dylan singing “Charles in Charge” last night on [JimmyFallon]
Well, that’s all for me today. Do you have something for tomorrow’s reading list? Email me: Rachelle@guestofaguest.com!
